The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-16

Hs skirts as II passes the stage door Not
that the instinct Of the artist Is necessar-
lily unaIised with the more practical quail
ties Of business life. or that patriotism
fails 10 find as firm a Iodgment in the
actors breast as In that of the states
man.
II means that our players of today, as a
body, propose TO answer detraction with
deeds not words. to prove themselves
capable of creating. as well as interpret
Ing, national dramatic literature, and to
protect their profession against violations
Of contract by the INSCRIPTIONS for which
IL is difficult TO find remedy in the courts.
Such an army. advancing along such
definite lines. should scale the ramparts
OF prejudice and plant it's colors firmly
on the heights OF lasting achievement.
Pass-out checks in theaters. as every
body knows, are not transferable bat the
practice of transferring is nevertheless
pursued by wholesale. Kirk La Shelle.
manager for Frank Daniels is looking
for a means of circumvenfing the people
who persist In violating theater ethics.
and is considering the advisa bility of
adopting the japanese system until some
original genius shall invent something
more practical. There when a person
wishes 10 leave the theater before the
close of the performance. with the In
teGtion OF returning, he marches TO the
docrkeeper and extends his right hand.
Thr doorkceper Is armed with a rubber
stanp bearing the private mark of the
theater, and on each hand thus held out
To him ne deftly imprints the houses
mark. There Is no denying the fact that
thu fun Will be well worth witnessing IL
American audiences are asked TO submit
TO any such Oriental custom.
Did you ever hear how Edna Wallace
Hopper secured a place in her husbands
company The little woman was play
ing Wilbur's Ann in The Girl Left Be-
hind Me- at the Empire theater. Hop
per dropped over one night between acts.
became sInitten and In time they married.
The comedians intention was the perma-
nent retirement OF the dainty little wo-
man from behind the footlights. AT this
time Della Fox, who was playing the
leading feminine role In Hopper's Pan
jandrums, became Ill. and Hopper looked
in vain for substitute. He went TO
Charles Frohman for advice. and the fol-
lowing conversation took place:
.sFrohman, I'll give 500 week for
good woman to play Miss Fox's part
Well said Frohman. 1.-THE only wo-
man | know of who would take the place
lis little Edna Wallace. who was playing
an awfuliy bright girl. and I'd advise
somebody to take her.
well" said Hopper. Il married her
last week"
Well" said Frohman. you've got a
,cinch.''
That's how Edna Wallace Hopper be-
came the star Coincidence of her hus-
bands company.
nal. having in mind to dissuade a variety
lady from continued offense In a certain
line proceeded In this manner: Miss Ir-
wins success as the singer of The New
Bully 'Crappy Dan and other negro
melodies has encouraged a great many
other professional women to emulate her.
and very sad some OF these attempts are
when we take into consideration the feel
ings of those who are compelled 10 listen
to her. Miss Mamie Giiroy is young
woman of rare personal charms, great
scholarship. vast histrionic talents and
matchless scarlet stockings She is noted
for her unostentatious charity and her
devotion TO her art. but she will try TO
sing Honey on My Lips and because of
this one weakness all of her good quail
ties 60 for naught. Miss Gilroy may
know how to make bread and polish fur
nture but she has no more idea of negro
music than conger eel. and her render
ing of really beautiful song is one OF
the saddest happenings in the whole rep
resentation of Miss Manhattan This
statement Is made with a clear remem-
brance of the many woful gags and
srasms of assumed humor with which
the sorrow-iaden dialogue of that piece is
besprinkled."
The Associated Press has announced the
splendid success I'm Denver OF Nat c.
Goodwin as David Garrick IL is a pleas
ure TO chronicle the adding of another
great character to Mr.. Goodwin's iegiti-
mate repertoire. and especially pleasing
In the recollection that this column both
In advance of his recent visit 10 this city
and succeeding his appearances I'm AN
American Citizen and THE Rivals"
conceded the eminence that Goodwin en-
joys as the foremost American comedian
He is en- route To Australia where his
work has produced a most profound i'm
preston. His many friends In this
country and his countless admirers
everywhere this side of the Pacific. will
wish him bon voyage
THE GALLERY GOD.