The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-07

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A modest, quiet, sozenn-vfsaxed raan IL
Sol saith Russell. TIE irlnssxbse e0n.edian
Who appears 1t FrJe's 0pegA hoase NEXT
Friday 3zd SATURDAY EVENING" He wns
for many pears one Of the eese1rxfed
Berger Family. His 6Fsx wife. Lousse Eer-
Gex dIe9 Is pears ago. and srserss ysxrs
aftuvnrd he married . daaxe<<r q Oliver
Optic WA =. Adams the xzre9z story
writer some time Hince Re Ee{< his old
hosac 5u Bt--an and went to AfnneareI5K
MiEn-. where be invzsted Ia real estate
He has ont o< two brick b'eekx fhe-e All
Finds himself worth quarter Of uirlioa.
and famous throughout the world lie Is
eueirczy 4tAersrzs ia ais stare work frozn
al the oszser comedians. being reaned
quiet. EsnfIs End quaint
In - Foss Relation. winch has made q
States this season, Russell PLAYS fAe part Of
. shabby -gentceS inycnsor "a Poor Eefa-
ticn. which win be seen FRIDAY esenlnx
and u the saturday matinee, IL charming
story.
tive IN the factory Iine OF life, snd 10 him
he GOES TO sell hts invention He 5Nhungry.
and the rick factory mans daughter goes
on % get him sorsexhiux 20 eat He fssntz.
and the rich nAn's partner rods him of the
plans OF the REV invention. TzIs is seen
u tie daughters stepuosher. who hates
the girl. and when Noah RECEIVERS and fnds
has plans lost, the stepfngsher Accuses the
Kiri 81 stealing thera, and. 70 save her,
Noah says tha. he never had any plans. ard
4nistly goes CT 10 his gzrres TO sfarve
Jhe wicked parsrer wants 90 marry the
good girl, bur 10 confronted 81 the eleventh
nossr with wife and two childrcn--ffe
very children that No4h Vale had been
cxving for. wscked partner Il fps 10 Canada
with too<tie, bat. By some mistake, Noah
changes Taiises with him. and SAVES the
DOODLE fof the arsn. while the wicked one
tsexins life Ia Montreal with fsayed vel
low yziIse, oae pair Of socks. one collar.
quits 50 good as new. Vale gess his isse en-
tIoa back and rnarries pretty Dolly, the
rich MAS daughter. Tho sim piesf. test
and teuderest scene In the play In between
Noah and the two wkkfs and q saelghborly
The h1y. has been sick with the measles.
and rspsses In the half-b&rres which does
duty for Q cradle. aud il wrapped in Eosh's
osercoat. Patch has been cut hunting
fnei. for the weather Is vsrf cold. ouiy 20
find when abe comes hack that there Is no
steve Ia which 70 Snake Ere. The j&ni-
tor comes In for hts rv-st. and finding Patch
steals out. Poor Vale ereeps home. ha-ing
tOiIed mp and down stairs all day trying %
sell the rise aud Fall of Rome In eight
volumes on subscription. Patchs nickel
II discovered. devoted 10 the purchase Of
bread, and then the children clasn0r for
Assessment, and Vale sits down 10 tell
them fairy stories abosf pie and cake, aud
beefsfsak and padding -pudd;ag with two
kinds Of sauce. Sol Smith Russell IS Noah
Vale fairly reselied In pashos and humor.
BEN. corTox.
On Wednesday evening Ben. Cotton, III q
famous negro minstrel. win begin an en-
gagcment Al Frye's opera house. Ben.
Cotton was among the first, and was, and
Still Is, the best negro impersouator Of
America He. with his daughter. Idalene
Cotton. VIII appear In tise sensational
drama. "Nobodys Claim" Wednesday
evening, with the highly sensational Ore
scene, the thrilling bear aght. and the
railroad sfnash-up. Daring the perform
anee two horses win be used on the stare.
This child OF MomSis, Benjsmin A. Cotton,
when mere boy working liz cotton fac
tory In Fswtucket, X. T., eyiHeed q strong
dcssfe for the stage. Minstrelsy. about that
time, Was In fun bloom throughout the
stop at pawtucket 70 entertain the factory
workers. and Ben, having wit
messed several OF their enter
tainmeiiss, became enamored with the
plsEntisc melodies. lndiCrous actions and
witty sayings, aud whenever the amount
could be raised he Was sure 70 attend. He
finally concluded % adopt the stage and
quit the factory. which he did. and soon
became one Of the best negro comedians in
the profession. aud has now been catering
20 Inc public for year,, during which time
he has played with the best companies IN
the world. visiting nearly all the states and
territories. and making himself general
fayofsfe wherever he has appeared. he IL
wei known from Maine to California.
For several years past he has been
starring with his daughter Idaiene. appear
ing Ia the above-named dramas. meeting
with universal favor aud playing to fnil
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