The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-03

rule, mars Wagnerian operas, but to a
chestration his whole being goes out. u
see him sitting in front at the opera, II
eyes closed, his head thrown back, OH
might think that he really possessed on
of those institutions known as a soul, AMI
that it was being taken out of him by "a
wonderful harmonies evoked by the 81
chestra. While the colonel is touched q
simple melodies. like the rest of US, he q
so big and broad and extensive that is ~
quires Wagner's stormy strains to fillfh4
brain and start him into ecstacy. / has3
no doubt that he could be lifted into hig3
realms of thought and moved to great Ell
deavor by heavy cannonade. 4
Something About Amusements.
1t is pretty certain that New York cit
is not going to suffer for lack of anus
ments. We now have about thirty-fvS
recognized places of entertainment ope}
every night. Two more new theaters al
contracted for on Broadway, and now
company is being formed to erect somd
where on an entire block a splendid iro5
fire-proot building for permanent circud
l have long wondered why New Yorh
with all its fondness for horses and thina
that are gaudy, has not maintained
regular circus after the manner of Londoll
that q little of the old-fashioned circud
would be very acceptable to our peopsl
The trouble with the modern circus SEEM
TO be that it is too little horse and tot
much rolling, tumblIng, trapezing AMI
juggling. | do not believe that the amuse4
ment season in New York has been psr{
ticularly remuneratlvs to the majority d
our managers, but most of the houses have
kept their accounts on the right side d
fhsa InH Ma m ha hat ha4
and grass, so to speak, now in the amussy
ment line. Melodrama and the emotionl
and aduiterous drama hayIng had thei}
day, we are now wearing out the farcd
comedy, and the pendulum has not ye1
swung back to any distinctive style q
play. We shall have a revival of someI
thing, of course, but just what turn il viii
take is difficult to tell. All we know IA
that When one manager makes hit with
some particular style of play every othe3
manager seems to get play on the sand
lines. The war drama is still with uxtol
some extent, and / really think that if tho
playwrights attend to their business 4
great deal of money will be made out d
such plays as Shenandoah" Bronson
Howard told me not long ago that he had
in contemplation war play which was u
centre around the tragic killing of Genera
Mcpherson in front of Atlanta. Som@
idea of the money to be gathered out OF I
good melodrama-onet that strikes popula}
fancy--is gathered from the fact thai
George r. Sims told me in London som{
five years ago that he had taken out d,
this country alone 100000 in royaltie4
on his play, ''The Lights of London" and
l know that the play had two good
seasons after that. Manager Sam Coz
ville's agent some years ago bought him \
melodrama in London called ''Th4
World" He paid $1,000 for the right n
produce it in this country. When Mr.
Colville got hold of the manuscripts Id
grew very indignant, and pitched it in :
corner of his Office. He thought he had
been buncoed. One day a Boston managed
called on him and made a proposition u
pay 5000 for the use of the piece for 81
weeks. 1t made a hit in Boston, and With
out any further annoyance, Mr.. Colvills|
sat in his Office and during the years that
the play was running here, collected and
pocketed in royalties $1,000 Is it am
wonder that managers are searchiH2
around for popular plays. and that plalI
wrights are straining themselves to ind
out just what the public wants?
A Few Points on the Presidency.
Isome time ago expressed the opinio1
that the Democratic party might as we
make up its mind to look tor a president
York. At the time I was somewhat CEN
sured by certain Democratic newspapers,l
but, as 1 observe things, the thought isI
deepening that neither Grover Cleveland
nor David b. Hill can carry this state
The breach between the two factions Of
the party here is growing wider all ths|
while, and the hatred of Mr.. Clevelands|
followers for the methods of Hills faction
is growing more and more intense
believe that Hill could coms|
nearer carrying the state than Mr.
Cleveland. because he has all ths|
party machinery in his hands, and h1
followers are able and earnest worken|
around the polls. l observe that NJ
George William Curtis, editor of Hdrperd
Weekly. takes the view that Cleveland
would have no chance of CARRYING thal
state if nominated. 1t is we'll known thai
Mr.. Curtis has been a warm admirer OIL
Mr.. Cleveland in the past, and that among
all the candidates for the presidency he n
most inclined toward Mr.. Cleveland. Ths|
support of the Tammany Hall and stats|
ticket by Mr.. Cleveland last fall may hsys|
had something to do with changing MI
Curtis's feelings somewhat. but he recogj
nizes the fact that New York a
no longer Cleveland state. Mr.. CleveI
land was beaten four years ago in Nes|
York because he had alienated a numbel
of Democrats, had made some bad al
pointments which offended even his MueI
wump followers, and had failed to csrI
mend himself to the liquor Interest,"
which left the Republican party to support
Mr.. Hill The charge that Mr.. Hill uss|
his influence to elect himself and to defes;|
Mr.. Cleveland is one which / have neye'|
believed in. l am satisfied that Governed
Hill did all IN his power to carry both ths|
state and national ticket. But one has!
only to travel a short time through tbs|
West and South to discover that ths
Democrats who were disappointed in NJ
Cleveland's failure four years ago VIII
never cease to hold Mr.. Hill responsible
for that calamity. The condition.
being such in New York that neiths1
Hill nor Cleveland can hope to carr
the state next November, the problem iof
the Democratic party to consider Is,
whether it can elect president withou
the aid of New York. By no process q
figuring can / make il appear that Ned
York can be dispensed with. l am les1
able TO make prediction today touching
the Democratic nominee for president
than | was three months ago. As for tn1
Republican candidate, il is quite apparen'
now that Benjamin Harrison has the call
With Mr.. Blaine out of the running ther9
is nobody in sight but the present incun]
bent of the White House unless il d
Minister Robert T. Lincoln. And D.
seems to have nobody looking after his VI
terests or organizing boom"