The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05
Notes of the Stage.

The largest theater party ever given
IN this country attended the performance
OF John Drew in THE Butterflies." at the
day evenin. The affair was arranged by
the Harlem Club.
Barnets Prince Pro Tenn" under
Chas. /. Robbins management, has made
popular hit according TO reports I'm Chi
cago at the Schiller theater Fred Len
nox's song. Tommy Tompkins" Is rated
the catchiest ditty since Tommy At
kins."
The theatrical business in London lust
now IS very bad. Within the last three
weeks eight fheaters have closed and
worse. times are predicted. london the
atricai managers think that not for ten
years has there been quite such a gloomy
prospect there.
One OF the most effective scenic effects
ever produced Is said to he a feature of
produced for the first time recently in
New York. 1t Is a ship scene in which
there Is a naval encounter, and in WHICH
the rigging is full OF sailors supposedly
dead, hanging head downward
Janet Achurch. the handsome English
actress whom. Richard Mansfield has I'M
ported 10 be LEADING. woman of his stock
company at the GarTick tneater, New
York is described as possessing fine gol-
den hair. frank blue eyes and a strong
yet womaniy face. She has played for a
her own theater ia London during the
season. According 10 her present con-
tract with Mansfield she can refuse with
out giving her reasons, any part offered
her II she does not like II So far she
has rejected two roles.
In the cities IN which Fanny Davenport
has so far appeared this season she has
been unable 10 play on the Monday night
Of the opening week Of her respective en-
gagenents for the reason that It has
been found impossible 20 transfer the
the production OF Sardou's ''Gisfnonda. "
In boston, Baltimore and Washington
Miss Davenport has had TO disapp0ant
large audiences. Under ordinary circlIn-
stances the money refunded at the box
office to a dismissed audience would he
made M later by proportione.d inc, tncrg rs
venport the house has been sod out
al every performance and hundreds have
frequently been turned away.
An amusing incident that came very
Henry F. Ahbey's theater in New York
one night last week during Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendal's farewell engagement there last
strong climax az the end Of the third act,
which takes place at the Conbnentai motel
in Paris was reached IL Is at that point in
the plav that the villain Is attempting TO
eoe.rce the heroine. and these TWO chaFac-
ters together with the heroine = HUSBAND
and Mrs. Beresford played by Mrs. Ken sen,
dali have the stage To themselves. The
curtain is supposed to 40 down upon
Marion Lea, as the wife, SIZING as
though her heart would break. T'here was
a new drop curtain al .tbbey'S fheat"r
that night and Il stack three times and
scored TO resist every effort OF uhe stage
bo,-fs Meanwhile Miss Lea was 50
shaken with grief that she Was rapidly
ycrgfr- toward real hys'eria. II vas the
GOODNESS and precision or MIS- henl 81
tbaf saved the scene from absolute ruin.
she bowed the villain out Of the house.
smiled pleasantly upon Mr. kendal-the
suspicious hushanf-and was gentiv eat
d. tha Cr;af-strfckeu Wife away. pTesum-
ablv into her boldoir. when the curtain
finally rolled TO the stage.
balloon asce,nsion-Madison park, Sun
dav o'clock.