The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21


condition of health. But he is pick
ing up amazingly, and yesterday he
looked rugged and rested. l have au-
thority that there is nothing the matter
with him that cannot be cured through
rest and exercise. All his ailments come
under the general head of nervous pros
tration.
Mr.. Hoyt's next play will be for Den
man Thompson; but as he told me yes
terday, he has it only fketched, and
will not begin to write the dialogue for
several months.
Mr.. Hoyt draws a handsome sum of
money through his interest in the lease
of the Garrick and Madison Square the
aters, and there will be five of his plays
out next season. bringing him $3.50
apiece weekly in royalties. Further
more, he was observed the other day
methodically tearing coupons from q
robust pack of bonds So. I fancy. he
can get along. If necessary. the rest of
his life without putting the pen to pa
per except when the latter is torn from
a checkbook.
A Southern critic says: Shakespeare
had a great advantage over modern
writers in not being handicapped by ira
dition He could write war dramas
without being expected to bring in
caricature of the newspaper correspond
ent who rushes around taking notes so
fast that he will never be able to read
line of them when he gets up his copy.
He could present, as he does in Julius
Caesar political play in which the
man who makes a stump speech is not
expected to be funny, and he was never
called upon to interrupt the action in
order to provide scenes for a vealy
young man and a yellow-haired in
genue, that they might intrude their
love affairs upon a forbearing public.
He creates. as in the character of Mer-
QUITO, a comedian who does not come
to the front in the last minute to res
cue the hero in distress, and he could
depict as in 'Othello,' colored man
who does not sing songs nor talk dia-
lect."
Blanche Walsh is a new La Tosca."
This, the greatest of Sardou's plays,
and also Fedora" another of the works
of this great playwright will be the
attraction at the Grand opera house
June 8, 8, 10 and II. In speaking of
Blanche Walsh as LA Tosca," the st.
Louis Republic says: 1T gave the
best of the young woman on whom
the mantle of Fanny Davenport has
fallen, being a surprising revelation,
not disappointment. The road is clear
for this talented girl in city where
her predecessor had thousands of
friends. She is tall and slender. quite
girlish in figure--an ideal La Tosca'-
not a blonde. such as Davenport gave
us, but rich, raven-haired bewitcher
OF mankind, with black eyes The re-
suit is a thoroughly fresh presenta-
ton of an old heroine, a familiar play
infused with new life and new interest.
1t is Miss Walsh's voice that instantly
charms the hearer-fresh, clear, f1eX-
IDLE and expressive of every emotion
that sways Sardou's heroine. Her
laughter is captivating; her mrth is
infectious, and her cries of anguish
would melt heart of stone. Mr.. Mac
Dowell and Miss Walsh are surrounded
With adequate support, and the settings
of the piece are those used by the late
Fanny Davenport"
When Edna May landed in London
as the star of THE Belle of New York"
company, she began a career sensa-
tionally surprising, even for an Ameri-
can girl abroad. Her photographs
We're exhibited everywhere. diamonds
were thrown upon the stage when she
sang. and she made a friend of II. r.
II. the prince of Wales. Now Edna is
announced to be engaged to H. S. II.
Cavendish. who is heir to the dukedom
of Devonshre. The fascinating star
of farce comedy is said to have brought
suit for divorce against her husband,
Fred Titus. the well-known unpaced
rider. Fred cuts a poor figure when
compared with a man who can make
his wife duchess of Devonshire. march
toness of Harrington, countess of Devon
shire, countess of Hardwicke. baroness
CaVendish of Hardwicke, baroness Cav
endish of Keighley. Baroness Gresham
and Baroness Waterpark.
After attempting to secure in some
way an emphatic denial of the rumor
that she is to marry Sam Bernard, Miss
Cissie Lotus has written in desper-
alton to the editor of a dramatic paper
as follows: please contradict in every
way you can rumored marriage to Mr..
Bernard. Have me engaged to another
if absolutely necessary for the we'll
fare of the stage, or else have me about
to take the veil. Am really i'll, unable
to appear. Obliged to have hospital
nurse all day and night. Absolutely
trouble. an abcess. a cold, bad neu-
ralgia, divorce and a rumored mar
riage. My humor is giving way. Can
stand no more
The latest rumor from the New York
Rialto is to the effect that John Philip
Sousa through his manager, E. r.
Reynolds, may secure possession of
Roster & Balls music hall next season.
In such a case the name of the estab-
lishment would be changed to Sousa' g
theater. and the Sousa band and operas
would all be played in the house, the
intention of the deal being to make
metropolitan headquarters for the band
master and composer, to be thorough
ly identified with his name and person.
ality. Mr.. Reynolds used to be vice
president of the Long Island railroad
before he turned his attention to the
atrical management Pecuniarily. he
las been very successful in his man.
agement of Mr.. Sousa and De Wolf
Hopper.
The following is from the Denver Tri-
bune of John S. Lindsay as Richeleu:
MI Lindsay disrobes Richelieu of a
great deal of the cunning which is gem
orally attributed to him. In his hands
the character is not that of political
schemer and wire puller, but that of a
man entirely great. He loses his fox
mess in his lionship. He is more wise
than designing. This seems to be Mr..
Lindsay's conception of the character,
and he carries it through with rare