The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-21
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Mise Chariotse Th0mp.on and Cowrsnx
Ia ssJmne Errass Taaf wtwks

Mise Chariotse Thompson and Csmpanx
IN Jane Eyre" Fast Night
A romantic drErsa, alnaset ~ fszaIsar 20 tns
taSatef kHb8tas - ere Nbahespearean trareases
. Bin, +'y.ne Eyre WAS pru1ueesa - Turn Hal
hester last night ~ Miss cnaxsoste Thompson
and her comp4ny. There were bus few II sne
1aassaes who had not seen TIE play before. huf
noze ran say that thsy ever Witnessed 4 more
faaltIess production 81 f. Mfss Tnompeon q a..
iaeAl Jane Eyre. and ali members OF her com
panT sc vel up "a sne1F respective ralea. The
performances ~ks 6ne Of me rose snsfsfae-
tory ever gsven - tnis thssier and ne drama
seemed 70 bs ssiuvenstsd by is clersr fntsspre-
tafion
Msss Thompson, IA tie title roae vas snscfn-
stinziy natural. particularly after tie srcIeene
VIXEN she hscaEne the ggTernens Of fard Roehest-
eIs ward Her blending 81 no9essy and dig
ntfy Nas the work Of q woman who not OILY en-
acted TIE role but lived Il That she believed
psrsef 70 - Jsns Eyre wss pezceptbie 20 every
close observer IN the house
her gradual lEfstaation with Lord Rochester
was 90 delacats1y and realistically portrnyed Is
% elicit quiet and respected admiration. some
o. Der btst scenes yet 81 were gead were ia the
second act. being again thrown into the com
pany ct her hearFless annf zr1 cousin under
Lezd kocnexteTs roof In these Scenes she
SEEMED % ht inspired Her grand est work ghe
CLIMAX 70 her eninentsy successful characters.
AE&HE between EEt&&tE
SAD LoFd Rochester. IA The last set, which
reached the sablimffy OF dramatic art Aisa
Ihonpson may have peer IN The title role Of
tbs play, but certainly 40 superior.
NJ. William Yeranee. ~ LcEd Edward RocheSs
ter. presented the character In mastery and
foFelote msnnsr, never for moment forgetting
thai ne was . real cynical aFissoefat. The vari-
atoms Of his moods we're clearly defined, AID
his conception Of the character wAs supeFIa-
lively intelligent
Amelia Watts Mrs Reed Was cieyerly handed
dignaaed, ausfsre and perfect In every detail,
excepting In tho scene where she becomes ap-
prised Of her son's forgery and subsequent sui
eide; there she lacks the requisite emotional
power.
The Achills DLeon, by Mr. r valertine, .
French gentleman ia loEe with Lady Ingram.
sss refined dialect comedy role. 10 which he
did ample justice.
ME B. Ecnarv's HczekIah REsckeiburss, the
hypocritical divine In charge Of charity 20
whose mefeies Jane Eyre had been consigned
oy her aunt was 10 well handled IS 10 arouse
disgust
Mr. = n s;ephens' Jacob Buttercap, servant
in tbs Rochsster household. was . bit OF good
aud humorous work.
The following members Of the company.
which Ia strong In every point earned their
share Of the good win Of the audience Mr.. W.
Anderson. a. Colonel Deaf good.n4tuFed re-
ttt~sA 0e9tEis AT 80WA&4 kttl1s a. asIAs FsEE4 .
spoiled boy: Miss Josephine Kent. a. Lady
Ingram. who without avail set her cap for Lord
Rochester, and MIRA Howard, a. Mrs. Fairfax.
Rochester.s housekseper.
POSTAGE sTAMF COMPANY.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, the latter being
Christmas. wiz be presented at Turn Hall thea
ter thc most original entertainments ever given
I'm the city The Postage stamp Company has
the house for those two nights, and win give "A
Social session" The Newport Observer. speak
ins Of the company. says:
There was ca extremely social session ~ the
opefshouss last evening, both before and be-
bind the footligAtx, the house being one of the
largest Of the season and the play one OF the
most entertaining set seen here The plot con-
sisted Of the efforts OF old Farmer SIas' friends
10 pay OF 8 heayy mortgage on his farm, by
dimes FROM BARRIERS chair and dollars from an
amateur opera performances. some extremely
colnical business was introduced in the haFber
shop BY Messrs Talbot. Henry and Gray. The
Last made the hit OF the evening. Messrs. Hail.
Gibson and Roche were applsudsd. the first Tor
his excellent character acting as Farmer silas.
TIE quartette singing was loudly encored. aud
the characters taken by Misses spra9ue, Hay
den and Msddsgan were wei presented An adj
mirahle feature Of the evenings entertainment
was the playing OF che Grand Star orchestra, the
comet solos 81 Mr., kiokerson and tbs xylophoue
selections OF Mr.. Wiiiete repetitioHs being loudly
demanded"