The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08
THE Week At THU THEATERS

- ffme II both houses beer fun
- - paxt week there would have
s hfxfded business which woai1 have
.sSr4 aen3nst beth. As IL Eax. general
s-.x Wns concentrated ypcn the ea>r-
- the gs1nor Of political specula-
-. ~rnnoed the glare OF the footi5x5sts 20
- ..rc-rk6erzlsIe extent. The Pearson
- ii THE Midnight Alarm" open
~ go business Sunday night. ard
- - opposition ~ red fire and far
$3.50 during the FIRST three nights.
~-effepent of uncertainty OF two
- Irneer. and changed the BIT Thurs
u. 800 70 q drzmasix1tion Of Rider
-. she" which continued dur
- ernnainder OF the week The bust
- uniformly goo<i and the pres<nsa,-
- = seeh bills credisabie- -The Mid
xse a1ru~ was the most even perform
~ 80 " the company In fists city
1. 1netr three engagements .s6sse's
p o1ucs5on full Of effects bordersng
Al noefacu1ar. and the dressing Was
6sfe. Tuesday night wire was
5Sn fhe theater and the election re-
- read between the acts. Tho
q the introduction Of the eiec-
menfnD feature had she eject Of
- 81 big crowd
~ HntaJe kheater Eax also Opened
1 uIgaf with a @tereopticon exhi-
S r general yiewg and the election
thrown on the screen a cons1ss-
~ unwber Of people took advantage
- epportunlfy 10 sat comfortably and
- Is he political news out OF the wet
nway from the noise Of the street
~ snd the 1ostiing Of the excited men
= Insd up and down Cherry street and
- avenue
5I1unaay night . packed house wit
the amateur production Of Scenes
Fsiryiand." and Jerome X. Jeromes
-. enG-acf comedetEa, sunset" The
- evening fyum the rising of the cur
= the first part OF Scenes froE
1Slsnd.. was one Of surprise and de-
= the frsends Of the wee perform
~ the close OF the scene. In which
n1fje ones were conspicuous. and dur
- wait between the saIryiand pact-
nnd the clear sunset which suceeesf-
~ ~ 10Y princes. princcs.es. courtiers
= 1ntf1es. TO say nothing OF the talking
Waking doIla. came down and min
~ NH common mortais In the most ,1n-
pozftoEal way imaginable. very unlike
- proeOaypes who occupy either such
ntn6 ponces or are Invisible that con-
= NTH ctayey and coarse humanity is
Raef1cal.
E1k36ny AMI last night Alden Benedict
sssd In "Fabio RomAni." a dramat!-
p ef Marie CoreIifs novel. The
n6Dgfa-" The company producing the
-, which itself was Of q high order. al
Il dare n q dreariness In the story OF
ng and tniideIity. was entirely capable
~ needs Of the piece. which was
1adly mounted and dressed. Some OF
= woacsy employed In the production
u u rare beauty and naturalness. the
,Dong and effects being OF unusual ef-
~ sngasement was only fairly sue
unluf and was deserving Of bettcr treat
NJ q the hands OF the piay-going eIe-
mt Ct this city. The fault with the
na1enent patrons Of Seattle In their lack
Gocffminafion an to theatrical attrae-
- Neshing could be more observable
- lAof fact In the absence Of patronage
u TT extraordiary production. Ten
Iesoofp Partner" A simple canvass of
p pasonnei OF the company. In which
afv MAinhail Charles b. Hawkins.
1vw Barr, Jane Corcoran and Estha
Ahazass would have led to the forming
= opinion that such q company would
softh seeing no matter what the play.
nce1eion Of Alabama" which fol-
- eleseiy upon .srennesssee's Par.i-
sas almost frosty. yet the play and