The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-11

of contract as he was leaving the cOun-
try They claim that Hogan has broken
his contract with them, and they were
on hand with an officer when the COM
pany of which he was a member left for
California the other night, says the
New York Telegraph. But as Hogan,
who had evidently learned of their
plans, merely babe his comrades good
bye at the ferry and then came back to
the center of town, there wasn't any
| evidence of his intention to depart, and
so the order of arrest wasn't served.
The next day Hogan slipped quietly
out of town and proceeded to st. Louis,
where it was his purpose to secure two
or three desirable performers and to
leave with them for Vancouver, B. c.
By this means he could safely set sail
| for the Antipodes, as it would be inn
| possible to reach him with a civil suit
upon British soil.
| A. M. Palmer, who is now in London,
| tells the British that Richard Mans
| fields success in THE Devils Disciple
could not be repeated in England be-
cause it deals with the war of indie
pendence, which ended in a British sur
render. Mr. Shaw, questioned on this
point, replied: ''Oh, that difficulty can
easily be got over. / am preparing a
| new version of the last act in which the
British army achieves a crushing and
final defeat of the American rebels.
Washington will be shown on his knees
on the field of battle saluting the union
| jack and surrendering his broken sword
| to the victorious CORVALLIS At the
| last moment General Burgoyne will ar
| rive as kings messenger, sent by
| George Ill, to confer independence on
| the United States of America as an act
| Of grace at the instance Of the Daily
| Chronicle. I think you will find that
| will go all right
Richard Mansfield is an actor of great
activity. He is only 40 years old, and
he has been star only about a dozen
years. An approximately complete list
of Mansfield's creations would read
about like this: Baron Chevrial in "A
Partisan Romance" Prince Karl"
sieur,' "Kink Richard ILL.," Master
and Man. Beau Brummel,", Don
Juan" which he wrote: "The Scarlet
Letter. which was his own dramatiza-
ton of Hawthornes story: Nero"
Tittlebat and Titmouse in Ten Thou
sand Year" Shylock, Captain Blunt
schli in Arms and the Man." Napoleon
Bonaparte, Rudion in ''Rudion the
Student Sir John Sombras in Castle
Sombras," Dick Dudgeon in 1.-The
Devils Disciple" Eugene Courvoicier
in 1.-THE First Violin and Cyrano de
BefSeTdc.
Laurence Irving, Sir Henry's son,
| who translated Sardou's "Robespierre,"
has been collaborating with Thomas
Hesselwood lately. A result is 1.-THE
Lion and the Unicorn" a one-act piece,
accepted by Weldon Grossmith. The
action is in the time of Charles II. in
England. They are now writing a ro-
mantle historical drama designed for
Julia Marlowe-Taber and Robert Ia
Der. The understanding in New York,
however, is that Mr.. and Mrs. Taber
are not likely to act together again.
Mr.. Wilson's new opera by Harry B.
Smith and Victor Herbert will be COM
pleted about July l, when the comedian
will have a chance to study it all sum
mer at his home in New Rochelle. Mr..
Herbert is at present in New York. at
work on the scores of two other operas,
one for Alice Nielsen. which will he
used at the Casino in October. and one
for Frank Daniels. who will appear at
Wallack's theater early in the fall. Mr..
Wilson holds a date at the Knicker-
booker theater, ae5 he promises to give
the most elaborate comic opera produc-
ton ever given in this theater.
If the late Fanny Davenport had lived
to see Blanche Walsh play her favorte
roles she might have left the stage feel
ing that she nau successor Tully able
| to carry on her line of work. Young as
| Miss Walsh still is, she is now consid
cred equal, and in some ways even SUI
perior to Fanny Davenport. Her phe-
nomenal success is due to a genius
which makes her fully deserving of the
title of the Bernhard of America.
Rejane, Hading, Coquelin and other
important artists have agreed to appear
at Lydia Thompson matinee in Paris
Sarah Bernhard, who originated the
project, will take part in the entertain
! ment In the Franco russian war
Miss Thompson got up charity per
Torrance for French players who were
suffering from the hard times. This
is return for her kindness.
At Athens they deal severely with
women who refuse to remove their hats
at places of public entertainment \
woman who happened to sit in front of
| a guardian of the peace in an opera
house was sentenced to IA days impris-