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

If Uncle Dick Sutton does some fig
uring today in the box offices of mis- two
theaters he will undoubtedly tina him
self long on the little theater in the
Caplice block and short on the Grand
opera house. Lincoln j. Car err: play,
The Eleventh Hour was m)re prop
ery a scenic affair, better suited for the
cheaper house. Della Pringle and her
company should have been at the Grand.
This is no reflection THE Elafenth
GHour,'' company, which sustained their
parts aXcellentiy, giving evidence that
better acting could result if the play
| gave opportunities for talent. Even
though Butte is yet mining camp,
literary taste Is fast developing among
its citizens which quickly discernS the
difference between a meritorious play
we'll performed and one which has moth
ing to commend it but scenic eEecFs
and suggestions of the lower strata of
! society in large cities like Chi "a go. In
truth it is only Kari Gardner and his
German songs which save THE Eleventh
Hour from dramatic oblivion.
In proof of the growing literary taste
of Butte one had but to atten the per-
| Torrance of Faust" at Sutton's the-
alter on Tuesday night, observe tn ) :udi-
| ence and mark the large number Of the
to the Grand. What difference The
| Carter pla.' appealed to the galleries;
! 'F.;ist' appealed to intelligence. Cue
| was a full house: the other less than
| half house. 1t is a good sign.
| Tonight and Sunday night THE White
| Horse Tavern" will be played at tn,
! Grand by the same company that APP
! peared in Butte before. 1t is one OF
those dramas which wears WEI. with the
| public, and doubtless will RAW full
/ houses.
Al Sutton's thea ter. after the las, pro-
duction of Faust" on Wednesday. the
| Della Pringie company played The Mid
| night Alarm At The matinee this
afternoon. alone in New York. was
staged. and the performance will be re-
| peated toniglt and tonrir:oW n:Sht.
The Belle of Montana which had
such a successful run in San Francisco.
will be put upon the stage of the Grand
one night during the coming week.
The Della Pringe company will be
| with us for another week, but this time
at the Grand instead of the smaller
theater This recognition of talent is
commendable in Manager Sutton and
will be heartily seconded by theater-
goers.
Recent engagements ma lie ny Manager
Sutton will result in staging; The
Rounders' "A Brass Monkey and The
Little Minister" Negotiations are pend
ing for an engagement with May lrV'n.
Other attractions coming to the
Grand are Sag Harbor," Telephone
/ Girl" ",rhe Christian sporting Life
",Way Down East and the prisoner
of Zenda." Minnie Maddern Fiske Will
i be here soon, and after her will cons
/ blanche
! Walsh and James l<id.er.
The company which plays At the
! White Horse Tavern at the Grand to-
night and tomorrow night, is the iden-
| teal comedy company and scenery
| which has already played one engage
ment in Butte with such pleasing sue
cess. The play is adapted in a thor
oughly effective manner by Sidney
Rosenfeld from the German, and is fun
nier than ordinary comedy and scores
an instant hit wherever presented, and
will doubtless fill the Grand Opera
house during its stay in Butte. With
| such excellent material for fun-making.
the cast could not go far astray, and
it must be conceded that the company
that appeared here before and returns
! tonight has been selected with fine APP
precautions of the requirements and
|
sonnet. Miss Minerva Dorr will again
appear in the role of the hostess of the
| White Horse tavern. whose heart is
consumed with love for an unresponsive
guest, and she will again look pretty
enough in the natty dress of the Tyrol
to account for the mad infatuation
| which inspires the head waiter of the
| tavern. Frank NJ. Norcross will again
isbe seen as the head waiter, and his
| acting is marked by Il manly bearing
and much intelligence. The role Of the
love-lorn waiter who finally weds the
hostess in triumph after she becomes
convinced that the parsonage whom we
are wont in this country to FREEDOM
mate as the star boarder,' is imper-
vious to her charms, is one that could
easily be made grotesquely ridiculous
but Mr.. Norcross plays it with dis
elimination that gives it a certain dig
nifty along with abundant humor.
s."
Mrs Fiske will soon make her frs
appearance in this city in her new play
Becky sharp" Becky Sharp has es
tablished itself as one of the most ar
tistic attractions in years, and as il
unusual with production of the highas
class. it is enjoying an enormous popu
larty. In New York it ran for month
to crowded audiences at the Fiftl
! Avenue theater last season. 1t is a rar
pleasure to see Mrs. FSke in any pla
| that gives her scope, and as Beck.
Sharp" is her greatest achievement, tl
attraction is indeed one to excite un
usual interest. Mrs. Fiske has a YER
: large company, there being fifty or NOR
people on the stage in the great ba
scene of Becky Sharp. This actres.
fitness for Thackery's most Fascinating
character has been accepted generally
| There is no other on the stage who's
personality and artistic method SO def
nitely suggest this unique figure in fic
I ton.
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One of the early attractions to appea
at the Grand will be Anthony Hope