The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19

Lift and he has given 1t most mag
nificent revival. 1t Is dong immense
business everywhere ana the company
is so large that it requires a special
train to move it from place to place.
A Detroit paper says that Frank
Daniels was having a PAIR OK gloves
tried on. The "saleslady' recognized
him and then:
She-I wish 1 was in your business,
Mr.. Daniels.
He-Indeed?
She-Yes, indeedy deed.
He-Why? ..
She-Coin.
He-Have you tried to get on the
stage?
she--Nope. Ma don't want me to
leave home
He-Well. you have good position?
She-Oh, l suppose So (SighsD OF
course, in my position l get a lot OF
fresh talk from customers. But with
dignity you can just bet your sweet
life I'm lady all right, all right.
IT was Kissed every night for a. week
when / was playing the provinces
about 35 years ago said Henry Irving
to writer in Ainslee's. Il was given
an engagement, and before l made my
bow to the audience I learned that the
man whose place I had taken was very
popular in the vicinity, and that the
people strongly disapproved OF the way
in which the management had. forced
him to retire, so that when l mace my
appearance the audience showed their
disapproval of the manager by stronS-
ly kissing the successor to their favor
lite, and they kept it up for week: 1t
was a very unhappy week for me-
Hugh Conway was an auctioneer, and
he wrote Called Back writes Hillary
II Ill T,N hot "A h o
Morton pursues the same de(usive call
ing does not necessarily check any
good opinions we may entertain about
the play, "a Rich Mans Son." Nei-
Their vocation nor avocation has any
thing to do with dramatic genesis.
Margaret Merington was a school
teacher. yet she enriched our stage
with ''Letterblair' and Love Finds
Way" Henry Arthur Jones was
drummer in the boot and shoe line,
yet he evolved from Oxford ties and
patent feathers those worthy pieces.
1.-THE Middleman" and Michael and
His Lost Angel" William Shakes
peare was a hoster, and he did toler-
ably well on the stage.
Last week contract was entered
into between Oscar Vanderbilt of the
Northern Pacific railroad and James
Neill of the Neill company whereby
the latter dramatic organization dur
ing its coming western tour will util-
ize more cars than any other company
that has ever made that trip. Two
cars will be used to carry the special
scenery for the 30 odd plays that the
company presents, one car for the
especially designed properties, tapes
tries and paraphernalia and the other
car for the comfort of the members of
the company. ....
Incident to the present imbroglio re-
garding the Children of the Ghetto"
w. B. Gross, who is manager of
Shore Acres" relates a pretty story.
Upon the evening following it's primal
presentation in Washington Viola AL
len, who was then in Chicago with
1.-The Christian" wired Mr.. Zangwill
as follows:
The best wishes of THE Christian"
for the Children of the Ghetto" and
my sincere personal congratulate ns.-
Viola Allen
This was the answer:
The Christians prayer is answered.
The Jew now prays for glory.-I Zang-
will.
The Neill company is busy with re-
hearsals of Benedict Arnold" the new
romantic play by William l.. O'Brien
of Minneapolis, which is underlined for
production in Minneapolis Nov. 81.
The play deals with the career of Ben
edict Arnold. Many notable figures in
American history are introduced, in
Guiding George Washington and Major
Andre.
Kirk la Shelle, one Of the proprietors
Of ARIZONA and manager of Frank
Daniels opera company. is writing the
libretto Of new opera called the
Princess Chic" The prima donna
who will be seen in the title role is
Miss Minnie Methot, known in the
East as an oratorio singer.