The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26

% his position, and his anal deve1opdnent into =
fun blown. and b no means scrupulous, legis-
latcr. constitute the swhole plot The actdng =
brisk and uofsy - usual 4f. Murphy made
The part Of Maverick Brandr amusing, and
VIII H. Bray did well - . colOred statesman
Flora walsh was dazzling Texas girl, and the
rest Of the cast was in competent handa
Cordray's new company made fl nrst ap-
poaznuce in Seattle during the past week, and
with the exception Of the opening night, fsve
very satisfactozy rendition Of the famous
French drama, "L'Articls a." On the irst even
ing the company labofed under several disad-
vantasss, but after that showed very notice
able improvement
Miss Laura Alberta Il worthy Of special msn-
tion, and gave evidence Of high order OF
merit q m emotional actres&
MI. willard Lee, the leading man Of the COM
pany, was unwell during the early part OF the
that could b expected
The majority Of the other members OF the
company are fully up to the average standard.
and give promise Of treating Seattle theater-
gosrs to some very interesting dramatic enter
tainments during their engagement ct Cordray'a
Rolsud Reed, the popular favorite, will begin
On engagement 1t the Seattle operation
shortly Mr.. Reed's appearance this season viii
be marked BY the presentation tor the dfse tins
here Of his highly successful farcical comedy.
SLend Ne Your Wife," which II described -
one Of the cleyerest Of recent efforts In this line,
thoroughly Interesting and amusing: In fact.
there ID one continuous shout OF laughter to the
fall Of the curtain. The play gives M. Reed "a
opportunity for appearing In . roll that 10 en-
tirely different from any In which he has ever
been seen here. It IL that OF an old sea captain,
Abner Tarbcx, who II described - being ~
vv>{lA wsnA nU0 anti lDdm 0hf in,
The supporting company 10 . strong one. and
they all have congenial roles.
Roland Reed Is making great deal OF money
With his new piece. "Eend Ne Your Wife," Nc.
Reed attributes great deal OF the success OF the
play In certain cities to the fact that the demand
made IN the title role was taken In serious earn
est, and numbers Of gentlemen who had grown
tired Of the matrimonial compact took their
wives In compliance with what they considered
Q bona-fde request. However, they dropped 70
the actual state Of Affairs and enjoyed themselves
20 much that they went again and again, and
their wives, who had thoroughly participated In
the humor OF the comedy, took care they did not
60 alone. either.
The rapid strides that viii r. Bray has made
In his profession is seen BY his performance of
the Minister to Dahomey In "A Texas Steer" II
Is . clever and-we use the term advisedly-
q
coast boy, who has had, In great measure, to
make his opportunities, and his success is a.
gratifying to those who know him 40 It Is to
himself. He 10 well up on the ladder now, and
the rest Of his journey should be comparatively
easy of accomplishment
In Lewis Morrisou's production Of "Faust' .
number of new and startling effects are intro
duced. In the scene in which Marguerite
hearkens too well to the prayer OF Faust, dow.
ers suddenly burst into blossom, and IN the
Broken scene fiery dragons course through the
air, leaving sparks behind.them. A cataract of
fire descends at the close of the scene. Morri-
sons sFaust" d pronounced the grandest pro-
duction Of Its kind the present century has wit
messed.
Mr.. Charles Frohmans company, which ap-
pears in "Afen and Women" includes In the
personnel Frederic De Bellebille, Frank Nor
daunt, N. A. Kennedy, William Morris, Lealie
Allen. Frederic Bond, r. A. Roberts, Sidney
Drew, Orrin johnson, T. C. Valentine, Cyril
Scott, J. c. Blackstone, Harry Harwood, Sydney
Armstrong, Elsie De Wolfe, Maud Adams,
Katherine Gray and others.
This week closes the long and prosperous run
Of "Men and Women" In New York. The CON-
pany leave Immediately for Cincinnati, where
they play one week, being the 6rst New York
company ever having visited that city. Chicago
follows, for three weeks, and then the organiza-
ton comes direct 70 the Coast opening at the
Baldwin theater in San Francisco May IL
Everybody in search of . Sunday afternoons
entertainment should not fail to visit the Lake
Washington Casino this afternoon, where pro-
gramme overlooking with good things will be