The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-09

Last night witnessed the dramatic openiup of
the new theater, aud the dedication was worthy
of the beautiful house and the magnificent
audience there gathered. Miss Julia Marlowe,
the youngest star playing the legitimate
on the English speaking stage, supported
by a strong company, presented "Much Ado
About Nothing in a manner that evoked
round after round Of applause and several
loud curtain calls, which, however. for some
reason or other, met with no response. One
point about Miss Marlowe's acting that met with
particular favor with the audience was her un-
usual departure from stage traditions III not
reading her lines as though she were
deelaiming blank verse. She divides her
words by sense and punctuation, Just
as she would in prose. One docs not have to
know the lines 70 appreciate the meaning OF
every expression that falls from her lips.
She throws the glow OF life into the picture she
'holds up 10 nature" 1t is true that this young
Girl, with the delicacy and refinement of her
art. has developed a new school and one
that will give her a marvellous career.
The San Francisco Argoaaut, in an able and
rather candid critique of Miss Marlowe's Beat
rice, calls attention to her marked originality
and says one notices ii in her elocution, or,
rather. her absence OF elocution. She is
natural TO q singular degree. II she would speak
more distinctly she would have one of the
most charming voices on the stage. 1t has the
enchanting "break' in certain OF its tone.
"hsN' N1-A~s tAC II inc
voice." and which lends to tho most
ciumsIly worded sentences pathos, and
passion. aud tenderness. Where almost all
Beatr!ces laugh loud ana gayly on all possible
occasions. Miss Marlowe rarely does. She
smiles often "a thoroughly amused and
somewhat hooking smile; and often sup
pressed laughter, at the effect of her own
witticisms, breaks out between her words
IN little broken gushcs. This is delightfully."-
suggestive OF n person who Is too aeli-bred 10
laugh at her own jokes. but who really would
give anything TO be- able 10 go of into peals OF
merriment, especially when she scores one
agsins, Beredick. Her whole performance is
distinguished by an air of refinement and
good breeding that Is, unfortunately.
rare on the stage. Tho company
Is strong throughout. The Benedick of Mr..
Tabor deserves special mention. for he made
his prototype a splendid. manly fellow, not.
withdrawing his Dragging. The cold SNAP
found the management unprepared. and the
house was uncomfortable al times. A warm
house Is promised for tonight The newuess of
the rtace was also made evident by
unfortunate bitches ana during ono scene in
noises behind the drop which were anything
bat pleasant 70 the audience. The orchestra
header also went 10 sleep just before the minnet,
aud by his unfortunate delay spoiled the effec,
OF that very pretty scene. Otherwise the work
81 the orchestra was excellent.
Tonight Miss Mavlowe closes her too brief
engagement hero IN Twelfth Might" The
freshness AMI spontaneiiy of Mss Mar,owe's
Viola more than anything else has given her
her title To fame. She should have The fnes.
audience that Seattle can furnish.
Comedy nj the New seattle Theater.
Managers have been quick 10 recognize the
desire Tor the comical rather than the scr.ou,.
and. IS usual N such cases, jumped 10 the on
posite extreme, and what IS known as farce
comedy was the result Farce comedy wa. NOT
Just what the public wanted. but Il wa, =
cisnge, q relief, and they took II with such avid
ty that isrce-comedy proved q gold mine to IL,
criglnators and flouTlshsd for a while. But too
much Of anything is nsuseating, and in add.
ton 10 this fsrce-coGnedy being simply a series
of variety specialties strung together BY 4
aiusy ana improbable story, il was a ccmrara.
lively easy matter to cut ont or introduce say mart
OF the sction: consequently as soon IS anyone
vonld inangura;s "a new feature that proved
successful the others would piEste II, until one
farce comedy became very much like another
The resciion wss sure TO come IL has, and
comedies. of which "Ineog" is = shining exam.
pie. are the result
~''iucoe' will be once more seen at tie new Sc
attic theater tomorrow evening. being presented
ny Mg, Charles Dickson and his admirable com.
rany If merry comedians.
itwIii he preceaed by "The salt Cellsr." a
eonnedieitc IN one act, In which Mr.. Dickson
will also appear.
AthaseGShiy enjoyable evening may thus b