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The Martin Company
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The coming week offers to the thea
tergoers of Missoula two attractions
of unusual merit, "The Alaskan" and
"The Matohmaker." The first named
show was presented at the Union thea
ter last season and is still held in af
fectionate regard. This year, so it is
said, "The Alaskan" is even more bril
liant than before. Daniel Sully in
"The Matchmaker" comes to Mlsatula
on 8autrday, four days after "The
Alaskan." Mr. Sully has been in Mis
soula before, but "The Matchmaker,"
his latest and best success. has not.
The month of February offers, in ad
dition to the two attractions men
tioned above. "Brewster's Millions," a
dramatization of a book that made a
Chicago newspaper man a famous
novelist.
"ALASKAN" REDOUNDS
IN ATTRAC1IVE SONGS
John Cort's novel musical presenta
tion, "The Alaskan," with its many
artistic principals, beautiful chorus
and its wealth of scenic equipment
comes to the Union theater on Tues
day, February 2, and will be sung by
this fine organization as artistically
as it was last season, when it scored
one of the most positive successes at
tributed to a musical organization in
years. Since the time musical offer
ings became the vogue, authors and
managers have vied with eachl other
in their ambition to give something
new, but it remained for Joseph
Blethen, Max Figman and Harry
Girard to take their imaginations to
the gold fields of far off Alaska, for
their story of local color. That they
struck upon a happy combination with
any amount of material at hand for
originality, was full exemplified last
year when this tuneful, bright and
original opera was received with every
mark of approval by music lovers
throughout the entire country. The
possibilities for costuming, scenic pic
tures and other stage attributes with
Alaska as the central point, are un
limited, and that the authors accepted
every advantage for such, has been
proven. From the standpoint of music,
the score is exceptionally brilliant with
many tuneful melodies and high class
numbers introduced. Among those
that have become exceedingly popular
being the famous "My Totem Pole,"
"Arlee," "The Trouble Tree," "For I
Dream of You," "Mother Did," "Party
of the Second Part." "Good, Better,
Best," "The Moth and the Bumble
Bee" and others equally as well liked.
"The Alaskan" company carries its
own orchestra of eight pieces.
SPENDING MONEY WINS
FORTUNE FOR BREWSTEH
The Cohan and Harris comedians
will shortly present in this city "Brew
ster's Millions," the most popular story
ever written by George Barr McCut
cheon. It is full of humor, and the
dramatic possibilities in it have been
well developed in the stage adaptation
made by Winchell Smith and Byron
Ongley. It will be given its first pre
sentation in Missoula, Thursday, Feb
ruary 55.
The role of Monty Brewster is taken
by Robert Ober, upon whom the heav
iest burden of the play rests. De
termined to win the $7,000,000 left by
an uncle providing he spends a million
left by a grandfather inside a year,
he embarks on a career with the sole
purpose of spending the million. He
employs a big force of clerks to do
nothing, buys stock that is sure to
go down, deposits money in tottering
banks, is on angel to an actress, pub
lishes books for poor authors, and
crowns his "tollies" by taking his
friends on a world cruise in a yacht,
and sucoeeds, when he despairs of
reaching the goal, by outwitting his
friends. They Judged him nad, and
would save him and his fortune by
hoisting a signal of distress on a
yacht In an awful storm, which re
quires the payment of the remaining
half-million dollars for salvage. Ev
ery moment is a moment of activity.
The fever of spending isn there, and
he has to fight to become poor, but
by much hard work and great clever
ne.s he becomes actually a pauper,
wins the girl he loves and realizes the
$7,000,000.
The staging of the play could not
be better. The most striking scenes
are in the third act, which shows the
yacht on which Monty is entertaining
his friends. The storm I. a master
piece of electricity and nechanism.
"RED MILL'S" COMING
WILL BE AN "EVENT"
Homething Iln the nature of an
"event" may be predicted at the liar
llis theater this season. The occasion
vwill be notable because it will usher In
an engagement of what has been pro
nounced one of the best musical of
.fr '
DAN SULLY.
ferings of the decade-- The Red Mill,"
which, under the direction of t'harles
Dilllnghain, made an all-year run in
New York last season, thre. months
in Boston and two months in l'hiladel
phia. Additional importane,' obtains
through the fact that the play is by
those necromancers of stage conmpo
sition, Henry Blossom and Victor Htir
bert, who gave us that delightful
comic opera, "M'lle. Modiste." in which
Fritzi Scheff is the bright particular
star.
