The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-01
Marie wainwright in "Amy Robsart."

On next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights May Q, 10 and II. the stage OF the Seattle
opera-house will represent medieval ENGLAND
at Its most sumptuous period Queen Elizabeth
will ride on horseback into the Illuminated
grounds of Wentworth Castle, where the Earl of
Leicester has summoned all the mobiles and
pessantry of the country to do honor to the
virgin queen. In New York, where Miss VAIN
wright ran "Amy Robsart" for eight weeks at
Psimer's theater, this scene never failed to
rouse the greatest enthusiasm. Miss VAIN
wrights engagement in New York was so sue
cessful that il was twice extended, and extra
natinees had to be given to accommodate those
who were unable to get into the theater on
Saturdays Many local theater-goers will re-
member the production Miss Wainwright gave
here OF "Twelfth Night" but 1t is stated that
the setting of "Amy Robsart" is twice as extern
sive and lavish. Miss Wainwright has won, az
the gentle Amy, the triumph of her career. II
b a part to which her beauty. her voice and her
undoubted ability to express the deeper
emotions peculiarly at her. She has several
opportunities 10 delight the eyes of her audi.
snce, particularly the feminine portion, with
gorgeous costumes, Miss Blanche Walsh as
Queen Elizabeth is necessarily arrayed with
royal spleudor, snd nothing more superbly mag
nfcent than her robes OF state could we'll be
Imagined. Miss Walsh has suddenly assumed u
position in Americas first rank OF actresses and
IN the roll of the queen she shares the honors
OF the play with the star. The famous Earl of
Leicester, reputed to be the handsomest man,
she most accomplished courtier and highly
honored fayorIte of the queen, is represented
BY the well-known leading man, W. S. Inger-
soil The part OF the wine-bibbing Mike Lam
bourne is well played by sydney Booth, the
Youngest son OF Mrs Agnes Booth-Schoefel.
barton Hin plays the villain Varney, and the
other parts are taken by 4. Y. Backus. Edward
Slsnet, Wallace Bruce, Alfred Burnham, Fred
Guest, K. V. Percy and Kate BIanke.
Gas Williams in "keppler's Fortunes"
On Friday and saturday evenings Of next
week popular Gus Williams will play an engage
ment at the Seattle opera-house, presenting his
new and eminently successful larcical comedy,
"keppler's Fortunes" Quaint in his humor,
legitimate and neat in his acting methods aud
the acknowledged universal favorite. Mr.. Will
CLANS is so we'll known throughout the length
and breadth of the land that il 10 entirely
superhuous TO describe him further than to say
that he Is now the only legitimate German dia.
lsct comedian on the American stage. In his Pc
cuiiar line he has no opposition The fayorite
stsr Is this season under the management OF
kessrs George W. Lederer and J. W. Hamilton,
Who have surrounded him with the very best
company of ladies and gentlemen that could be
secured. From his repertoire of plays the most
humorous and the clevsrest has been determined
upon Tor the tour, viz: "kepplers Fortunes"
In this comedy, which is 8 picture OF simple
home lie. full OF innocent but irresistible fun,
interrupted here and there with touches of
psthos, Mr.. Williams has achieved the greatest
measure of success. Popular IS the play was
formerly. this season IL Is still more popular,
as during n summer il was almost entirely re-
written and most materially improved in every
hsene and in every incident