The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-22

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cording to reports, Sir Henry's affairs
are in such desperate condition that a
| fund is to be started for his benefit:
but. although it is known that he has
lost severely during the last three
| years, this scheme will probably meet
the same fate as that for the relief Of
Mark Twain, which was promptly nip
ped in the bud by the bene-
| ficary that was to be. Irving
| may be in very hard luck. but
there is no man in the world of art
more generally believed, and many of
his best friends are rich enough to pre-
vent the great actor being put to any
such indignity. If he needs assistance
he can secure it easily without having
the fact advertised to the whole world.
Who will be Irving's successor is a
question which can best be answered
by saying that he is not likely to have
one-at least not at present. Reerbchm
Tree. who frankly aspires to the honor,
could never fill the place in the theat-
rical world that Irving will leave
vacant To be sure, at his new theater,
Her Majesty's, he is enjoying a Won
derful run of luck Just now with 1.-The
Three Guardsmen," but those Ameri-
cans who saw his performance ef
Julius Caesar last year are laughing
about it yet. and while both on and off
the stage Mr.. Tree is clever. he never
by any chance could be considered
great. Charles Wyndham, by far the
best actor in London nowadays, is too
cid to make any determined grasp after
Irving's laurels. Besides he is handi-
capped by wretched undersround the
ater and quite the worst leading woman
on earth-Miss Mary Moore. Irving
was wise enough early in the seventies
to realize that if he ever intended to
keep his hold on the London public he
must have it at the head of his ccm-
nany an actress who if possible. was
even more popular than himself.
Forbes Robertson. who scored such a
great success in Hamlet" might have
some chance to become the leading
Shakespearian actor. but he, too. in
sists uDcn appearing with Mrs Patrick
Campbell, an actress whom. since her
great success as Paula in THE Second
Mrs. Tanqueray." Londoners have re-
fused to accept in any other role.
These are the only men of the stage
who are fitted to even attempt to fill
1rving's shoes But, after all. it's a
good deal like comparing rushlights to
calcium.
1t has been nearly a decade since
Evans and Hoey last produced "A Par
lor Match" in Butte, when they were
greeted with packed and jamined
houses. After a long absence the pop
ular farce will be seen again at the
Grand tomorrow night and for two
nights following, with a Wednesday
matinee. There have been numerous
so-called farce comedies and extrava-
ganZas produced since the advent Of
"A Parlor Match" and all of them to a
certain extent have copied the lines,
business and features that have made
1t famous. Not one of the farces that
closely followed the first production of
Hoyt's first and one of his best efforts
al farce writing is alive to-day, and
yet "A Parlor Match is even more
frisky than ever. 1t has been the policy
of the management to keep abreast of
the times, and each season new lines
nave been added, new business and
specialties introduced, making it prac-
tcally new play every year. This
season has been no exception to the
rule, and we are promised the best per-
formance of this really funny farce
that has ever been given. All of the
characters are in the hands of well
known and prominent players. "Old
Hoss,' the stage original of American
tramps, who has captured the public
and excited amused admiration by Ills
very audacity, is admirably played by
the prince of comedians, Mark Sulli-
van; Phillip H. Ryley is the prover5ial
book agent, and Edith Hoyt. of "A
Trip to China town. fame, is the Tn
nocent Kidd papa's angel child.
Among the other features contributed
by the 30 members of the company is
the Whistling of Tom Browne, just re-
turned from three years tour abroad.
The famous Olympia quartette. the vi
Vacious Kingsley sisters, Eta Butler in
famous representations. Emma Marsh.
Hattie Vera, Harriet Sheldon, Walter
Ware and others. The music is said to
be new, bright and catchy, the play en-
tirely rewritten and the company tie
largest and best that has ever inter-
preted the play. There are songs and
dances galore and more vaudeville rea-
lures than you usually find in theaters
devoted solely to this kind of entertain
ment
Our comedian, whose matrimonial &C.
centricities have been almost as varied
as those of Lillian Russell, has found
a fortune in wedlock that was denied
to the golden diva, writes Hilary Bell.
Miss Russell was all right until she
married Perugini; Mr.. Goodwin was
not at all right until he married Max
lie tlilott. Since he took his beautiful
spouse to wife the humorst has been
CONSIDERED more seriously by New
York. Wedlock operates in favor of
some folk and against others. Young
Mr.. Morgan of the Lyceum theater has
prospered nightly since he went to the
aitar,' Tor after leaving it he won gen.
efal renoWn as John Storm in 1.-The
Christian Young Mr. Sothern, on the
otRer hand, had period of i'll luck af-
ter he married Virginia Harmed. and
the money he lost in his honeymoon
would defray the expenses of the finest
wedding trip ever conceived by a lover.
Lillian Russell tumbled from popular
ity into disfavor by her last marriage,
Richard Mansfield had many misfor-
tunes before he won the heart and hand
OF Beatrice Cameron, after which he
produced 'Cyrano de Bergerac," and is
now carrying his nose and happiness
into every home. Nine. Nordica found