The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-25
"The Ranch King at Cordr.y's.

The Cordray management has secured Mr..
Joseph D. Clifton and Miss Louise Agnotte for
starring period covering several weeks Mr..
Clifton is the author of "The Ranch King"
"Rose of Virginia. "777," "Libby Prison." Gold
Belt" Lightning Express" "Roland Ro-
mando," etc, and only appears in his own
plays. Miss Louise Agnotte is q handsome and
talented soubrette, who has scored many sue
cesses in both the Atlantic and Pacific coast
cities, and has been highly commended by the
press generally. They will appear for the first
time before q Seattle audience in "The Ranch
King at the Cordray theater tonight. This
comedy drama possesses an unusually interest
ing story with strong dramatic situations, and
we'll balanced cast. 1t belongs TO the refined
school. and all the lurid effects commonly set in
q drama taken from Western life are carefully
excluded. Donald Mcdonald. the Ranch King,
resides in Colorado, near Denver. He adopts a
little waif, whom he playfully surnames Pug,
and she grows 20 be the delight and Joy of the
Ranch Kings home. Mr.. Hastings, banker In
Denver, with whom the Ranch King is ac-
quainted. is accused of forgery, and seeks refuge
from the law in the mountains. He is merci-
lessly tracked by a gambler called Mannering,
who holds in his possession a note which is
supposed to have been forged by Hastings The
gambler Is IN love with Allie Hastings, the
bankers favorte daughter, and no seeks to CO.
cree the father into consent TO her marriage
with him by threatening him with prosecution.
Al TINS luueture tGe khncl Ming, WHO mas
learned of his friends trouble, appears on the
scene and tries 10 deter the gambler from carry
ing out his Threats. lie is checked in his at
tempt to save Hastings by the discovery that
his idolizcd Pug is the daughter of Mannerng,
and the latter intimates that he will claim his
child unless the Ranch King withdraws his in
fiueuce in favor OF Hastings. Mcdonald
reluctantly does so. but the gambler
is confronted by more formidable opponent in
the person OF his wife, Kate, whom he had de-
serted some time ago and Who had traced him
in order 10 recover her child, whom she sup
posed he had spirited away. The truth of the
matter was, however, that Mannering himself
had been unaware Of the whereabouts of his
child until few days before his wife's arrival,
and finding that the belief avowed by her would
aid him in carrying out new scheme which he
had planned, he pUrposely allowed her 10
main in ignorance of the true facts. He promised
TO restore the child II Kate would agree 20 marry
the Ranch King. his ultimate object being 70
murder the uewly-made husband and then
claim the property Hates legal husband.
Kate is skeptieal of her husbands good inten-
tions toward herself and agrees 10 carry out the
rroiect only on the condition that divorce IS
obtsiued immed ately aud by mutual consent
This is done and she meets Mcdonald, who Is
fayorably impressed by her appearance and
manner. She fiuds, however. that a stronger
feeling than friendship is growing IN her heart
for the Ranch King and, unable to hide her
secret. she confesses her guilt TO him and be
travs her love as well. The noble-hearted
raneher lorgiyes her and 10 the dlsmay OF
Manuering they are happily married. Hastings
Is cleared Of the ob.oQuy cast ON his reputation
AMI punishment is inflicted on the wrong-doer
The cast is as follows:
Pug. rough but good Miss Louise Agnoiie
Moltred ManueTing. a gambler. --.-..-.-..-
..................... 3D.. Mr.. George Berry
Ned Mcdonald, ponald's brother .... ......
80. 80. MI. George " Sssetis
Mr.. Hastings, the victim ......... Mr.. Tom Rose
Murphy O'DOnoyan, OF rOyel blood. ...-.-.
'....... .......... .........- Mr. n. Elmer
Dan. servant 20 Ned Mr.. J. r. Bronson
Wallace Young, II tough -....-. Ar. Jean Nclner
Kate, wife of Aanneriug ....--M Miss Isabel Norris
Allie, pr0tege OF Donald 5000. Miss Belle Iumga
Donald Mcdonald, tAe ranch king. ....-.....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Joseph n Clifton
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