In seeking a novel setting for his
play, Mr. Blossom happily hit upon
the country of Holland, which has
heretofore not been served up very
much by dramatists. The characters
in the piece, with one or two excep
tions, are all Dutch, and their quaint
and brightly colored costumes, ex
hibited in a framework made up of
whirling windmills and delft decora
tions, form, from all accounts, some
very novel and pretty stage pictures.
The story revolves around the ad
ventures of two smart, but financially
embarrassed Americans, who are "do
ing" Europe, and who get stranded at
Katwyk-aan-Zee. They try to beat
their board bill, but are caught by a
stern sheriff, prosecuted by an unre
lenting tavern keeper and sentenced
by a burly burgomaster to work out
their debt. This they do by acting as
a waiter and an interpreter. A dainty
love story is introduced in the plot,
which involves the two Americans, a
dashing navy officer, a piquant bar
maid and a burgomaster's charming
daughter and flirtatious sister. These
various characters are impersonated
by a group of exceptionally clever
players, headed by Joseph Whitehead
and Neill McNeil.
VETERAN ACTOR ILL
AT INDIANA HOME
Chicago, Jan. 30.-News of the crlt
n al !llnes.; of t'harles D. Hess at his
home near Vestville, Ind., has been
received with regret among old-time
theatrical men in Chicago who remem
ber Mr. Hess as one of the most fa
mous members of the profession
twenty-five or thirty years ago. For
a number of years Mr. Hess has
lived In quiet retirement on his farm
in Indiana and to the great majority
of players as well as playgoers his
name was little more than In mllmory.
But the older generation recap him
as the greatest operat c manager of
his day and the man who introduced
to the itoper'tle and theatrical world
suli well-known .tars as Emmina Ab
boltt Clara Louise Kellogg, Christine
Nilsson, Minnie Panlmer and William
H. Crane.
The son of a 1lohawk valley Dutch
man, Mr. less was born In Livings
ton county, New York, seventy-one
years ago. At the age of 13 he ran
away from home with a strolling min
strel troupe whose supply of funds
was so limited that railroad fare was
out of the question, and so the mem
bers tramn lpe over the Erie roadbed
front town to town, playing wherever
they could get trusted for hall rent.
Mr. Hess had numerous experiences
as a strolling player and manager un
til the outbreak of tile civil war, when
he enlisted and served two years as
a lieutenant in the Thirteenth New
York volunteers. At the titite of the
assassination of President Lincoln Mr.
lhess was part owner in Grover's
opera house in Washington, and,
though a stanch U!nionist, was called
as a witnetss In the trial of Mrs. Sur
ratt. Later he went to Philadelphia
as manager of tile Chestnut street
theater. Alternating between Philadel
htia, Pittsburg and Washlngton, Mr.
Hess eventually came to Chicago and
assumed the active management of
the Crosby opera house. It was while
managing with great success, thti
beautiful opera house that Mr. HePs
first conielled the notionh f olganiz
ing anl opera company for the pro
duction of grand opera in English. a
project which at that time was con
Jidered by all managers as both dar
ing ,"nd hazardous. l'arepa-Hlosa was
engaged and the Engllsh Grand
(opera company wa.; enthusiastically
re. Ivel r everywhe-re.. The singer
netted In the neighborhood of $100,000
as her share of the profits, while
AManager Hess re,.ived perhaps one
tenth that sum, with the added pres
tige resulting from having achieved a
brilliant success In attempting the
daring role of manager of al Eng
lish grand opera company.
Having lost his valuable library and
theatrical wardrobe in the fir.e that
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EDWARD MARTINDEL AS "TOTEM POLE PETE," IN THE FAMOUS
COMIC OPERA THE ALASKAN
destroyed the Crosby opera house, Mr.
Hess retired for a time from active
management. But soon he was in
active htarn:ess again and In partner
ship with the late Maurice Grau con
ducted a season of English grand
opera with Clara Loulse Kellogg as
the prima donna. The season proved
a failure, and when the company re
turned to New York the managers
suffered a loss of $35,000. Mr. Hess
wisely decided to drop grand opera.
Organizing a light opera company he
netted $15,000 in the venture Within
a few weeks.
