The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-17

1t is probable that Daniel f. Band
mann will shortly return to the stage
for brief season, and the light of his
genius. which for more than 10 years
has been hidden under bushel, will
again shine to the glory of art and the
pleasure of It's patrons.
Mr.. Bandmann has just received an
offer to appear in San Francisco during
German theater season about to be
inaugurated under the direction of
Madam l. Fabbri Mueller, the once
world famous opera singer. The prop
osition to Mr.. Bandmann came from A.
norman, manager for Madam Fabbr
who expressed the hope that the great
tragedian might be tempted Ito for
sake his rural home for a while and ap-
pear again on the mimic stage which
he had graced as a star for so many
years"
In her announcement Madam Fabbri-
Mueller says that in response to urgent
solicitations she has undertaken to give
san Francisco a season of German
drama. That city has been particularly
ill-favered in that direction no other
city in the United States, having so
large a German population. has shown
so little interest in German arr and
literature However" SAYS she, "a
change for the better is apparent; The
true German spirit. so long dormant is
asserting itself and the first important
step towards better condition is the
establishing of representative Ger
man STAGE
The new Bush Street Comedy theater
has been secured for the occasion and
the season will open in October Madam
Fabbri has been fortunate in securing
many prominent actors, who will be
htyt he hnr MI.
season VIII continue for six months
with performance of once week Mr.
Sandman has practically concluded
to accept the offer, provided satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made and
If he does appear there can be no doubt
OF the financial and artistic success of
the season, for in no city in America
mas Mr.. Bandmann greater number of
more enthusiastic admirers than in
San Francisco.
FitZ & Webster's "A Breezy Time"
will be the attraction at the opera house
for three nights, beginning with this
evening. The piece is a farce comedy,
the plot of which is not so intricate that
it requires any great mental activity to
follow it. 1t is put together simply for
the purpose of giving the comedians an
opportunity to exhibit themselves in
their various speciality performances.
The piece is separated into three acts,
and the author has worked on the prin-
cipal that action is the soul of farce
and "A Breezy Time" is all action The
first scene in the comedy is laid at a
young students apartments in Boston,
who is being pursued by numerous cred
itors who all have accounts of long
standing against him. and in the midst
of all this confusion Daisy, his sweet
heart runs away from the seminary
and comes to his apartments TO tell him
as they We're going to be married some
day. she thought they might as we'll
get married right away, but before all
arrangements can be made for the mar
riage Uncle Reuben Mortified (Who is
the uncle of Daisy and the unknown
guardian of Jack Dauber. the young
studenD, appears on the scene and is
mistaken by Jack for one of the cred |
itors who is pursuing him. Jack es- |
capes as Uncle Reuben enters and finds
Daisy, who, after numerous eXplana-
lions, is taken back to her uncle's farm
in Vermont. while Jack. who has as |
sumed the DISCUSSES of Weary Walker, |
a tramp and a dago organ grinder, |
wends his way to Uncle Reuben's farm,
where he is unmaSked by his creditors
and as soon as all eXpla nations can be
made Uncle Reuben makes a final set
Element with him which puts him IN
possession of enough money to settle all
his debts and marry the girl he loves
During the progress of the comedy a
number of specialties are introduced in
a refined and artistic manner by the
members of the company. closing the
show with burlesque cake walk which
is one of the neatest cake walks ever
seen in any farce comedy.
Blanche Walsh and Melbourne Mac
Dowell are playing at the Columbia
theater in Chicago in Fanny DaVen-
ports production of Sardou's La Tos-
ca. Fedora" and "Gismonda."
Richard Mansfield will open his sea-
son in Chicago on oct. ..
The Black Patti Troubadours began
their tour Aug. II at Asbury Park |
Ernest Hogan is not with them this |
year.
Clay Clement open his season in San /
Francisco and is again playing "A |
Southern Gentleman" and The New |
Dominion
The NELL Stock company. which !
played in st. Paul and Minneapolis last |
summer with much success. has been |
secured for an engagement in Butte |
during the winter. The company in
cludes - actors and actresses. with
James NELL as leading man, supported