The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-26
THE MUTE FRENCH SPY
revival Of a Stirring Play at
Cordray's.
.ae,ep BY GOOD spEcIALTlEs.
xniss Bancsser to Present sour FIat''
Il the seattle Theater Tonight
The seymour Lecture.

srze reproduction OF the military spec
sS..sr,,ar drama The French Spy" at
r.rdrays last evening was on an un-
s.ual scale. and justified the expecta-
1 esuus entertained by the pasrons OF the
sstesser. The play itself IL OF undoubt-
a u,ers.. and abounds IN patriotic ser*s-
s lets ard thrilling situations. It is
~.ack In action. and moves along with
- swing and grandeur OF anRrmy on
= march.
1he performance was good for an
usng night. and whatever the tmper-
lions they were insignificant COM
1red with the general excellence OF the
nsresentatton. The play raight be inn
3 seoyess by the performers cIinging a
Sffls more closely to the text, and the
spectaeGsar effects Of the Astorming and
o.srthrow OK the fortress would be
usofe pleasing IL the house and stage
sud be cleared OF the smoke from
harsting grenades. The Amaxonian
& s.ercsi and sword exercise under the d.
ftrsion CT Madame oyer was marred by
several little nissteps. but On the whole
wssso well executed as TO earh q round
u applause.
The features OF the play begin almost
nth the rssing OF the curtain. In the
Ars. act Torey Bavard. assigned to Mr..
Lang. Develops the comedy element 70
pleasing degree, his account of his
wonderful escape and his description OF
1 battle beng full OF iiunor. The next
fnfure Is a military drill OF French
soldiers In the uniform OF zouaves,
made up of members OF Company T.
end commanded by w. n. Fairbank.
The siege OF AlgiGs. represented In
ahe second act, lis varied by the intro
auction OF first-class speciaities. With
che Hrsnarets OF a 'Mohamm6an mosque
xiittering ia the distance. the Aey Sits
on his throne surrounded by NUMEROUS
attendants in the rich attire OF the
Arabs. and for the amusement Of the
gathering the Asnazons go through
their drill As soon as this In ended
they are drawn up to one side and Miss
Iorene Beaupre trips In gracefully and
performs a Turkish bell dance, which
has to be repeated before the audience
y satisfied. Then Carey and Howard
come forward 10 perform their nld-alr
bidder act in a manner that makes the
majority OF the people In the audience
hold their breath as the athletes go
spiIsning round and round. Returning
% the play. the spy disguised as an
Arab boy ovescomes the giant Mo
Manned in a desperate sword contest
b the last act come the triumph OF the
french and the fall of Algiers. after a
tksr!fic explosion which erumbles down
Ne walls OF the fort. over which the
naiJiers Chamber tn victory.
The music for the play Is given by a
fun orchestra under the leadership Of
pTos Bray. and Is the same used In the
perfumances In Paris forty years ago.
when Madame Celeste won the laurais
shAt VA ever associate her name with
The French Spy"
Ess Earle French was never seen to
besser advantage than In the three
foid rsr ef Henry St Alme. a French
lancer Hamet Caramanley. an Arab
be-. aad Mathi.de D'Meric. "A French
hds. The character il that OF dumb
Erl whose only means Of communica-
ton Is by writing or gesture. In the
latter particulars the representation
reached It's highest excellence. the COM
municat!on 10 the dey In the second
scs being perhaps the best of the per-
formance. Mr.. French took the part OF
Oh neGonrcy. OF the French army.
lie easily led the cast. with Mr. La
trnie as Mohammei. second The
parts Of Sergt. Dubourg and Marie Du-
burg Were Web taken respectively by
flr. Gerard and Miss Beaupre
The French Spy" win be continued
thfpaghout the week