The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-25

Twenty yean or more ego she danced and
sang her way into the hearts Of the rough dwell
efs in the California mining camps, ana last
night she danced, sang and acted her way into
the hearts Of . larger and more critical audience
with - much grace and vivacity - Il the years
had been but weeks or days.
NafSden's comedy, "Musette," in which she
appeared at the eesttie opers-house Last evening.
y one OF her standbyA II 10 in no sense . great
play, for the plot Is hackneyed and the situations
old, but there IL . human feeling Ill through,
and % the audience utterly forgot minor faults
In watching the woman who gave the title role
A the story goes, Adalanta. born N Engiish
gentleman, tries 70 kill . General Tracy, who
has run away with his wife Believing that he
has murdered the general Adalanta 1ees with
his two little daughters and joins . gypsy
camp. The first act opens when the Oldest
child. Maud, has grown 70 Be young woman.
Adalants has then just returned from his rowing,
and p earning ii5ing 1t matchmaking In the
place where oucs he lived in more than comfort
falls In love with Maud, whom he Of eOurso
supposes to b gypsy. 1t goes without saying
that By the Vaccinations Of the villain,
Philip Darcy, the hero, Sir Hugh, has been
robbed OF Guilcourt, his ancestral estate. Ada
isnta iorbids Maud receiving Sir Hugh's afsen-
ries him However, the usual combinations OF
fcrfuitous circumstances-to use - trite
c chnrsss waieh h's n Nth the the
snspesIsble xicsedness of Fhiiip darcy and
the greatness and goodness Of Sir Hugh Tracy.
and At the same time restore to the latter his
slsf Ttscy was NOT really Killed. but only badly
wou1ded, and that after his recovery he moved
TO America The end OF II all 10 Hood OF happi-
has been brought about BY the younger sister,
Musctte, enSdnt ferrible, who, unlike her protO
types in real life, always does and says the right
The company is not only well balanced, but It
contains an uncommonly large proportion OF
clever playen. The two comedy parts Of squire
admirably done By Harry Brown and Adelaide
Cotton. He gives the henpecked husband With
breadth enough to please the more nncritical.
that high and
6ne taste. He deserves warm praise
Eelens, the president of the ..Do- 1.-the Good
fou-can Society, rules him with rod Of iron,
and goes about with an aggressive care for the
souls of her neighbors. and an irritating patron
age Of them which will always be effective on
the stage while Oh Of 1t the professional charity
Waiter Allen, a Billy Bckus the overgrowu
and awkward boy who falls in love with Mu-
setts, had broad country part which drove the
no coarseness to give 0feDse 70 any.
Helen Dayne, gracious and comely Maud.
won hearty Applause. The lines of Sir Hugh
Rising, unhappily admitted Of too much posing.
George II. Broderick was . forcfble Adalanta,
and Frank RoIleston's Philip Darcy competent
william. whose behavior illustrated the
important truth that no rascal. try a.
he may, can ever acquire the perfect pol
ish of Z perfect gentleman. Lionel Bland
- Timothy filters, his aceomplfce In low life,
was decidedly better The character Of Angela
Darcy was thoroughly ungracious and dfstaste-
full to the audience, yet Aabelle Baker inter
preted II With . skill and spirit that, from the
point of view of m artist, deserved more APP
plause than she received Her exit In the LAST
act was strong.
But were everyone else on the stage stick,
still to see Lolita as Musette would
be worth . dozen times the price Of
an admission ticket A column might be
written Of her, and the half would not be told: :
the elusive charm of her personality defies all
analysis. She manages her head, arms, hands,
legs aud feet with dexterity that no other
actress possesses Her voice has lost something
OF it, freshness, but should she sing al night
the audience would stay to listen Her exQufs-
lite prettiness and her trick Of sitting on the t.
Bile, her reckless slicing Of Loaf Of bread,
and still more her reckless eating, her
bursts Of girlish indignation, her
funny love-making. and her touches of pathos-
the latter always quickly turned with . f!ing OF
comedy-are but Z few Of the things that make
Lotta always Joy to see and hear.
Tonight she will appear in "Ina," bright
musical comedy arranged for her BY A x. Full
ton.