The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-01
A TREAT In STORI
Nile. Rhea's Two Nights h.
gagement This Week.
The GREAT sgLo,AH AcrRwss.
Her Great Historical rfay. ~Jsssp&1ns.
Empress AZ the FssarA.-nsw
Stars Are Maae~

II an opinion may - vsnsurea snepo = =
scSs IN s1ore Tor amusement oeehpia n1aa -
day evening. whea that great artrc~ I5Ss
knea oFens 1.-TWO ntsh1' snxaxc8ans = ~
ner nsti In her new historical play. ssJomphf -
Impress OF ne French This pt<ce nevoe -
= ne Issas = aay until this season. Rhea ss61
II oy chakse last summer. and II IA x1ss1rss1zS
critics are 10 be believed she he 49, - ~
% her iife In II The story Of TIA pany dsnh -
TIE most remarkable characl<ss II YroIa1. 80
tory that noarished during the time q - -
Napoleon The action Of The play. whieh e r1
historical one. takes Us frcm The tirun y oHS
rmpress iosephines divorce trom unnnn1or
honspsfie % TIE iatfeEs exile = ma q -
snsans o. iN1 II report speaks sruly ~ nnt1f11 =
Mr.. A. 4, Haven. has IN sJes<phinsr' 10 -
faaght an historical lesson. hut ~ us111sS &
play that abcancs In clever ssialo9un thrl111n -
dEamssie situations and strung climnr<a
mas ieiiowed the facts - the poeoo a. hi<soru
give then TO as. and ~ the same fino - =
AGED 70 invest all his characters with - inS1s
estins Personality that properly 49, ~
them, but which history does not elahefSR =
me mssnifeent mounting Of Jusophfno -
tesn nest tayorabiy commented % - 61x
critics OF every cisy In which tho ptcco - -
presented The costumes which tfa sfnr
'ae female members OF her company weae o.
ing the performance are sai1 70 b vons16es -
the faosssfe's ART khea, in her fcnai rovna r
picture A. the very severe critic a. ne ~
forx Htraid said Of her In his cfistcirm: s.pf
looks every ZACH an empress The STIR WIN
Supported by that excelleat actor Nj MIN
Harris who playa the stron. part of Napua5
Bonsps.te. II was Of him that s1ym tsrinklS e
the able critic Of thu New Yoxk HnriA erfSs.
Mr., Harris Napoleon is = mors alsle ana go
scientious efsurf than the De. faue;oss q -
Jciiegson in The Heir al Law. -
The iocsl management Is sparinx no a -
or pains 10 make this engsSeuent utnnfa11
one Notwithstanding the limited laeilt1tea
travelling management gives iss asaurance II
the piece will be as carefully psoiuro1 = Il = =
sngagemeut were In . large Eassefn ctr. H.
dekitons az obtaining good seats vonid a. vxu
70 secure them at she earliest opportunity.
Tothc question how stars are made, il nlrkk
appropriately be answered that they aro hoxn.
;-ol made. This view OF the Gaze II Iarxuly snf,s
porsed hy all tha has occurred tncatficaiiy win.
In the lksste or fifteen years me prnoortsan
Of successes ID msssslosssiy few. In lntk tekS
Mary Anderson, Ehca. and Mrs Lan<try ont ef
the Esi. aud there may be none, unlras lie1io
julia Masiowe. who Is sin ct the hrsf fnund y
the ladder, may already he counted spcco1n {
Even Mary Anderson had s10un6t asrser3r. 49,
her firsi sneeess was rather 11n6niIa6
she csmo from than to any "a
she was taken through The y
sifl. and sectional feeling W.
responsible for Whist she sule
Her frat engagement In New
failure.
Mile. Rhsa's great repstatios
solely BY her ability Is an act
sorted 10 none Of the sdvcftisif
have been used 10 bring tho
other foreign actresses pmmln
American public Her ciAAn 4
upon her merits alone. and IL
been accorded her proves ~
recognized and appreciated.
many respects = credit 10 the
true woman. aud against her ned
breath OF scandal has never heon
As for Afs Langtry. We all knol
~ To SEQ her wss worked up. She hno LIB I
ground. howeysr much more firmly tnan 49,
body supposed sine weaid At the 0uts1k
ON the other hand. Mira Potter h no5 1ur6Gao
The costly production Of s'ciccpatfav modn Il
tribe OF money. but II wAs certainiy The peU1oo~
ton and not MIRA Potter. Asfos the ropno ooGo1
that are built upon marital troubles n oG4&1x1n
there 10 hardly an irstancf in theatrical 61u1crY
that turned out web. for Inc pubItc nou 16i&1
with great pfejudice II men Or wonen Who -
made 10 leap into first posit1on "a one bouod.
This 10 shown In the case Of Mn. Cnrtes. Whe1o
recent divorce notoriety seems, - To-. ~ u -
only reason in The world why she anona1 - q
star Managers, particularly In the Weet. go
sirsnuouss refusing 10 give her any Tins u16o
ever a. their theatres They xsem - hongW1ll.
ing 70 aid and abes her, o. even 10 ~ M 0c.
moro III his attempt 70 pss her Of - IN ecu@ro
good cn4us.h 20 he star. A. : naetef ~ III,
new stars and suecessfui ones DO Ho( ayofoGo
one rear. Iook over tho Hat to-day a61 y00
win hnd ia nine eeses out of ten the yefy eor<o
names that were popular End pfontahlo -
years ago