The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01
Wednesday. The Portland Telegram

Wednesday. The Portland Telegram
speaks as follows of the leading coined
ian of the company. "There are few
American actors who receive a warmer
welcome in Portland than does popular
Frank Bacon. at present playing the
leading comedy role in The Girl From
Chilli at Cordray's theater.
Mr.. Bacon is an old Portland favor
lite, although not an old actor, and he
has achieved as great success here, per-
haps, as any other actor. While owner
of the Bacon stock company, he, four
years ago, played an engagement of 50
weeks in Cordray's Third %treet the
alter. This is a record that has not
been touched by any stock company in
the history of Portland, and one of
which Mr. Bacon can justly feel
proud.
'Mr. Bacon is California boy, for
all actors are boys until they reach the
age of so, and was born in Marysvlle.
He began his professional career with
W. M. Russell, now manager of the
Seattle theater, seven years ago. With
Mr.. Russell he played all of California
and also made an eastern tour. This as
sociation continued for two years. AT
it's conclusion Mr.. Bacon became con-
nected with the best stock companies of
San Francisco. playing the leading
comedy parts al the Alcazar and also
at the Oakland theater. He was for
time manager of the Oakland house,
and at the same time had three COM
panies out on the road.
Mr.. Bacon is now associated with Joe
Muller in The Girl From Chill, being
half owner of the company as we'll as
one of the leading members 4 few
years ago he made quite a hit in The
Estate of Hannibal Howe which was
specially written for him by Judson
Bruce, now state senator of Califor-
mia. He thinks a great deal of this
play, and eventually will take it up
again as the feature play of his re-
pertoire. Dave Higgins, author of
The Californian which will open at
the Fourteenth street theater, New
York about Christmas. wrote this play
for Mr. Bacon. expecting him to take
the title role, Owing to previous bust
ness engagements, however. Mr. Bacon
was obliged to decline this offer.
Mr.. Bacon has played over 300 parts
since the beginning of his professional
career, and while he has been success
full in all, he has achieved special dis
tinction in the title role of The Es-
tate of Hannibal Howe old Tom in
May Blossom Colonel Mobile in Ala
bama, Bettings in Too Much john
Behind Me-, Spinks in 'Gloriana, and
Homer Dornsby in The Girl From
Chilli which he is now producing at
Cordray's theater. Mr.. Bacon is con-
scientious in his work and his versatil-
ity is unquestioned.'
A story good enough to be true, con-
corning Alice Nielsen, comes from New
York 1t is related that Miss Nielsen,
Lillian Russell and several friends were
helping to entertain a Russian count
who recently arrived in this country
with letters of Introduction to mutual
friends. The count was a supercilious
sort of creature who thought nothing
good could come from anywhere nut
Europe. He criticised the customs of the
country, sneered at everything Ameri-
can and finally turned his attention
to the food set before him. His boorish
conduct had well nigh disguised the
other diners, and Miss Nielsen was
simply aching for a chance to get even.
Among other vegetables served We're
some very fine ears of green corn. The
count eyed them askance.
rs it possible you eat that stuff
here?" he asked, why in my country
they feed it to the pigs
Quick as flash Miss Nielsen pushed
the dish toward the nobleman, and in
her breezy. western way said
Help yourself, COUNT
The characters in mistakes Will
Happen the comedy which comes to
the Grand next Saturday and Sunday
October and s, are: Tom Genowin.
a young actor, newly married, leading
man at the Morality theater: Mr.
Hunter Chase, an eledrly gentleman
given to writing highly moral broch-
ures but who is as human as a man
can we'll be; William Hawley, an Eng
lish coachman with a cockney accent,
who in his way is an expert; Joe Nc
Cam, a plumber, who not only breaks
all the pipes, but tries to break hearts
as we'll: John @. Montague, the man
ager of the Morality theater, who does
not believe in having married actors in
his company: Dorothy Maryland, lead
ing lady, who loses her position by
Tom; Mrs. Hunter-Chase,
society woman who longs to shine as an
amateur actress; Mrs. Price, a board
ing house keeper who has seen better
days: Linda Kurtz, a fresh importa-
ton from the Fatherland, who has
decided fondness for coachmen and
cannot abide plumbers. The leading
part is played by Charles Dickson.
Marie Wainwright as an emotional
actress is we'll and widely known; Ma
RE Wainwright as an opera singer is
not SO famous, vet she created the
prima donna role in this country, in
an opera that has become little short
of classic. Miss Wainwright was the
original American Josephine in Pima
FORE, when that lyric production was
first produced by r. Nj. Field at the
Boston museum something over Il