The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-16

M: .eu dssxrunsset gods we're saraei away 10
try their chances for admission tonight The
plsy has heon - well announced through the
pscss ~ scarcely TO need cOsnnen: IL il, in .
MEASURE . sketch o: Coseef,s cwn career. some
what CLOSED eve. First be IN made 10 appear
q college s.nieus. then hank clark. then spar
ring tns;sacso. OF m athletic club aad finally
- o1;-and-ous pugsIiss The champion. al
though act finished sesor. surprised the May
who expected . repetition Of the John I. salii-
van style Of acting. Corbest lad . graceful
stage presence seemed perfectly ~ ease and Rad
his Limos With intelligence
The pay IL, o: course. adapted % - TO permi.
Co-hcst to display It's tstic talents 10 the best
ability, and this Is done in = very rrcsensable
way. The Gss; &C.. here the scene is laid on
tie college campus. il fairly veil drawn, with
the exception O. few ircoagfGisses. which the
college nan would detect st once. In the play
the fcotbs!, mea. who were supposed to be
training fer a match. pud.d away AZ their cigar
ettes crime which IN real lie would have
caused tee vis;s Ut wnsh 70 be poured on their
head. ard destroyed their chances Of place on
the team. Corbssr also appeared rather out OF
season ia .isat tennis rig when supposed TO
&c leading the college scrubs il football weather.
Later on the champion had good opportunity
to display his magnificent psyssque and his
wonderful c!eycrness with his fists IN tie
fourth act be gave exceedingly clever exh!-
e!s.or OF fighting the bag. ia scene represent
ing his training quarters at Loeb Arbo9r. Ia
the closing act. where the sghs for the worlds
championship is introduced. Corostt has tie
chance of showing his nimbleness OF foot and
hssic skill in his hg6t with Charles Twitchegl,
champion OF England, who IS impersouated by
John Donaldson
Although The interest OF the play 10 all rnads
to center about corbstt there are some clever
people in his support Mrs. Cosoett, who A.
sntnes the role o. Polly Graham. tho college
widow with fair success. Of course came In 70,
share OF popular attention BY reason OF her
husbands greatness. William B. Murray. as
Mr.. Halliday. . banker, did some excellent
comedy work. IA the third act. representing
the Madison square roof garden. tho banjo solos
OF Charles X. French and the singing of Dagmar
snd DeceIlc, the Danieh werblers. called for de-
served cncores
While Corbctf was not on the stage he cha..ed
afYably on general ,S,scs in his dressing room
with handful of reporters aud old SAN Fran
cisco friends who remembered him a boy.
Talking with PosT-ISTELLi6yScER reporte. he
said:
So FAR 40 know there is no hitch to my fight
with Mitchell. The stakes are posted and the
match seems sure To come Of the seroud week
in December before the Couey Island Athletic
Club feel pretty sure OF winning. aud sup
pose Mitchell does, toe. II win from him
have not yet decided who I'll turn my attention
to mex.
"Gen,lcmaa Jack" will be given both this aft
ernoou and tonight. The matinee performance
promises to bring out a big gathering Of the
Indies, a. last nights performance thoroughly
satisfied all that there is not the least bit of vl
gxrity or brutality IN i',while the feminine curl
oaity to see how . real live pugiist, aud the
champion at that, does his training and how he
handles himself IN the ring Is gratifed.