The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-13
Notes of the Stage.

noss ana Girls is coming December %. %
house Sse'''s oPela-
Nat Goodwin's new play, "a Cav Deceiverp
as produced ct Hooley's tbeater recently. proved
great success.
henry Guy Carleton is going to make mum.
pIt VI changes in the prologue OF s'The Lions
mouth Tor Frederick Warde
Maurice Drew plays Charlie Frrol IN .u-
Potter Of Texas" with force and earnestness
anu proves himself a sterling actor
ueorge Marions dialect stories in "Bovs and
oifis are unique and intensely drou Marion.
al thls line, stands, or rather dialects alone
Inc clipper quar,ette has been secured by
frank Daniels Tor his Little Puck Cornnanv
ms company now numbers over thirty people
hicnard Mansfield has in four years attained
RANK among the best, most respected and popu-
Lar actors in America. His present tour is en-
ormously successful.
Marie Hubert Frohman, the young actress
who made such a sensation in a % ay called
Inc WITCH, is one of Manager Haunas recent
bookings for the opera-house
>. h. Murray and his wife. Clara Lane, of the
carleton Opera Company, have signed a con-
tract to star in Irish comedy next season under
the management OF W. H. Power
MT Potter OF Texas did very large bust
ness az the California theater, san Francisco.
peiied to play from behind the scenes
John l. Sullivan viii appear in a new plav
''broderiek Agra" by Duncan Harrison tomor-
row night at the Bush street theater, san Fran
cisco. Esther Lyons is the leading lady OF the
company.
On the opening night OF .'Mr Potter of Texas
In San Francisco, Jeffreys Lewis was given
great ovation when she came on the stage of the
California theater. Miss Lewis was a member
al
great fayorite in san Francisco
May Haines is always charming, and never
was more so than as Ethel Lincoln, the young
English girl in 'Mr. Potter OF Texas" she is
beautiful girl, with an expressive face and
sweet volee-one of those girls who cannot help
but be favorites on and off the stage
There is probably no musician in America so
familiar to concert audiences all through the
length and breadth OF the land as Mr.. Thomas
Ryan, OF the Mendelssohn Quintette Club The
club owes much OF its great success to his ex-
ceptional talent as q musical director.
The feature of the Carleton engagement is
the performance to be given of Indigo"
Strauss spectacular opera. This opera con-
taias some of the finest gems of the waltz
king, and, judging from the criticisms, it is one
which all lovers of music should hear.
As Mr.. Potter of Texas Joseph Wheelock
presents picturesque figure. A little rough
and uncultured but big hearted and always a
gentleman, the figure revealed by Mr.. Wheeloek
is an admirable one. He is strong actor and
makes his scenes effective by strlkingIy quiet
and direct methods.
The Mendelsshno Quintette Club, which
comes to the opera house December 81, includes
the following artists: Mr.. Thomas Ryan, d.
rector; Mr.. Eugene Boegner, violin yirtuoso and
concert master Mr. Max Adler, violinist: Mr..
Paul Henneberg, solo flute and viola; Mr.. Her
man Diestel, solo violencello, land Miss Marie
Barnard, prima donna. Their concert viii be a
great musical treat.
Miss Marie Barnard, the prima donna OF the
Mendelssohn Quintette Club, is native OF Cali
fornia, and was great fayorite in her own
state before being engaged by the Memberships
year ago. Possessed OF mezzo-soprano voice
OF rare Quality-true, sweet and sympathetic to
a high degree-her success with the club last
season. throughout the entire country, was I'M
paralleled, and she created a genuine furore
wherever she was heard.
J. J. McNslly's great farce-comedy success,
Boys and Girls" will be seen at the opera
house three nights beginning December % The
company presenting it will be an exceptionally
fine one, and includes the Irwin sisters, Sadie
Kirby Laura Russell, Blanch NJ. Howard, Nell
lie Parker George i. Marion, Otis Harlan, Ig
natio Martinetti, Joseph Mitchell, James A Stur-
gis and Wood and Shepherd. Seattle will be the
only city on Puget sound that the company
will visit.
Richard Mansfield, an actor of marvellous YER
satility, who has the courage to produce new
plays by American authors and the artistic taste
20 stage them with completeness of detail
worthy OF Henry Irving, makes his first visit to
the Pacific coast as a star next spring Mr..
Mansfield viii play three months on the Coast.
He will bring ii complete company of thirty five
people and repertoire of eight plays, including
''Beau Brummeu,' "Prince Karl" "A Partisan
Romance" "Don JUAN "Nero" and "Dr. Jekyl
and Mr. Hyde"