The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-13

work in this piece has never been compared
with any other actress than Clara Morris
These two great artistes, who present the
same class of plays and make yearly tours OF the
country, would perhaps be considered by out
siders rivals. But the standing between them
is entirely different. They were at one time
both members of A. NJ. Palmers stock company
at the old Union Square theater, New York, and
ever since that time there has been a warm
friendship existing between them. These
two clever actresses stand alone today in their
special line among our American artistes.
Tuesday night the fair Maude, as a change OF
bill, will appear in her favorite and most sue
cessful play, "Inherited." The play is the joint
work of Mrs Lucy Hooper, wife of United States
Viee-Consul General Hooper, who has been
holding that Office in Paris for some years past,
and Richard Davey, a distinguished critic OF the
London Tim es and also the author of "Lesbia,"
paul and Virginia" and other plays of note.
Miss Granger was seen in this play on her last
visit to Seattle the past season, and those who
were fortunate enough to see her grand work in
the character OF the unfortunate Helen will
never forget it, The story of this weird play
deals with hereditary insanity, Helen being the
unfortunate victim. One Of the great features
OF this story is sweetness and gentle pathos
which runs all through 1t, combined with
dashes OF the heavy emotional. Miss Granger
said once to a critic, when asked why she par
ticularly liked this play, that when she assumed
the character OF Helen and went before the
glare of the footlights that everything else
seemed to leave her, and her whole soul seemed
to enter into the part Another beauti-
full and touching vein in this work
Is the child character of Louise.
For this part Miss Granger has a perfect jewel
In little Charlotte, an exceptionally bright and
pretty little tot, who has won considerable fame
for her representations OF child parts. Wednes-
day night Miss Granger will bring her engage
ment to close with performance of Alexan-
dra Sumas masterwork, Camille" This is an
other character in which Miss Granger has long
been considered the ideal. In fact, the stronger
and heavier the play the better the fair Granger
does Artists like Maude Granger are not
moulded to order; 1t must be born in them to en-
ter into these heavy characters and do the JUS
tce to them she does. Her performances are
indeed a lesson TO the higher intellect of the
spectator, food for the brain, and for the time
being carry the auditors mind far from its
earthly cares.
On Miss Changers last visit she made many
new friends and more thoroughly established
herself the great favorite that she is. Her en-.
gagement Will be a treat TO the fair sex, as one
and all know well Miss Changers reputation
and weakness for elegant toilets, and Worth and
Felix's latest designs are among her wardrobe
always. There is no room for doubt but that
Miss Granger will be accorded a warm welcome,
and her stay among us turn out a profitable one,
for Seattle theater-goers seldom let good COM
pany 60 unrewarded.