The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-02

visit here on Thursday evening at the
Seattle theater-one night-appearing in
his new comedy capt. Lettarblair,"
which 10 spoken of ~ one Of the simplest
yet most delightful of modern comedies.
The play il the first work Of Miss Mar.
guerite Merington, teacher in the New
York normal school. It Was given . trial
matinee at the Lyceum theater, New
York. last year, and every one who then
saw il predicted q future for Il. Mr..
EotheYn has never been better fitted with
part than the jolly young Irish captain
Who suffers and gives up his favorite horse
and the girl no loves to pay OF debt to
dear the name Of his dead father. And
~ also sells his commission in the army
5or the same reason; yet when the troops
pass BY his window he declares he must
50 to serve his country. When asked BY
The villain Of the play how he can 90,
since he has sold his commission, he re-
plies. - the curtain falls, lin the ranks"
When the dean. who tries to comfort him
Im the loss of his sweetheart, refers to tho
ysa1 Jacob waited for Rachel, Letrar-
Nair replies, "Ah, sure, Jacob wasn't an
Inshman." One Of the funny lines with
which the play 10 filled Is where the viii
hin says to Lettarblair. "You look blue"
@Yes." replies Lettarblair. ''blood will
Nj" It is . very delightful play. and
B 80 doesn't always know whether to
langh or cry. The story of the play is
told with breexiness and pathos. Its
pot d very simple. Fanny Haddon.
The heiress of the great Crawford
states. has fallen in love with her cousin,
Capt Lettarblair Litton. . young Irish
nan, with an equally warm head and
hsart, who 10 very hard up for money on
account of some legal complications in
which his father had involved his estate
hsiore he died. Fannie, while aware that
Lsttarblair loves her, 10 afraid that on &C
eount Of the state of his finances he won't
declare himself before leaving England for
hrsiRn service. So she sends check for
$4,000 to Lettarblair anonymously, stat
Ing that il is part of an old debt which
W. owing to his father. To recoup her.
I'll, she leaves orders to press the main
osditor Of her estate for this amount.
This creditor. unknown to her. happens to
hCapt. Lettarblair. The two letters, one
eontaining the check, the other pressing
him for an immediate settlement of his
eeot, came in the same mailbag to the
Dsanery where Fannie and Lettarblair are
saying. Francis Merivale, one of Fan
MS suitors, overhears Fannie telling her
11end, Polly Meisiter. of what she has
eooe, and succeeds in extracting the letter
obtaining the check before it can reach
lettarblair. Receiving the dun alone. and
wearing to pay of the debt at any cost.
Lettarbair scribbles q hasty note to
Fannie, telling her that q sudden change
q fortune has made an equally sudden
0aags in his plans. Fannie. supposing
mat now he has the money he cares no
nore for her. turns against him. Lettar-
half sells out his commission and is about
% start for q cattle ranch in Arizona,
sAsn. on the day of his departure, war
@eaks ont. ana as he can go in no other
say he enlists in the ranks. In the last
g Lettarblair returns. with scars and the
i setoria cross: the villain IL unmasked.
sad Fannie is reconciied to Lettarblair,
sao in . very comedy manner allows her
hpsopose to him.
Frank Carpenters "sPortrait Talk"
Frank G. Carpenter, the great inter.
nAser, will deliver Portrait Talk" at
fynouth Congregational church tomor-
NV evening. He has met with great sue
1with his lecture. The following notice
II - @tNSahS "A iipAA thc II cfftUs
1 = ~ highly complimentary audience tina.
trank Carpenter, the famous correspond
n iss night az the Ho ward street tabernacle.
sshsxs room Was filed. al q the audience was
u saasve of the many excellent features OF
Il 0hesnrs
i Carpenter certainly presents au enter
I -Gse ana instructive discourse HIS clever
ii - ais vide and varied association with
i usas men OF the earth, and his extensive
n sssses have Ettsd him pre-emineptIy ss a Plat
4 Hiker. When 20 these CO pmeuts he adds
q = seoftns OF ssrieadid s,efeopsieon display
D lassek nag"
n carpenter has prepared his lecture with
II 1ess careful regard tor detail. Just At the
u = y moment the views change, and the object
60 particular portion of the lecture stands
& <v aud boldly before the audience
$3.50 u Tie discourse was devoted 20 American
eA =. and American views, aud the other
sossasn poicniates aud foreign scenes
-. aHeecs responded with generous applause
q w TIE great men flashed upon ;he canvas
81 QsaAss ~ '~'
Aacugh Mr. CARPENTER had ne-a, before
sass siais, tas audience had become
49, ssi acquainted w.ta him through the
- S4 o. bis letters to the Rsrie< Now that
'esmea psrsoaal acquaintance with .
acnaef OF Spokane people his letters vil
J VIM additional interest Aud when
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