The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-10

Last night Marie Wainwright began her
engagement at the Seattle opera
house, with tine presentation
Of Andrew s. Halladie's Amy
Robsart." The play in It's virginia. form
was a dramatization or adaptation o: Sir
Waiter SCOTS "kenilworth," but this alb
sorbing story is scarcely more than q basis;
for many changes have been made, espec-
tally In the version played by Marie Vain
wright before American audiences
The play opens with Amy Ro1sart-
really the wife Of Queen Elizabeth's favor
ite, the Earl Of Leicester, half unwilling
prisoner in Cumnor Place, awaiting the
time " hen the earl, who has married her
secretly, shall acknowledge her As countess.
There is an effective scene between Amy
and the earl, in which she begs him TO de-
lay no longer, but he urges post
ponement until he can prepare the
rnind Of the queen-who is in
tact In love with him-for the
news. In the second act at the court,
Richard Varney. Leicester's trusted man.
Il accused OF running away with Amy Rob
sart; and he acknowledge yes the charge,
while the Earl OF Leicester, in fear of los
ing BIS place as fayorite, consents 10
the deceit. The queen then visits
kenilworth castle, and Amy, who ESCAPES
from CGmaor place throws herself upon
tie mercy Of her majesty. A hearing is
ordered, and the earl in q touching scene
with his wife decides to confess the truth
and brave the consequences. FarneY. the
villain Of the play rsrsu2des the earl that
she is false TO him and IS still in love with
her Old sweetheart, Edward Tressilian.
Bat she 70 cleared Of this charge and the
CERTAIN goes down az the earl
rescues her from the clutch of Var
rey, who il about 10 let her fall
through 4 trap door. In the original tale
she actually meets death in this way. but
htstoricas accuracy is al secondary ifnror-
tsnce. for the play is fail Of life ana deem
sentiment. finished in literary form. ana
admi rably fitted for effective STAGE
presentation. The characters are clear
cut. skllItutIy drawn. aad forcible-the
loving amy. the vain and imperions
queen. the ambitious Leicester. waving
bet~een duty and pre.erment, and the
cunning Narney
They were cast as follows:
Es-j af - scef .er -......... W3lia-, r,,s,sc-5
tt-aaoi FaTaey Observation-Disclosures. BATON H!ll
stss4..s r. .-....... Wallace Bruce
kHFi ~ sussex ...---.... Alfret Rdruhea
45WTtr ........... Frederick Gust
- --- -.'t' 10 -'--.-- ---- ~ lucE Booth
"Efta@+ ~talta. ..-.. ...-.....-. Reward E.saer
i7af H-s-r OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -.-- =. \. Bsckus
ifEi >-y Try ......-....... Ue-bsr: %ras,i ev
ts4l4- ts,f-I3tic. -........ Tpterr psrl.y
fsH-caee oa,t.Aroat. 3. ArsI..-y
S.--. A.1@a,eta --..-..-.-. Iiau 20 VS. s.
ffe ,'>}<r Kate B.ancke
Amy k3osGtt ....-.-...... Miss NalnwytEht
The company IL remarkably well ball
ance.t. for Marie Wainwright IS herself too
much Of an artist to follow the
example oF some stars wao bring
rs support collection OF
human dummies. Not 4 person in the
company was poor actor. and since the
principals were uncommonly good. there
vas TO daw 10 mar the programme. Will
lam IngersoA was uncommonlv
good throughout, particularly in the
love scenes with Amy and in his final res
olation 10 do her justice. Barton H.l.
whom many Seattle theater-goers re,nenn-
be- as the almost perfect Malvoiio Of
Marie Wainwright's Twelfth Night"