The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-05


that's dramatic and grammatic:
TO whom! To whom!
Nobody need try to persuade me that
that parrot isn't inspired by the prince
OF the powers of darkness know bet
ter.
In the course of a recent conversa-
non Sol Smith Russell said that he
looks forward with pleasure to the time
when distinct casts shall be established
IN American theaters. He believes the
| time is coming when the public may
visit any particular thcater and be sure
though they have not read the an
| nouncements, what sort of an enter
ta1nment will be Offered them. The 90
mestlc drama will always exist" said
MI Russell, land ~ will the melo-
drama and the farce. The former is the
h1sner form of entertainments and may
| be looked for in the best houses. Some
day, I hope and believe, only such ac-
tors as Willard, Mansfield, Crane and
others of the first-Class Will be booked
at a leading theater OF course, / do
! not say that other forms of entertain
1 ment-good opera. for eXample--should
/ not share the time with these players,
| but the public may be assured that
when it buys tickets of admission to
/ the leading theater it will witness a
| good, digniffed, wholesome perform
| ance. When that time comes the melo-
drama will have established itself in
one theater and farce in another, so
that, when a man seeks an evenings
diversion ne will know just where to go
to find that which will suit his mood"
1t is natural that the playgoing pub
| lie should be impressed by the an
nouncement of such a star aggregation
as that of Louis James, Frederick
Warde and Miss Kathryn Kidder,
which will be seen at the Grand opera
house on March 20. Although popular
interest centers in the distinguished
stars and the elaborate revivals of
standard plays that will be given by
this company. it is a great satisfaction
to the eNacting tastes of to-day to know
that the stars will be supported by peo-
pie who are entirely worthy of the lead
ing lights of the organization. Messrs
Wagenhals & Kemper, the managers of
this big enterprise, have recognized the
fact that it is necessary in order to pre-
sent complete and harmonious pro-
duction of each play of their repertoire,
TO engage competent people for all the
roles. They have, therefore, secured a
company numbering so people. nearly
all of whom have been chosen with
special reference to their fitness for
certain parts. Among the people who
will support this great triumvirate is
Harry Langdon. the best "old man" on
the legitimate stage of America Mr.
Langdon has been conspicuously asso-
ciated with all the leading legitimate
stars OF our stage for number of
years. He has no peer in such roles as
Sir Peter Teazle, Brahantio. Polonius
Casca and the like. Barry tombstone
who has been leading man with Mr.
James for the past two seasons. has
distinguished himself in varied line
Of characters He is an earnest actor
and finished artist, and his support
will be big factor in the coming en-
gagement. Collin Kemper, who was
member of the DAILY company for sew
eral years, including A London season.
is another strong member Of the COM
pany. Mr.. Kemper is an exceedingly
natural actor and comes as rear as pos
sible to a modernly coiloquial readin of
the classics. He lis always interesting
and effective. Mrs. Henry Van3enhoff,
widow of the great Henry Vandenhoff.
is particularly strong ally in this
elaborate undertaking, for she is thor
oughly familiar with the best traditions
of the legitimate stage and is an artist
of exceptional attainment. Other nota-
BILE people are Norman Hackett. w. A.
Lincoln, Brock Beckwith, Charles
Clark. Thomas Coffin Cooke Miss Lor-
eta Wells and Miss Aphe James, all of
whom have been engaged for their pc
culiar fitness to responsible roles in the
various casts.
Stuart Robson will be at the Grand
during the latter part of April, appear
ing in THE Meddler." He will have the
support Of one of the most notable COM
panies he has ever caused to surround
him. Marie Burroughs, who is Mr. Rob
sons leading lady this season, is no
stranger to theater- goers. 1.-THE Beau
tiful Burroughs" as she has come to be
known, is one of the best dressed wo-
men on the American stage and the
costumes in which she will appear dur
ing the several acts of THE Meddler'
here are said to be the most perfect ex-
amples of the modiste's art lately de-
vised to make glad the hearts of the
feminine portion of us mortals here be-
low. Miss Burroughs, however, does not
rely on her gowns to acquire the ac-
claim of an audience. She has artistic
ability as well, which has been demon
strated in many instances, notably her
appearance as leading lady of A. M.
Palmers stock company, later in sup
port of f. S. Willard when that Eng
lish actor made his last American tour
and again in a starring venture of her
own in which she presented A. w. Pr
neros THE Protiigate" with much sue
cess.
The announcement of a new march
by John Philip Sousa, the March
King interests more people through
out the world than any other piece of
musical news that could be promul-
gated in the public prints. Sousa writes
only one march year, but its publica-
ton is an event of Importance through
out the world Every military band in
the United States. and there are many
thousands of them, and every military
band of any Importance elsewhere in
the universe, buys the new march. So
does every theater and dance orchestra,
and the piano copies of the new COM
position have a sale that scars quickly
into the hundreds of thousands. Every
deVOtee of the two step demands the
new Snusa march and the phGnOgraph
hand organ and music box manufacture
ers are always on the alert for new
Sousa music. The Sousa march for this
season is called The Charlatan," and
is the feature of the new opera of the
same name now being played by De
Wolf HOPPER OF course S -ilea will