The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-04

dence. Mr. Hanna is very popular with the
members OF the profession, the public at large
and with the managers of the entire Puget
sound circuit. He traces his agreeable dis
position to the influence of a very sweet wife
and two very lovely daughters. Mr.. Hanna is
ambitious to secure the control of the Puget
sound business.
Since his advent into the Northwest, Mr.
Hanna has succeeded in bringing to Seattle the
worlds greatest attractions In order to do this
the energetic manager has been compelled to
take big risks, but at no single time has the
public failed to give complete appreciation to
his efforts Among few of the glorious treats
given the public under Mr.. Hanna's manage
ment were Bernhardt, the Lyceum Company, the
Madison Square Company, Frederick warde.
the Liliputians, the Frohman companies,
the Casino Opera Company and a host of other
irst-olass attractions. Among the attractions
near at hand are Nat Goodwin, Marie Heath in
"a Turkish Bath" Fannie Davenport in SEE
DORA ia Tosca" and CLEOPATRA" Thomas
w. Keene in round of Shakespearean splays,
"Yon Yonson," "Dr. Bill" "The President"
James 7. Powers in IA Straight Tip" "U and
l." the Carleton Opera Company, John 1. Sulli-
van, Kate Claxton, Miss Minna Gale, Stuart
Robson, The Bostonians, Modjeska, Francis
Wilson, Fred Warde, Goodyear's MINISTRIES and
Adelina Patti Some OF Mr.. Hanna's bookings go
into the year 1898, and he will give Seattle all
the country affords
Cordray's Company in CAB"
The famous border melodrama entitled "49'
will be produced at Cordray's the coming week.
Written by joaquin Miller, this piece possesses
great dramatic merit, and in 1t Mckee Rankin
made his name and fortune. AS the title indi-
Gates, the story leads the reader back to the
feverish gold excitement of 40, when the mad
rush for California was made from all parts OF
the civilized world by all classes and eondi-
tious In those stirring days an Eastern family
across the plains in order to take pos
session of valuable lands In Southern California,
to which they had fallen heir by the death of a
relative. The entire party, with the exception
of children of three and four years of age fell
in the massacre of Mountain Meadow. The only
child of this family was thus spared and taken
of by the Indians, and all trace of her lost
until twelve years afterwards, when the enor-
mons value of the estate referred to caused care
full search to be made for the legitimate heir.
judge Snow, an intimate acquaintance of the
murdered parents, after long and diligent in
curry, discovers that the girl is living in the
mountains of Southern California, and deputies
a friend, Charles Devine, to visit the location,
| and consigns to his care papers proving the
right of the girl to the property. The
| papers are stolen from Devine by an adveu-
| turer known as Lucky Tom Gully, who is aware
| of their importance Gully goes West with the
| intention OF finding the heiress, proving her
Claims ana marrying her he makes tne MIS-
| take of selecting the wrong girl, the real heir
| ess being found by Devine, who ultimately es-
! tablishes her rights TO the property. Many of
the intensely realistic, and never fail
| to raise the minds of an audience TO a pitch OF
| enthusiasm. The characters are strongly cast,
and the scenery is emipently appropriate. being
specially prepared for the occasion. The cast is
| as follows:
| 40, an old-timer. ..........Mr George Vessels
1 W. w,
| Charles Devine, the reckless. -. Mr.. c. Elmer
! Colonel Billy, total wreck. Mr.. Sam Morris
sam, black but faithful. Mr.. J. J. Williams
| Colonel Snow, a lawyer. Mr.. J. X. Bronson
Captain Hampton ...............M Mr.. Jean Weiner
Carrots, a waif Miss Isabel Morris
/ Belle, daughter OF Mississippi -. Miss Inman
Mrs. Devine. mother Of Charles Miss Marshall