The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-29
A Play Enjoyed with - Mach zest as by
saner Mertais- Management
Of the Hospital.


tasteful and gracefully pretty a. any pup
Ae hlshsataoa nave ever seen as.soEAse y, ~
Ike manner Tor snch an OCCASION me
many com piiments pala tne eInosltis'l-
nlentS must nave repaid ar. heuPatas me
assistant physieian mere, LOT tue uilae ana
trouble he devoted 70 thst suceesst0i &C
ccmpslsnment.
At O'Clock tue enapei chimes cassed Tue
patents 70 tae scene Oh sne evening ; eassE-
tainnaens, ana after snort pEe.aeels Pre-
lude Dy the superintendent IN vhaeh every
one vas wished > merry Snf'se.has, .aae
enrkain Was euf.ea eeiilns afsl a1u ssas ~
t1yitles began with reaity eosnlcai iaIee
entitled. An AwIai ioosnaehe. Inc
farce was indeed larry wen oohe, Win the
characters cast thuSis'
oaonte Jones NJ. a !. nAs Alns
-, rn.sa, NJ Icss,,h Fs,lso.,
Rah es,,,ssn Mr.. FREDERICK C;nyot
gnAiIbones ................M M. T. n Bailey
Ms. o<ionto ZONES ...... Mrs Rose A. shade
Belinda .,..-...,.....-....... Miss laura Moore
The participants IN the play are All EN-
pioyes OF the hospital, with the exception
OF Mrs. Shade, and did remarkably wen
for amateurs. especially Mr.. Hawkins.
who without doubt possesses talent in this
line. making last evening decided hit in
his character of the dentist Mrs shade
and Mr.. Bailey also deserve "a personal
for making much of little. Ii is unneces-
sary TO detail the divers dilemmas ami ludi-
crous situations in which the several char
acters became involved up to and includ-
ing the climax. Suffice il to say that the
desired desideratum was fully attained in
keeping the attention of the patients
-. ham
from time to time pronounced plaudits.
At the finale OF the farce the tapers on
the two trees looming from the main hoor
ON either side OF the stage 10 the ceiling,
ike transplanted extraordinary exotics OF
gigantic growth. and fixed by fairy fingers,
were set ia scfntillating sparks resplen-
IDENTIFY reflectlng the gilt aud gorgeous
.sgowning' OF the burden-bent branches;
brilliant. FURNISHED and bright As tby eler-
tric cloneation OF the imagination, 50 easy
here.) q sanguine sunrise, with meteor
eyes ana hurzsinH fianles cszasrrea IN
deed. with ths electric lights out. u was
spectacular scene seldom seen oil the
stage During the illumination Aendeis-
shon's magnificent melody
..iIaEkl the herald angels sing
oloss % .ne hs~.oo,n ais,
Pratt, soprano; Mrs. Oliver fiks. con-
tralso; DIR. Redpath, tenor, and ar.
Stevens bass, Mrs. kedpath presiding AZ
the organ. AT the conclusion o. the hyihh
the most interesting part OF TIE evening
was entered upon IN denudsng the trees OF
the presents and presenting them 70 the
patients, OF whom every one received some
useful article. Handkerchieis, coihiorterss
Suspenders, gloves. hats, CAPS, Win az All
mixture OF nuts, candies, and other ake M
digestible ingredients indispensabiy con.
nected with Christmas, formed inc push OF
the gifts OF the state 20 It's unfortunate
charges, and pleased them as mnch as .
boy with half holiday.
Preparations were then made TOT the
dance, but As the regular hour Tor bed had
passed long since, and as considerable
time would have been required In remov-
ing the debris, DIR. Wapghop decided %
postpone the twinkiing feet act unui 70
night, thereby pToaonelas the seaeplaiioa
of Christmas, much 10 the entire satisiae-
ton OF every one, and making WITH toe
regular dance, occurring every satasasy
night, grand galaxy OF gayety. as the
aliuring "adn would aihieraiiVesy as
play il.
thus closed Christmas eve. isss. Al taaA
hospital for the insane. aud from the NJ
larity Of the occasion 20 evidently evinced
and not marreei by one Migrant ieaiurs' no
cynic can possibly make 81 saeh ailAsfs,
through any source OF sophlsiry, . case--
To paraphrase somewhat ine'gsnt chest
nuf''of putting pearls before pigs. Nol
The insane are PkoVefOl-als p.es''Aiis "a
| preconeionsness and peculiar philosophy:
they vibrase with so luminous yagaries and
entertain idylic and internal indescTihabse
ideas. but WHEN the flesh pots aFe rfae-
iieaiiv put before tasm they distinctly
descend, in the VAST majority % cases. IRON
reascnless Fealais. temporarily, trae. and
enjoy ordinary people pFosasr pleasures
with al the vim and zest Of those who ga
the outsisie" display N chasing and ehoS-
Ing each other IN the grstlaeation d the
insatiate monster mania, more prevalent
by lay than any one Of the various types
here. and which must te eiAssed -
ussneymausa-
Chief Cock Collins has gHst tAksn ne
through the kitchen, and today tehFlst-
rnas) dinner Is 50 near = state ready Tor
/ digestion, ard smslsea 40 sasorF. thai
/ when the csef asked re, incidentally,
Hos do YOU ike turkey s"s'id not
/ hep responding, Wet done. tsoa good
ana faithful servant. fae aosipNing =