The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-25

rjed and artistic
settings Of the spec
s taels hsve evoked
ST many favorable
Es7 ~ comments from
W thsater goeys. and
"a. .......;o.. n general has given
81 - sstisfactiot5 sad afforded deiignslui
s Snusemsnt. Nxnassr Cordray - 70 %
s ~oaeratulssed or the success OF MS VEN
~ and may sxssees stiil better business
iurinr tho eunsnt week. The Black
r,ooS. viIl b cpatinued until next sam
- vhen the co.apsny viii 90 TO Port
~ q produce tho piece as CoFdray's
41.rfer ia that sdsy. Daniel Frohman's
s1sek company from the Lyceum
1kse1u. New FORK. viii Be the at-
ev.e111e Ct the t.ew Seattle theater for
- slehts and . matinee. beginning
10y. July 3 For the opening night
j - Mn present Americans Abroad"
f n - masines sas Fourth OF July Tho
w. = ~ st night "Ths Charity Bail.
Wsdnao1ay evening. July s. they viii
siye ~ Gray Mare" preceded by Cur
4 faln s>icos entitled white Roses" The
& ecueony b the original one and includes
opesris Cayvan sad Herbert Keicey. The
i a1neiaGuished trase,er and lecturer, Mr..
4 u0Y Harger Eagsn. will b seen in .
fellltaat series OF ais illustrated lectures q
q ~ pew Seattle .heAter, beginning Mon
q ~, June o. Tsss iecsnrsfor that even.
3 - vii b "Londor. Old and New" the
8 "a, .Rambl,ngs in Rome:" the 18th, "A
5sip 70 Alaska" the 9eb. The Hudson,
hke George and tie Adirondacks;" the
M. ''Giimpscs II Scotland. The price of
16mission 70 these lectures will b =. 80
- Is cents. Seats are now on sale It the
festsr box Office.
ssBIsek Croak" Re0In1seeoee.
The presentation Of THE Black Crook"
= Cordray's during the past week re-
A)ied tho following incident, connected
Nth the visit of Langrish and Glenden.
nlng's "Black Craok" company to the Pa
d6e coast In 1874. These managers pur-
eAaasd the original "Black Crook" scenery
Is I'd properties in New York city and.
aftsr organizing . strong dramatic COM
lination, aided by dazzling corps Of
eoryphses and premier and sscundo dan.
oeuses. remarkabs for their personal At
fractions, . grand starring tour Of tho
United States Was made. The princi-
and many . Western boys heart Was
ut desolate wreck whom tho bright-eyed.
nimble-toed dancing nymphs pulled up
eakes and went for the next stand. But
etse retributios was in store for these
esrticss disturaers Of the innocent dreams
The average young westerner Of those
M The paying territory Of this coun-
~ having beer thoroughly covered, the
tespe Get out for Mexico. sailing from
- Francisco 20 Maxatlan. from which
- journey inland was made on mule
hek. or in rus.c wagons. The advance
eDaat was an enserprising young SPANISH
Ansriean callsJ Torres, who was both
biatsr and newspaper man and. a. he
sQeks Mexican isientiy. il WAS soon noiscd
nfcugh the siountainous section of
sentry through which tho troupe
~ passing that bevy Of
noasis we're kepl sealously guarded, their
leanty being far.see all the way from New
Z 1osk TO PARADISE. But Torres tor once
esesshot h,s maxi. as the mountains were
essfrun by q Caring band Of freebooters,
uho would dare sh. arch fiend himself for
asmile for fair. Northern woman. More
nom desire 81 possess tho dazzling
ssauties in Messrs. Langrish and Glen
dsanings Corypsee train than for the sake
Of plumber. the tsnd swoopcd down on the
eiowly-moving sseatricat cavalcade and.
sitter securing ssl The booty in sight, car
Tisd on the afagated damseis to tho
mountains. L. is stated on good
authority that: only one of tho
ssir creatures came to nurs by tho
analr. and that was an aged
farassap pirouetssr. who unfortunately was
aiscovssed MINIS her makeup and was
thouxht by the aEdits to be general bag.
in-wait'ng for aer moro comeiy COM
panions- They left her behind, which
tnrew her icto at of modification from
which she never recovered. The last
heard OF Torres was that he was on the
ssaa OF the Mes York Herald or Truth.
sno Of Langrisa that he was running n
show somewheIs m the C@ur d'Aieue
rsgion.
NJ. nenry Bagam's Lectures.
The many ps,snns Of the Seattle theatef
aso accepted ti.s invitation of Manager
nanIa and Mr.. Raglan ana listened To the
distinguished isaysic "A tie described the
wonders snd beiGt,cs of Paris. the Mag
a'acens. on tf:s evening of June Is. are
ansicipatng mu:h pleasure in tho series
o. I'VE iec,uret &c be given hy Mr.. Raglan
he theater THIS week. Mr.. Raglan has
qssen the salsset, London. Old and
Me-. for his o:+n.ng lecture. and il will
saooacsediy rE-esa as interesting - the
svas city Itself Aossid be.
~. Raglan rsasse sses all tho qualities
saleh 80 10 maze = popular lecturer. His
sesfe ~ pleas.,e and his manner most
sseeaoie. wh1l- al. language is that Of =
sanned scholsc. His lectures arc inter
'ssFsed with h7norous anecdotes and apt
Saesatons and si.h the superb stereopti-
eaa views who's he uses TO illustrate his
s4s'ecs. he ncysr fails 10 keep his audi
saces entertained from the beginning TO
sas ead OF his 4 scouisc. The views are
aasas'iy tine AMI are taken from pho
snhs made ~ Mr.. Raglan himself on
many ioaS II ihis country and Ea-
np<
Va Tuesday 4 ening the subject Of Mr..
swans lec;a;e slii be "Ramblings in
ssms Wei2;es iav evening. "A Trip TO
Aa ~h'e': WI be most interesting
: 'ae people Ok Seattle. as Mr.. Raglan
esss numbeT 4 views Of Seattle, Ta-
and the grounding country.
- s.aursdsy esertnss subject vail he
saskespeare rs the Avon. " and the sub
'os the l... lecture Of the series. on
hna''
aae lectures ''Sisl al be attractive, aud
aoae' viii q arscly attended.
Engages. by society People.
shs spark Z comedy by ". :. .sillser.
Mied "kus:sci. which Is 10 he played