The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-20
Dramatic Notes.


John Drew will play in New York
throughout the present season.
William Gillette, In TOO Much John.
son." with remain at the Standard thea
ter, New York. throughout the season.
Henry Herman. who takes the part of
the villain in '.Shenandoah," IS said to
give an effective and praiseworthy per-
formance.
James ONeill who IL called the silver
tongued actor. is said to read blank verse
In a way that gives keen intellectual
pleasure.
William Furst. composer and musical
director. would exclude from the orches-
ira all brass instruments except the
French horn.
Katherine Grey Is especially commended
by the press at the national capital for
her impetuous performances OF the role of
Louka In Arms and the Man." with
Richard Mansfield
Frieda Simonson, the child pianist, Is q
prctege of Adelina Paski. and played on
concert tour win the great vocalist in
Europe In conjunction with Juanito
in this country in series OF forty con-
cer.ts.
The principals OF the Bostonlans last
week gave a minstrel performance IN
II. C. Bancbee's apartments at the I'M
periai hotel, New York. Mr.. Barnebee
and Mr.. Macdonald were the end men and
Jessie Bartlett Davis was the audience.
All jokes under 10 years OF age were
barred, and Miss Davis. who IL good
actress as well as singer. laughed i'm
moderately.
Beerbohm Tree. who was to have sailed
for America last week. has delayed MS
trip and viii sail with his supporting
company Jus, In time 10 begin his engage
ment at Abbey's thea;er on January q.
He will be accompanied by Mrs. Tree. an
actress not unlike Mrs. Bernard Beere.
Mr.. Trees leading lady will be Lily Han
bury.
At the close OF their engagement al the
Schiller thehter. Chicago. Frederick
warJs and Louis James start On their
Pacific coast tour. playing Omaha. Dem
yer, Salt Lake City. Ogden and San Fran
cisco. opening IN the latter city at the
baldwin iheater on Monday. February 4.
They have revived SAakes7seare's Henry
""
Every scar has a three-f0id auffenre
10 consiaer-tfs orchestra chairs, she
dress circle ard the gallery says Thomas
Q. Seabrcoke. Usually she tastes OF che
gallery and the orchestra chairs are about
the same. while the taste OF she dress
circle Is quste different. In any event.
stupid lines must be exchanged for good
jokes and ofr-colored expressions must be
eliminated sooner or ia:er--siae sooner the
better. A joke that lacks the elements OF
good tsst@ may catch a laugh from an
aaefSeace taken una wares. hut the Same
people will Toz laugh ~ a jest tsice. and
the memory az II frequently ogershadows
tfse really god ana unobjerfioEabie
jokes"
There was an incSient noe CT the pro-
g~arxnr. that caused Tfsc audience that
attended the FIRST performance OF TEE
Fatal CART NJ pasrneVss. New York. to
laugh wFser IL should have sat with 50
face. II was scene Immediately after q
murtsr. and VIII II. Thompson. one OF
.h.. villains. who tsaa a hard in tsse guilty
srt. t<ssg a key wsas1a Was u clue 90 the
rsssrsser fT5ru hls pocket ard DROPPED X
into ssss AXE Al th1 moment the key
eea siv~re was distinct sound as 81 3
psaca O. metal coming In con.acs With a
board. Thompson says he dian't drop TIRE
key a. ali ard that g. practical joker in
she side Soeaes must have .'area~~1" ths
soene. He Is on the sssl-h unt for the
joker.