Among his other ventures Mr. Itess
toured an opera company through
Mexico and a part of South America.
iUpon his return to thlis (coulltry hie
managed the Grand opera house inl
Chicago and later directed the affairs
of ithe Lillian Hlussell English optern
company. Then came :i seuaonll is
nlmanager of the Minnie Palmer com
pany, which he gave ulp to assume the
managemnqnt of the Cora Tanner ,com
pany. ills last operatic directorship
was with the Minnie Hauk opera com
allny. In 1893 Mr. Hess retired per
mane.tly from the theatri.al business
and has lived quietly on his wvell
stocked farm.
DANIEL SULLY COMING
IN "THE MATCHMAKER"
The last day of this week will bring
to the I.'nlon theater Daniel Sully in
"The Matchmaker." This play is said
to be the greatest that Mr. Sully has
ever chosen as it vehicle for his art.
The actor is well known In Missoula.
lHe has always been a favorite here,
and if what Is said about "The
Matchmalker" is correct, his appEar
anlce for the present season will be
under unusually auspicious circum
stances.
DOING:;OF PLAYER
FOLK OF AMERICA
E. H. Southern and Julia Marlowe
will be the principal ployers at the
New Theater in New York.
Miml Aguglia has applied to Wil
liaam Fravershaun for the Italian rights
of 'The World and His wife.'
Clyde Fitch's new play, "The
lHappy Marriage" will be given its
first iroduction in Washington, Jan
uary 25.
George Sylvester Viereck. co-author
w\ ith Edgar Allen Woolf of "The \'am
pirl'," returned from Europe a few
days ago and anlnoured that his play
would probably be produced next sea
son in Germany, Hungary and Italy.
Marie Tempest had a successful
opening recently at the Comedy the
ater, London, in W. S. Maughhame's
new play, "Penelope."
Chhanning Pollock's latest play, now
called "Such a Little tueen," has been
purchased by Henry B. Harris for
production next fall.
Laura Lang intends to leave the
stage after her marriage tomorrow to
A. J. McCarthy, a prominent Chicago
railroad official, and will devote her
self to her husband.
The Shuberts have arranged for the
presentation of the "Vampire" at the
Hackett theater next Monday, follow-'
ing the conclusion of Mrs. Fisk's en
gagement In "Salvation Nell."
Lillian Russell had sold her home in
New York but denies that she is about
to marry again. It is reported that
Mllst Russell Intends to rest for a
while from her last marital ven
ture.
Viola Allen will be presented this
season in a new play, entitled "The
White Sister," from the pen of Marion
Crawford. The play, which is said to
be interesting, will have Its premiere
on January 25.
Blanche Walsh, it is reported upon
good authority, has purchased an
estate of ono hlndired acres near
Richmond, Va., where she expects to
make her permanent home, at least
for the summer, in the future.
Hattie Williams, at the end of her
engagement in "Fluffy Ruffles," will
be starred in a straight comedy by
Alexander flisson, author of "The
,Iask, d aitll" and the equally success
tul comedy, entitled "On and Off."
JIlr.tgomtnry and Stone are to have
i new play by Frank L. Baum, author
,f "The Wizard of Oz." The scenes
,f the new play are to be laid in the
lame country and the piece will be
ailed "O)zma of Oz." The music is
by Manuel Klein.
It is announced that Liebler & Co.
Kill soon star H. 1B. Warner, now
tlaying with Wilton Lackaye in "The
:;attlc," In a new play by Booth Tark
tglon and Hirry Leon Wilson, the
uthors ofr "The Man from Home."
The title of the new play Is "All the
King's Men."
Charles Froham; has Just completed
arrangemnlnts for two new productions
in Londan. Most important of the two
will be the first productioni in Lon
don of lBernstein's "Samson" at the
Garrick theater, with Arthur Bour
chier in the principal part. Bour
chler played the part in this country
and won unusual success with it.
"Penelope" with Marie Tempest, at the
Comedy theater, is also one of Charles
Frohman's enterprises.
A Horrible Holdup.
"About ten 'years ago my brother
was "held up" in his work, health and
happiness by what was believed to be
hopeless consumption," writes W. R.
Lipscomb of Washington, N. C. "He
took all kinds of remedies and treat
ment from several doctors, but found
no help till he used Dr. King's New
Discovery and was wholly cured by six
bottles. He is a well man today." It's
quick to relieve and the surest cure
for weak or sor , lunge, hemorrhages,
coughs Lanu usos, broncnltis, la grippe,
asthma and all bronchial affections;
50c anl $1. Trial battle free Guar
anteed by Geo,. Fretshelmer
NOT A FLATTERING MISTAKE.
