Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-30
FRAWLEY'S
. At THE GRAND
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FINE RENDITION OF OPENING
PERFORMANCE OF SECRET
SERVICE" LAST NIGHT.
7. DANIEL IN THE ROLE
OF A NORTHERN SPY,
Miss Van Buren, Appeared to Good
Advantage-The Company Con-
tains no Amateurs.

The Wiseacres whose principal feats Of
tongue ever since the announcement was
made that the Frawley company was
again coming to Butte have been mourn
full prophecies that no such good per-
formances as were given by his first
company could be expected may now take
a Cay off. This is not their time to
shine
In order to accommodate the people
who focked to the Grand last evening
to witness the performance of Gillette's
Secret Service Manager Sutton was
obliged to fill every aisle with chairs.
Even the third tier of boxes contained
occupants Standing room was not left
when the curtain rose on the first act.
so large a crowd was never seen at the
Grand before. and the record of the
house for receipts at similar prices was
broken by 500. In every respect the
audience was representative of the best
element of local society.
Mr.. Frawley has with him this year a
supporting cOmpany of which he can be
justly proud. There is no Blanche Bates,
but there is a Mary Van Buren,; there is
no Frank Worthing, but the marked i'm
provelnent shown by Mr.. Frawley him
self made it plain last evening that
Worthing, whose speciality is debonair
roles, would have been a notch below the
limit as a federal spy; and as for Hope
Ross, the charming v~ivacity and natural
ness displayed by that fascinating little
ingenue, Pear Landers, We're sufficient
to make the winsome Hope but a mem
DRY.
In the role of Captain Thorne, a north
ern spy doing duty at Richmond during
the perilous scenes of the civil war, Mr..
Frawley surprised everybody. His
fame has hitherto rested chiefly on his
ability as a theatrical manager, but he
proved last evening that along certain
lines he is an actor of pronounced abil-
ity. The part of spy, requiring grit,
GOODNESS, forethought and a certain
amount of dare-deviltry, is exactly suit
ed to his temperament and inclination.
Miss Van Buren's face alone wins half
the battle in her struggle for histrionic
fame. She is an actress of ability and
shows steady improvement.
OF Pearl Landers 1t may be said with
out eXaggeration that she is one OF the
prettiest. daintiest and cleverest bits Of
humanity that ever appeared behind the
footlights. When 1t is remembered that
she is . mere child, being barely 16 years
of age, the most critical must admit hat
she has a brilliant stage future. She is
an apt illustration of Mr.. Frawley's abll-
ity in selecting talent for his
Harrington Reynolds makes as good a
villain as could be wished for by any
gallery god, eager to ease his pent-up
feelings by Kissing. Reynolds was hiss
ed roundly and often-the most flattering
tribute that could be paid to his ability.
1t is unnecessary to say much about
Phosa McAllister. She has received as
many journalistic bouquets as any other
member of Frawley's company. and de-
serves them as well today as ever.
Clarence Chase, as Wilfred Narney,
played his part very accepta5ly. Henry
Eastman was all that could be desired in
the role of Brfgadier-General Nelson
Randolph. Christine Hill as Martha, the
egr house-servant, did some very
clever character work. Her southern
dialect was so good as to arouse the sus-
picion that she herself is of southern
birth, a belief confirmed by Manager
Frawley. OF the company generally, it
may be said that the work of every one
was we'll received. 1t contains no anna
tours, no dramatic Weaklings.
This evening the FraWleys will appear
in one of the grand melodramatic sue
cesses or recent years. 1.-The Sporting
Duchess" which ran for 900 nights under
the Frohman management at the Aca-
denny Of Music in New York City. In this
play Miss Van Buren, is said to appear
to better advantage than in Secret Ser
vice." though the concensus of opinion is
hat she appears at her best as Madame
Sans Gene" Miss Johnson, another
beauty will make her bow to the Butte
public at this evenings performance.
1t is not generally known that the
company was handicapped in scenic ar
r%angement last night by a mistake which
prevented the colored light apparatus
from being brought into service.