The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

He e the f1nS u TUG sssrtaa tnAt - sooAu.
- 3 IL picturesque scenes. When Mr..
x.tkrr Aston came to the Pacific coast
1ssae the season Of l6O6-97. Offering q
rernernttveiy new piece. interpreted by =
s ssi1ndA company. he found an absence OF
1reYimination on the part Of the theater-
Ssie9 eIemsut on the Pacific coast In re-
~Sssef s the merits Of the piay which had,
ri fArough the East. created such Q
S.safnhie impression and had won for
ts1N columns Of laudAtory newspaper
Sennent. It would be di6icult for any
] ~ With . knowledge Of stage affairs and
aneaaricaI people to associate Mr.. Main
le1. ri. Hawkins. Mr.. Barr. Miss VIII
Ssne ana Jane Corcoran with anything
~ but In Seattle, at least. these people
$500 the privilege Of looking out across
- az empty chairs and addressing their
seoinx lines 10 m echoing emptiness In
~ nme theater where Monday and Tues
~ niehts they found crowds of friends
rlsfy 70 applaud their honest efforts. But
- changes have been made In the cast
80 last year. Ar. Mainhan and Mr..
HsutiuS being succeeded by Messrs,
Bruphy and Piunkett. and In respect to
theee changes the cast has not been ma
s1riaIlr weakened. Mr.. Brophy Is 4 San
ffsnei1co actor who has earned q first
rnt4 mace for himself In the theatrical
MD, and who Is now on his way to APP
poar IN his old home for the first time In
iii aosen years. His Caleb Swan, ''ie.
rltimsse and high toned" Il 4 consistent
6e(sfaysI Of the gentleman gambler, in an
envl1onment that was borrowed from Bret
Harias novel Of the same name as the
Nhet delicious bit OF work IL Miss
6ne1ren's Tennessee Kent. She In one
~ n dAlntiest ingenues on the stage to-
~. and were all else bad her work
w6nN 90 Tar toward rcdeemins the piece.
~ Il n the character OF the little girl
fFom the smoky mountains Is just clean
cut cameo In 4 setting that Is q little
suush, perhaps but artistic withal. Louis
James said to me that he remembered her
Art appearance In San Francisco. not so
long ago that many years can he charged
sgainst her, and then she was a wee bit
n thing to whom. at that time. the re-
sponsibtlity of speaking lines had not been
assigned. Mr.. James said that the little
Corcorzn girl was the most beautifully
formed child he had ever seen. and Mr..
lanes II an authority on good form. AS
she nutters around az Tennessee Kent.
with her simple little frocks. II suggests
Itself to . careful observer that the grown
up little Miss Corcoran has lost none OF
her infantile charms. only they are more
beautiful than they ever could have been
when she was pursuing an emphatic line
d ''juyentles"
Following 'sTennessee's Pardner," Mr..
Louis James. Americas best actor, OPEN
u three nights engagement at the Sc
attic theater. The piece FOR Wednesday
evening was Espy williams "A Cavalier
Of France romantic drama, dealing
with Incidents about the close OF the
dhsenth century "A Cavalier of France
was repeated Thursday night and Spar
saens. DR.. Birds famous play of giadi-
asnraal ife was given Friday. The special
Friday matinee bill was Romeo and
lnliei." In the Shakesperean production
NJ James wisely assumed the role OF
Aercutio TO which he IL eminentiy fitted
BY temperament and physical equipment
n printing the programme Mr.. James
takes modern privilege with the Shake
spearean cast by pushing the character
ne assumes to tho top Of the list, while
NJ Shakespeare printed. or rather wrote.
Aercutio seventh In the cast As the star
o. his big company. Mr.. James Is Mt
liberty to do this. especially "a he regards
anything he may do as the most import
AM part or the performance. Relatively.
THIS is true and Mr.. Shakespeare was
prone to allow the prejudices Of hts time
70 influence the order OF his characters.
" INSTANTLY no EtttsF now uHiTlpcTt3ni
character 4 the play. II he We're noble
nan ne vas put In a place OF social dis
hnction II the assignment. Romeo In
shakespeare's east Is sixth In the order Of
tasnys. L Is no. modest OF Mr.. James 10
naks this change. Nat Goodwin did the
Mhe thirg when he cast THE Rivals"
Wien the 'sii star" cast produced the
nece Mr.. Jefferson eontented himself by
nsylrg the programme printed just as
baehafd RrindsIey Sheridan wrote II. I
an told that Mr. Goodwin later changed
t-e style and printed Rob Acres name
snsse It ought 10 have been
This has nothing 10 do, however. With
saariaens, which is the best thing Mr..
James includes In this years repertoire.
ne . emphatlcaily a heroic actor and MOI
romantic. Last year he gave MY Lord
ana Some Ladies'" in which he assumed
me part Of Lord Rolingbroke. this year
" IS giving us Rene de- Eroisac in "A
sssaller OF France" and In neither was
y ne as successful as In his delinea-
TONS OK sturdy manhood. Mr.. James
alner Is not keyed up or keyed down TO
sas feqairements 81 romanticism in acting.
.hd ne makes love iike-well. like Mr..
sames might make love and not "a oas
would like to see. In fieshiBgs and armor.
sws OF thing. he Is picture IN the center
y the stage. hewing pieces ont OF tho
NVumahurdant atmosphere and calling
~ Ill OF the gods to help. him out but
aAt 10 not nice love making, and Mr..
James makes love Ike gladiator. He
Msenes the always beautiful heroine
aoever she may he--and strains her up
ss.nst his breast plate in very rough
n. q way that reminds enc OF the fate
= nose Sabine women. No. ana con-
s aeea that Mr.. James IS \ better warrior
'asn ne Is carpet knight.
= y ~
Last year. snd IN fact for several last
".ss. there has been some taik--oniy talk
the establishment. In Washington City
- national theater. The late Kate
sNd was most pronounced In her ad-
ICY OF the scheme. although she always
s sosed that the measure could attain tina
sa'V OF government subsidy. When
receives this encouragement In
uesses II Will ~ after the coasts have
A ssn Terrified nd al Of the prairie towns
oeen made SAip-baild'ng cen.ers II
sesreshins. however. TO note that they
D.. national thester in little Costa
- that was creaeA October N Il cost
ssvernrasnt 8 aoa 90 and WAS built at
sose. II & tNe hes. public building In
- sa .l Anler.ts. II has been a surprise
aafeiers ard foreigners 10 see such
10y aud richness 81 that country. On
csaa scale ere IS reminded OF the Paris
iAaae opera ths staircase and foyer be-
-. eopied from IL. Rich marbles And
.es nave been imported from Italy st
-. sos'. TIE paintings. executed by
~, faclo Serca especially engaged IN
ssy Tor the purpose please the experts
we matter. The house has seats for
-" persons. ard tne total number os