Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-03

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the Lyceum theater, in this city, two
seasons ago. Mary Hampton acted the
princess. while in the role of Fay Zu-
liani. a debutante, Mary Scott, in priv
ate life Mrs. Neville Castle of San Fran
cisco, seems to have made a noteworthy
hit.
"A Juliet of the People," a one-act dra-
ma, by Willis Steel. setting forth in SIM
pile and natural action and with a touch
of poatical feeling. the incidents of a
tragedy in humble life, nue. in the a
nar of the stories of the operas of the
latest Italian school, had a trial perfor-
nance last week at an exhibition matinee
of a school Of acting. It's personages are
humble veronese of the present day.
Some of them abide In the ruined home
of the Capulets, transformed by the cruel
irony of fate and time, into a tenement
for the poor. A Juliet loves a Romeo and
a jealous rival Stays him. Mr.. STEEL
has not been heard from hitherto as a
PLAYWRIGHT, though other plays by him
are spoken of now as theatrical possibili-
ties of the future. He once published a
Volume of poems and his book of travels
In Spain is pleasantly remembered. He
Is a journalist by trade. but that. as a
means of introduction to art or !itera-
ture nowadays, is M better than being a
ship carpenter or Il market gardener.
Toby Claude. the petite Fiji Of THE
Belleof New York." is not =. child, but a
married woman and the wife Of William
+. Carleton, the young giant, who figures
now as Young Bronson. the hero of the
burletta. They are certainly a strange
ly matched couple, for there must be
three feet difference in their respective
heights. Miss Claude. like her husband.
comes of a theatrical, family. He is. a
son Of William II. Carleton, the famous
baritone singer, nov of Three Little
Lambs a nephew of Herbert Standing,
the popular London comedian, and q
cousin of Guy Standing of the Empire
theater company.
The souvenir presented by Mr.. Charles
Frohman to the attendants ut the 15Oth
performance of Miss Hobbs" at the Ly.
ceum theater. New York, on the 18th inst,
is quite a novelty in it's way. 1t is an
artists palette of wood, bearing a poker
portrait of Miss Annie RUSSELL; an ex-
celent drawing. with a aeaMy nfe-lfke
expression. 1t brings to mind the delft
ness with which Ball Hughes, the sculp.
tor, used to draw pictures Of celebrities
with such crude materials as a wooden
slab and a red-hOt poker. And speak
Ing of Ball Hughes reminds us OF a story.
doubtless a fabrication, that used to be
told of that artist. He fell in, so the
story goes, with a youth fresh from the
country with more money in his pocket
than worldly wisdom in his upper story.
The sculptor, recognizing an "easy
mark" simulated intense admiration of
the young mans classical features and
manly port, n finally exclaimed:
"Such a face and such a form! Young
man, l must bust you!" And he did.
The practice of experimenting play
bills with booklets descriptive of the
performance, says the London News, ap-
pears to be misunderstanding in the
case of REVEALS of standard works a
settled institution. For the series of re-
vivals of old English comedies at The
Haymarket, Mr.. Austin Brereton has
prepared an illustrated short history of
"She Stops for Scandal" which fur
nishes interesting details derived from
Boswell, Mr.. John Forster and other au-
thorities. For her majesty's, Mr.. Tree
has. in like manner. compiled a history
of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" IN
Guiding particulars of the date, the
genesis and sources of the plot, together
with remarks on stage versions. A spe-
clally welcome feature is the section de-
voted to Mendelssohn's music. Finally
IN the interests of young visitors, Mr.
Tree has provided a brief narration of the
story of the play. Collectors who nrize
such unconsidered dramatic triies will
not fail to preserve these cum OF
the stage history of our times.