Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-29
THEMES THEATRICAL

tn past week has seen considerable
of a revival in things theatrical. After
a period during which play going people
had grown actually show hungry, Frank
Daniels received a royal Welcome and
played to the caeacity Of the Grand dur
ing his engagement. Hermann filled in
the last half Of the week to good bust
ness. The folioWer in the footsteps OF
an illustrious relative, has made marked
advancement since he was last seen here
and his clever performance proved high
ly entertaining to his audiences.
While Frank Daniels and '"TEe Ameer"
undoubtedly pleased the great majority
of the large number of people who saw
Che production. The .Arneer' falls con-
Sfderably short OF coming up to the Dam
lels standard ana there is much lin it THAI
would be roundly scored If the piece We're
not so laVishly mounted or was in the
n of a less popular stage idol. Still
Daniels is funny. he is surrounded by a
host of pretty forms ana faces and moth
ing is left unlone in the way of staging.
To these facts are undoubtedly due tho
popularity The Amer has achieved
during Mr.. Daniels tour.
/. This visit of Mr.. Daniels calls to mind
the amusing story Of his first meeting
with john Mcguire, Montana's veteran
act0r-mana ger. The meeting occurred
away back in the eighties. Mr.. Daniels
was playing in Peoria, III. when Mr.. Ma
guire who happened to be east on bust.
ness, stopped off in the town.
After the performance. Daniels and the
local ger visited the bar of the
Itk, tol h..- n,,,;,l 49,. L -
a might cap" Mr.. Daniels was then
planning his first trip to the Pacific
coast ard he was telling HIS companion
of his contemplated trip when Mr.. Ma
,guire walked in. AT that time John con-
trol;ed a large circuit of therters and
Daniels was booked with him in all of
them. AS John stepped up to the bar The
heard Daniels saying he was boxed in a
number of places with John Mcguire and
understanding from the conversation,
who was speaking, he stepped up and ex.
tending his hand, said to Daniels, II am
Mr.. Mcguire"
Daniels merely glanced up and said:
Hump, are you?" then turned his back
and resumed the conversation.
There are not words in the English Ian
guage suitable to describe Maguire's feel
hngs. At least he was not able to COM
dnand words to express himself, for once
in mis- life, and he walked away.
John could not fathOm the rebuff he
hed received and the matter ranked
fresh in his mind the following morning
when he walked into ;le theater and pre-
scented his card to the manager.
Tilat individual glanced at the card and
burst out in a tit Of uncomfortable merri-
lment. so you are John Mcguire" he
Shouted between bursts of laughter.
Ohm was indignant. rs there any,
thing 50 Very, Very funny, in me being
John Ma guire?" he inquired.
Yes there is something exceedingly
funny in it" said the manager.
.syEhen he explained tina Daniels mad no.
tlced John listening to the conversation
IN the bar room the night before and
supposed when John introduced himself
THAT some fellow was trying to work a
icon" on him, for he did not imagine for
a minute that the man he was talking
about and who was supposed to be nun
dreds of miles away in the west would
put in an appearance at the very
his name was mentioned.
PLANTATION and forgave Daniels but he got
even a week later. Daniels went from
Peoria to Chicago. He was playing in
that city when John arrived there a few
days after the Peoria incident.
It so happened that John and Daniels
came together at the bar Of the Sherman
house. Daniels was drinking with a par