The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-26
"Jane" ut the Opera-House.


Cordray's. 'she' will be deliberately presented
here for the week of July4
"Jane' ut the Opera-H House.
"Jane," the clever English comedy. which has
but recently finished q series of prosperous
Eastern engagements, including q season OF
over $50 nights at the Madison Square theater,
New York, comes to Seattle for a two nights
engagement at the opera-house, commencing
tomorrow evening, with the original company
under Mt. Charles Frohmans direction 1t is,
without exception, one OF the best attractions
OF the present theatrical season, and theater-
goers eventually appreciate the Importance OF
the event, as the demand for seats has been uu-
usually large. Those who keep posted on the
atrical matters will recognize, upon reading the
names OF the company, a cast of unusual
strength, including tombstone Bennett, Paul
Arthur. K. F. Cotton, NJ. c. DAILY, Maggie Hollo-
way Fisher. Katherine Grey, Carrie Reynolds,
Lizette lie Baron, E. s. Edwards Joseph Totem
and Herbert Fortier. The story of the play runs
thus: Charles Shakleton must have q wife.
That he must have one Immediately is impera-
tive Shakleton Is young gentleman bachelor
OF prOdigal ways and immoderate habits. An
elderly aunt of his left him her prop
erty upon the condition that before
receiving any of it he was to marry. In order
to deceive the trustee of the estate. Shakleton
writes that he is married, and upon this decep-
his reckless living soon leads to other extrava-
gances, and Kershaw, the trustee of the estate,
determines to pay the young man visit to see
what use is being made of the money. Shake
ton, not brave enough to assume the entire re-
sponsiblity, writes that it is his wife who II
dssipating the family fortune in 30 lively .
manner. What seemed to be neat way of
evading the difficulty now becomes unpleas-
antly serious, and wife for the situation must
be provided. In Shakleton's employ are two
servants, William aud Jane, and upon the very
morning of Kershaws visit this worthy young
couple take it upon themselves to get married
clandestinely. William enjoys his masters
confidence to considerable extent, and resolv
ing to do good turn starts out quietly to look
for temporary wife for Shakleton. The mas
ter, however, not anticipating Williams
friendly interest, starts out to look for wife on
his own hook and lights upon Jane. At first
Jane Indignantly refuses, and then.
with an eye to business. consents
without first consulting her husband. Shake
ton and Jane leave the house to make some
necessary purchases, when William appears on
the scene with a Mrs. Chadwick, an elderly aunt
OF Miss Lucy Norton, Shakleton's real ianeee.
Mrs. Chadwick is as gushingly sentimental as q
miss of l6. and upon learning the state of things
imagines that if she comes to the rescue at sucn
a critical moment she may install herself per-
manently in Shakleton's affections. Then Mr..
Kershaw appears, and William leaves him in
the hands of Mrs. Chad wick Kershaw takes the
woman for the mother-in-law OF Stap!etou, but
this presumption ID offensive, and she indg.
nantly announces herself as the young mans
wife Then ShakletOn appears on the scene
with Jane on his arm, Introducing her as his
wife and denouncIng Mrs. Chadwick. Williams
discontinue and the comedy action from this
point on is refrsshingly breezy and unstilted.
The complication of a baby arises to heighten
the interest. An attractive feature of the pro-
gramne will be the first performance in Seattle
of 'Chum's," the New York Heralds prize one.
act comedy, which will be given as q curtain
raiser.
"The Minister at COrdray's.
pleasing and refined society comedy, en-
titled 1.-THE Minister" will be produced at Cor
dray's this week The play was written by
Sedley Brown, the author of "Long Lane" etc,
whose dramatic pieces have always been re-
ceived with favor by intelligent Eastern audi
ences Josephine Wilson il an outcast woman
whom philanthropic clergyman called Robert
Mortimer seeks to reclaim. He succeeds in res
cuing her tenn p0rarily. and would have sue
ceeded permanently had it not been for the I'M
charitable sisters of his flock. who assumed the
"holier than thou" policy. The repeated sights
put upon the poor creature, who was in all
earnestness seeking to atone for missteps in
great part due to an unhappy environment
during youth, ulsneerte0eu Der ana chilled
the germs of goodness so delicatey fostered by
the worthy clergyman. In an interview with
the latter, Joe, she was Familiarity called,
said that she could no longer bear coming in
contact with people so much better than her.
self and thar life even with shame prefera-
BILE, because it prevented the torture OF SELF
humiliation so keenly felt and ever suffered.
Uumoved by the kind words AMI cheering utter
ances of the minister, Joe fed to her old
haunts. Her history afterwards is closely allied
with that of ladies closely related 10 Robert
Mortimer, the whole forming instructive
and healthy moral on the evil wrought by good
minded Christian women whose very prayers
for the allen have in them tone of self
righteousness that would repel a poor untortu-
nate however honest In her efforts TO lead
| better life The cast:
| Robert Mortimer, the minister David Murray
Richard GOODWIN. ......--... Lorimer tombstone
Migsy ..-.......... Sam Morris
S4i1Is Npo0Wil w. u Hpugss
! Citrate William Bennett
General Macaulay, aged years Little Lena Berry
Joe Wilson ......-........... Miss Eleanor Barry
Owe Goodwin ............M Miss Loyo.a O. Common
| Cynthia Jones, gossipiDg Christian. .-.-...