The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-19
A oRnAr SOCIETY PLAY.
Successful Performance OF Lady Win.
sermars'a FAn'l-A stranE Company.

sueaes.fuI Performances OF Lady VIA
aermsrs's FAn"7~A strong Company.
fashionable audience witnessed with
every appearances of enjoyment the pro-
duction Of Oscar Wilds's society sketch,
LADY wlndsrmere's Fam last
evening at the Seattle theater.
There Is 90 much OF human nature
brought ont In the play that Il could
scarcely fail of Appreciation even among
those unconversant withs the usages Of
London polite society Briefly told.
the plot has TO 10 with the
efforts of M-s. Erlynas. weman
closely bordering on the adventures, 10
re-es,abiish herself in the world frem
which she fed 10 disgrace years before.
aud her supreme selt-sacrffiee at \ TINS
when her aspirations wete on the verge OF
realization. Is csava Lady W4ndermere
from following the course which had
wrecked hee Own life /? 3S
Mrs Eriynne iscin fact tho mDthsr OF
Lady Nindermere. and bad eloped ffem
home When9 the lattero wRs an infant. LEFT
TO ho brough. ~ IN tie belief that her
mother was dead. Upon her rea9Iyear-
anee in London under an assumed
name, she makes her identity knpwa
20 Lord Windermere. 0 lie, 90 keep. the dis
graceful secret from ohis8 wife, advanees
large Sums Of money Il Mrs. Rhyme
and is forced into paying her at
ten;lon. She Is still a young and
charming woman. and g0ssip-gadaers
plant the seeds OF jealousy within
tie breast Of his mite. As she believes. the
height Of theinsGlt paid her il Fea36e d
when MRS. ErlyBne eontes 90 a ball ri the
house upet invitation % MindeFmeFe.
The w3ie works herself into frame Of
mind which gives Lord Darlington. a
thorough man Of tie wrrld. chance 10
deelare his love for hes and. beg her to
elopc with ntaa. She sends him aNay,
has 'ater the Same evening. goade8 10
desperation by thc affections which her
husband a. unwillinElg paving 10 Mrs
Erlynne, she leaves the house t0 io.n Dar-
ilagtan Learning % her flight, Mrs.
Eriynne follows to narlingtoas bachelor
apartments While there arguing with the
Young Nlfe. Rho can believe nothing
bui that the elder woman Is seeklug 10 sep
asate heg from her husband they are sur
pFised hy q party oi gentlemen returning
with Darlington from abe c.ah Ia alarm
the tive women hurrlcdly conceal them
selves Ia different suftained anart.
nents. one OF Ihe gentlemen Is Iard
Nindermsre. As Re is abo6l 10 leave his
attention IS called rs enc a. tbe party e.
a fan found on a char. which Winter
mere recognizes a. : tan which De has
presented &C. his aife. Wila ~lth rage. be
Is about 60 search the apartments - ma
bis wife when Mtr. Erl4nne emerses from
her coacealnlent "a announce Eeat she
T. responsible Ter the presence of the inn.
having garfield it ga by mistake gronl Lady
" ndermero's hease. 10 the excitement
ensuing LADY WinaeFmoEe slips ffom TIE
apartmsut undiscovered 10 fully cam
piete hsy spprcme sSeS fee the mother
leaves load0u forever @itboat maksnx
herself kEosn Go her daughter.
The strongest character &c the play Is
THAI ~ Mrs. Erlynue, u hach olive Oliver
interprets witit-a rreaG deaf of fonce. Sao
acts the frivolous butterfly q society "a The
l''e. and does so1ae stFsUE emouoasl work
tn 'he srcnS in llsrilFrsoots apaesmeuts
The u-t 81 tie east IS rmsrkshlv
We aaiAneed. Frank Gilmore mAkas
manly, asnest Lord Wiaaesla eae. whils
laura OAvray is suitably casg faF tie
para a the woman hom }eas8usr ga bat
changes iroa faithful. ga4.elsss y lie Is
ar ogt-ast
tao performance sill 10 rsrsaasd an.
sveuins when ths SKATE llaF Ass1slatisa
vii at3Fl1 sas 1oIv(