The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-22
AnusrnEsTs.
9Th. Player" to Re Repeated Tonight.

ssIhs Player" to Re Repeated Tonight.
Blanche Marsden'stragic comedy. THE
Player" Was given at the Seattle sheater
last evening By the Haniey- Osbourne Com
pany in so excellent a manner and with
SO much satisfaction TO the very large
audience present as TO make il regretabse
that the company did not open its engage
ment Thursday evening with this intensely
powerful play. The comments overheard
at the close of the play. alxays the best
criterion TO go By, were fsttering to the
stars Of the evening and the company sup
porting their efforts Every act was we'll
received. applause was generous and SIN
eere. with sufficient enthusiasm created by
the clever climaxes to insure repeated cur
tain calls.
Dir. Lawrence HanIey introduces pro-
Iogue in Tie Player" which permits the
audience TO enjoy in one evening the gems
Of Snakespeare's Hamlet" with the
clever wiz and situations of an old popu-
lar English comedy. The prologue last
evening embraced all the forcible passages
of Hamlet. found in the second. third
and fourth acts Of that drama. and af-
forded Mr.. Haniey good oppor-
tunity OF displaying his unquestioned
talent as q tragedian. Mr.. Hanley has
been well favored by nature, and with a
splendid physique and strong. intelligent
iace he looked Shakespea-e's creation
aside from animating it with the fire of
the poets wonderful language. His So
liioauy ITO be or not TO I've, was mas
terplece of quiet elocution that was
greatly enhanced by graceful action
throughout. relieving the lines of all
monotony. The dead hush that came over
the audience when he commenced this
soliioquy and the sudden outburst of APP
plause that followed its conclusion was of
itself compliment such as Is
given to few legitimate actors.
Mr. Haniey's by-play at the close of the
players scene. while watching the guilty
king. was bit of strong emotional work
which wrought up the scene TO a most
powerful climax and brought the Shake
spearian part of the programme to a very
satisfactory conclusion.
The three acts OF the comedy were a
pleasing contrast and afforded the COM
pany good opportunities for clever char
acter acting. and in this spect all ac-
Quilted themselves IN a manner to secure
individual recognition. Mr.. Hanley as
Gustavus brooke introduces some pleasing
light comedy, the gem of the part being
his stimulation of drunken man. Mr..
George 0sbourne. who has not been seen
in a character equal to his talents, made
the most OF Mathew Clifford. part
which is feeder To all the others. The
comedy element is strong throughout the
play and permits Of plenty of broad char
acter work. Smith, the merchant. Tommy
Jones, the stutserer, and Brown. the
eyer-sleepy dude. were exceedingly funny
in the hands OF Messrs. Albert Lando.
Tileston Bryce and Francis Nelson, re-
speetively. clever bit OF character act.
ing was the drunken scene of Lander
Stevens as Dick Craddoek. The ladies
appeared 10 better advantage than
the FIRST night. Miss Edith Lemmert, as
ophelia in the prologue and Ada Clifford
in the comedy. were quite acceptable. Ada
Levick looked majestic as the queen IN
Hamlet" and was overwhelmingly funny
"a Araminta smith. her makeup being rs
funny as her comedy work. Miss Jose
phine Gassman also was pleasing as
Myrtha Lowell. the gusher.
Tho play throughout gave satisfaction,
so much so that its repetition this evening
| In the place of "Love at Random" should
| draw another crowded house.