The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
STARS OF THE STAGE.
Personnel of the Lyceum Thea
ter Company.
ACTORS OF ESTABLISHED FAME.
Ang Members OF Frohman's Organf-
on Which Appears Here Next
"sek-Amusement Notes.

re TALENTED New YORK Lycsuu The.fsr Con-
PAM Nhlen Is 70 be 81 tie Seattle house
- sssks las !usi closed highly successful
n rorSlEnd and IL now oelighting tie
Etss "a Tacoma Not Only ban this company
= q ofssn-zztion never visited til. city before,
Dul strangely enough oalv one Of rhts large ara
Eo-soLs party Of players has ever been here pro-
-sss1o4a1iy or Otherwise Yet they are artists Of
49, - tasl experience that to give . sketch OF
s. .. sork "a Ike Offering . condensed history
OF me modern stage
1ss ueoTgla Cayvsr, the leading lady Of TIE
co- pens, wa born in Bath. Ne. and 81 the age
" :. ossAa Der public career BY giving readings
- 1se.lA1o1s, Tor the most par, OF thai tine
ne management OF Miss Otter. the tai
snseo organizer OF the Boston Ideals. well
AHosn 70 every resident Of the Hub. That &C
s0.4nlanee vas esponsiole for Miss ceyv.n's
Iass PROFESSIONAL appearance a Hebe II the
boston production OF "Pinxtore" The lady
neissai, however, 10 inclined TO call Der second
appearances the beginning Of her Stage life,
sn1ea was - the tragic queen Jocastra IN
george Riddles Boston production OF the Greek
play, Edip1s Tyrann1s." In the original
1reex- twas q somewhat startling step from
tnis 70 Der next part, which was the soubreise
roe VI Dolly n the hrst production OF aHszsI
Alike IN New York city. and was due 10 the
insight oi Manager Daniel Froamau. who was
even then firm believer IN her versatility snc
dramatic power Then followed her creation Of
the leading roles Of Leiss in The White slave
sara IN Siberia" HetGie IN .@oIo shipzaisx."
Lura N ''The Ronsny Rye" and the title role
n May Blossom. all emotional roles. Thea
Tor season abe did Leading business for Dion
boaackuit IN lis round Of plays and IL No
senoer, 1857 when NJ. Frohmsn organized lis
p'eseat company, was selected by him for the
poslfssa sAsno hoids. The characters which
sne paved rSfS. hin are those in which abe viii
D1.sesS here aesen Truman IN The Wife, =
sa1 AA7e GsuEer In .The Charity Ball" are
PaL1 q quiet but intense emotional power
LAog Hal fllz in THE Idaer, calls for Eost
thrilling and trying work, Mhzls q. q con
uasl' nsl Alnnie 9iafliixn In nsxeet LsEeEder
Il me oFlgotest Of high comedy. No series Of
plays could more tnorouxhsy E1hshit the wide
range OF her ability.
Miss kfhs shannon. who plays the soaosSsass.
was Tor some years member OF Augusta Days
proved al excellent school for her, but il COM
mon with other talented people who have been
members Of that company. she was accorded but
little Opportunity 70 demonstrate her ability IN
II she lett IL Manager Frobman brought her
prominently forward In the plays given here.
she appears q the roInp Kitty Ives IN 1.-The
Wife,: the most staid Bess in ssThe Charity
Ball, and the piquaut- saney Kate in The
ldler.' In sweet Lavender her part il quite
@-~N-~-As o-42 p4ONSS ASG W 1E pGoeEscG1 Va .
sweet, sympathetic quality which the French
term .lngenue," with the slightest touch OF
charming comedy
Miss Henrietta Crosnsn, Was OF the original
Madison Square management, and now PLAYS
the opposite parts 70 Miss Csyvan- She was one
OF the many Hazel Kirkes which flooded the
country few years ego, and il gifted with
strong emotional power. IN "The Wife she
plays the fiery Creole, Lucille Ferrsnt; in ssThe
ChRr5tr Rail - rn% I'D IT. Xa71u sra
Spectator. who iilts her 10 further his ambi-
ton, and in the Idier" the comedy role of
fascinating widow trying to marry again Her
latest success was q similar part in William Gil
lette's new comedy, "Mr wilkinson widows7
for the New YORK production OF which she wss
loaned by Manager Frobmsu, Just prior TO her
departure on the present tour.
