The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-20
PLAYS TO COME HERE.
Results of Manager Hanna's
Eastern Trip.
OVER $50 NIGHTS ARE BOOKED.
Fifty of the Leading TheatrfcaI OrxAnf-
zations of the Country to Come
Here This Season.

Here This Season.
| John W. Hanna. manager of the new
/ Seattle theater and the Tacoma theater,
has returned from four weeks business
| tour of the East. He left here on July 81
by the Northern Pacific, stopping at St.
/ Paul. where he was joined by \. B. Austin,
assistant general passenger agent of the
| Northern Pacific, who accompanied him
to Chicago. A week in Chicago was spent
| in visiting theaters and witnessing some
/ of the great productions nov running
| there. Chicago is now the only city in
the country in which all or any number of
first-class theaters are open, the fair, of
/ course, furnishing reason for this.
| Among the plays / saw there the one
| ] took the deepest interest in was The
/ Girl ! Left Behind Me- at the new
| Schiller theater. because the company
| which 10 now meeting with such great
success in presenting it there will be with
| me in Tacoma and Seattle during the
/ week of October g. It Is military drama,
| and it is produced by one of Charles Froh-
mans best companies. It has been run
| ming ever since the fair opened, and the
| standing room only sign has been hung
1 out every night
| Il saw the first production of Nat Good
| wins new play, In Mizxouri,' at
Hooley's. and it took better than anything
he's ever had. Africa had not yet found
a little spot down there to play in, but
| was doing big business in Milwaukee
| while waiting for open dates In the Fair
| city. The Midway Plaisance furnishes
subjects for all the songs and gags of the
I comedians and topical song men at the
theater, and to those who have seen that
| intensely interesting portion of the great
show their illusions are always taking"
| From Chicago Mr.. Hanna went dfrect'to
| New York, which is the theatrical center
OF the whole country, and there at the
| great booking agencies of the FIohman's.
| klaw d Erlanger and the American The
atrical Exchange met the managers of
nearly all the great attractions in Amer
| lea. During the first week in August,
there were moro theatrical people in New
York than at any other time" said Mr..
Hanna "This is the time at which man.
ayers of companies are there making their
| plans for the coming season, managers of
leading houses from all over the country
| are there to arrange for bookings, and
actors assemble there to secure engage
ments and to make contracts As illus
trating the extent of this influx of
theatrical people | might say that
while ION the Rialto,' Broadway, between
Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth streets. L
met no less than 100 persons 1 knew
and who knew me, and / have not been
In New York for several years. They
were theatrical people who had played in
my houses at various times. The theatre
cal business in this country is nearly all
done through the great booking agencies
have mentioned, and my relations with
these have tor years been of the most sat
isfactory character. OF course since 1
have been on the Pacific coast my bust.
ness with them has been conducted at long
range. and my trip to New York was to
establish more intimate and advan-
tageous relation with them TO the end that
the patrons OF my theaters may have bet
ter companies and better plays. / was
able in the conferences had there to ex-
plain the situation in the Pacific North
west in a more effective manner than
could have done by years of correspond
ence, and the beneficial results of
my trip will soon be appreciated
by the theater-goers of the Puget sound
circuit. The success of my visit to New
York may be better understood when
say that arranged for the appearance in
Seattle alone of over fifty leading attrac-
tons, or more than $50 performances, ex-
elusive OF matinees, in the current theat-
rical season. These companies will also
visit Tacoma. 1t was only by special
effort that | secured Frohman's great CON-
pany in 'Aristocracy' for a weeks engage
ment 1t ran 200 nights at Palmer's
l. A.. IL n
successful engagement in Chicago The |
big cities offered more time than it had |
open dates. and had not been on the |
ground to make an exceedingly liberal and |
advantageous offer 1t would not have |
given us week. Maurice Barrymore, the
leading man, has been here with the |
Palmer company. and Miss Blanche |
Walsh, who hn supporting Marie VAIN. |
wright last season more than shared hon
ors with her leading lady. takes the prin- |
cipal female role .Aristocracy' will be at |
the new Seattle theater August 81 and |
September l and 2. and at Tacoma the |
three preceding nights. Among the other !
great attractions coming are Irv- |
ing and Terry. which ! had pre- |
viously arranged Tor. Resina vokes,
who when she comes in the |
latter part OF September will please the |
people better than any one they have seen |
for long time, Mrs. John Drew and the |
Rivals company with powerful CON- |
pany in the legitimate, Fanny Davenport |
in Cleopatra for five nights and matinee ,,
in Seattle. The Digby Bell Opera Com
pany, Helen Modjeska, Devote Hopper
Opera Company. Effie Ellsler, Ward &
James. James o'Neill in new reperteoir,
Roland Reed with several new plays, Han
Ion Bro 3 company in a new spectacular
production. Howard Atheneum Company
with Lo;tie Collins, Frank Daniels and
Charles Dickson, both with bright come
dies; Friends, Milton Royle's new play;
.Sondan, which puts over 200 people on
the stage: the great spectacle of 'Urania.'
and others too numerous To mention III
the amusement lovers Of Seattle cannot
find satisfaction in this list they are in
deed hard TO please.
1.-THE Seattle theater will open next
Friday night, with Newton Beers Los, in
London. q melodrama in which he has
had great success. IL viii be followed by
'Aristocracy,' and after that the house
will be opened from three 20 six nights a
week"