The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-25
The Clara Morris Engagement.

The Clara Morris Engagement.
""hen we have a theatcr worthy of Seattle I
can get attractions worthy the patronage OF our
people," is what Manager Hanna was wont
to say in the days of the old Turner
hall. Since then the new iheater has been
erected and is a credit to the city. The class OF
entertainment offered since the opening has
been OF such quality that the most
captious critics could find no fault.
Continuing in this line of policy,
Manager Hanna offers his patrons
for December %, 80, 81, the most gifted genius
this country has ever produced, Clara Morris.
This engagement should be most attractive to
lovers OF tn standard drama, for it brings to our
stage q woman who, in her peculiar line
OF dramatic Characterization. has never had an
equal. The realism, literalness, breadth of
conception and mighty power of expires.
sion even in the minutest details that
Clara Morris lends TO her portray
ais make her performances something
bordering on the phenomenal. 1t is source
of regret to her admirers that this en-
gagement is announced as farewell
one Her determination to avoid
long railroad Journeys is the reason
assigned for her retirement from the Coast
cities. Miss Morris, who has been before the
public for number of years continually,
feels that she mas earned rest,
so this engagement will be her
last In Seattle. The repertoire in which she
appears is so good that IL is impossible TO select
any particular play. Her opening bill il Sardou's
"Odette," play whose theme and argument
is based upon the depth of tho maternal pas
sion The scene in the fourth act where the
mother, TO secure the happiness OF her child
voluntarily makes the greatest sacrifice posi-
Bile, is beautifully touching. The pratt
tie Of her own child she dis
closes the veneration and love she bears the
memory of the mother she supposes dead cannot
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artistic and unite her in sympathy to
every one OF her auditors. The Friday
night bill is Claire, an adaptation from
the German. made by Miss Morris herself 1t
bears no relation whatever to- 1.-The Clare" and
The Forgcmaster," of George Ohnet, as in
theme. construction and plot it is en-
tirely different For saturday night is
reserved the play that is given in
compliment to the new theater. and Mt tho
urgent request OF large number of patrons
made 10 Manager Hanna two years ago, when
Miss Morris last appeared here. article Az
Is the play that first gained for Miss Morris the
universal appreciation of the critics of oil shades
OF opinion. II doubts existed as to the repre-.
sentative actress of America before the pro.
duction OF ARTICLE Az" none existed there
after. As Cora. the passionate and i'm
pulsive Creole. who ultimately becomes
insane, Clara Morris reached a height of
dramatic intensity and force that
placed her away beyond anything that had been
seen on the stage. The performance of article
g." here saturday night will be the FIRST
Miss Morris has given OF the char
actsr this season. She dslises 10 give
the play on account of tho tremendous power
and exhaustive requirements OF the role, but
yielded TO the request of Manager Hams to
give as her great creation. Miss Morris is in
she best OF health ana has a large and uni
fornly excellent company. Below is appended
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