Eugene Walter, the playwright, dis
cussed in his Washington apartment
the failure of "Paid In Full" in Lon
don.
"The London critics," said Mr. Wal
ter, "praised my drama without a dis
senting voice. But the public would
not come to the Aldwych theater. The
public was unflattering as the African
sentinel.
"A Fernch sentinel in Algeria, you
know," Mr. Walter explained, "had for
colonel a tall, lanky, round-shouldered
man.
"This round-shouldered colonel one
night waq making a quiet inspection.
Passing the sentinel, he found, to his
rage and indignation, that he was not
challenged. Se he returned to the man
and roared:
"'You didn't challenge me!'
"'No-o, sir," faltered the sentinel,
saluting.
"'Well, why didn't you?' the colonel
demanded.
"'Excuse me, sir,' said the sentinel.
'but I thought-I beg your pardon, sir,
-I thought you was a camel.' "-Wash
ington Star.
An Indigestion
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Many people who are otherwise
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dyspepsia. WVhen you consider that
the stomach and allied digestive or
gans are the most important organs
of the body, it would seem that a dis
order there is to be taken very ser
iously.
Dyspeptics cannot eat the things they
like; food sours in the stomach; tihen
chronic constipation begins, or, as is often
the case, you have been constipated all
along, and the stools are forced and
Irregular.
But there is no use letting indigestior.
go until it becomes chronic and under.
mines your health. It is good advice tc
suggest to you that ygu go to your drug
gist and get a bottle of Dr. Caldwelr'
yrup Pepsin, the wonderful cure for
stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Thai
is what C. Fowler, of Carson City, Mich.,
did and he is well today. Others who did
the same and are cured are Ida A. For
tune, of Grand Junction. Tenn., B. F.
Thompson, of Shenandoah. Ia. who ac
tually considers that it saved his life.
You can obtain a 50-cent or $1 bottle of
the druggist, and, taken according to dl
rections, it will probably be all you need.
It is a liquid, acts gently, never gripes,
and besides the laxative effect, contains
exceptlonal tonic properties which tone
the stomach, and that is what is es.
pecially needed in indigestion.
All sufferers from indigestion who have
never used Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
can obtain a free test bottle by writing
the doctor. It will be sent direct to your
home without any charge. In this way
thousands have proven to their own sat
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tablets, salts, etc., away.
If there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or if you want
any medical advice, write
to the d6ctor, and he will
answer you fully. There is .
no charge for this service.
The address is Dr. W. B.
Caldwell, .17 Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. Ill.
Pw sal, by Gavree City Drug Co.
UNION THEATER
C. A. HARNOIS, Manager
Tuesday, Feb. 2
John Cort's Magnificent Production of the Comic Opera
Success of Last Season
Edward
Martindel
Again in the Role of
"TOTEM POLE PETE"
A New Cast of Principals,
"Show Girls" and Chorus
Same Catchy Music and Many New Numbers. Same
Funny Polar Bear and Eskimo Sledge Dogs. Company's
Own Special Orchestra.
The New Principals Include Lora Lieb, Forrest Huff,
Fritzie von Busing, Dick Fitzgerald, Ida Fitzhugh, J.
Hunter Wilson.
Prices-41.50, $1, 75€ and 500
Seats on Sale Monday, 10 a. m. at Theater.
AT THE
LYRIC
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
February 1 and 2
Presenting Another Selig Masterpiece
"A Mountain Feud"
A Western Drama Taken from Life in Montana
Portrays a fued between two old men, that is of many years standing
and so bitter, that when either of the two venture forth, they are never
without their rifles. To make the story interesting, Jennie, the oldest
daughter of one of the feudists, is in love with the only son of the
avowed enemy of her father. The duel, the elopment and the chase
conspire to make this one of the prettiest pictures you ever saw. For
magnificent rugged background and wild mountain scenery this film is
unsurpassed; the story is thrilling, full of heart Interest and plainly told.
Two Other Excellent Films
E. Worth Crampton, singing
"I Never Knew I Loved Until I Met You"
Watch Our Announcements
Feature Subjects All This Week
At the Bijou Theater
Monday and Tuesday Evenings
February 1 and 2
An Old Wool Garment
Impersonator's Jokes
ILLUSTRATED SONG
"Would You Miss Me?" by Ed Levasseur
On Thanksgiving Day
This is another one of the Bijou's Excellent Pro
grams. Come and see it.
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