Mrs Charles walcof plays the society mothers.
and has been associated with most of the in
portaat productions for years past Her first ap-
pearznee YVES with Laura Keene. at her New
York theater. She was the ophelia in Edwin
Booths Tonight run of Hamlet" at the Win
ter Garden, in New York, the site Of which is
now occupied by the Grand Central hotel She
has been leading Lady at the Walnut Street thea
eer Philadelphia, and National, Wsshineton
City, in the stock days Her versatility ia shown
by the parts she plays here The fashionable
conductor OF amateur thea.ricals for sweet char
Just returned from Europe in 'sThe Charity
Bal. give strong contrast 10 her sweet moth
erly Ruth Rolf, in "Sweet Lavender" and her
stately Mrs. Cross il The Idler.''
Mrs. Thomas Whiden is the only member OF
the party who ever played in Seattle before and
that was SO long ago as 20 have been forgotten
by our early amusement pstro1s- About six
teen years ago company came 70 PortIsnd 10
open TIE New Market theater there, and subse-
s1r- a7s Sh1-- = ,s---
The play was "olirer Twist and the cast in
elnded James A. Herne as Bill Sykes, Mrs.
Whi1en then known as Blanche Galtoal as
Nancy, Annie Pixley as Rose, Robert Fulfo-d,
her husband, as Fagin the Jew; Relic Deayes IS
Oliver, and Mrs Whifen's husband, Thomas as
the Artful Dodger. With the Lyceuu company
Mrs. Whifen plays the lovahle old mother,
whose sweetness swskens the most pleasant
memories ID ever auditor She is English by
birth, but has been IN this country over twenty
years. her first appearance being member OF
the Pyne-Gzston English Opera Company. Her
sister, Susan Cation, was p-ima donna of the
company, alternating with Louisa Pyne, and is
now living II san Francisco with her husband,
Alfred KeIleher, the tenor OF the company Mr.
whifen was the comedian Of the same or
ganizstion- Mr.. and Mrs. WhiEen were both
members of the original Hazel Kirke" con-
pany, he playing Pi;t&cus Green and she Mercy
Kirke, the mother OF Hazel Mrs. Whifea, ike
mos. other players in this list. has been mem
Der Of the Lyceum company since It's FIRST per-
Torrance four years ago.
Herbert Kelley, who heads the list OF the gen
tlerren As Leading nan OF the company, IL al
Fnglishmaa by birth. His father was for forty
years one Of her naiesfy's judges and the sons
six feet one OF British manhood was originally
destined for the army. The fathers death altered
M Kelesy's plans, however, and he aimed 70
shine OF change instead This was financially
disastrous. snd during 9 subsequent enforced
itleness. some professional friends suggested
that be trv part in one % their plays More Gs
: lest for be had 10 dramatic training. snd lad
never expressed desire 20 go uron the stage, hs
accepted the offer. The result Is hest told in lis
own words: when the Play was over" he
said. - found that liked the stage, and they
told ne that the stage liked ne. 50. rather than
disturb such an admirable stste OF affairs, I've
been n il ever since" In year from then he
appeared ST the D-ury Lane. London. il
aYouth." and later joined Wilson Bsrrett's eorn-
nsuv II Lights o. London" II August, lss2
be cane 70 America, opening ~ WsIlsck's tAe2-
ter with that stock company N Taken Prom
Life" and shorty after made his great success
As the original SPIDER n TIE Silver hing-"
His engage-neni ST wsllGek's wzs % have been
for six months, but be remained two years, and
then accepted position as leading ra4n under
n Palmer at TIE Madison Sousrs- When
Daniel Frohusn began 70 select the players WHO
were 70 form the present Lyceun company he
offered 20 M Kelley his present position. aid
he hss since created the leading role u every
pl.y in the LyceEn company repsrtcTy.
william. J lie Ncyne. TIE comedian Of the
rA-sy IS az ACTOR CT wonderful range. and PLAYS
his comedy straight from the heart il was
Dion BoQeieaalt who SID 81. - net enough
fer comedian 10 De sbls 70 make people laugh
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