The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-29
EEMOISELLE RHEA.
Beautiful Artistic to Be
Here Next Week.
sERY NOTABLE ENGAGEMENT.
= Dtesssssished Actress II ~ GrssA
mIsasssesI Drsma ~JosepAlns.
x0prsss of shs Rssneh.~

- nanagement Of Turn Hall theater
- special pleasure In announcing the
Dment. for Tuesday and Wednesday
IfnGs next, OF the distinguished artistic
~ most beautiful society lady, Mile
~. ID the grand historical drama, Jos
-. Empress Of the French, - written
klhegt Roland Haven. Of New York. Il
IT IL acts. and IL said TO be one Of the
8 uoest productions o. receut years. It's
= IN other Giles has been something
oonenai. The story 10 one Of intense
n6a interest. powerful In its conception
- execution. logical in it, conclusion.
eu and vivid in its effects and with I
1nost interest that draws and chains the
116ntiou, from the rise OF the curtain ON
- ffst act. until the fail thereof on the
- ct
sJosephine" deals with one Of The most
n1he1ic incidents of modern history. Il
J. nu IL the touching appeal 70 sympathy
- prevails in Mary Queen Of Scots
- excuses that gloomy drama--wkile il
evutas The sombre hues of that play. From
- standpoint Of dramatic construction.
vkicb requires Developments Of motive
= each Of the collateral branches
= ~ story. and : crossing 81 pur-
Anoees to weave the general purpose OF
~ piay, Mr.. Haven's work may be said to
Dsuecessfui. 1t has one dominant note
~ heroic love of Josephine for Napoleon
Mn sbs il put away fsem him for rsa-
oooo % state, because tho interests Of 8
1ynes4y require an heir to the imperial
lkfune. In the development of this. SIR.
Haven Is successful and Rhea Is superb.
Neyw has she beNc seen to so great advan-
- Her loneliness IL set OF by royal
~ 4 diadem becomes her. But love-
EnD1s and glorious robes are matched in
~ fir enthusiasts portrayal Of the heroic
M Of the deposed empress Rnea docs
no1hing by halves. She sights nothing,
husrjss nothing. Her private admiraiion
= xspoleon's queen 10 very passion. She
hetoNs on her portraiture . wealth Of
racious tenderness. = high, pure wouaanly
tUoetness and goodness that fairly ideai-
rs her.
An exceptionally talented company has
I'm engaged in support and embraces the
1snaes OF many well-known ladies and
pntlemen, among whom may be men,
Gnasd the leading man, Mr.. William Har-
who plays Napoleon Bonapsrte, and
tloe Outy us<sS TIC ft0A khSQ lAfOSt
I'D manner. but whose makeup. walk
nd general appearance bear = striking re-
&mbance to the Napoleon Of history; also,
ne pretty and bewitching little blonde
jeading lady. Miss Ida Van siclen. fresh
from the Pacific slope. where she was
known rs the California Rosebud" and
whose portrayal Of the part Of Pauline
Bonaparte has won her the highest en-
oomiums, the distinguished and queenly
Miss Norden. clever Miss Abell and pretty
Miss Solee. Also. Messrs. w. r. Owen. C.
}. Birbeck. Lauresn Recs. J. r. Amory. r.
&. Pierson and Others
The play has been in course of prepare
ton for over year and every thing possible
has been done to make IL the perfect and
picturesque production that it Is. Some Of
the scenic effects are the finest specimens
Of the art that have ever gracsd the stage.
notably the tableau In the last act. Many
OF the effects will be entirely new and
novel, some Of them startling, while new
and characteristic properties have been
provided. The costumes from Hawthorne,
Of New York. are the finest and the most
gorgeous he has ever turned out. and have
created sensation wherever seen. The
music will be of the period. and taken alto
eesher, the production will be one OF the
most complete ever given in this theatre.