The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-09
A FINE COMEDY WE'LL ACTED.
Frohman.s I.yceum Company Wins
Iaureis i'm RebeiIious Susan.

Iaureis i'm RebelIious Susan.
The large audience and The presence Of
Gen Scaoseld AZ the Seattle tAsatsr
seemed last evening TO act as an insp.ra-
ton to the meCn5ers cf the Danael Froh-
man Lyceum company. and The Case Of
Rebellious Susan received a mastery in
ferpreta ion. Laurels were fairly neaped
on the company, individually AID collect
lively. The temperance Of HeroeTt KEEL
cey and ". ]. IseMoyne, VINO nave many
friends In this city. secured for tf4n a
hearty greeting. and Miss Irving and the
other members of the company received
deserved recognition.
The Case OF RebelIious Susan fs a
play of great strength. ard although
comedy ahouns4ing in nirfh and humor,
IL Is wholesome. and from IL can be drawn
a moral mat strikes the audience with
unusual emphasis. II points 70 a perfect
institution. marriage, being made to APP
pear defestiye ny human fra3ltfes and
fofbies. and il also pcglits out the lesson
OF mu ual for-oearance.
The play rises TO the heights of dra-
matte action in the second act. where it
shows the calm. dis3a ssionate victory OF
a man OF insellect over a woman of deep
feeling and fiery temper. Again in the
third act there Is most impressive scene
between Sir Richard Kato and Mrs. Inez
Quesnel, where after some light talk as
to their love affairs, they each inseDsibly
grow serious. and reveal the suggestion
of a tragedy IN human heart by the
words II have only loved once. An
other lesson to be drawn from the play
Is the mastery way in which the new
woman" is confused and made 10 appear
ridiculous. Go home, go home. says
Sir Richard 20 Mrs. Ferguson Pyous. at er
hearing what the woman with a mis-
SION had TO say. The future for woman
is to become a wife and a mother. Ma
lures darling woman is a stay-at-none
woman"
The comedy element was of course,
largely developed. and il Is a kind of com
edy that delights ana IN no way offends.
1t is perhaps not too much TO say That
more delightful play has not been given
to Seattle audience since Joe jefferson
was here as Bob Acres.
Mr.. Kelley was admirably cast In the
role of Sir kato and Mr.. LeMoyne as the
hearty rugged old admiral Sir Joseph
Darby. Lady Susan Harraoin, the
wronged wife who finds her husband out,
was taken by Isabel Irving, who was
veritable whirlwind of impetuosity. In
her desire for revenge on him she treads
on dangerous ground. but her step is that
of noble woman driven TO desperation.
In facial expression, grace of movement
and enunciation Miss Irving seems second
to none. and there is dash and vigor 10
her characterization that is most attract
i've. The Mrs. Quesnel Of Miss Annie
Irish was a character strong in contrast
with that of Lady Susan. II is Of quiet,
demure, intellectual nature, slow to sus-
pect wrong and willing to forgive. Mrs.
Quesnel wants bygoneS to be Dygones,
and announces almost in her closing lines,
'Honi soft qui NAL y pense."
OF the other characters, Mrs. Charles
Walcot and Elizabeth Tyree were excel
lently cast for the respective characters
of Lady Darby and Elaine Shrimpton.
Fritz Williams was most laughable
Ferguson PybCs. a genius who is des-
tined to stamp himself upon the age"
| The Lucien Edensor of Walter s. Hale
| was good and accurate characterization.
| and the penitent James Harrabin of Ste
| phen Grattan was effective.
The orchestra, under the leadership of
| Mr. Harry West, rendered excellent mu-
sic. The programme opened with the ia
miliar strains of 1.-THE Post-Inteiligencer
March," which was also played as the au-
dience filed on the stage to the reception
| OF Gen. Schofeld. Another number was
la Mousme." a weird Japanese mazour-
ka, by Louis Came. But the browning
number of the evening was Froberg's "All
Alone with cello solo by Prof. George
| Bachmann. II is composition that brings
| out the rich. mellow and delightful tones
of the instrument which was played al
| most i'm it's perfection. Unfortunately. the
| splendid music was lost on the greater por-
| ton of the audience, at the time engaged
| in animated conversation, but neverthe-
less there was a ripple of applause as the
| last sound died away. The orchestra is
| made up of Mr.. West. first violin. Sol
| Asher piano; Prof. Bachmann, cello;
/ George T. Carder. double base: a. C. Nc
| Leod, clarionet; T. II. Wagner, first cor
net; Sam Price. second cornet: x. l..
| Wade. trombone; II. A. fngham. drums.
/ The Post-Intelligencer March" will be
| repeated at the matinee performance to-
| day and this evening Among the other
/ numbers TO he given are: Magnolia Bios
/ SONS" De Koven: selection from "Falka 3"
| Chassaigne; selection from Wang"
| Morse. and Little Christopher" Kerker.
| AN Ideal Husband is the bill for to-
| days matinee and THE Amazons" for the
| evening performance. Gen. Schoheld will
| attend the theater this evening
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