The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17


TIE east week that Corinne bar reached ne
period OF csca1snce IN her stellar tneatfl-
cal career and a. the grade do@n~Ar -
ca eAsy one ard tie erstEhile caneatflre-
corne3ienre has fair start II Is rcasonaole
70 believe that SIZE y III Wind ap Win s0d-
Gen sRr some tine, without management,
diamonds or calcium lIghts. unless . rare
fnrelilgaace comes TO her rescue and a.
verfs her present hea0lorg course ms
Is aaIG IN al truth ana in q spirit OF - n
patty for fhe hard-woFking little woman
-Eho hiss TO do Eaore 10 accomplish result
than some o. Der chorus girls would, were
they offered ar opportunity. Jennie Kim
ball was an assute manager. She sppTe-
Gated the artistic shortcomings 81 her
ADOPTED daughter and 50 sae made capital
ogt OF thc name by surrounding Coriane
with shc most artistic and capable people
that money could hire. Everything was
lone 10 make the entertain -nent spectact-
lar aud effective. Gorgeous scenery was
painted. c9stunfes that would rival Solo
saoa ia all his glory. were the creations OF
leading artists. and In the midst o. this
ssirrfag and glittering ensemble, with a
e1oTus of pretty. shapeIy girls. with good
voices. Mrs kimhall set down 4 plump.
itttIe girl. who grew older and piumper as
the years passed and she vas no longer a
prodigy. Still the best people were hired
and the scene painters and costumers were
kept busy designing and devising. and
audiences knsw that the Corinne advertise
ments promised much, but that the prom
Uses would be redeemed. One day Mrs.
kimbsI died and left the young woman.
who bad been brought up 10 the eminence
she enjoyed 10 the tinking music OF her
own name. 70 shift for herself. Corinne
thought thar American audiences went 20
see aer growing charms and 10 listen 10 the
strains Of the fnternezzo from "Cavallerla
kusiieana,' played By her diamond-bedeek-
ed fingers on a mandolin that cost-nobody
knows how much and cares less With
this idea she allowed her show" with the
exception OF herself. TO grow slipshod and
ragged As long as she could wear the
creations OF the costnmers she didn't care
whether Jacobs ladders" ran UP and
down the tights OF her chorus girls or not
The silt peeled from the scenery and things
went at a fearful pace. In the middle OF
this decay stood or sat tas the mood
pleased) corinne In the blaze OF the electric
and the lime lights which followed her
wherever she went And stiil she piunked
out the Intermezzo from "CavaIleria Rusti-
cana and loaded herself with gems. The
chorus shrank In number and in bulk
Clever people were turned loose 20 find
more advantageous places with other COM
pan!es and yet COriune thought that the
public would go and see her bathed In the
harsh glare OF the bunch lights and hear
her play the Inlermezzo. and then 40 away
satisfied Madiocrity was easily attained
and her last appearance here was charac-
terized by a performance positively bad
There was little 10 remind one OF the time
when the rigid hand Of old Mrs KImbalI
guided the destinies Of the star. except the
darts Of the calcium light man In the ball
cony, which enyeI0psd her as she exhibited
her generous charms ia blue silk tights and
twanged our some slavery notes from the
expensive mandolin. Corinne has been
brought TO believe that pudgy little wo-
man cannot dance gracefuliy-either that
or she has grown even more Indifferent
than / give her credit for being-but she
VIII not allow any one else 10 dance She
ia in the center OF the stage amid the most
distressing surroundings. and the utter
commercial worthlessness OF a name that
was once good property Is the saddest part
Of II all
II Isn't fair to draw comparisons. but up
the street. three blocks away. was a per
Torrance Of clever people. in a popular
price" house. that put 70 the biuSh that OF
An American Beauty" II Ia the logical
effect OF catering - the public taste b.
giving tho public something FOR its money
besides a respondent record. Cosgrove &
Grants comedians nave Kept the Jolly old
DaZGler' abreast o. tho times and have
made many changes simply that a better
1ent Nigh, follow. and the people who pay
their money be satisfied The result exhib-
lis a week 81 almost phenomenal business.
Win West, VINO IS the best tramp" ever
seen In this city. and Emil Heusel a FIRST
rate German comedian. have furnished no
end q noisy, roliieking fun. They have
been hacked up by ;he dainty little Ida
Marie Rogers. as Starlight: the Leslie SIS
tcrs. In their dances, and the spirit Of jolllly
with which Eva Leslie infuses the part OF
Scrcggins helps out amazingly. The ether
pretty girls, singers and dancers and the
musical people make tae 'pazEler" In It's
reJayenated form pronounced go.
- =
Il had rather n funny experience some
years ago" said win West. in his dressing
room. the other night while he vas wiping
che Prof Wagner makeup" of his face
Il VAS she leading comedian and also the
stage manager OF farce comedy orgai,lza-
ton and one nisht we played IN an unirn-
p3rtant river town In Ohio. oar train was
late ard the company dla not reach the
fheater unoi O'Clock in me evening.
Il WAS my duty % rchearse the
orchestra. hut uot musician Of
euy kind could be HAD for love
or money, not even the old standby. the
plano. was In the tbeater I was a. nv
Wits end and when the barber told me ana.
the only musician IN the villags vas Miss
--- --, the Baptist minister's daughter.
called upon her IN haste and begged her
a. help me cut.
could she play the piano II one was to
b obtained9
NO. I'm afraid noi.' she replied. sweet
~. as she Oe8rred on me through her spec
tacies. In fact : don't believe there Is a
piano IN t0wn but~-woula IL doc We haze
a pastors organ ard I'm the ar<arls; At
papA's church II v0u would sead 40 for
see organ I think / would he willing %. PLAY
Tor you. az course I understand that * IS
= perfectly moral drama that your con-
parry gfvesr
II answered her that e was-uethlnz
more neral oa the road IN rs lire
"'Wel. played at the thea:os twice be
fore sae continued. '0nca for Pa =
lynne" and thS ether time fer Uncle
Tom
'D8i sAs Playe o.. yez. sse played. y
was the wc5rc - unusl. ever introduced
tn'o q farce-comety. At crsant Al. ira,
vas indeed raro eccasfcr.
when she tainted durt9E tee skirt dares
81 TIE last act. friends bore her from, ths.
thsater. She was taken % hep fathers
hcuse ana tender hssds 1ursei aer throueb
gre long attack @ Illness that foliow44-
brain fever. tHc doctor said. A. times au~-
sns Ser rawlings she would SHREK out. 'ls
Ne re the s3lg young Bows. uni-ti-ld-iltv
Ufa-ti- .a-ttty.' varying tt Sita rOh. ere
Night ThAt I struck New YORK and We
A. Neat Ga. On a Terrible Tear N -
wns net a ne - anaaaiSerasns soy ne
tea~ VITA tssc farce comedy corzany.' re
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