The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

appeared before him in letters of fire
the words Hazel kirke.' He felt it
was an inspiration. and that hence
forth such should be the title of his
| play.
February 4, 1880 the Madison Square
theater opened it's doors for the first
time, with the now revised and per-
| fected performance of Hazel Kirke.'
1t met with an instantaneous and I'M
! qualified success and l recall Mr..
| Mackaye congratulating the several
| members of the company, and between
! laughter and tears embrac cling me, say
ing, God sent you to me for Hazel
/ must not neglect to mention that
| Miss Coghan was among the first to
| congratulate me. adding with her well
known generosity that I had made in
| one night what it had taken her six
years to achieve in New York city, viz.
Success
The subsequent unprecedented run of
a year at the Madison Square theater
| is well known. during which time Miss
| Georgia Cayvan replaced Miss Du
! Saudi as Dolly Dutton, and Gustave
Levck, Eben Plympton as Lord Tray
| ers, the cause of the latter's with
| drawal from the company being pro-
| posed reduction of salaries for the sum-
mer, urged by Mr.. Mackaye, on the
theory that as the management had
| expended quite an amount of money on
! an ice machine, to generate cool air in
| the theater, we should sufficiently APP
preciate the fact, to lower our salaries
| as we'll as our temperature.
The reply made to our manager, who
had waxed rather eloquent as he pro-
ceeded with the subject, was quite
characteristic of Plympton. The con-
versation took place in the dressing
room occupied by the latter. ice, sir,
Do l use your ice? No. sir. Do I get
the benefit of your ice? No. sir Then
why should I reduce my salary? I re-
fuse, sir Hogan, turning to his dress
err kindly open the door for Mr.. Mack
| aye
The wonderful business achieved by
| this phenomenal play can be better I'M
| derstood in the assertion from a mos.
reliable authority that at the expira-
ton of six months the profits realized
had liquidated the expense of building
the theater as well as all outlay attend
| ant upon the production, the weekly
| expenses included.
| The season in New York city was fol-
| lowed by a tour of the entire country.
| the integrity of the home" cast being
retained with the exception of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Whiffen. Mr.. Coleman, Mr.. Frank
| an and Dominick Murray. These were
| supplied by w. J. Ferguson as Pitticus
| Green, Mr. Cahill. Barney O'F'lynn: H.
E. Less as Methuselah higgins, Henry
Aveling as Aaron Rodney and Miss
Carrie Jamison as Mercy Kirke.
! The Hazel-For quite a number es-
| sayed the role of the No. company
| now playing in New York--proving I'M
satisfactory, Miss Georgia Cayvan was
| recalled for the part; and Miss Dora
| Leigh assumed the position, made va
| cant, of Dolly Dutton.
The business manager of our road
! company was Gustavp Frohman, an ex-
IL, III
| thoroughly reliable man of business.
The season proved a veritable tri-
| umrh the engagements in cities where
| The Iron WIFI had been produced and
| failed, being as large as where it was
seen the first time as Hazel Kirke."
| On the Good Friday which marked
| the anniversary of the opening of the
home" theater. Mr.. Frohman present.
ed each member of the company with a
sealed envelope which on opening was
| found to contain a double days salary.
| This was explained by the following
note read by Mr.. Frohman:
| Madison Square Theater, New York,
| Feb. A. 1SS1.-My Dear Mr.. Frohman:
AS this is the anniversary of the Madi-
| son Square theater and of the first pre-
sentation of Hazel Kirke' in the the
| alter, | desire to make the doubling Of
the salaries for the day of all of those
| who are in the active service of the
theater Will you therefore kindly
| hand each of the enclosed envelopes to
| the person addressed thereon? Will you
| also hand to each one of them the
souvenir which I send herewith, Cad
will you also assure them of my con-
| CALCULATIONS, and of my best wishes for
their health and happiness? With re-
| CARDS, sincerely yours,
IN H MALLORY"
| The souvenir which was presented to
h., %
| panies, as we'll as to every patron OF
the Madison Square theater that night
| in New York was a bronze PLAGUE,
| with my profile in low relief surround
ed by the inscription, setting forth the
day, date and occasion, and was
| charming keepsake. Accompanying
the souvenir was an embossed cream
laid card on which was printed in red
| the following:
This bronze medal PLAGUE, the ar
tistic excellence of which is due to the
| Gorham company, and their renowned
medal;st. is struck in commemoraton
| of the first anniversary of the Madi-
| son Square theatpr, and of the first
year of consecutive presentations OF
Hazel Kirke' in that theater. and is
presented to its guests in glad recogni-
ton of their cordial liberality in sup
porting the efforts of the management
| to establish a wholesome place of
| amusement.
In answer to this a card of thanks
was rendered from the company 10
| Marshall Mallory. Prior to our en-
/ gaeement on the Pacific coast, Mr..
| Weston again assumed his former part
! of Aaron Rodney and Miss Maud Os-
| borne that of Clara, Mr.. Aveling and
| Miss Ellsler returning to New York
| city.
San Francisco opened wide her Col
| den Gates to us, and the management
harvested up the golden rod in more
! substantial form than in the language
| Of the t1oWery kingdom.
For a period of almost three years
| summer and winter with but one
| month of rest. | tecited the woes of Mr..
| Mackaye'S heroine, with G.. w. Coul-
dock as the stern old father. In con-
| nectiOn with the latter. | might state
| that the clothes of Dunstan kirke were
| the identical habiliments Worn by him
| in n a ~