The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31

vauasvilIe al the Third Avenue tnea.sr.
rama a, the Jefferson. farce comedy and
eousay-drama at the Seattle thester Ia
En- record for the week from which local
amusement patrons took their choice and
said their money. The Orphean Stars a.
sh& frst named house gave an even. sat
isfactory performance at popular prices
tia. was IN no way remarkable. Musical
tuYnx and nsonologue work. sketches and
{ dances entered into the making Of a pro-
eranme that did not tax the highest
senses Of appreciation nor attack the rfsi-
Mites 20 any great extent II was Just a
show and served a mild purpose in fur
nishsng entertainment for patrons not too
exaeting.
The Waiter Hodges Company played
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights and
tloued an engagement that the public was
fass commencing to appreciate. The last
appearance OF Mr.. Hodges in David
Garick" viii inspire pieasurabie renem-
brances. and II is safe 70 say that the
tifse role, which has been portrayed by
soms OF the best opponents Of dramatic
sr.. was the finest touch OF his quality
fhaf he gave US Manager Friend IL now
Announcing high class vaudeville for this
week and says that he IN securing the
eountry for the best attractions that can
~ secured.
Heyfs "a Trip 10 Chinatown came TO
tAe Seattle theater for two nights. being
presented by fairly good company. In
gliding some particularly bright girls. and
I'D good business. Hoyt has had tre-
merdous vogue for the past eighteen or
twenty years and any announcement with
which his name Is coupled reyfses the
earlier days Of that excessively popular
form OF ent-farce-comsdy-
which the Eastern people now say In on
err audiences have not grown away from
The taking things that are strung to-
esther on the iImsiest frameworks of
plots. and the soabrette IN still the occu-
pant OF a lofty pedestal in the hearts Of
plzy goers 'this side OF the divide" Hoyt
h not always funny. and In spite of long
metropolitan runs (which New Workers
are not responsible forl II Is doubtful IL
be has ever done anything half as good
a. "A Rag Baby" in which Frank Daniels
did 'told Sport That set the pace and
made Hoyt. Nobody but the best people
found their way into the pieces always
named with the mascot letter "A to start
with and the people made the pieces go.
Jennie Yeamans once said to me that IL
wasn't Hoyt. but Hoyt's people. She was
Playing the Innocent Kid In "a Parior
Match" Hoyt dIdn', write "a ParI0r
Match" he Just fixed X over so as TO I'll
eat an evening Before ne touched Il
Charley Evans and poor Bill Gold Hossl
Hcey were ringing down curtains with
Il In variety theaters. and great after
piece II was. No snrer evidence Of this IS
Necessary than 10 say that the crowd used
70 sis Il out.
People In the farce comedy business are
nsoarceful and the Victoria Colonist tells
story about this quality that will amaze
John r. Considines friends In this city
Tt4 al hat led
occurred during the Victoria engagement
h connection with the Trip to Chinatown
Company. which resulted In the Introduce
ton to the public Of a new comedian. Ben
LETTER. who takes the part Of the ianA-
Iosd, met MeEwen. the hypnotist. In Sc
attic. and had a smile with him. Whether
VAS this or some personal influence Of
AeEwen's r. not stated. but when Ben
arrived AZ Victoria yesterday morning the
sounding OF the gong. the rappIng on the
door and the general nofce of debarkatiou
fasiea 10 arouse him. IL was only AZ 6
p n. that I, was definitely settled that he
had failed 10 wake and that BENJAMIN was
n Tacoma and not Victoria The Man
f7sF q the company. John r. Ccnsidine.
80 never walked across the stage bafors
unless the red curtain was down. was per-
ssaded 10 take the character. Mr.. g.
afseed himself with several "frslls'' and
lost bis dinner studying the part, and when
he appeared with the careless. Independent
ar OF a prosperous hotel manager and
spoke his lines with all the assurance OF
veteran the audience was certain that
ar Lanes apolaEeTic remarks between
Toe acts was A hIt Of q "tosh" on hts part.
10 ats tender passages Mr. G. recalled fhe
work OF the retired tragedlan. John L. Sui
HFAn The company are now assured that
~ matter how desperate the position,
EVER Il the sounFette should miss the boat
g become hypnotized. John Is sure 70 pull
asm ous % THE hole.
= - -
In Old Kentucky came back - Seattle
sitsr 'wo years absence and the $. r. O.
sxn ass out az 5:aa. Such crush has not
nsen sees Within The walls % the pretty
IasAler since Ward ara James stood peo-
fse ~. AZ "Oi1 Kentucky Thursday
ssskt there we're chairs placed n the or
shsssra, and women elambered over tire
ra'sas - gain even such = disadvantage.
laf foyer and Hobbies were crowded ard
nsa. @Qmsn ard children stood on the
Stars % peer through the curtains ard
ss'fh THE occasional word that might Re
waited hack over the sea % heads X
vas The same "old Kentuckv." and the
snf eo'sifrous. noisy gallery that always
aseemsaniss L.
saeaking % "0la Kentucky rentals ne
elst unfortunate Rettina Cirars4. Who
sssa g play tie part % Ma6xe Brserly.
- she played g 50 reckieSsiy tAst she
vas supHesed % De ssunnine. In fset.
asFe vas An absence - true art In her
sA aut She was an Interesting eharac-
from her very reckicssness and dis
ssassoa She VAS here n Seattle about
sa' ye4rs agA vita sogue sort o. 4 comic
49, company SIZE VAS also In Portland
sArne year snd w8s introduced % her.
- vas drinking whiskey hack ~ the
ssPtton counter IN e drug store and
.saas TIE clerk The history q her past
50 And q was n history. toe Now she
a Oh woman - less thRn - years
so aad n1ctionless size Ncs 81 A cot in
ssee hospital Her hair Is s,reakess
- gray, her ewes sre Sunken ara laS-
sss ard her ~ ggerea features are FUR
- Win deep wrinkles Never again.
49, So MI she have the use ~ her
- Never again Ne she ccurt ere aau-
which carried her iron, the highest
lowest sphere n Hfe she has
Ire nectar = pleasure; she has
49, the drews % Ner own deSpalr.
-s'ae = iefG - her 81. % thlak.
-. 5 Rett1ns 0rtiway who has been
-, saown ~ the names - Paae'-
s.Far9. Rafael Welf BescA aua
49, Il was under ire na~se -
10y Schuyler TIA, she VS. as.,,ss.es
s~-s'FVse farttsl Paralysis has already
80 she = gradually wruwtnw worse.
ne "a friends - Bettins C~aurav.
s,l.s. aeN aer IS re belle CT waSAi1gsca
So would rsesEnlre her ~ Ire Retsv
ver who has PASSED 81 ranlf stages
ssssssst sy ans dissipation 70 her present
- History e IRIS x.-,-va woman e. o..
as y those who IA re .ra~s.4s.s Az,
~ daily lie. Her s~tsns~-ss-
t.s-,. 81 sAa1tsess moments she nas, ~,
q making rErrfs-snarvesea \.