The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
1Lady windermere's FAM a
Grand Dramatic Success.
a ngw pLAY eAT 1coRoRAY's.
sFor . KILLER" Win Conehits-5LsenE
Lis. OF Coming Attractions 1t the q .,
Seattle Thester.

Dramatic enusements we're given re-
vjval during the last week BY the reopen
ing Of the Seattle and Cordray thestefs.
Oscar Wilde's epiggamstic comedy, "BSsiy
Wiudermere's Fan. +" was made society
event. and deserysdly 80, for more en-
fovab.e intellectual treat sas never offered
10 the better class Of theater-goers and
one never more kesniy enjoyed by them.
The comedy abonnds IN bright dialogue,
4. classical in its construction, has an
..ern.rt Of dramatic force sndo is Almost
clever reflex Of the gossip incident 20 club
lite in fashionable circles. It's Wit IL crisp,
trenchaut. of the Observation-Disclosures
order. and has running through II rlcne
vein OF eynlcism that Is thoroughly char
acteristic Of the brilliant but very erratic
author. %
The gem OF the dialogne is found in the
opening OF the third act. where aanumoer
OF Blase club men, returning from aapaTty
ct in the morning. stops friend . and
exchange views ON the different women OF
their set. For fifteen minutes they keep
no rafting fire Of comments. handling
women as horses, playing upon every ieel-
ing that enters into a l.fe surfeitsd with
measures. ard firing bright epigrams NJ
one another until the brillisncy Of the
scintilatlng mass OF frothy nothings be-
comes all too short for the interested
audience. The sudden transition from
this frivolous but very natural scene 10
the tragic one Of the jealous husband 8
discovery OF his wife's fan in his friends
house - another touch Of dramatic
genius that marks the play for its excel
lence and the author rs the equal OF
Sheridan. OF course the play would be
nothing unless represented by artists
whose intelligence nnd experience were
equal to the intentions OF the writer. and
the members OF Mr.. Frohman's company
did so well that they would have satisfied
even the aesthetic Mr.. Wilde himself. The
reopening of Cordray's was another pleas
ant feature for the patrons of that low
priced family theater, though the attend
ance of the week Was not equal TO the
merit of the performance OF Joshua
Whitcomb" as rendered by j. p. shaw.
Conchita and their excellentsupporting
company. The very low prices of adfnis-
sion at this house should not be construed
as meaning q tertainment. which
IL IL not, the present company, with its
strong attraction in ConehIta, being equal
and superior 10 many companies that come
to Seattle as star combinations at high
prices. The attractions next week viii be
csntered In Cordray's. the Seattle thsater
remaining closed all the week. At Cord
rays the comedy drama For Million"
will hold the boards. commencing tomorrow
night, with Conchita as the star attraction.
Manager Hanna has number Of strong
attractions booked for the near future. the
first OF which will be Mrs. James Browns
Potter and kyrle Bsllew, who will be seen
for four nights inca round of their beet
plays. Following them in rapid success
sion will come Charles Frohman's stock
company in ''sowing the WIND. q Robert
Downing's sOld Kentucky" ''ChArley's
Aunt" Alexander Salvini. the Kendalls,
Neil Burgess ia 1.-The Country Fair :"
Thomas w. Keene. Prof A. Hermann,
Lottie Collins and her speciality company
aud others. 500