The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-07
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Theatrical Notes.
James o'NemI viii probably add another
shakespeaEian role 10 mis- repertory next
season.
j. T. Dodson asserts that theater-go
who IS philosophical can overlook almost
snything-except a wnman's nigh hat.
After having tried 70 marry off Maud
Adams 10 Charles Frohman the gossips
now have il that Richard Harding Davis
Is the lucky man.
Fanny Davenport will produce her new
American play al the Boston theater next
season on October j.. Il viii be given
run In New York.
Henry Miller has received very large in
ducements from George Alexander and
Charles Wyndham TO part with the En-
ghsh rights Of ''Heartsease.
Thomas ". Keene says that TO be nat
ural and Yet do nothing Is the test OF
ness, adds the tTagedlan, is 0ns Of the
actors hardest tasks.
Charles \. Bigelow's recent hit in The
Girl from Paris" has led 10 a number of
offers 10 star, but Mr. Bigelow is not
easily dszzled by the prospect aud prefers
10 shine III his present sphere.
WAne Weber and Fields were In Balti-
more they received a letter from hotel
proprietor IN Washington, bidding for
trade. and Offering board 10 the members
Of the company for from Slon TO $3.50
day"
Jessie Bartlett Davis advises any girl TO
think seriously Of the work. the life OF
deprivation. and the many discourage
ments she viii meet with before she de-
cides 10 enter the field of music as a pro-
fession.
Elizabeth Marbury has secured the
American rights of the new play written
Dawson Brothers, and will shortly be
produced in London, Miss Marbury is
InegotIatlng for its early production in
J. E. Dodson has discovered that Car
dinal Rlchelieu w9s spare in figure and
only little over five feet ia height This
must be a bit confoanding 10 the sapient
critics who have Insisted that Mr.. DOdson
Was not sufficiently majestic in appear
ance for the role.
In her Trilby dance Adelaide Hermann
wears a great quantity OF jewels Her
feet are shod In sandals, and her toes az
We'll as her fingers are laden with rings.
In her hair she wears a diamond coronet.
and collar OF pearls, with a necklace of
Indian topaz below *. encircles her neck,
while a serpent set with emefalds II coiled
three times around the right arm.
Charles A. Bigelow. who is a dancer of
considerable grace and agility. has dis
covered the fact that the longest dance on
record was probably that OF William
Kemp. an actor Of some celebrity in the
reign OF Queen Eliza beth He was
comedian, and danced ali the way from
London 10 Norwich in a week. He was
attended by taborer, a servant and an
oVeTseer.
The new stock company organized By
II. l. Giffen for the Broadway theater, in
Denver. IS praised BY all the papers as
being the best ever brought to that city.
Mr.. Giffen has exercised wise discrimn-
alton in the selection OF his people. and in
mapping out his Tepsrtory. Wright Hunt
ington the new leading man. has already
established himself In the affections of the
Denverites as local favOrite.
Z. a. Barnet has a simple method 10 de-
termine IL the women who apply 10 him
VII make pleasing appearance In the
chorus. lie merely asks them 70 show
long and aony he accepts the warning and
dlsn!Sses her. II her fingers are long.
wei covered with flesh and taperng ne
accepts them as a type and enrolls the
be al right. Girls or medium size are
usually Well adapted for the purposes of
chorus and ballet 1t Is the tail girl"
adds MF. Barnet, who must be carefully
considered"
A recent issue OF the London Stage
says. Grand opera IS assured a COvent
Garden for next season. Mr. Maurice
Grau. the managing director Of the Lin
lied Company Is signing contracts IN
New York with members Of his opera
company now giving season OF grand
opeTa there 10 appear IN London next sea-
son Lor3onerS Will tnd Ar Grau some
What Of O nara nut to CRACK. His method
g. 20 assume supreme comma nd OF every
thing. and he gives his personal attention
% the smallest detail connected with the
artistic and the business departments Of
tae opera. Il Is no eXakEerati0n 10 say
that he is % be found for sixteen hours
cut Of the twenty~tour seated al MS
desk"
X r. Conner. who directs the affairs of
James O'NsilL asserts that NJ saves over
S3s@ every night by not coming 30 the thea
ter uBtH Aalf-pasf : Chronic deadheads
seek che mersSt excuse 10 get ticket"
says Mr.. Conner. and she managers life
IS made "a hard one by hem They usual
" Die in wait for me ABOUT quarter OF 5.
They come an singles, pairs, tri0s and
ouartettes. And 50 Z .iuger around the
hotel uBtA Haif-past before I pat IN an
the wouIt-He 3ea3heads have gone home
or 50agh, tickets. and I am so much the
rlcarr Nowadays Q mA1 or woman VINO
claims even a noddirg acquaintance with
theatrical manager thinks that free
tickets should accompany the nod -
Iago ss a Eavorlte ro.a q Charles p
Handtart. VINO effectively combines the
duties - lesding man ard manager 70
Thomas W. keere. Z take HIN to D.
Young man about eight and twenty OBJ
serves Afr Hanaford NOT e-nbirtered fgv
spr1llf meuts whtra 18ve come iu mid
die axe. tGt instinct -0 All bis manhood
Wl.a tse duplicity which belongs so his
Temporal lFul and 1ts generation. To me
Fighter iaEo is no monster. but perfectly
NauaE ans consistent. though there ia
probably go character - Saakesp pea Re-
ga rten needs 20 ~ reurezented wGfh more
deslsaEv ~ suggestion and less rhetorical
ar f5rs - are 20 afIrate the fTlaEina-
t.cu wlsa q co51 and common purpose
Henry Miller Is ncs "a favor Of over
ca a8race productions wntch ne rraatnszs ugs
Frequently dsrracs from the act1r-s ara.
Concerning this he qaores = eng forEotten