The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-07
A GREAT SUCCESS.
The Living Poster Exhibit Draws a
Crowded Hauaa.


The successful Inauguration OF an East
ern fad was accomplished last night in
Ranke hall by a living poster exhibit IN
der the auspices OF the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of Plymouth church. The society
brought success through It's fortunate Sc
lection OF beautiful girls. The poses were
artistic and graceful. and above all. pos
terish." The tableaux were interpreted
with musical selections giving a pleas
Ing variety. From the time Announcer
II. L. Sizer opened the entertainment with
a tingle-posm prologue TO !ts concluding
epliOgue the audience. which filed the
hall. experienced not a dull moment. Ev-
cry number was eucored the curtain in
some instances being up 80 short a time
as to give but an imperfect idea of the
tabieau.
Posters OF all descriptions decorated the
walls. several in the exhibit being Of con-
siderable value. Faces laughed from
some. seeming as live as their imitators
on the stage. Indeed the affair was so
successful that the management shook
hands with itself and decided on a repe-
tition Of the performance tonight. The
poster fad has come 20 stay. Credit for
the success of the exhibit Is given 10 Mrs.
w. T.. Nichols. chairman OF the Ladies'
Aid Society. and her assistant. Mrs. Ly-
man Banks
When all the seats I'm the hall had been
filled and the doorkeepers were carrying
in chairs for the late corners. a mandolin
orchestra struck up the opening overture.
Behind the curtain Miss Sarah Atkinson
was making herself look as much as pos
sibie like q poster for the Los Angeles
fiesta Of 1897 After Announcer SiZer had
said his little verses of introduction the
house was darkneed and up went the cur
tain. Surely the Los Angeles fiesta would
be a success could that living poster be
bat more widely seen. The next tableau
was "A sensation. II Vas one appealing 10
all In the audience and received the most
hearty encore of all. The curtain went
up disclosing two little children. a boy
and girl. They were clothed only in
uudergests Of white wool. which disclosed
their chubby legs and arms. Everybody
recognized the wool soap poster. The
little girl was the daughter Of Mr.. Oscar
MUM and the boy was the son Of Mr. g.
NJ. Anderson.
An lntsrIude which followed was filled
by a violin solo by Mr.. l.. Carter. He
played Ernst's "Elegie." and as an encore
an air OF DE Beriots This was Mr.. Car
ter's first appearance In public. and he
acquitted himself exceptionally well, draw
ing pure and accurately pitched tone
frcm his instrument. Miss Elizabeth
Hammond appeared next in a poster for
the Century" Of June IL was high art
Miss Edna Whittier as "LipplncOtts Nov
els had hardly a fair chance. Tina most
obtrusive feature Of the tableau was an
umbrella and under this Miss Whittier con-
ceaiet, herself very effectually. The an
nouncers rhymes when Joan Of Arc was
introduced ran: And yet I'd like TO know
the man who'd want a wife like brave
joan" The applause which greeted Miss
Emma Ranks pose for the famous heroine
was A masculine response 10 this.
Mrs. W. II whittlessy rendered Sc
iected vocal solo and encore in a voice
which has never lost its sweetness TO the
Seattle pusDlic A bicycle poster. by Miss
Neville and Mr.. Cyrus Drew. was admir-
ably posed Miss Mobile Phillips was most
Purltanical as "A Puritans Wife" "Har-
per's Bazaar" was well represented by Miss
Berthe Frye Mrs Sutherland as the Cen
fury prize poster, did fall justice 70 the
beautiful picture. In the santa Barbara
Festival Miss Anna Beach was sum
clcntiy attractive rival 20 draw 30 per cent
Of the business from the los Angeles
fiesta. The concluding tahleaux showed
two uewsboys in characteristics attitudes
Mr. r. II. Lindsay evoked much merri-
ment by humorous reading and recita-
ton.
There will De no reserved seats tonight.