The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26

| 80 ga" - hiaiaser, nushans :.
lover 10 'ooA aAier ner business aua,r. =.
tnAs III AtsSA constituted u small -
! that was not on the pay roll. wA..
houses We're counted AFTER a nar,..~Ss
and statements were checked nm ~.
|, tefie OF gentlemen with ar.s. "
| pointed oearas anu foreign acesn,. ~
boring like u mad flock Of yultures 49,. -
ed the oiilces OF theater fnsnnr.,. -
scanned the box office statemsuss ~
| they would take out their tahies. -
| nsure, nsure away in stale az -
| pressed excitement ana tAen panasna
I'm would breaA loose again and the a,r.
| coat tails would swish cut OF tia afs.. :.
! the accompaniment of a pclygst ,.r.
| that rlvaled Babel. The manarsrs -
! bands and lovers ran back and rsnA,,-.
| TO their principals. wives or mls,r...s
| the share uf there was any) ahova y.
| weekly salaries and then 10 thu Ar, 80.
| where they drank ahsinthe and ANA
| cigarettes TO the chattersng aecomns.s
| ment Of all European tongues 60.
! with all manner OF grimaces. shrn,.,.s
| shoulders and clinking siasses to-
| was no feature of the opera thar "a. !.
| interesting 10 ME as this litls army >
| taggers and hangers on. do nat VT
| der that Col. Mapleson's hair was ,pa,,
| white. twelve years ago. had mr..
| days of IL and even that brief exprr.an..
| started growth of gray above mr. sars
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The Third Avenue theater has ure,As,..
| bill during the past Week that hss -.
| eminently satisfactory TO the patrons !,
that house. The Pulse OF New Yorta !.
| almost farce comedy in its intenliaa.
and there is vast amount OF hoyss NAV
| of the horsiest Kind that Is nat,ys "a
| There arc some clever people In the CON.
pany and the specialties are COED nj.
ably the work of the two little Thennoa
children.
The Jefferson theater opened Z seasss
Of comic opera Sunday night, with "ssa
Pasna underlined for the week. II,
production was fairly good and the houn
/ is worthy of support. This Is especiaur
true when the enterprise Of MANAGE
Friend is taken into consideration and |,
promises that the company viii b
strengthened from time to time Is he i
able 10 secure the people. There are j
respect 10 principals some fne oppor,ss.
ties offered for wedding but and ihe nan
management Is bad. i predict. howsvw.
that IL given u fair show Mr.. Frieafs
venture will prove successful.
The Pike Street theater opened AGA
Wednesday night with Little Lord
FauntleYoy" as the attraction A ven
good performance, even in all re4pecn ]
and strong In some OF Its features wu
the result OF changes that Mr.. Levine km
made in the personnel Of the stock con
pany. If the same measure OK improve
ment obtains In the future as has hesa
noticeable during the past week the PEI
pie of the north side will have every res
son to be thankful for the I'D eater
tainment that the Pike Street manage
ment is providing them with.
The Peoples theater has been paekM
TO the doors every night and has present
ed an attractive programme at the ~
of which has been Capt. Holtums mama
Capt. Holtum Is a strong man who do
everything that so-called strong men 10
and great many things out Of the ~
binary run ofsuch events. He catchN
2f-pound cannon balls fred at him fruma
brass field piece. loaded with powder an
the crowd goes crazy when 1t almost
knocks him down. The Hepburn comb
opera company, headed by Rosafs
Southern. has presented THE Lila
Duke" and the funny Ed Dolan has cor
trihuted a large share TO the general ..
ceilence of the weeks entertainment.
~ ~ -
Richard Mansfield is to present Shakts
peare's almost unknown 'Timon OF All
ems" next season. He will slso have To
Devils Disciple" by Bernard Shaw. %.
thor Of the eccentric Arms and the Msh
''The DEVILS Disciple Is said 10 fully sus'
tain it's authors reputation for Oddly u
act We have the reading OF wili w
return of the prodigal son In fercc'ousv
unreformed condition and a simmering ..
religion. sensation. sentiment In KING y
Nietzchain casustry reminiscent OF WAL
John Gabriel Borkman calls THE mofas
of the higher rascailty"-ali plain ssia's
drama, nevertheless In act we have
domestic idyll suddenly developing 'nio :
striking act OF heroic sacrifice BY the oa'
bolicai prodigai. the effect of which on ..
ordinary audience viii decide the faie
the play In the third act the authof @
Arms and The Man. is heard Laughing y.
hind the mask OF the melodramatist ths.
is a court martial~such court mafus.'
You might AZ least shoot me Ike "Na
instead of hanging me like Dog "
claims the prisoner. in approved meio''s
matte fashion MY good sir. replies w
presiding general-no other fnan d.
goyne of Saratoga fame-~'you SPEAK IA
civilian. Have You any idea OF VIVA, !"
average craftsmanship of the BTU
army Isl Let rs persuade yuti. Tor ysa
own sake. 70 allow VA 10 hang you -
interviewer recently asked the impersui.
bic Shaw DO you write plays for ss,s.
body who asks you tor yes he
piled. IT'S the shortest way OF en'4s
them. They never trouble me AGAIN.
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I have noticed among railroad men
have gained advanced positions tn the =.
vice a disposition 10 refer 70 the time -
they were brakesmen, haegagemen W
ton hands. JUST why this IL so ~ -
know, but the STORYTELLING OF tnls -
sweeps over the country Ike an epiaemss.
and for months newspapers are hieo a
the yarns Of railroad meE VINO haFs :.
mental positions with roads pssn ~ 80
states" Then there VIII be ihlit na1 =. i.
story telling Is sure 10 break OUT ~ ~
place or other very soon. Now y A
thsatrica! people who are remlh's -.
cali-boy or super days. tbs "se s. ~
sent two. one ~ willie Golfer "ns ,.,ts
to keep himself f.. the public eye ana g., g..
about b,roqclf IRE other is by Gus re-.
over. who goes back 10 the time - - h
elder Booth IN order 10 yarn 10 the
effect. Both are If their eaii-boy aAs :.
Willie Collier tells this story; "a
WAS calI-hOy a. Days thsatef M -.r.
poor mans printing Office under ". !, -.
psnter shop In re yard az the re. s.zss
theateY An old stoop-shouidefsa ere
was the boss fIe had two assislsh's ..b,r
A man about his o8n age ana ao .,.e.
a shiftle-s. never-sober sort OF : ..rox.
terrier. The old man had habit o. oo ron
ing Kerosene oil. coal, matches, sss% ;, q.
his n@ighborS bat in time MS Hs IA
cuses and prorn.res were out. and q
to go to nel e stores and g: = =
haustsd he a. lac, worked one p. sr,,.rs.
snopmsn VINO was susceptible % ns.,'r
by remarking how much the
minded him OF Ausustin Day. ~
do you think SOL" said ihs mas
ard MATCHES. Really you haass'
s.No. . ~. ID. ,bA aid Do101s