The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-27
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-. xssk. theatr.calIy speaking.
GOOD one eli around. despite
80 ,...sssa offered ~ open stores ard
-, purchase. ssnflstnss week u
$50 '...rtaln time ia the Calculations
ess~-re. as IT'S operations in Different
u Inc county are as different as
:. various communities H. the
theatrical week. Yuleilae T.. az
go. Ia certain sections q rne
easutry. (; Il better than usual
oshers IL IL worse. In New York
:. ho,gdzy attractions are numbered
.se hest. and the time" az the
- sbeaters is regarded as D sineeure
-.s.srsfy. On the Parl6c coast 81 ap-
80 nakes 10 difference. business
- entirely upon the attracticnss and
80 liberal patronage Is dealt cut 10
80 people and companies tnat End
- sh40ez3;out The gear.
4. f<saard Grover AicszaF company
- ss5e Third Avenue theAter last
- d the New Private Secretary"
a. role was created bY William Gil
.sth whose name the character OF
pakert spz.dlhg was FOR years fden-
r. n. local production the part
assigned 70 Leonard Grover. jr. a
..aahlv capable character actor. hr.
~ssrss 3r7personatiOn Is consistent. but
handicapped IN comparison with Gil
:. i he fact that he Is a young maa
..h,etlc build. while Gillette was al
=. fr.aklsh IN his atteruated makeup.
<,-e WAS an unusual quality in
..,<et 10 the stage management or the
E-se- productions. not only Of the
II. Private Secretary bat IN the sev-
[.srhauges OF bills that the Third Avenue
f..,ses were treated 20 throughout thu
- Manager Russell said 20 me. We'll,
/ q property and furniture rooms or this
- have everything to SCI a stage well
- ard our mechanics are competent.
f. ,ssre must be intelligence and disere-
r. en- the part Of the company's stage
E~sna9er We have new furniture and ali
4 81 old stuff is good" That intelligence
II diseretion were qualities that found
|<snss.on IN the detail Of affairs Of the
|<syer company was emphasized in the
- Gets that furnished backgrounds for
! competent efforts Of the company Mr..
|s.~slrs new furniture was we'll display
h A. we're other things from the prop
~ rsoYn Of the theater.
rsessay the bin was changed 10 Mr..
svysrs comedy. NY Son-ln-r.aw." and
nsrsaay night. '~The Wolves Of New
M was put up for the balance Of the
sek AL were veil played and all con-
ernee IN the running OF the theater and
- proinelion 81 the pieces are 20 De con-
rstalatca on the success attending their
ssrts. Mr. Growers company remains
lrlng The present week.
Tie week AZ the Seattle fheater opened
sssaay night with that rarely beautiful
sae3y-drama. The Old Homestead" IN
ssseA Mr. Denman Thompson. the author,
1ssed not only % his fame and fortune.
ST 10 The enduring character OF high
AS dramatic productions and the liiera-
sn Of the stage. The company produc-
~ THE Oid Homestead WIS in every
Efsicnlar as good as that with which the
sler-author appeared. / sat in front Of
- Monday night performance and
spsfIenced exactly the same emo
srns that ! did when I saw II
sff dozen years ago There
ssse certain features OF the New York
yssiuct0n that were impractlcable as adj
tsacis 10 SHE road notably the oxen
sd The load Of hay. bat that feature was
hflss duration. and while IL added 4
sauragness TO the FIRST act. Il was not es-
'sasiAI 70 the stliing 81 Mr.. Thompson's
paint story or New England life. The
rally stroug part OF the play f. the
sgthfulaess or the last act in ia portray
o. character and the glimpse Il gives
. those fare scenes OF home life and the
4saifs Of a simple community. FoRdusi
qsoileciions are Inspired by witnessias