Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09
MAXINE ELLIOTT.


As she was spoke by the guest. and
then interrupted. -Ah. swaal spaks
yer mother tongue. I'm al Irish "a
yassslf."
The germ OF Thaek.rsy's ncv.l,
Vanity Fair" from which tho plsY
Becky Sharp" WAS tramatiled. origin
a,ed In Banyan's Pilgrims Progress
In this allegory Christian thus de-
sertoss one incident OF his progress
Then ! saw in my dream saa, when
they we're got out Of the wilderness
they presently sav = town bzso<. them.
anf the name % the tows l. vaalsy.
and At The town there 10 . fair ksp.
called Vanity Fair"
One OF the most beautiful A. well az
one Of the ablest actresses on the
American stage II AAxlns Elicit. wifi
OF Nat Good win. tn. famols comedian.
Her beauty ia so sntrsnesnx that on
her aFst stage appearance psopi. we're
more taken BY her good Inoks Than BIZ
her acting. bat her ability was auca
thai she soon impressed the public
with full appreciation Of her art aaa
abe nov ranks high among the foot
light faYorttss % America. Nine years
ago she made her debut on the stage
In 1885, abe joined Rose coxhlsn
company and later became mem ber
Of the company Of the late Auxus,in
DAILY. Perhaps her greatest .urces.
came after she became the wife OF Ma,
Goodwin. She has an .sual lntsrei.
With him In his plays and equally
shares the hoaors Of his popularity.
People have often noticed to what a
nicely theatrical troupe IL managed
on the road in regard to the details OF
travelling. Some people imagine that
theatrical tour Ia q 20 as-yoa- pleass
anair. Others realize that this IA no,
really the fact. they are. nevertheless.
~ 4 loss To understand how sueh .
Trip 10 managed. Every road company
IL provided with = business manager
and An advance agent When tn. sea-
son begins the real manager-that 4.
TO say, the man who 10 responsibI.-
hAs bis route booked for practically
the entire season. This advance agent
eoss to every place booked q fortnIxh,
ahead OF the company. He sends back
his printed blank containing tnforms-
ton to the acting manager. and nlls It
In with many valuable hinsa for the
lAtter's guidance On arriving In a
town the hotel baggage il delivered.
the property man having made the
rounds OF the company while on the
train to ascertain which hotel has been
chosen In each individual case. The
hotel question is generally settled be-
fore town is reached, but generally
1t Ia not. When for any reason the
members OF a company cannot decide
which house to patronIze, the hotel
baggage lis taken to the theater. there
TO wait until the question shall have
been settled. Then the vacIllstlnx ae-
tor must pay an expressman to deliver
bis trunk at the hotel he has decided
to patronixe. On one-night stands tho
actor does not see his hotel trunk ey-
cry day, having only his theater trunk
with him all the time. Hotel bills are
never paid by the management. The
actor Is at liberty to pay Sc a day II II
suits his whlm. or he may hang nm
his hat In boarding house at So a
week. II In for him to choose. road
company Ia not left to manage itself.
by any manner OF means. 1t ia a very
weil-regulated and well-conducted in
stitution from start to finish.
Another unsuccessful effort to trace
John Webster, the comedian husband
OF Nellie McHenry. has come to mel
aneholy close. He disappeared long
time ago after an unsuccessful attempt
to revive "The Trouhadours." one OF
the earlier hits Of his wife and her
company OF clever farceurs. Not re-
alizing that years OF faithful service
does not entitle bright soubrette 10
honors In America, Webster thought