The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-26

matte construction; is is carefully
thought out, we'll knit and coherently
interesting. The principal characters
enlist the sympathy of the audience at
the outset and hold it to the end. one
can but feel that a real drama of love
and war is passing before his eyes; and
the illusion is so well sustained in all
the great military scenes that it is i'm
possible to escape from swelling the
enthusiasm of the moment. Episodes
and incidents follow each other in
lucid manner, each contributing to al.
effective and reasonable climax.
Far superior to all previous casts is
the one engaged for this presentation.
Heading the list of notable actors is
thename of Maurice Barrymore, beyond
question the ablest heroic actor on the
American stage to-day. Mr.. Barry
more has been especially engaged to
play Colonel Kerchival West, the dash
ing Union officer. In temperament,
figure, dash and style, Mr.. Barrymore
is perhaps better fitted in this role than
anything he has ever done before. An
other consummate artistic Of widespread
reputation and marked ability is Miss
Mary Hampton. who will play Gertrude
dillingham;, the beautiful, high spirited
southern girl Miss Hampton's beauty
of face and figure allied With an eX-
ouisite charm of manner, fit her adj
mirably for the part The other men,
bers of the cast are people of we'll
known reputation and unquestioned
ability, and the claim made by the
management that in all its wonderful
career Shenandoah" never had so
strong cast is borne out by the array
of brilliant names.
She said she wouldn't have the story
printed for all the world. after which
she took particular pains to impress
upon the mind of the new reporter the
necessity of spelling her name correctly
in the far-fetched event he should de-
eide TO make mention of the narrative,
says the New York Telegraph.
You see," said Elfie Fay, for it is
she of whom this thrilling yarn tells,
when I was in Cleveland. Ohio, with
the Hoyt's A Day and Night COM
pany, l formed the acquaintance of
acknowledgement young man, Whom
a very dear friend of mine said was a
son of one of the wealthiest stock
brokers in all Chicago. l went out with
him once or twice and had great time
and although he wanted to marry me,
l declined and returned to New York.
well" and here Miss Fay's oak
hrsute adornment crept into her face
and interrupted her story. Any
way, ITO be multimum improviso-I be-
lieve that means to say much in little
I will state explicitly that I have been
kidnapped Yes, honest. Upon my
word ana honor as lady, L M not XIII
ding. I was standing at the corner OF
Forty-second street and Broadway,
waiting for my carriage. Then car
riage, if that suits better! This same
young fellow whom l met in Cleveland
came up and spoke to me. He was
gorgeously dressed, and when he asked
me if I would take dinner at the Wal
dorf, what do you think I said? Of
course that's unnecessary, but we sat
down to one of the SWEETEST spreads
you ever saw in your life.
I'VE had horses de overs, entrees,
patter der fois and almost everything
you could think Of. When the dinner
was over we got into a cab and drove
to some place-I don't remember it
now-but when we got there he asked
me to have a bottle of wine. I drank
one bottle and then came another. Well.
say, when ] finished it ] had just the
funniest feeling you ever heard Of
Make me drunk? Why, certainly
not! Two bottles intoXicate me? l
used to drink it by the basket. Why,
when l first met Fred he used To
%, certainly that has nothing to 90
with it. You wouldn't think l was so
silly, would you?
Any way, 1 woke up in a hotel in
Jersey City next day. I had actually
been kidnapped. And the young man