Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07

al AN "a A4SAo w oloNlIlu lax SodSl
here; but she had no nerves, apparently.
then.
Hall Caine has altered the prologue
of THE Christian" as performed in Eng
land. John Storms father is eliminated,
and the sons decision to abandon a po-
litical career is declared to Glory. The
curtain falls on an alteration between
the two lovers. This is said to be an
Improvement.
Gus Thomas play of "Oliver Gold
smith has been produced in New York
by Stuart robson. 1t is a quite clever
play, written for the one object of illus
trating Oliver Goldsmith in a light vein
of comedy, with occasional touches of
1t has made a good ii APP
parently hardly a strong impression.
Edith Crane, we'll remembered here as
Trilby. Wen to Australia last Novem-
Der, taking the rights to certain plays
which have been successful here. She
INK Tyrone Power have lately been act
ing in Sydney the principal roles in Lor-
liner Stoddard's clever dramatization of
Tess of the d'Urbervilles,' II have
been highly praised.
Ristori retains all her faculties, and
was vigorous enough to make a speech at
eaS hSNShA "a SoI4SICSS Ii Jill
She goes to all the first nights ac-
companied by her daughter. Blanca, Who
has devoted her Whole life to Ristorl
ard once missed the chance of wedding a
prince ON her mothers account. Ristorl
is now 10 years old. 1t was in 1856 tina
she had her greatest triumph, as the
rival of Rachel in Rachel's own field.
Paris.
"The Casino Girl the new musical
farce by Harry B. Smith and Kerker G.
11nglander, produced at the Casino in
New York last week, is called by the
Il a dramatization of the life of Edna
May. A burlesque of Edna in a song,
which relates how the chorus girl was
taught everything she did, seems to be
a dramatization of Mr.. Lederer's claim
to all the credit of Edna's success. Ma
belle Gilman had this burlesque part to
do.
Here is a w. S. Gilbert story that may
be newer than some of the other w. S.
Gilbert stories: "A %coachman driving
ONE day past Mr.. Gilbert,s beautiful
house near Harrow was asked who lived
there. 4 think he Is a retired humorist,'
the man replied. The notion of a humor-
list retiring and selling off his stock in
trade and good will of his business
greatly tickled Mr.. Gilbert, and he made
II lIle lOlViVld llUiF VI d SOIlS ue dlltfWarOj
wrote for George Grossmith."
1t seems there was an alarm OF fire in
the Theater Francois about a week be-
fore the historic Paris house was burn
ed down. One of the classical Tuesdays
they were playing Racine's "Andro-
maque,'' when tWo women seated in the
balcony thought there was a smell OF
burning, moved from their seats and
We're followed by other spectators. The
Performance was interrupted, and Paul
Mounet, who was on the stage at the
time. said: What does it all mean?
There is really nothing the matter"
M. Claretie, from his stage box, address
ed the house. saying: There is nothing.
tinued Paul Mounet, 1--WE should want
to run more risk han your at which
remark the journalist, Anatole France,
who happened to be in the stalls, shout
ed. Bravo, Mounet:"
There is some ak in Paris of a total
and definitive suppression of the claque.
Progressive managers hold that the in
stitution is quite out of date and entails
a needless expense. The result of the
arrangement is that genuine play-goers
IN Paris theaters hardly ever applaud.
as they know that the claque is there to
do the work, and because, moreover,
they do not al to look as if they be-
longed to the noisy force in question.
There are worse drawbacks, however,, to
the institution. In smaller theaters the
chef de claque, when he is INSCRIPTIONS,
preys upon actors and actresses who are
rot sufficiently well known to be able
to defy him. and whom he accordingly
can make or mar. The syndicate OF
Paris theater managers has now deter
mined to make a move in the matter, fol-
lowing the example of Sarah Bernhard,
who has earned the gratitude of her
spectators by suppressing the claque al
together in her house. and is none the
less a~pplauded.
This is the way a Denver critic de-
scribes Blanche Walsh: '.Those large
s1nouldering. b~lue-green eYes=that