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Musician recalls early Anaconda days and cast
A longtime secretary recounts Anaconda memories from the 19th century, naming Tom Hannan, Renards, Professor Kennicott, a 4 to 6 piece orchestra, and a night of Faust in a snowbound troupe. He recalls local gambling houses, Mephistopheles, and a Mephistopheles auction alongside town figures and a beer wagon crew.
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P. Braus
Anaconda
American Federation of Musicians
Melasha
Wis
Otto C. Kloeptel
Mount Baldy
Tom Hannan
Old Rénards
George
Kennicott
Foterees
Schlepestel
Ws’ Opera House
Faust
Stuart
Otto
Wommelsdorf
Mephistophetes
Kessler
Rod McKenzie
Peter Schifour
Gamer & Co
Sam Treloar
Indianapolis