The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11

Make that check IS. It's the Grand opera
house. Paris. KY"
The next telephone communication was
from Sarah Bernhard.
Bernhard says she must have more
than Is per- cent. of the gross Last year.
she declares. she got 60 per cent"
Tell her. replied Mr.. Playman. that
she takes IL per cent. or she can't play
anywhere on earth"
Henry Irving also telephoned that his
theater. the Lyceum. was at the syndi-
Gates disposal, but that he would still like
to act there once in a while
Well replied Al and Dan. tell him
that the stage is open TO him occasionally.
but that Macbeth is barred"
In the meantime Willie Collier, repre-
senting Ada Rehan's impresario (Augus-
tin Daly), perfect study in mimicry. and
Digby Bell. as Z. NJ Balmer. were eluding
the yigilant Office boy in their endeavors
TO get slice OF the syndicate pie. Their
efforts, however. were fruitless. When a
trust has IL all its own way. why divide
up with outsiders?
Mr.. Balmer at that stage-his offer to
manage the Coliseum at Rome on condi-
ton that ii be known as Balmer's having
been rejected-was heard to read of from
a slip:
Fourteenth street. Eighteenth street.
Twenty-third street, Twenty-eighth street
and Thirty-third street.
What are you doing" asked some one.
Laying out Francis Wilson's route for
next season." replied the imperturable
Balmer, as he blandly stroked his flowing
white wings.
At this there was spontaneous re-
Spouse. Wilson's opposition to the trust
and its methods were truly appreciated
by those In front, and so 1t went on.
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Last week spoke Of Capt. Charles
Kings military comedy descriptive Of gar
rison life in the far West. entitled Fort
Frayne" The piece is 10 have its pre-
mier In New York May T. by the Actors
Society OF America Miss Mary Shaw has
consented TO play the part OF the heroine.
Helen Daunton: and J. II. Gilmour the
heroic lover, Capt. Leale, OF the Twelfth
United States cavalry. stationed az Fort
Frayne. W. ]. LeMoyne viii present the
eccentrio character. DR.. Wayne, and
James a. Herne humorous and pathetic
Irish veteran of the regulars. Edward
L. Davenport viii figure as a dashing
Seventh regiment officer. and Miss Minnie
Dupree as his fascinating sister. The
scenic effects II Is said, Will be carefully
prepared, and are expected 70 constitute q
prominent feature OF the performance.
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The metropolitan craze for vaudeville
must be recorded for an accomplished fact
when Agnes Booth-Sehoeffel. Sydney
Booth. Maurice Barrymore and John T.
Sullivan take TO entertaining the audiences
al continuance performance houses. Au-
gJistus Thomas has furnished the vehicles
for Mrs. Schoenei and Barrymore. the
pieces being 'Afterthoughts' and a Man
Of the world''
Mrs. Schoefel. be Il known, Is the wife
a. Mr.. Grau's partner In the management
Of tie Metropolitan Opera Company, and
was one Of the associates OF artistic and
financial aristocracy in the production OF
''L'ATles!enne. which recently held the
stage in New York for two weeks.
The latest is 20 the effect that Edwin MIL
ton Royle and his wife, Seiena Fetter, are
70 abandon Friends" capt Impotence"
and 'One Plus one Equals Three and
enter the vaudevflies with a one-act piece
% Mr.. Royle. Edward Bonney Kelly. who
made a success OF the part OF Squire
Tucker IN Alabama" writes ne that next
year he viii appear in vaudeville. and for
that purpose he - having some sketches
prepared for himself One OF the ideas
advanced for the exodus from Legitimate
ranks 10 the continuous performances and
vaudeville houses IS that people are strfv-
ing to get into Augustine Days company,
rs that ponderous organization always
contains one or more recruits from the
Vaudeville. operate or other stages where
tHF productions DO ROT navel me ursfer-
Sions 70 dignity which Is attributed 10 bis
own At different times ne has had in
his company "Adonis'' Dixey. May irwin.
Edwin Stevens. the operate comedian.
Lily Pest Mc-Catflrs first prlna donna a nd
many others OF Ike diverse experience.
NT Daly's latest seizure is from the stage
= tbe Casino where light opera and bur
.asqge are the order. she IS Virginia
Earle. ana in Mrs. Centileore's old comedy.
"Tae Wonder" Miss Earle has scored
success as The maid 20 Donna Violante.
There IS rot = single old friend IN Seattle
~ clay Clement wh0 used TO De leading
man of one OF the best stock companies
that ever worked az CordEay's thsaIer.
wbo wiil not rejoice 10 learn 81 his steady
climb up ihe ladder OF soCcess- lie u1ads
a pronounced impression in his play The
$ew Dominica in Chicago. ard aow ne
Is IN New York az the American tbeaIer.
~ The player and bis play Mex York
paper says;
The play IS a f5ur-act eomady-4rsms.
WIKI tae scenes laid n virginia Al
The cAnaxes were wrought with ss3f-
acient aeftness 70 give the eject OF new
eity.
The author vxho can write q play now
adsys around an unpaid mortgage ard
n0IG public attention - q mar OF promise.
Air- Clement has done that IN TIE New
Dominion" The character Of Baron
fEanenstauFsn tthe authors part1 &onni-
mates TIE play AID Mr. Clement ven
shoaSart applause. lie maintained ths
dialect admirably ard acted with much
spirit. TIE supporting company Is CON-
pateut.
THE story . fha play. n brief, IS that
= A youthrui German oaron. modest, I'M
pressionH Bile and learned w1tha3. wao hnds
himself y Virginia for the purpose q
stu9Ylrx its rora and "a Ina tie en-
counters opportunities for koTe-rnsklnzs
and these develop al re situations
Thc same notice comments as member
g Ir Clements support William Bonel-
a. Allan Dale writes n the Journals eGSo-
EfstscatEv OF Clement. but advises him 20
cut looss from The New Dominica.