The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-04

He is Billed for Turn Hall
Theater This Week.
SOME MEN LIKE LORD cHuMlEv.


ful Creatisa-ssThe Highest Bidderss-
Music aad Drama.
There has been much discussion through
the press o. to whether Lord Chumiey,"
which =. II. Sothern produces At Turner
hall Friday night and Saturday matinee.
represents IN actual type OF character. or
one only to be met with in theatrical per
fornances. so Mr.. Sothern himself Was
interviewed regarding the matter with the
following result:
Are there rem like Lord Chumleyf
There are not many. suppose, but cor
tainly some. Not IN America, of course
not yet-but as miilionaires increase and
young fellows who have nothing to do be-
come more numerous, the race will proba-
bly, arise. Lord Chumiey has been called
inconsistent because he has the ex-
terror OF fop. and brave
heart underneath. Men of that sort are
continually turning up. History is full
OF them. There are hosts of them In the
ranks of the British army, rs Is shown con-
stantly in the wars in which England Is
always INDUCING somewhere or other.
Every man, in fact. has two aspects
good and bad. commonplace and
heroic. q comic and a tragic. As for
Lord Chumley's pluck and muscle, there
Is nothing uncommon about them. ! used
to box in Angeles place, on st. James
street. in London. and I've often seen some
fragile. languid looking dandy come in. put
on dainty lowered jersey, and proceed to
box q professional tighter all over the
place One OF the most popular heroes of
the British army of today is much this
sort of fellow, yet this man, during the
Zulu war. by his personal bravery and
quick thought saved the defeat of the
army. The British forces were formed
into hollow square to resist the
enemy, which greatly outnumbered
them, when suddenly the Zulus made
combined attack upon the portion of the
line where this officer Was in command.
The crash OF meeting was tremendous, tbs
British line wavered and the day seemed
lost Suddenly our INDECENT hero, whose
sword blade had been snapped from the
hilt in the conflict, grasping the hilt still
tighter, sprang forward, using II as .
"knuckle duster," and striking out from
shoulder in true old English pugilistic
fashion, shouted encouragingly to his
men. who rallied and reformed the broken
ranks. He now wears the Victoria Cross
for his action that day. The play of
Lord Chuniey' is the work of design, not
accident. 1t is modelled on an actual per.
sonage, and would be quickly recognized
were the play ever produced in London.
Several papers through the country have
vehemently insisted that such a character
was impossible in real life The writers
had merely never seen any men like Chum-
ley. But that doesn't prove that there are
none. Certainly not to me. who have met
them often during the fifteen years / re-
sided in London.
''Oh, no. the Highest Bidder was not
written for me, although was the first to
play it Over fifteen years ago, while Twas
yet at school, John Madison Morton, the
great farce writer. brought comedy to my
father for his consideration. 1t was called
Trade, and was in the style 81 prevalent
in dramatic compositions in those days. of
which Robertson's School, Caste and
Ours are prominent examples. 1t pleased
my father SO well he bought IL outright, In
tending to produce it soon, but something
interviewed and it was laid aside and over
looked. When Daniel Frohman became
my manager he wanted play in which to
present me to the public. A trunk full of
manuscripts belonging TO my father
had been left by him to my younger
brother, Sam, and at my suggestion
Mr.. Frohman and searched IL for treasure
trove. We found Trade and liked it--all
but the title. BeIasco and De Mile mod
ernized II and gave it the new title Of The
Highest Bidder Ii was successful, and
on its hundredth night souvenirs were sent
10 the aged author, still alive in London,
though over 80 years old, telling him of the
great run Of his play. the existence Of which
he admitted he had entirely forgotten"
Mr.. Sothsrn will give both his plays dur
ing this engagement. Lord Chumley" being
set for Friday night and Saturday matinee,
and The Highest Bidder" for Saturday
night
MAY MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The May musical festival which is to &C.
cur at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Tuesday evening, promises to be
well worth attending. The following pro-
grsmme has been arranged for the evening:
PART l.
Quartette--Cornet piano and violin
Neutrality-suspicious.. shuberts serenade
Messr. Butler, Dalton and Butler.
Solo and choTus-"The Gypsy Boy" .-..........
............s............s Miss Phoebe Carey
Concert exerclses-''rhs Offering Of the Ss-
sfoar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SIX Young Ladies'
Quartette-"Night Shades No Longer" Ressini
Mira Frederick Jewell Laird. Mrs Job p Lyon,
Mr.. ]. Harrison Middiebrook, Mr. Myron
NJ. Groat
Solo, with violin ob.igaso--"Ah. So True"
....-.......-.......ss.... -...Estabrook
Miss Jennie Honghton.
PART Ill.
organ-"Communion In g" Batisse
MrA Charles Z Patterson.
soio-"Ovsr the Burning sznsis'' Willard
Mrs Frederick Jewell Laird
Recisafion-"Eve Of Marriage. ....-.......
.........s.-,s...A MonoAogue from the French
Mrs Celeste Lansiey siauson-
Quarsefts-"Moonlight Win Come Again..
.............. j.. +-......e.,.. Thompson
Mrs Laird Ara Lyon. Mr.. MiddIebrook, Mr.
Grout
Dues-Piano and viol1n-Airs from Mariana
.......-...-...,-s.. -.-s... woodlswn
Misses Alice Carey aid Make King.
Guitar soio-"Patroi' Mr.. A. 4. Cedarhom
Music AND THE DRAMA.