The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-08

and dare say shall play Amy Robsart' as long
After that think shall try play by Bronson
Here the last act was called, and with s'good-
bye-hope to see you again." this charming
woman hurried away, leaving me wondering
why in the world we couldn't all be Marie Vain
wrights. The answer to that conundrum,
though, is easy, after all.
Gus Williams in "Keppler's Fortunes"
Gus Williams, the successful German dialect
comedian, will play an engagement next Friday
and Saturday evenings at the Seattle opera
house in his reconstructed "Keppler's Fort
unes," genuine domestic comedy, with one of
those seeming unnecessaries, q plot, and q
charming one at that. 1t is one of those simple
little domestic stories one always likes to hear
and that it does not need guide book to under
stand. The star takes the part of an amiable,
honest old German-American butcher, who has
a wife with q double-edged tongue and two
pretty daughters He ID in sore financial straits
when he suddenly comes into possession of q
fortune left by his brother, who in the old coun-
try has died intestate. Riches spoil the honest
old butcher to some extent, but they do not spoil
his honesty. By accident he discovers that q
girl whom he has engaged as q companion for
his younger daughter is his brothers grand
child, and the heiress, therefore, to his
brothers fortune No one knows this
but himself, but after a short struggle
with his conscience he reveals the truth
to the girl and relinquishes the fortune. Every
thing turns out all right for the girl as well az
for the honest butcher and bis fsmily, and the
only villain in the piece dies q natural death
after making restitution to old Keppler. With
the sum that he gets from this source he etarts
another store on perhaps grander scale than
formerly, wiser and, to all appearances, hap
pier man. Through all the phases of this
amusing old character there Ii always humor-
Gus tinge to his remarks, so much so that the
audience while he is on the stage is in a per-
petual state of laughter. There is evidence of
the stars handiwork all through the piece, and
in fact there is hardly q performance given of
the play that Q humorous speech or bit OF by
play is not added Mr.. Williams is Q natural
born wit and. though he is always interpolat-
ing funny lines, he never resorts to what il
known as guying, and everything he does is
thoroughly permissible from Q legitimate stand
point
"Ten Nights In . Ballroom"
Society drama at Cordrays will be succeeded
this week by a powerful temperance drama, en-
titled "Ten Nights In . Bar-rOom." The time of
the play really covers a period OF ten years, so
that the title is not to be interpreted literally.
This drama is based on the novel of the same
name by T. 8. Arthur. and is thrilling sketch
of the evil effects of intemperance. The lead
ing character, Joe Morgan, is prosperous
miller who lived happily with his wife and
little girl Mary, until the tipping habit gained
on him. Gradually self-respect and love for
family were supplanted by the craving for
strong drink. As il usual with important rev.
olutions, either in the life of a state or of an
individual, they are preceded by some great
shock which arouses all the latent. combative
energies and WHITES the benumbed moral facul-
ties. The elimination of Joe Morgans wrong
was the accidental killing of his little girl by a
drunken com panion with whom he was carous-
ing. The loss and the grief over his loss reused
In the man all his moral fighting qualities. In
toxicating liquors were renounced by him for
ever, and with slow but sure steps he began to
ascend the pathway to better life. Years pass
and the drunken Joe Morgan becomes once
more the respected and honored citizen of the
neighborhood. His home again had in it all
the marks of comfort and luxury, but it lacked
one OF its brightest jewels-the golden haired
srl whose life. in the provi ience of God, was re-
ouired TO bring back her father to honor and
virtue The cast: