The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-19

ductfon. could only crawl off in search
of his lost health.
1T is in times like these that mans
friends are tested, and it may be said
in sorrow that Hoyt's presumed friends
did not stand by him as they should
have done. There is a general suspicion
that the players foreseeing a failure,
deliberately laid down on him. Dur
ing his career, Charles Hoyt discovered
and made" more second-rate actors
than any other American manager. The
proof of this is found in the fact that Of
all the players vino made a start in
his pieces and afterWard went starring,
and most of them did only two, Frank
Daniels and Tim Murphy. ever amount
ed to anything afterward.
Is 1T any wonder. when you come to
think Of it, that gentlemen of the cloth
look with horror upon people of the
stage? asks F. j. Wilstach in the ORA
matte News.
The crimes, sins and doings of some
eminent actors are enough to make ev-
en- the most blase man of the world
blush. Take for example Joseph Jeffer-
sen. Has he not fought 500 duels? Has
not Mrs Leslie Carter led so men
astray? Julia Arthur has committed
murder 100 times Julia Marlowe has
taken poison 200 times. De Wolf Hop
per has been guilty of witchcraft $50
times. Sol Smith Russell has starved
to death $50 times. Nat Goodwin has
been hanged 800 times. Kate ClaXton
has been blind $1,000 times. Is this not
enough?
Now that the end of the century ap-
proaches IL is about TIM that we ran
sack in the past. If / were asked to
make thumb nail sketch of dramatic
history of the English stage up to the
beginning of this century, the following
might serve:
1592-Shakespeare commenced as
playwriter.
Shakespeare licensed to act
plays.
16O7-Price of admission to boxes one
shilling.
1647-Players declared by law to be
rogues.
1647-Theaters ordered to be demolish
ed.
165S-Theatricals begin to revive.
1665-Female characters performed by
boye.
1666-Women first appeared upon the
stage.
1671-Drury Lane .heater destroyed by
fire.
16S2-Plays begin at o'clock p. m.
1690-Salary of best actors Is week.
14l-Garrick' first appearance as
Richard III.
1776-Garrick took leave of the stage.
17S2-Mrs, Siddons first appearance
17SS-John Philip Kembles debut in
Hamlet"
1iS5-Mrs. Jordan's debut as an ac-
tress,
1794-Charles Kemble's first appear
anCe.
17S7--Miss Farren babe farewell to the
stage.
1797-Miss Farren becomes countess of
Derby.
1797-Palmer expired acting the
Stranger"
1soo-Attempt to kill George III. at
the theater.
The Martell family will be at the
Union Family theater in Butte during
the week of Feb. 81. The Portland
Evening Telegram says they are an
interesting family. Mrs Martell is
now at the family home in Brooklyn,
N. Y. and thereby hangs a tale She
who will be trained as a trick rider.
Mr.. Martell has been praying for a
girl, as his ether children are boys, and
this time his prayers We're answered
His friends say that the little one no
sooner opened her eyes than she asked
for a wheel. 1t runs in the family.
Mr.. Martel is a brother of Harry
Martell who manages 1.-The South Be
fore the War" company. He has per-
formed with all the leading circuses of
the day, and never failed to make a
hit. Patrons of Sells Bros, Fore
paugh's and Barnum's have seen his
work.
Albert, who is now years old rode
wheel alone when he was but years
old. He is recorded the youngest child
rider the world has ever seen. Fan
NY or Gussie, which is his proper
name, while younger than Albert, is a
wonder also. So closely does he re-
sembe a girl when fixed up that the
manager has often been appealed to
to settle bets by deciding whether
Fanny was a boy Of a girl.
A good story is stold on little Gussie.
Harry Martell and his company met
William Martell at Stockton, Cal. Man
ager Earl conceived the idea IF a gen.
eral celebration, with & Christmas tree
for the children. Little Gussie was
warned very solemnly to look cut for
Santa Claus and pray when he saw
him. When Santa made his appear
2nce the little fellow dropped on his
knees and prattled "A, &, c. D, E."
etc.
These watching the performance
could not restrain a laugh. Since then,
however, Mr.. Martell says Gussie has
been taught to pray.
AT Lake Hopatcong. n. j., Henshaw
and Ten Brock own a small hotel
which they have erected for the accom-
modation of their wide circle of friends
in and out of the profession. Among
the invited guests last summer, was
an old rustic friend of Mr.. Henshaw
Silas Culver, on whose farm John had
often summered, when his present en-
viable position in the theatrical world