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

At TMPLAN HOUSES
"a COMMENTED WOMAN"


81. UNI ON 60Jur00Y Evening.
The coming week at the local the
aters promises to be one of the most
enjoyable of the entire season. even
II there are only two pieces booked.
These two plays, however. are Of a
character so far above the usual run
of attractions that Anaconda theater-
goers will not complain about a de-
crease from the weekly number tina
has been presented Of late.
h first OF the two Is Hoyt's "A Con-
tented Woman" which comes to the
Margaret on Wednesday evening The
company IS headed by Belle Archer.
and includes n speciality members. On
Saturday night "Gayest Manhattan"
comes to the Margaret. This piece is
said to be one of the biggest hits of
the season. The company carries A.
people. and has had a most successful
run In every city where 1t has appear
ed.
Up to the present time no attractions
have been announced for the Union
Family theater.
That the Margaret Wednesday oven
ing will have ats seating capacity tax
ed to its utmost there can be no doubt,
IL one is to judge by the unusually
brisk demand for seats. he &C.
casion will be a joyous one there can
be no doubt, when the announcement
that Hoyt's "A Contented woman
the funniest work of this clever play
wright, will be the attraction, and Il
rnnnas NTH itA wealth Of saanarv aud
gorgeous costumes. the same as us"t
during its phenomenally successful
run at Hoyt's theater, New York.
"a Contented Woman is n satire of
the keenest kind. and one that. &C.
cording to fiattering reports. Appeals
to all classes OF theater-goers. The
piece contains quite a ~preteliious plot,
and runs as ollows: Benton Holmes,
a wealthy u man. runs for mayor.
In his family Is Aunt Jim, a violent
woman suffragist, and sne inuuccs
Holmes beautiful young wife TO run
for. mayor on the wom1n's ticket
against her husband. During the TrCg-
ress of the campaign. wlicn rs carried
through four acts, all of the incidents
of political life, with women mixe1 up
in IL, come in. Holmes has his head
quarters In one part of :he house, and
his young wife has hers In another
part. He is visited by the city COM
mittee, and she is visited nv her com
.mittee' of strong IN wopsen.r '""t
Election day comes IN, N the
young wife goes to the polls n a
beautiful gown. and CONES back with
her costume in shreds. and the rwo-
men did it." not the men. Aun Jim
carries the matter so far that on cleo
tion morning she appears in mems
clothing and sallies forth I'm that earo
TO the polls. The culmi1a-ion ~ the
whole story comes in the las; act. wien
Uncle Tody, the hitherto henpecked
husband of Aunt Jim. comes home
from an evening at Mrs. E~bosnrith s
house, and. made daring from too much
wine, declares that hitherto all IL to
be changed. and commands his wife
TO go upstairs at once. aud take OFF
the trousers. A little later the ncws
comes that Mrs. Holmes is elected.
all that she would rather ne a oman
and have the love and respect uf her
husband than be mayor.
The piece Is replete with spirited and
catchy music, and no end Of entertain
ing specialties. m cast is the strong
est Mr.. Hoyt has ever sent out. and
is headed by Miss Belle Archer, noted
for her. artistic acting and beauty.
In speaking of "Gayest Manhattan
which comes to Anaconda Saturday
the San Francisco Chronicle said:
'Gayest Manhattan which made lis
first appearance here last evening al
the Columbia theater, is all that its
name suggests. 1t is gay and SHOWS
some phases of Gotham life in o'lors
as delirious of those of a poster. 1t 1:
metropolitan in scene. but its cheerful
ness and fun are cosmopolitan. Gay
est Manhattan is a musical eXtrava'
ganza that sang and ~piroutted its way
into the favor of Roster & Balls Glen
tele and last evening a San francisco
audience agreed with Gotham. Ont
of the merits of the production lies II
the lyrics written by John Harley, owe
a score of them, some of marked c'ev'
erness. Harley evidently decided tina
sentiment had no place In Cages
Manhattan and the result is sntirel,
confirmatory of his opinion.
.Ae far as could be ascertained thu
plot on which are hung the musica
numbers and the specialties has to d
with the visit L New York of lIirau
Prindle. his wife and two daughters
residents OF S~kowhegan, Me. Their ad
ventures in Contra park, at the Sal
dorf hotel and. at Roster & Balls music
hall are, of course, such as could be
fan people only in a musical extrava
ganza. George Carr lent quaint hume
to the part of Prindle and Miss Jeai
McIlmoyle and Miss Jennie Lewis a
his d~aughters. Melinda and Tess, re
spectively, left a pleasing impression
Frank Gardiner. James Herman ant
Horace Thrum were co-conspirators il
grotesque comedy roles. Miss Octavi