Another good production was witnessed at the Grand last week, "My Partner" being the attraction. The cast of the play was very creditable and fully appreciated by those fortunate enough to see it. Much credit is due the management of this house for presenting plays with the usual Dawson environments eliminated.
The "Two Orphans" is on this week at the Opera House, and as Paul Boardman expresses it, "it is the greatest and most finished production ever put on a stage in Dawson." The Boardmans traveled for three years with Kate Claxton, who made the play famous, during which time Blossom was understudy for Miss Claxton. It is a part in which Blossom is said to have excelled all her previous efforts. The house was packed to the doors last night, and the play will doubtless have a good run during the week.
Another of Eddie O'Brien's skits opens the show this week at the Monte Carlo. It is created and presented for fun alone, without any attempt whatever at the
tragic or emotional. The Monte Carlo might be said to be the home of comedy, as the management has steadily adhered to the portrayal of the comic side ot life, whereas rival houses have branched off into melo-dramas and spectacular extravaganzas. "McGee's Picnic" employs the entire stock company in the cast, and is full of bright and witty comedy.
BEER $7 PER BOTTLE.
"Here is a $20,000 beer bill," said Frank Simon, of Dawson, last night, to a P.-I. reporter, "and what is better still, it's paid and the stuff resold at a handsome profit. It's not the easiest thing in the world to get liquor into the Klondike
nowadays, but McCauley Bros. landed 400 cases of beer and I bought every case, paying $20,000 cash for the lot. I sold every bottle of that in 32 days at the rate of $7 per bottle."
NOVEL THEATRICAL VENTURE.
Frank Simons, the Charles Frohman of the Yukon, has arrived from Dawson for the purpose of organizing a theatrical expedition for Cape Nome, says the P.-I. of October 5. He is en route east in the furtherance of his plans, which contemplate taking 30 high class vaudeville performers to Nome City, the metropolis of the American Klondike.
The enterprise is more or less novel. Before leaving Dawson he purchased a river steamer and also a big barge. These he will meet with his performers on the opening of navigation in the spring at White Horse. Here they will board the steamer for Cape Nome, playing one engagement of four weeks at Simon's Opera House in Dawson en route.
The barge will be loaded with sufficient lumber to build a theatre at Cape Nome. In three days from the arrival of the lumber Simons figures on having the structure ready for theatrical occupancy. He thinks he can get the lumber to Cape Nome by tbe all river route from six to eight weeks earlier than he would by waiting until an ocean steamer can reach the district.
STAGE GOSSIP.
Dora George began an engagement at the Opera House last evening.
Jaqueline, Sid and Holgate are a trio seen ut the Monte Carlo this week for the first time.
Frank Boyd is thinking of making the trip over the ice to Nome, leaving here about March 1.
Nellie Holgate will leave for the outside early in December and expects to return by March.
Dave Bogart, manager of the Opera House, was quite ill during the week, but is said to be recovering.
George Hillyer is playing one of the principal parts in the "Two Orphans" at the Opera House this week.
Dick Maurettus as a composer and originator is hot stuff. His closing act at the Monte Carlo this week is a side-splitter.
Maude Lloyd, who is confined at the Good Samaritan Hospital from an attack of typhoid-pneumonia, is no better, and her friends are somewhat worried over her condition.
Paul Boardman and Billy Mullen are doing a double turn at the Opera House
this week, the former appearing as a German count and the latter as a gentleman from Cork.
In the "Two Orphans," at the Opera House, are seen this week six new complete scenes painted by George Hillyer and Dick Davenport. They are beautiful specimens of the scene painter's art, particularly the garden scene.
[not legible...] big hit. By the way, did you know that Mulligan is a musician and writes all his own songs and orchestrates his music? His manuscript is quite good, but the way he makes some of his notes would drive a leader to strong drink.
May Walker, the popular soubrette who left the Opera House to enjoy a
much needed vacation, made her reappearance in the popular house last evening in the "Two Orphans." She was given a hearty reception and gave pleasing representation of the French peasant girl. Owing to a severe cold she will not sing in the ollo until next week.
Four vaudeville actresses returned from a Klondike engagement on the Humboldt, says the Seattle P.-I. of October 5. They are the Misses Fannie Hall, Flora Hastings, Georgia Hill and Rose Frances Blumpkip. Miss Hall is soon to become the bride of Captain Jack Ogilvie, one of the four commanders of the Yukon Field Force. F. E. Simonds, Dawson's best known theatrical manager, came on the Humboldt again in search of more talent. It is said he contemplates taking 30 theatrical stars to Dawson in the spring.
Rose Blumpkin arrived Sunday per dog team from Ogilvie, looking as fresh, chic and stunning as though just out of her morning bath. Her experiences during and since the Stratton wreck would fill a volume, and she says they are worthy of being made a part of the history of the Yukon. She was the last lady to leave the abandoned vessel and was the first to make the start in a scow with six men for Ogilvie. Her loss is very heavy, though not as great as at first reported. The trunk, which is said to contain the greater
part of her jewels, floated ashore, and she has been told who and where the people are who have taken charge of it.
Phonographs, records, blank records, King's cough cure, kodaks, bill books etc., Kelly & Co., druggists, Aurora building.
