The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-24

audience becoming wild in their APP
piause. She captivated every one from
the start. and no artist ever received
such enthusiastic round and round of
applause. America is justly proud of
Charity Martin. Much has been said
of her of late, but too much space cam
not be given an American girl that has
won such fame in so short a time.
Charity Martin was born in Houghton,
Mich. and at an early age showed
marvellous musical qualifications. Her
father John T. Martin, with his family
moved to the Black Hills when Char
ity was but 10 years of age. And
here her voice attracted the attention
of the miners throughout that entire
section of the country. until she was
known throughout the land as the
Black Hills Nightingale. Her first
study in Boston at the conservatories
closely followed her fifteenth anniver-
sary, and While there her wonderful
voice. thoroughly skilled and trained,
was developed under John O'Neil, the
same master that directed the tuition
of Madam Nordica. Miss Martin sang
only short time in public when she
determined to pursue her musical
studies to a point of perfection, as
nearly as possible. This she has tri-
umphantly executed and carried out. as
her great success in the past year has
SO fully demonstrated. Her exquisite
phrasing and execution last evening
showed how assiduous the training
must have been. Many of the critics
present declared that if she continued
in her upward career that doubtless
within a year the name of Charity
Martin would stand before the world
as the greatest prima donna soprano.
Sig. Ernesto Raldanza, the great
Italian tenor brought to this country
by Mapleson, and who created such a
furore in New York. and afterward
Joined the Grau forces, was worthy of
the applause showered upon him last
evening. for he certainly is, with one
exception perhaps, Jean De Reski. the
greatest tenor in the world. His rem
dition of Salve Dimora, from Faust, "
won showers of applause again and
again. He has a voice Of wide COM
pass and full volume, and its quality
is delightfully."- musical He is certainly
one of the finest opera tenors we have
had here.
No bioscope pictures of the Sharkey-
Jeffries fight will be seen at the Mar
garct theater tonight. Something has
gone wrong with the films. the manage
ment announces. and it will be impossi-
Bile to give satisfactory performance.
Later, perhaps, the pictures will be
seen.
" lily SHllin Lett. home. one OF the
wittiest. cleanest and most ingenious
farce comedies of the day, will be pre-
scented at the Margaret theater next
Wednesday evening by most clever
! company, headed by Frank Tannehill.
| ir. The story of why Smith Left
Home treats of the determination of
the newly married Smith to pass their
honeymoon at home, instead of taking
i the usual trip abroad, of the disturb
ing arrival of a domineering relative
and then of the coming of another pair
of newly married ones. which is still
more inconvenient. and of the final
| desperate resolve of the Smiths to leave
| home in order to secure peace and
| quiet
why Smith Left Home" is free from
vulgarity, and is clean and most whole
| some. The following clever people will
| be seen in the forthcoming engage
ment: Frank Tannehill, jr.. Eugene
| Redding, C. Jay Williams. Frederick
Roberts, Gilbert Gardner. Carina Jor-
dan, Nellie Maskell Jennie Engle, Lot
| tie Williams Salter, Rose Hubbard
| Belle Chamberlain and Lizzie May III
|