The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-18

male operate star who has been steadily
successful IN the United States, the pres
ent being hts tenth season IS star before
the public, and his name will always have
an horored place in the annals OF
light opera. For many years his company
has been our only permanent legitimate
and uniformly successful travelling oper.
attic organization. its strength a. an attrac-
ton steadily increasing. thus widening 40
each year passes the circle in which IL 10
fsvorise. Its protector seems quite tireless
in his efforts to keep his enterprise up to
the standard par excellence at which
its record Was made. and Is constantly adj
ding to its attractivcness. As for the star
himself. he retains his powers wonder
fully and sings with all the clearnsss.
freshness and strength Of the day whom
he fret electrified this country. Al
manager he possesses consummais skili.
tact and extraordinary ability; 40 al ar
fist, the perfect method which character.
Tres his own work seems to inspire those
with whom he is associated. and thus the
perfection Of the ensemble Is obtained in
his company with which tho public has
long been familiar. The popular operas,
Dorothy" Bohemian Girl" and Chimes
of Normandy" have been chosen for pre-
Double NH as Cordrsy's.
The coming week at cordray's will b
the last Of Miss Ethel Brandon's engage
ment and donhie bill will be presented.
commencing with tomorrow night. In
which Miss Brandon win appear In CONF
edy aud in a strong emotional part Miss
Brandon has given general satisfaction
during the four weeks she has been In
Seattle and the excellence OF her support
will always make her engagement = menu
orabls one in the dramatic history Of Sc
attic. The performance tomorrow night
will open with a ons-act comedy entitled
silent SYSTEM" translated from shs
French, and PLAYED with great succsss by
tho eminent French artists. Monsieur
Coquelin and Madame Harding. Tho COM
edy is tho everyday life story Of 4 scold-
Ing wife who allows her husband no time
for explanation a. to his actions until at
the very last she discovers that his delay
was caused by his purchase Of o bracelet
for her. 1, being her birthday. and the cur
tain falls after lively conjugal scene on
a happy pair. only two characters make
up this PLAY, tho wife, which will BE- ron
dered by Ethel Brandon, and the hus-
band by Arthur Elliott. The comedy
emotional French play ''Coralis."
adapted for the American stage by
Peter Robertson, the bright dramatic
writer of the San Francisco Chronicles. The
story Of ''Coralie" is decidedly French.
and consequently msrcurial in Its eompo-
sition. Coralie was a member OF the dsmi-
monde of Paris, but for the sake of her
son, Daniel, reforms. aud retires To the
country under the name OF Nine. Du Bots.
where she educated her boy TO believe that
she IL his aunt. Daniel being talented be-
comes brilliant officer in the army. He
meets Edith Godefoy. the daughter Of an
intensely respectable provincial. This girl
has foolish, romantic maiden aunt, who
is DESTROYS Edith should marry Mons.
Montjoie, man with past. who was 81 one
time Coraiis's lover. and had squandsrsd .
fortune. Edith, however, loves Daniel; :
they become engaged. and no Asaves 10
bring his mother, who be believes To be
his aunt. and the curtain falls on partial
recognition between Montjole and Coraiie.
The second act furnishes . powerful dra-
matte scene in tho interview between
Coralie and Monijoie, and in which In or
der TO induce him to remain silent aud
not expose her TO her son, she resorts to
every possible means of argument,
aud finally succeeds A notary.
named Deauchamp, partly suspects
Coralie's antscedsnls from records In
his possession, aud 10 make
surs of IL boldly tells her that Montjoie
has revealed her secret. Beauchamp 10 In.
exorabls and will no. be silent and com.
promises by allowing the mother to
make the shameful avowai to her con.
This she does, and Daniel, instead Of cast
ing her oil, raises her and tskes her 10 his
arms with the words: "You have no
name. viii give you mine. and I will
make all the world respect my mother. {"
| In the last act Coralie has . strong scene
With Edith, who is finally reunited 10 ths
mother, and the curtain falls ON pair Of
happy lovers and . consentsd mother.
The cas-, Of the play viii b a. follows:
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"Hfsh Casts" Bsahmia 70 Lecture.
r. b. Ssgsrksr. Of Bombay. India. viii
| deliver = lecture on the history and prog.
! ress Of the Bsahma-Somai. in the uotta-
| rian church, on Seventh street. bsswesn
| Pike and Uaion. mex, Thursday evening
| ~ o'clock. The hrahma-Somsi literally
means "worshipplng assembly" sect In
| India Of which Mr.. Sagarksr IL msfneer.
| Ths sect In srIrl,uai and thsoiogieAlIy rep