The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-12
Studebaker, joined in the colossal
chorus"

The Haverly minstrel show, the coming
of which is announced, has been stand
ard American attraction since the palmy
davs when the redoubtable Jack Hav-
erlv controlled score of theaters on both
sides of the Atlantic, and had as MS as
| sistants such men as the Frohmans ana
others now equally conspicuous in the
theatrical world. Haverlys venture
, some ambition cost him the greater part
| of his immense fortune, but to his min
strel company he chung with undaunted
courage and through the years it has sur
yiyed the fiercest rivalry and keenest
! connection. Mr.. Vaudeville, who now
| directs the Haverly enterprise, encopr-
AGED by his success last season, has this
| year striven to maintain the HaVerly
name and fame with an organization as
complete as money ana Dralhs Can
make it, He again presents as MS chlel
| comedian Mr.. George Wilson, name
familiar wherever minstrelsy is Known
and has furnished him as assistants in
fun making. comedians, but nttle Tess
known. such as Dan Altman, Eddie
Mazier. Tony Conley. Herman. Marion,
Billy Pearl, Willis Rankin and Eddie
McGlue.
Musically there has been no deterlora.
tion from the high standard of excellence
which Haverly has always insisted on
maintaining. Young, well cultivated,
fresh voices will compose the choir,
with soloists who excel as intelligent
readers Of pleasing ballads. An or
chestra of picked instrumentalists VIII
he directed by Claude Menkee, once
violin virtuoso of the famous Boston
symphony orchestra, while the band is
led by Frances Switzerland, who as his
assistant conductor in the celebrated
British Grenadier Guards band. divided
honors with the veteran, Dan Godfrey,ln
the recent American tour of the popular
English land
The opening night of the minstrels Is
Sunday, October 13, at Sutton's New
Grand.
The New York Sun describes how Clyde
Fitch was recently caught in one of his
own traps: Clyde Fitch arrived from
Europe Saturday and attended the first
night of the revival of Captain Jinks,"
in compliment to Miss Ethel Barrymore.
whose success in his comedy has been
particularly pleasing to him. In the first
act of Captain links" the scene is
dock where Nine Trentoni Miss Barry
more) is expected to arrive from Europe.
The reporters are eagerly waiting for the
diva and when the steamer is made fast
| and the gang plank is in place, they are
on the qui vive for the first sight of the
beautiful singer. The cry goes up: Here
she is" and there Is great excitement
On Monday night the audience expect
ing the appearance of Miss Barrymore
as it always does at this point, broke into
applause, and the most enthusiastic was
| Mr.. Fitch, eager to greet the actress
Then Miss Estelle Mortimer. as Mrs.
Greenborough, the prma dOnna's aunt.
stepped on the dock to the chagrin of the
! reporters and the confusion of the audi
ence. Mr.. Fitch. whose mind was evil
IDENTIFY divided between what he was see
ing and some future success, was clap
ping his hands wildly. With start he
awoke to the situation and tried to retire
into his evening clothes and look as If he
hadn't made a mistake and forgotten his
own device to entrap the reporters in the
play and the audience in front.
The Bernhardt-Adams venture in
Romeo and Juliet is not a mere ,adver-
! Using scheme. it would appear, for there
are signs that the experiment will actu-
ally be made. The London Pail Mall Ga
zette is authority for this statement:
1.-THE resources and energy of Nine.
Bernhard are apparently inexhaustible.
At an age when, in the nature Of things,