The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-16

We have read the book of aFaantleroy"
ont here. and we have heard glowing &C.
counts Of the play Of sYsuusleroy." Next
Monday evening we shall know al about
ssfsnnfEeruy" We snail be In Western
darkness no LONGER. A View York paper
has this 20 ssy about Mrs. Burnesss suug
gle to introduce "Fsun;leroy" 20 the stage
and the public:
.sThe wonderful metropolitan success OF
Little Lord Faunileroy' IL . vindies;ion
and a triumph for Frances dodgs0n Bar
nett. After che had written the play she
epdeayorei In vain 10 induce . New York
manager 10 produce IL The man who
isughef n II most scornfuny was 7. Henry
French. He ID Q sou OF the man y no made
. fortune BY printing plays. and he has
added largeiy % bis own means b. invest
menrs in the Grand opera house and the
new Broad way theater. Mrs. Burnett be-
ing extremely DESTROYS OF obtaining pub
lir hearing for her play, finally. IN despair.
offered II outright 20 French for II 60 He
woman. although resulted, was not dis
uayel. she went - loudon, o0ceecded
Ia having her work produced and won In
slant success Then the American man
ayers fnmbled ever enc another in their
haste 20 secure the rights 70 Lfttle Lord
Fsunucroy' for this eounsry-"
An American play By an American
woman was one thing. but any play with
The stamp of Londoa approval upon It was
quite another thing Then came the little
woman's revenge. She set price upon
her dramatic wares which made the New
York manaRs r. stand aghast. French was
the frsf Ia recover HE breath. He saw q
chance TO get ahead II his fellow managers
and he aceeded 10 Mrs. Burnett's terms
Now II is crowding the new Broadway
theater with au licences such - that house
Of amusement has never held. No limit 10
dxed for the run Mrs. Burnett Ii said To
have made already 81, 900 on Little Lord
faunueroy," 500 on Sara CreWe," has
been paid $1,000 for her new novel by the
Boomers aud = heavy sum for her story I'm
u. Nicholas. II Is said that she can earn
nearly $4,000 year with her pen.
She writes all her books and plays at Q
big desk, which Is kept exquisitsly neat
and provided with every mechanical aid
to authorship. each article being beautiful
20 look az ~ well a. usefnl In her work
Her penhandles. ink stands, paper-cuiters
and weights, erasers and blotters are ali
articles OF virtu. and have been picked up
In different countries or are the gifts of
some oi her many ndmiring readers On
one side OF the upper part OF the desk il
tied with blue ribbon the Quill.pen with
which Mrs. Burnett wroie ''ksmeralda, y
her brst play, and the achievement in
which she took most pride and pleasure
until she had produced Little Lord Faun.
teroy." IL IL said that she never used this
pen after writing .'EsmeYaids" until about
three years ago, and that then her little
son came snd leaned against her derk
while she was writing, and. gazing IDLY
about, his glance fell upon the ribbon
adorned quill.
Dearest" said be, why don't you ever
use this pretty pen, Please take ft down
ana write q story tor me about q boy--a
little boy. like me9''
His mother Put her arm around him aud
promised he should have boy storv and IL
should be boy very much ike him and
then she united the qaill aud began TO try
and think Of . plot fos boy story which
she Intended Al first only for her SON Is
Fanntieroy" began To- develop In her mind
aud, recognizing the freshness and beauty
OF the character she enlarged her original
Intention and with this quill wrote the
most successful book of her life
The engagement OF Little Lord rauntie-
roy at Turn Hall is for three nights,
commencing Monday next, and matinee
win he given on "Wednesday Of mex, week.
me sale OF seats viii commence Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock
The company leave New York city for
Seattle direct The fsoiAe coast tonr OF
his Lordshtp Ia under the 6irsctiOn OF Mr.
Al Hay man, manager Of the Baldwin and
Gallo rnia theatres San Francisco
The Little ord viii be impersonased by
Mater wsiiie 1ddipger and Miss Flossis.
Ethyl. the two ehiidrtn that made such Q
big saccess last spring in can Francisco.
where the play was presented ~ the pretty
Baldwin theatre for ave weeks 90 crowded