The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-29
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aThe Volunteer " ~ CordFay's.
Another sensational drama with strong
scenic effects will be produced at Cor
dray's next week in the fvc-act nautical
drama THE Volunteer" Special scenery
has been painted for IL. which. among
others, viii include the deck OF a British
mau-of-war, and weird battle scene on
the hot desert sands of Africa. The
drama abounds In tableaux and telling
situations and the dramatic incidents are
frightened by plenty of light comedy
work. including singing and dancing.
The scenes of the play are laid on the
shores OF old England along the Falmouth
beach, aud the characters are drawn from
the rough but honest toilers of the sea.
The play unfolds the story of two lovers
who have been deceived and separated by
the machinations Of designing scoundrel,
their consequent trials and tribulations,
and Of course their final triumph and
happy reunion. Jack Meredith. the hero,
was picked up on the beach twenty-five
years before the opening of the play by old
Peter Meredith. poor fisherman, who
found the babe in the arms OF its dead
mother among the wreckage Of a ship
washed ashore. The body of the mother
had been robbed of all its possessions, even
one finger being cut off to secure
the wedding ring, hence nothing was left
by which 10 identity mother and child.
Old Peter took tho child home, gave the
mother decent burial and reared the boy
rs fisherman, like himself. rough, hon.
est and uncultured. Jack is in love with
Dorothy Prescott. who returns his affec-
ton. Dorothy has mother who Is blind
and = brother, Charles, an escaped con-
yict This brother the mother believes
dead. Charles had run away from home,
gone 10 war as a soldier and part icipated
in battle in which he did an heroic deed.
After leaving the army he fell in with evil
companions, committed a forgery and was
sentenced 10 fifteen years penal seryitude.
From this he escaped aud returns home in
disguise in time TO assist the plot of the
play. Dorothy had taken advantage the
boys brave deeds while soldier to tell
the mother he had been killed on the bat
tie field, and the blind mother lives on in
happy Ignorance OF the boy being alive
| and an outcast. The villain of the play is
| slr Edward Nanberg who knowing the
boys history uses IL to gain control OF
Dorothy. Being repulsed he plots re-
yenge. and is favored by learning of an in
tended interview between Dorothy and
| her brother in ruined mill. Sir Edward
| sends word 20 the police OF the escaped
| convict. and to Jack. telling him
! that his sweetheart. Dorothy, is about
Co meet an old lover. Jack
| falls into the trap, beholds the interview
and leaves vowing vengeance. A Greek
sailor, the man who robbed the body Of
Jacks mother twenty-five years before.
comes IN TO ind papers he had taken from
the dead mother relative TO Jacks birth
and which he had concealed in the ruins.
Tie meets Charles. qnarrels and Kills him
and escapes. Jack returns looking for
Dorothy. dnds the dead body and while
examining 1t is found BIZ the police and
arrested for murder. His trial and ac-
| qnitial follow, but believing Dorothy false
be volunteers on board H. NJ. ship Sea
| Gull The fourth act represents battle
| held under the full glare of an African
sun with Jack Meredith and the Greek
| sailor both wounded. the latter mortallv.
| Beth are dying from thirst, and the
| Greek, in his last moment. con-
| fesses TO Jack the story OF his life and
hands him documents proving that Jack
| Is the real Sir Edward Naabere Jack
| becomes dellrions, attempts 10 tear the
! documents and is rescued in time hy the
EeiaEasng army anu navy HalCA brings
about thrilling battle scene The last
! act brings about the revelations. before
! which strong scene is enacted in the
/ blind mothers cottage. who. under the
! guidance OF the false Ssr Edward, believes
taai Jack murdered her boy. and her sim
! PIE mind is so wrouEh, Up by the villain
/ thar she agrees TO murder Jack when he
| visits her. This attempted murder. It's
/ failure. The subsequent discoveries Of doe
| uneats concealed ia the handle Of the
/ dagger gwen the blind woman by the
/ la.se esr Edward az make up succession
! 81 interesting scenes, Revelations then
I follow, uorotay aud Jack are reunited.
ihe villain IS foiIea and everybody is
/ happy.
/ Newell Sensatioualtsm
/ ''fhe Spsn 81 Life. With It's bridge Of
{ human bodies. which Will be seen Tor the
/ arss tEnae AZ Seattle at the rev Seattle
/ theates on Nonaayand Tuesday evenings
November - sac IL. is ali the talk among
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