The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-01
GIBSON TO The LIFE.
The Tableaux Last Night .
Great Success.
SOCIETY WELL enreRrAlnsD.


cred in Ranke hall last night, and the en-
terfA-nment given under the auspices Of
the ladies' Of ST Marks church was worthy
OF such an audience II had the charm OF
novelty as well as Of merit. and with
pretty decorations. good stage setting. ele-
CANT costumes. = host Of fair women and
handsome men. IL came as near perfection
as could be wished The programme was
in two parts. the first consisting Of series
OF tahleaux vivants representing pictures
by the well-known artist Charles d. Glib
son. the second similar series represent
ing Gibson's illustrations OF Richard Hard
ing Davis charming story, -The Princess
AEne.' The programme aS given in last
Sundays Post-Inteiligencer was followed
closely
Mr.. JOSIAH Collins announced the pictures
In the first series, with appropriate and
helpful comment. and in the second series
Mr.. W. A Peters read short passages from
Princess Alsne" SO as to weave the pic
lures presented on the stage into q con-
nected story. Words OF praise were heard
on All sides for all who took part. Tho
managers were congratulated. and 100 peo-
pie pronounced the entire entertainment an
unqualified success
As the typical American girl. Miss Furth
looked 50 piquantly attractive as to make
her countrymen proud OF such a represen-
e@eAs1. AZ "a 1<2Slzc otOIy ny u Sieve,
Miss Emery. Mr.. Collins and Mr. Murray
arsis;icaliy showed a lovers tete-a-tefe
suddenly interrupted. the lovers seated
as far apart as possible on the sofa, but
the whole story OF what had taken place
revealed by the teil-tale sleeve OF the
lady's dress. which was crushed nat. The
third iableau. in which Mrs. BrowneIi.
Mss Rumsay. Miss Brookes. Miss Spencer.
Miss Kautx. Mss Kellogg, Miss Price and
Mr. VSp~ frs.ir t@td he ufn Of
Young man IN far Japan. surrounded by
sirens. while In his distant American home
his young sweetheart sings q love-song,
whose mystic melody seems to reach his
ears and break the witchery in which he
had been held. In the next tabieau Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Preston beautifully Illus
tratsd the story Of love in old age. and lit
tie Wallace Crawford as the Cupid sitting
near them fairly shared the holors. Then
Mrs. Whittiesey delighted the audience
with song. My Love Has Come TO Me"
and in response to an encore sang the
''Creoie's Love Song"
The next view presented q problem for
the spectators to solve: Find the wife Of
the man who is telling the story" and the
participants, Mrs. A. E. MacCulsky. Miss
Struye, Mrs. A. j. Fisken. Miss Murray,
Miss Furth. Mr.. Haines. Mr.. Halter Mr..
Readman and Mr.. Hurd, made up an artis-
tic scene in a fashionable drawing room.
THE Dead Love- showed sad separation
OF hearts, with Mrs. F. II. Brownelt and
Mr.. George b. kittinger as the interpre-
tiers and little Wallace Crawford as the
dead Cuoid. In "Lenten Confessions Miss
Murray and Miss Furfh knelt at Loves
shrine in such sweet and suggestive
postures as to make a story need
less. while within the shrine Wallace
Crawford looked so cute that many
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fair companions. In 1.-THE Old Tune, Mr.
the violin playing of Miss Kellogg as his
granddaughter. while across the table Miss
Allen and Mr.. Hurd showed loves young
dream which the melody called up to the
old mans mind In An Extract from a
VIII" Miss Strive as q young widow list
ems to the testament that beQueaths her
81 600 900 on condition that she does not
marry again. while the presence OF Cupid
lowering near her solicitor. Mr.. Savage,
reveals the query. The Money or the
Mani" Another puzzle which the specta-
tors had to solve was to Find the Girl
that Has Been Kissed and when Miss
Furth. Miss Mcknight. Mr.. Ling and Mr.
Kittinger stood before them with just the
proper grouping the puzzle was not hard
to decipher.
Then the Seattle quartette broke the
series Of pictures long enough to sing two
very pretty songs.
AT The Bachelors Supper" a fine old
bachelor has ordered his butler to spread
an ample board, placing bouquets at a
number of vacant places. AS he meditates
In solitary enjoyment Of his festal board
these PAGES are peopled with the dream
faces Of the girls he has loved, from the
tiny one TO whom he first gave homage
as play husband to the last love. Mr..
Readman was the bachelor. little Flor
ence Henry was his child-love, and the
other faces were those OF Miss Murray.
Miss Allen. Miss Baxter and Miss Rum
say. Their Presence of Mind showed
what young married couple would nat
urally do to cover their confusion In q
hotel chamber when rudeiy interrupted
by the entrance OF the porter with their
trunk, and Mrs Washburn, Mr.
Hurd and Mr. Savage interpreted
the situation admirably THAT Deli
cious Moment referred to the exquisite
torture consequent upon a young gentle
mans being asked TO take out 20 supper
the young woman who has refused him
the night before, and Miss Baxter. Mrs.
Brownell. Miss Mcknight, Mr.. Halter.
Mr.. Haines and Mr.. kittinger showed the
audience just how 1t would be. AS the
final tabieau In the first series. Miss Helen
Villas won a storm of applause as Tho
Little American Girl"
Mr.. Gibson's own pencil did not
draw such exquisite pictures for The
Princess Aiire'' as those which were CIV
en- last night, with Mrs. MacCulsky as
Princess Aline. Miss Emery as Mss Nor
ris, Mrs. Fiskeu as Mrs. Downs. and Mr..
w. Il. Goodwin as Carleton.