The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-27

III Natc. Goodwin. one Of the leading EXPO
nonu q eoopdS On tbs American stage ct pres
~ U1ff pauoant HE latest succsss. ~ Gold
Nh, r u 1anes hall On Tbxrsdsy night
~ uev YEA Prem epeaka Of Nat Goodwin
- - CD Nine" - feiiows.
SAmUg - bestof recent American comemes
= u 0rad leins,s b. nr. Bnndsf Matthews ard
~, 6s~uo II gemop, beth accomplished dram
S1r1n - - veil Known In literary circles for
Sedr enutehutions 70 the leading nasaxinss
s1 - fnotr more seftoas literary edsrsA In
s-111n1a q cola Nine Mr.. Matthews and Mr..
1er.ssrs enre tnHebsed to no foreign authos; and
Ssc1r r1nv y entIssly original and Il sboands In
ruc1a Hiunaons. II relics for ia Interest pri-
s1SrIle - eho deiineatson and eentfast OF char.
go, vtahoes violence either oi situation or o.
5o11r11n6n Iho dialogue 10 poiished and worthy
foSSn6 1hat o. any recent comedy
~ 1aoey q : ~ Gold Nine" II ~ simple -
- nkorecfef Of in hero-aa simple and ~
S1rnfGnl1eTward. Il shows how Bfias X. Wool
1rr61 - f1eoos valley California, u. A. went 81
1I11onh 8 sell gold nina be had discovered.
Sn f1odsn ne meets an Old friend and be makes
11roe noW friends. The old friend ID MI Gerald
11o616n. young Irish journalist, formerly At
mohon = the New YORK press ana now Far
&611ino w4mbef Of parliament Among the new
f1mn 3 Cir Evefard Foxwood, IN Kpgiish
1nokr sud promoter Of STOCK companies With
II uvoeusd. Weoacutt opens negotiations Tor the
~ 81 hia cold mine, and with ssr Kverards
1870. ~ He's. Mrs Meredith. young widow,
NooIeott hills IN love Bat this love decs not
- seth; Mrs. Meredith thinks that she does
~ NE Americana and wooicott IL very Amer
-. "a Il happens that the Ensiish isiy and
- Aueffcau abroad are continually disAgree-
~ and myine sharp things 70 enc another: In
foGl uno eceae In the seeond oct 10 little more
1kan verbal dsss between this International
eDuple
Anoue shs other eharaetsn whom wooleost
haew II 6ts Everard.s house ct Kew, just out
- % lnndon. where the acene Of all three acts
= Ioid ass Sir evsrards daughter Una. With
vAom Gerald niordan IL In love. and Sir Ever.
uo6'o -, 0sofgs. mere boy who has got him
I1oh<ful ED 1ody, MIRA ysndcrvaat who was .
111On oetreGs In her youth and who ID even
~ s1menhsEed ~ 'sThs Only Juliet"
d y not neccssary to tell the whole story Of
~ comedy, To show how Rsordsn PROPOSES and
6oN his vooine II accidentally crossed by Mrs
Xoooetvose In novsl and ingenious situation:
how Wonicost learns OF the trouble George has
- hlmeelf into; how wooicost. knowing that
Mn Meredith loves her nephew 40 though he
yeea b<f son. stfps In 10 rescue the lad. how
X1pjco4t b uosed to this also by tho mcmosy OF
- yoangeg broehss he himself had lost under
circumstances not dissimliar: how woolcott Is
tuGped - sacfince his gold mine 10 ave the boy:
~ bow frankly he accepts the situation aud
uoAeo ~ beat Of = bad bargain: nor Ia u need.
~ - ~ fogth the adrotfiy arranged contr ivancs
~ uhtoh Mn Meredith discovers We icott's
ooerioto md circumvents her brother. who has
uRp4led b. Il; Or 10 nsfrass atlenKth the crcum.
GnnCm Of the semi pathetic. semi Numerous
ooene h which Mfs Meredith at last enconr-
QU0 pooe Woolcott to propose. sutficc II 10 say
~ the iAss Get ID quite the best OF the three
30 Ne interest Of the comedy Il sustained TO
- ends cad that asfore the curtain fails Wool
90 b tally rewarded for his endeavora
~ - American comedy ike this there Wan
noedoo - American comedian OF remarkable
G11los and the authors have been fortunate in
0At Their plsy Il In the hands Of the actor best
0see4 70 do u Justice. Mr.. Nat c. Goodwin, IT,
M chafactef Of silaa K. woclcest II a. once
oA0wy aud delicate. humorous In speech bat
WtN N undsrlyfng pathos OF spirit These op.
looang eharaetefistics have been seisci by M
0oooutn with abundant skill. and they have
eeen astiuliy combined. The result 10 the, Mr.
09odwtn's persunation Of woolcott has at once
Sekea rank beside Mr.. JefYrnons Asa Tren-
ehafd. NJ fsarences Judge siote and Mr. Ray
monde Colonel SELLERS. while In not few re-
epeces u b truer than any Of these 20 the actual
ovefysoAy lfte Of America. "a Gold Nine .s
o0ogesher inner play. IL Is . comedy OF moro
oeutate workmanship than the boisterous and
peuodly funny pieces with which Mr. Goodwin
- hitherto been Identified, tut By his perform
ooco Of the chief character In this play the
yo0ng American comedian revealed himself IN
= noW light 20 his admirers His silss h Wool.
eset y quito ~ humorous a. any enc coasa wish !,
ma u u Also manly. sincere. and. On occasion.
yathetic