The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-12
THE OPERA AND PLAY.
Duf Comic Opera to Appear
Three Nights.
sAs sanoRY TO Be FITTED UP.
pvsy seventy People 10 the Troaps-
..,,.... ms goa,asaa' Great shake
spsavi,sn Resiisai.

a,.nrv he arrsvags az the Rainier hotel
s.<s svs.'aasslay waa Mr. Edwin r IieEser,
$1,000 II ii q. DuIfa Comic Opera CONF
$500 u. Zseeser earne here 70 secure
,s.1es fov BIS famons opera company ard
$500 gr.rsa Hail tbeater entirely 10 small
3. ,,,F's,e,ls produce sucts heavy spectacular
..,.1,sa !. .spaosa. 1.-The Qsseen's NAte"
800 "a rio 10 africa. he has secured tie
1890 Ia vii put a large force Of
ssss,,r..ssh mechanics at work Immediately
Il erect pae e the laTeesl stages - Amer
80 rstsfz5 feet. ard vii ist s With pro-
raatanl Nseh ths full width and heieist q
80 nsassssse hal. The stage viii be iaF-
rsS,hsd IT'D al the heautifiil scenery
,,seessarz loF These operas. The andifos-
s.sm vii 81 arranged with eight elegantly
f,,snssbs1 boxes on each sl8e Of the stage
sna ! dgess-cirele 81 raised seats around
f}.ese tts;re hasl, and he hiss specially ar
renvea fha parqnefsa 80 that every seat ~
Il ALL ~ Il ne hald-heaIsd row. special
eYrafesnshuss have been made 20 heat and
I.rIst he Ientire building and 10 expenze
sIIs BE- sparsd 20 have every comfort ard
accommodation afforded IN the best opera
lostse onI Tie coast, and We cheerfu!ly So
tssas ereal credit ii dne Mr.. Ziegler IN this
srssaaf.c undertaking, and now that he has
fllsa genktIess long felt want let Der enter
xsfissnr citizens step forward and pack
Arsnofy bell At every performance.
The conbpany has been EOw four weeks
II San fsancssco at the Baldwin theater
and despite the continuous rain. have
s1syed 10 phenomenal houses, They pre-
sent three new operas ON these occasions,
va. apaosa, ssfhe Queens Mate" and
"A Trip to Africa.
j. G. Dnffss Comic Opera Company IL the
largest comic opera troupe that hes come
direct from New York 20 San Francisco.
traveling seventy people. They carry the
largest and best equipped chorus OF any
company on the road ard Is they travel
under hszYy expense thsir visit to Seattle
Il simply al experimental one. The coz
tuning oi nll thc operas has always been q
feature with Mr.. Duff. The difficulty In
bringing sueh company to Seattle being
vsry great, II was the intention 10 make
the prices here e per seat. but at the sug-
esslion sud solicitation Of MIR. ziegler the
prices sill be si.6o. 81 aud 50 cents. That
flan company will do an immense business
fiji Seattle Il almost eeFtatn, as Seattle
never yet failed to literally patfonize de-
serving cpnpany, and especially an operate
troupe.
On The opening night viii be presented
sPaola BY Henry Panlton and Jacobaw
ell authors 81 tErminie;" and the plot Of
which Is laid IN Corsica founded on the
Z vcndetsa~ths numerous side OF IL. Of
course. The Quees's Mate is a hesvy.
spectacular opera, the number OF costumes
worn by the principles ard chorus necessi-
teging genuine hard work. THE Trip to
Africa. IL IN Oriental opera, the scene be-
mr. laid In tie East. and the eossuming Il
gorgeous. In ali thres operas the music Is
catchy and agreeable. the chorus large and
web drilled, and the eoatuming superb
IhN orchszt,z ! under tss direction Of Mr..
80 .Ilex xsss ghc GaLnsy shaster, Lon
..kome Of the principals OF the
nleby Bel, popular comedian. from all
New York thsaIers: Mark Smith. the
handscms baritone OF the New York Ca
flnos Frank Pearson. hasso; +. w. Oak.
land. ienor; r. Packard, tenor, from the
Carl Rosa English Opera Company: Joseph
c. Fay, an old Toronto boy and favoriie
baritone: Jeanette Sc. Henri. from the
Gsleiy thealer. London, aud New York
Casino. Georgine won IanuschOwsky, 30
prano; Laura Joyce nsll, eontralto and
popular Conlediennes Katie Gilbert. SOU
bretts and dancer. from the New York
Casino; Leoni Clark, Maud Mcintyre.
Mite Ashertou and chorus and Incl.
dental ballet OF fifty. The sale az seats
will he held at Graham & nanlton's, aud
Dir zeglar has promised ua4hAt he will az
AL hazards prevent the willy Spectator
from securing the choice seats. So COME
early aud set in line. or hire a messenger
boy 70 bold yonr position until che box
sheet Is open.
"HAKs. rnR BoATMAE. Charles Arnold
closed bis three nights engagement in
efIans. the Beatman, rs Turn Hall the
nssr LAST night Owing 10 The inclemenry
cg The weather and the uhiqaity Of IL
grippe. the company did not bring ont The
house Il deserved. although il il note.
woFthy fact that last nights audience vas
larger than The arst aud that the matinee
hfuughtesst \ crowded house.
There ara q great many attractive fea.
lures IN "IEanS the Beatmane Hans is
one Of the ae'er-de-well sort Of men whom
every one likes. He has appeared In ether
plays, notably In Rip Vaa winkle. but
there are shades Il this character ~ well
~ 10 Others. Hans has the same hove q
children IS Rip. 4 about as little Fesnonsi.
hle for what be does. and, ike Rip Is What
. thrifty wife would call domeStsc trial.
IL the first Aet nans il IN bis element as
The pilot II picnic party composed at
children. He Is happy, eare.trec and a.
tnsl ~ sosag ss June dsys are OF Sunshine
hat Hans wise. Who had heeu kind -
society gstl before her marriage. dla not
appreciate The perpetual sunshine ia whleh
Haas hassea. She wanted him 80 he up aal
sa*ga. saa because he persisted in doing
) sihing. sha ran al with ga eid admtrer
The tfoahles at Hans now begin. i5rss be
teses his eYesight through essvsessmcss. lie
new eeeones wAaGeree, attended rs bls
dos Mend. $40 (the intelligence ef the dog
wAFeNssss tlse use a. ths verdi tseVofnes bis
guide Nad pgasecsaF. Hans sings thy0geh
oil hts troubles. i patient. gvntlc aa3
fovahse. and in the end resogsrS hls eye
sselst and vile. The company aye fullv
eonapeseat 10 iassrpret the several char
aesers. Little Nay Hannah. wha pefsea-
asea uasee characters. i laarn actress Ard
sseala equally Al home Ia sseh ch&xa ssr.
The ettes characters were taken ev Nav
eefssaa, Charses Roster, Julius kahn.
Charles Tsa2Av. NyFua eAal}es ard lAst
fsEdtEirkx Tie dug rot eriY acts fronl =
ssss, hsst ~ a,een sNaght II Disregard ths
MtsAss 81 hts massar whea tAe sac u given.
I IsSsst altarvssasF the cempaBy il enc * tAe
eess taat has stsste1 Seattle sas many a slAy.
t'gsy - JsxrsAIss - Tbs nee has,ss 4;
fsnsssSnsAtsoa q the t1tv - gsgasasrsa s
sssH ca exhibition ~ sssi Yessse aveane
iAs aliHsatase sstY y ealse al interesting
spectacle assa tas Rttsa8aHsea Il fairly saSss.