The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-02

ana tnefe are many thrilling situations,
the comedy element has not been for
gotten and the play abounds in anus
ing complications, brought about by a
newly married couple on their wedding
tour.
Miner Dramatic News.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell will follow
Grace George at the Theater Republic.
New York.
More than 100 people are used in Lottie
Blair Parker's new play, Under South
ern Skies" in which Grace George opens
November II at the Theater Republic.
New York city.
Lovers Lane begins a long engage
ment in Boston next week. The Hub
has always been rare field for plays
of this kind and William A. Brady looks
for great returns there.
Blanche Hall, who played Zaza in one
OF the road companies last year, has
been engaged by William A. Brady to
play Mary Larkin in Lovers Lane
during the Boston run of the play.
The Pacific coast is veritable gold
mine for good attractions this season.
The big strike in California which was
considered an important factor in a SIM
ulated grumble about bad times" did
not affect the patronage.
Uncle Toms Cabin as produced by
William A. Brady, promises to be one
of the great money winners of the year,
it's first weeks receipts at the Boston
theater exceeded $4,000, with an advance
sale which indicates the same business
during the month it is booked at that big
theater.
Way Down East so far this season
again leads the way for big box office
receipts. Recently in st. Louis a weeks
takings We're over $4,000, and managers
Of the different companies presenting
this play are greeted everywhere on their
arrival in town by the set speech, ".All
sold out for tonight
Nixon & Zimmerman's production Of
The Messenger Boy" at Days theater,
New York, seems intent on beating its
own Saturday night record from week
to week and establishing a new scora
for this house. Saturday evening, Octo-
Der 5, 1t played to 1915, the largest house
in the history of the theater. On the
scored 1899.
The recent avowal made public in New
York anent the eradicat ton of the posi-
lions of advance and press agents. does
not appear to have taken root. The fact
that Mr.. West of Vests MINISTRIES is
playing to the largest business of his
career, being co-incident with an adj
vance force numbering four would in
dictate the irrelevancy OF the above
movement becoming universal
The Klaw & Erlanger Comedy COM
pany, with the Rogers Brothers, con-
tinue their record smashing career. Last
Monday evening they set up new OPEN
ing score at the Montauk theater in
Brooklyn borough. After a week at
Newark. N. j., and at the Harlem opera
house, New York. this company viii
begin a four-weeks' run at the Hollis
Street theater in Boston, opening Nom
day, November IL.
Mary Mannering closed her engage
ment in Janice Meredith at the Colo
NAL theater, in Boston, Saturday, tho
10Th instant. She is now touring through
New England. She will visit Buffalo.
where she made her debut as a star last
season, November 81. From Pittsburg,
where she opens November 25 for one
week, she will proceed directly west
reaching Salt Lake City December 20.
The photograph taken OF Kyrle Bel
lew since his arrival in New York Illus
trate the marvellous grace and capacity
of the man. For nearly four hours he
was in the hands of the photographer,
throwing himself into one pose and then
,:l
rapidly as he could change costumes.
There were "a poses in the time stated.
and every pose furnished a picture
worthy of a frame. The company has
been in rehearsal at Wallacks for the
past two weeks, and, said one of the
company, whenever Mr.. Bellew comes
upon the stage, all the members of the
cast stand transfixed." There is no ro-
mantle actor in the world who has the
grace and carriage of Kyrle Bellew. He
is another evidence of the axiom, great
actors are born, not made
Max Rogers of the Rogers Brother4
can claim the proud distinction of being
a "life-saver.' At a matinee performs
ance of The Rogers Brothers in WASH
ington,' at the Knickerbocker theater,
middle aged lady sat in an end seat
four rows from the stage. She was
very much interested in the turn" Of
the brothers, and especially in Max, who.
when the mood strikes him, can be
funnier than a cage full of monkeys at
the Bronx ZOO" During a ''conversa-
ton she laughed very heartily for sew
] eral minutes. and then suddenly, as the
, boys left the stage, showed signs OF
distress. The stage manager, at the
peep-hole. had been watching the audi
ence and had had his attention attracted
to this lady by her enthusiastic demon
STATIONS of enjoyment. He noticed she
had become hysterical, and just as the
Rogerses We're about to go on in re-
sponse to an encore. warned them of the
ladys condition. They cut the encore
short and let it fall flat. When they re-
turned to the sta the lad1: had raco...