The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03

the actress failed to find interest in the
tale but presently, when she learned
that it was addressed to her and it was
Van Biene who had made the speech
to the machine, she became very atten-
tive.
DO you understand" Van Biene
asked when the story had been COM
pleted.
ITO tell the truth" Miss Fletcher re-
piled, Il don't"
Then you'll hear it over again." said
the 'cellist, and once more the machine
began to grind out the proposal.
When it had finished Van Biene asked
again:
Now do you know what it was?"
Il believe" she answered, "it was
proposal of marriage"
That's just it," he said, land 1t was
directed to you"
Miss Fletcher made use of the old eX-
clamation about the proposal being so
sudden, but, at length, she accepted
and the date for the wedding was said
by Fletcher to have been set. A few
weeks later Van Bene sailed for Eu-
rope to fill an engagement and Miss
Fletcher went South, where she played
the season in a stock company.
Ever afterward her friends expected
to hear every day that the time for
the wedding had arrived, but they were
sadly disappointed. A week ago one CT
them wrote to Miss Fletcher. who is
at present in New Orleans, and asked
when would the marriage occur. A few
days ago the reply came. Miss Fletch-
er did not give any reason for the en-
gagement being broken, but simply
concluded a short letter with the SIM
pie sentence:
ut is all off,"
What will probably prove a most IN
terestng and artistic dramatic event
will be the engagement at the Granu
of the celebrated Neill Stock company
This is the premier dramatic STOCK Or
ganization of the country and is at
present playing a seven months en-
gagement in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
During all of last season this company
was the attraction at Pixies opera
house in Cincinnati.
The Nein company presents higher
class of repertoire than any other or
ganization in this country. Among the
plays from which selection for Butte
will be made are: Nat Goodwin's sue
cess, THE Gilded Fool" Lyceum the
alter successes like 1.-The Wife" and
Sweet Lavender" Z. II. Sothern's ia
nous success, Lord Chumley;' sol
Smith Russell's THE Bachelors Ro-
| nance" Dion Boucicaults delightful
comedy, London Assurance" Lady
Windermeres Fam" Sothern's earlier
success, Captain Letterblaire;" Hen
nv Guy Cartoons delightful comedy,
THE Butterflies" Bronson Howard S
"Aristocracy:" "A Partisan Romance;
Madam Sans Gene" "A Social High
wayman," and some 20 others.
The company includes James Neill
| regarded as one of the most acceptable
| actors on the native stage: Miss Edythe
Chapman, one of the most charming
of actresses and at the same time tai
ented, as the leading woman; Robert
| Morris as stage manager and in all
| the company numbers some 26 people,
all artists of the highest class. Spe-
| cial scenery and even properties are
| carried for each play given. Charles
| A. Parker, who is in Butte ahead OF
the Boston Lyrics, says that the Neill
| company is positively the greatest in
| America.
| A musical concert Will be given al
| the Grand opera house on the night OF
Sept. II by Miss Louise Weber of Salt
| Lake City, who will be assisted by
| some of the best musical talent of
| Butte. Miss Weber has recently re-
| turned from abroad, where she has
| been studying under the best masters
| both in Berlin and Italy. In speaking
! of her concert in Salt Lake City the