The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27

Hackett, Thomas Coffin Cooke, w. A.
Lincoln, John Moore, Frederick Brad
ley, George McCulla, Harvey Cassidy,
Olive Corbett. w. D. Jamison, James
Du Lang, Mrs. Henry Vandenhoff, Miss
Helen Singer, Miss Emily Grey Bethel,
Miss Aphie Hendricks and little Mabel
Hearne.
"A Yenuine Yentleman," with Ben
Hendricks in the leading role, will be
one of the seasons attractions at the
Grand. Mr.. Hendricks is undoubtedly
the only recognized exponent of Swed-
ish character, and his excellent work
in "Yon Yonson" in former seasons has
given him an enviable place among
the best character actors. The produc-
ton is under the direction of Arthur c.
Aston, who has secured a powerful
company. New and magnificent scenic
and mechanical effects have been built
and the attraction is one of the most
complete of the seasons bookings.
Up to about the middle of last sea-
son Leander Richardson, to judge by
his writings in the New York Tele-
gram, did not think much of T. Daniel
Frawley as an actor or manager. He
has undergone a great change of mind
since then and now defends him against
the papers of his home city, San Fran
CISCO When the latter say that Fraw-
ley's productions are bad and that he
plays to poor business, Richardson,
back in New York. writes local ac-
counts of Frawley's great success out
in San Francisco.
London Life" the new drama, in
| five acts, by Martyr Field and Arthur
| Shirley, was given its first American
! production in Philadelphia recently.
| The scenes are laid in various parts
| of London and the contrast between the
| wealth and poverty of the great city is
| vividly presented. The story told is an
! interesting one and the plot is worked
| out through a rapidly moving series of
| intense situations. The play was hand
| somely mounted and was satisfactorily
presented by a large company organ
| lied for the production by ]. Duke Muir
! ray and Howard Long.
"Zorah," Edwin Arden's new roman
| tic play which Jacob Lift will produce
| at McVicker's theater, Chicago, Sept.
| 3, has been in active rehearsal for the
| past two weeks. The play is said 10
develop a remarkably strong and in
! teresting story of the persecution Of
the Hebrew race in far off Russia. It
| is understood that Mr.. Lift will give
'Zorah" a very handsome production.
! The cast promises to be a strong one.
| The best scenic artists are at work
day and night on the production of
| The Ghetto" the play which will open
| the season al the Broadway theater,
New York. AS the scenes are all laid
in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam,
! Holland, they are certain to be eX-
| tremely picturesque. The company
which has been engaged to present the
| play contains such names as Joseph
| Haworth, Sidney Herbert, Samuel Ed
wards, Robert McWade r. Patton
| Gibbs, Grace Fillxins, Mrs. Mckee Ran
| kin and Bijou Fernandez.
Active preparations are being made
for the coming engagement of Sport
ing Life" which goes on at the Boston
theater for a run, opening Aug. 81. The
! company will be the same as it was last
season. Sporting Life has proved IT.
self to be one of the greatest melo-
dramatic successes of recent years. The
play ran for five months at the Acad-
envy of Music, New York, and for three
months at McNicker's theater, Chicago
it is one of the heaviest melodramattC
productions on the stage a t the present
time.
The American melodrama In Old