The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
ASSESSMENTS.
~ Milk White Flag"

tired coal merchant John ". Dunno
The Major paul Bearing. a promi-
nenr life insurance man. Geo. Tallman
The Judge Advocate tHowiand Hooper,,
well-known young lawyer. -....-...
-. --.......-. ............ Frank X. Glenn
PHYSICIAN Of tn iown'.s.w' ]. Deming
The Bandmasfer tSteel Ayresl, who is
also popular musical TEACHER
The Private Gideon Footl. hired man.
The Lieutenant PhIl Graves. 'a also ',' a
prominent undertaken. John S: Marble
n'...'.''....-. .'t''.-..*.-..-... i,oaise Rosa
Il .....--...-- .-..-.....-.....,. Edna barclay
9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Lillian Dane
..-".......-,-:.:...... Babe Moore
Vlvandieres.
The Captain Of the Drummecs laura
MANN .......-......... Maud Macdonald
12le Standard Bearer Carrie Flaggl..:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, sylvia Myrdock
All of the above belonging to and
heing A part of the Ransom Guards.
The General tHurey Burieigh), an OFF,
Ger OF The regular army and guest
The OF p she f bSnsrtea cpgot .s, Lo1ins
successful railroad contractor ....::.
The >, Orphan pony Luce', daughter Of ;,
The Particular Friend of The Rereaved
Wife ('I.ize Dugro"). Jobyns Hcwland
The Bereaved aurora Ltice,. who
either Is or isn't the contractors wife
In. the past year Seattle has been af-
flicted with "a Bunch nf Keys" and "A
Trip 10 Chinatown" both sins committed
In the name OF Hoyt.- These visitations
We're more than atoned for last night
when company from Hoyt's theater New
York. appeared at the Seattle theater in
his biggest and best production "a Milk
White Flag The fine Hoytian feeling
that pervades every line ks first ex.,npli-
fled In the programme. which leads off
with "Hoyt's contribution to dramatic
literature. entitled after due considera-
ton. A Milk White Flag and its battle
Scared followers on the field of Mars and
in the court OF Venus. A tribute to our
citizen soldiers by one who would gladly
Join their ranks IL he knew how to dance.
The field OF battle Is not necessarily at
81. Adams, VI. or Harrisburg. Pa. but A
town OF that deliciously provincial char
acter was In the authors thought as he
wrote. Visitors from the West may
imagine It's GAINESVILLE. O.. or Oshkosh.
Wis"
II was its first production In Seattle. but
there was no doubt OF the impression that
IL made on the audience. Nobody would
attempt 10 weave a plot around a funeral
except Hoyt, and nobody but Hoyt coulf,
succeed in makingsit funny. II Is the
keenest satire on the militia organization
of the particular town where the incidents
Occur which the hill says might be either
81. Alhans or Harrisburg. BY contrast,
Gen. Hurley Burleigh. an officer of the
United States army and an old Indian
fighter. is introduced. and the difference
between the real soldier and the dancing
miitlamen is SO humorousiy pronounced
that II furnishes a considerable measure
OF the fun. The rivalry between the Two
amateur military organizations OF the
town is the principal theme around which
the action revoivcs. One company has a
military funeral. and the other. not 10 be
ontacue elects man who is reported as
dead member SO that his ohsequles may
be attended with the pomp and panoply Of
martial display and the efforts of the
hated organization be outtioue. The
man who is supposed 10 be dead IS how
ever. only pretending to he SO, IN order 20
collect large life insurance. He Is aided
and abetted by the undertaken, who. with
him. has defrsuded many people ont Of
money tn mining speculations. While the
deceit is being practIcsd the supposed dead
mans wife is trying 10 secure a divorce
from aim and the entanslements furnish
81 ny the many ladicrous situations are
Mr. fToyf'S excuses fov telling about e.
Incidental 10 the production there are
many excellent speclalttss and opportuni-
ties for individual work Mary Marble. as
the orphan. IL delightfully."- clever, and her
work IN the third act earned for her four
recalls. The singing ~ George Tallfnan.
Frank r Glenn snd Edna BARCLAY was
notably good. The entire company fnclud-
ing u large chorus Of pretty girls. was
equal 20 the requirements of tho plece
ard with the special scenery and bright
costumes ~ MIX White Flag goes or
record as one ~ the theatrical events al
the present season.
The engagement closes tonight