The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-23

lillian Russell has been taxing noAahs
lessons and says there Will be no mon
key business" with her next husband
Agnes Herndon IS TO start a starring
tour on Christmas day. She has new pays
entitled "Married--No Mated and \
Remarkable Woman
Lady Reckless" which Kate claNton
ana Janauschek produced in Boston. Is
10 be made a conpanion piece 70 Inc
Two Orphans" on their tour.
Manager Hannas attraction for next
month include Thomas w. keeDe. Sadie
Martlnot and Max Fgman. ''fhe New
Boy" the Calhoun Comic Opera company.
Katie Putnum. etc, exc.
Modjeska's agent has offered to FORBES
Robertson. the English actor, the posi-
ton of leading man in Modieska's ooan-
pany during that actress American tour
next season.
Thomas Keene is a great collector OF
eurios and has a museum of theatrical
br5c-a-brac az his home on Staten Island
Mr.. Keene contemplates retirement from
the stage In a year or two ana his COM
ing engagement In this city may be his
last appearance here professionally
At Manager Hanna's urgent request
Mr. Charles II. Pratt consented 10 make
th. prices for the Tayary Grand English
opera company. FIRST floor. $780, bal
cony. 81 and IS cents: gallery. 20 ami p
cents. Matinee prices First floor, 81
second floor. 50 cents, third floor, . cents
James o'Nein has cut away from the
ordinary conception in his production O.
..Yirglnitls." one OF the most important
changes made is in the forum scene.
where a butcher stall Is not now used
Instead, the Virgindus Of o'Neill snatehes
the knife with which he kills Virginia
from Caius claudius.
r.. A Barnet aud Harry u. Smith.
American librettists Of hight opera, have
tho largest number OF current productions.
BaInet's operas on the stage thls se-isoi
are 'l9e." prince Pro TEN and Ia
basco," and Smiths are Robin Hood.
.arhe Fencing Master and Rob Roy"
The distinguished iragediss. Mr Thomas
" Kecnc. Will be the next attraction at
Hauna.s Seattle theater. following the
opera company. His repertoire includes
"Rlehari IF. Hamlet" "Otheilo," The
Merchant Of Venice" "Richelien," Louis
xr. and Romeo and Juliet" The dates
here are December 81 AMI January ].
and
Jessie Bartlett Davis has delighted hun
aresis OF thouxauIs BY her singing ~ De
Kaven's "oh. Promise Me- IN Robin
Hood and il now looks as though she
would delight quite as many by her rem
dering of Victor Herbert's Hamlet Of
Fancy in Prince Aunansas." which the
postonsans have produced successfully at
the Broadway theafer. New York.
The first American presentation OF
'Cslssnoada.'' sarslou's latest play, was
given by Fannie Davenport at the fSfth
avenue theater. New York. December ~
The productions is seenic'aliy snpsro. dra-
roatfrallv intense and thrilling. and II
affords Miss Davenport an opportunity
IN eclguse her subtitle and powerful acting
IN Fedora" ia ToscA" and Cleo
patra-'
Daniel Frohnan has published as a
,,ern..n,o % the opening Of his eighth
ss.a.an 81 the I.yoeum stock company.
,.-1.,s,,,ra Of The photographs Of the mern-
hers Of The company for this season. The
ors-a.rszaslon TOW consists 81 Georgia Cay
van Herbert Kelley. Mrs. Charles Wal
cot. W J. I4aNcyne. Mrs. Thomas Wifi
fer Charles waicot. Katherine Florence.
p-rf,z Williams. Bessie Tyrce. Ferdinand
r..ttaehalk. Isabel Irving. Waiter 8. Hale.
sfan5e OseH. stephen Gra4tan. Maud Ven
rer. Robert Weed. Harrlet Aubrey. Ern-
81 Tarlson, Charles J. Bell and Wafred
Burkiard