Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-18

The Portland felssram publishes
an article on The i1naeer Theai.fs. "
81 that city, which. while u contains
much correct Information on the sui
Jet. Ia deficient IN many facts which
constitute the true rieassr history u
the drama on the upper coast, The
Willamette Thsaier. corner ~ serund
and STARK street. waa known during the
time II Was In IL prime .. stewatis
Thesier II was fem@ielesi from a
livery stable owned by stewart after
he had married the aoifes. ilssie tior
don. who. with her sister Louise. wefe
then the bright peculiar stars" IN
The drsmaiie PERMANENT The build
los was abou. ~ feet side and lUn
long. When converted Into a ,lea,eI
u had Moderately sliced stage aud
balcony. capable al SEATING. with the
parqneiis, sl.out ns1 people. The
seats sese upholstered. and II was ~
deed superior b. any houss whleh SIZE.
eeedei 10 until New Market was built
Long before Stewards Thealsf as
evolved. however, very evdi,alss per.
fofmanees wefe given In q halt, asef
saloou on Front street. neai Yamhill.
where a very talented oampany. under
The management 81 Thoman. a vefsa
,lle actor hin,ssli, plaSe.l long sess',n.
a. iar bach ss 1887 He was saeeee,l
e'i by + farsinston, In az equally sac.
oessinl engagement, playing every
niFht Ia wsllHnlled houses Thoif
plays wsse mostly 81 the emoilonal ~
der, such as " corslean ilfolhsrs. " Tn
der the usslishi." Ticket ~ Leave
Man" and similar I'D time dFamAs
After fsfiins,on, oame the Chapman
Family. with Mfs Chapman IN lllls
role. playing the part If the maissn
while her daughter Caroline iasaflat,ly
to'k Tho parts II The aneien, dame. ~
the old woman, ss oeeaslon mifht ~.
anife They had raod support. sud
played such pieces as iiossns Mead
ows," The foaadllnE u ps'ls" and
other meloarsms,lc plays The nslin.
son isnily caae s,iil later, IN eoms.ly
and farce. With The universal iasoslts
sne. ss the cen,ral figure. A father,
mother. daughter aud three sons cen.
s,isn,sd the drswsaiss rssseax 81 ,hl.
Al the time noted company
After all this came stewart Thea
ier, where dramatic ln,sFe., csnisss.l
until oFo Fine hall. wss Transformed
into shsslsF, ln the tall II lsas
This temple oi fhesris was mol 81
large OF sosseouslY arTsys.lH a.
hsfansm. bat "a was a very topulaf
place al amusement. unaef the slls
management II hates A naalsls
aud many prominent names Ia lhs
profession vsfe al times billed ice usu
fino. Charles whssiIeigh played an
exceptionally suoosssiul engagement
under this management Fanny Mo-
gan Phelps Vas aiteswsFsis manager
and seoFed EFca, triumph 9th Amy
stone. ln Under fwo fisgs and either
popular piays tleo u Nshlnm was
iite~isa ta time manager and lead
inE star, 9th NJ and Ms ruliuni
tAnnie iTslesl. Jane. q iisffuws and
others iof support II wAs " uso
Pine that Chas Nisiau, lisen ihe saEs
on this coast, made dselied hit Ia
HE character sonEs sad Sketches
Kate Dennia snd l.so Hudson, ! Al
sasteila. James iissne. and many
other oid.time iasofl,es srpsared IA
rapid s'ieesssion Al ofa . no Thealsr
THIS building ~ss destroyed b, Ere Ia
lsTT.
New MARKET. In Anlenys hlaet wss
the fiFs. ~eli.saulpresl theslef erected
ia Portland II as hnwetus. msn,
hloels from the husinss. eonlsf and
~as an unpfuhtable Investment and
after several Years teal ihs huildina
wss fsme-lsie,i and lhs spare devoted
Ia the slofsE. Of agricultural ln,lsls
menis
wes'T Il ID chile day Zoe iiele
Fam when he has 30 take his lli,s
south American relative hY the nossf
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A WKl.I j. issina driven iOr 81 un