The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-31
'DlM0A and PTTHIls.'


Close u The lEasaxsmeas or Frea@r-
sek Wardet~ Coming 4 tsrsrsfsn
-soyian's ExhiAssIsn~
Tie shirsl and last az9hf OF Tar.sess
engagement brought out ! sarre aussi-
ence. which. IL cold and nnrespooxiye
through the Grst act. vas enthusiasts
and denlonstIasive asad even vociser-
osss with sielifshs. as the action quick
esed and the tragic points were
brought out ia their Intensity. giving
the great trasxiian the opportunity 81
displaying his magnificent powers.
The GOODNESS Of the audience during
the FIRST act was perhaps natural. a. i
lacks opportunities for the displaying
Of Warde's majestic acting. 1t afford
ed him. however, the opportunity az
tfkptcnng the quiet and sturdy may12i-
ness, the grade arid beauty Of acting
the sudden transitions from love 81
wife and chill and friend to the hat
red OF despots and traitors, that led
has audience to expect toe splendid
work In the folioxiag acts. Their
Warde was not fully mp to his work
Until the seennd act at times his voice
was husky arid the clear and mellow
tones which t.auE later on. were reye-
lations that delighted and surprised as
we'll
In the second act where Dionvsius
was proclaimed king IN the senate
chamber, the audience Was magnet
lied and electrified hy the impressive
pessof the actor. His denuneiation.
of the upstal,t ruler and feryer1t an
peals 10 has fellow senator's 10 UNFOLD
the cause Of liberty and the peot,le OF
syracuse. carried everything before ii
and the audience sat with intense in
feress depictisd on every face until the
climax came with the defiant cry II
Gespise you stiill'' hurled with the full
power OF passion &C the head OF the
usurper who had wounded his love by
threatening lais wife and child. From
that mofnenii the actor bad his audi
ance.
L. j. Henderson, as pythias shared
honors with Warde la the third act
although the star here showed some
OF the brightest gems Of his wonder
fui genius. Damon s struggle between
desire To see his wife and child once
more and the fear Of leaving bis friend
exposed to danger the acceptance Of
friendships sacrifice and the simple
promise, which 70 him was more sa-
cred than d vow, as deiineated BY
Warie could not have been excellefl a.
model OF heroic acting.
To those who have seen Damon and
pythias tand who has not u there i
no need 20 call attention to the Won
derful possibilities for eousummate
acting in the fourth act The love OF
vile and child to be depicted in tones
that reveal the heart-breaking behind
the restrained manner, the struggle
between TINT love alone--for love OF
! life Is not suggested the promise
to be redeemed, give opportunities
that can only be used by masters.
But the magnificent point
OF tragedy Is not reached
until i slave tells him that
he has killed his horse in order that
his sacrifice may not lie accomplished.
Ii is impossible Il, describe the terri
bic grandeur and sublime rage de-
picted In his mobile face and towering
form Is this Is revealed To him. Here,
more than IN any other part. does the
actors splereiid form aid him.
spirit OF the splendid deiineation that
in the fifth set il counted the moments
that were 10 decide whether Pythias
shall meet the sacrifice OF Damon. ar
whether Damon will arrive in time 10
show that friendships promise Is as
solemn a. an oath. When, with head
long rush. staggering steps and CHASTITY
face Damon appears and falls With
sheer exha Sktion, the audience was
moved win shudaer, so terrible was
i the m1khiticence OF the situation.
Whey he learned that Pyfhias
| stu lived. and the struggling
feath broke forth into peaislSoI ma
niacal laughter and then into tears
and choking words sscf JOY, the au-
dience had not wiped the tears OF
sympathy from their eyes when the
/ final curtain went down.
The entire support of the company
! is excellent. Aside from d rather Pc
culiar. and at times unpleasant voice,
/ Adele Belgsrd makes a pleasing and
/ pathetic Caianthe. William Stuart
made n mere than excellent Lucullus
! in the fourth act.
THE sISsTREIs.
The Goodyear. Cook & Dillon nin-
strels appear at Frye's opera house
Monday aud Tuesday nights. This
company, III is said, is an excellent one.
/ A number of Its members are from
Bairsi's Ministries, which gave one of
/ the best entertainments ever seen in
Seattle. The daily Illinois STATE jour
nal of January q says of the perform
ance:
I Goodyear. Cook & DlIlon's refined min
sssess called out q fall house saturday
night, and 1t goes without saying that not
one in the audience went away dissatisfied.
This is the first minstrel company that ever
presented an entirely new entertainment
Ia springfield. Every member is strictly
fifst-clsss artist. and the entire perform
ance was without vulgar hint or mouidy
chestnut The audience was conyulxesi
with riheera.,king laughter almost from tbs.
opening % the closing The company may
always cou'at on a full house in Spring
field.
sayroSss EXHIBITIONS.
All arrangements are complete for
the exhibition Of Captain Paul Boy
ton in West Seattle. Mt 3 p. m. to-day.
i place has been fitted up in the
hasin OF the wharf. and this win be
the scene slf the entertainment. The
place naturally is well adopted for the
uses of Captain Boyton, and is so
/ located TINT so 100 people could stand
/ on the wharf and side-hiii ia full view
of IL. The war vessels. between which
the engagement is 90 take place. are in
position aud the batteries have been
stationed. Captain Boytou will carry
out his full programme OF 70 feats to-
day. rain s,r shine. and the perform
ance will he repeated tomorrow.
BEGINNING At III O'Clock the West
/ Seattle leaves her wharf every half
hour. and from l. the steamers Mer-
win. Washington and City ST Quincy
I leave fesAer's wharf every few min
utes. A good band viii render music
during thu exhibition.
/ Captain Boyton states that il viii
I've Impossible for SNAIL craft To witness
/ tb< exhibition. They cannes land nj
<6he wharf and they cannot see the en-
teFtainmelat unless they do.
AN ENrERPRssISG FIRM.