The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-27
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ing produced a play Nero, the Gladiator
IN Seattle. Nero. the Gladiator was the
play contemporary with '*Spa-tscus. the
Gladiator and IN the character % Nero.
Salvini w7n some Of the splendid reputs-
ton that IL now q part q the stages his
terry Those VINO went lest night 20 see
the same play in which Downing appeared
were pleasantly disappointed, a. there IS
no suggestion OF resemblance beyond the
atmoSphere OF the arena and the pictures
OF Roman despotism.
The PLAY Is q the time when Rome PIT
ted her giadlators against one another:
who fought for the entertainment or her
MOBILES: when thu amphitheaters were
turned into human shambies and all TO
make a Roman holiday
Spartacus. a Thracian. IS captured n
his home and carried 10 Rome loaded with
chains. Proud and dignified even IN his
barbarity he refuses 10 fight Not until
he finds out that his wife and child are
also in captivity viii he consent. Then ne
fights for liberty. that boon being promised
If ae s successful. he defeats ms hrst
opponent easily. His second adversary =
his brother from whom he has been parted
since the two were children. They recog-
nize each other and refuse 20 tight. The
Praetor's anger is aroused and the Roman
soldiers are commanded 10 cut the broth
ers to pieces which arouses the spirit or
rebellion in the gladiators and they rise IN
mutiny killing the guards and escaping 70
the mountains. Here the brothers ralss
sn army and repeatedly defeat the 10
mans PharSSarius' a1nhiti0n IS 70 sack
Rome in opposition 20 Spartacus counsel.
and with a divided army he attempts 10
take the city He is defeated and returns
TO his brother praying forgiveness. spar
tacus sends mis- brother 10 conduct MS VIE
and child through a secret pass IN the
mountains but the wife and child are
slain. Maddened by grief Spartacus nurs
his small force against the Roman army
and all are annihilated.
The production was promised 70 be on
scale of magnifcence commensurate with
the dignity OF the piece, and spectacular!y
the promises were fulfilled, each scene
being a picture that challenged the a0-
miration of the audience and furnished
fitting background 70 the action. The
costumes were magnificent
AS 70 Mr. James individual work, II Is
true 70 say that in no piece has ne oeen
seen to greater advantage. His reading OF
the lines OF challenge 10 the Romans and
his brilliant bitter auwser 20 the Praetor,
we're passages of declamatory eloquence
that will long be remembered. In his sup
port MIR. Guy Lindsey was conspicuous
for his even work. His scene after ms
return from defeat was a magnificent dis
play the description OF the crucinNlon be-
ing remarkable az a delineadon Of horrors.
In This strong scene Mr.. James displayed
a fine generosity. giving TO Mr.. Lindsey
the center of the stage and allowing un-
limited latitude for the leading mans
scene. In this respect Mr. James differs
again from Mccullough who subordinated
the strong lines In making himself the
feature OF the scene.
Tonight Mr.. James viii present his new
and successful comedy from the French,
entitled MY Lord and Some Ladies" The
New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat says or
My Lord and Some Ladies'"
''The audience which greeted Louis
James new comedy. My Lord and Some
Ladies' receiving its initial production at
the Grand opera house last night. was
large fashionable and highly appreela-
should be wholly satisfactory to the act
or-manager as the applause was eX-
tremely liberal and intelligently bestowed.
Curtain calls were the rule, rather than
the exception, and these were frequently
so repeated and enthusiastic that II SEEM
ed at times as II the progress of the pres
entation would be seriously delayed. That
the comedy delighted the large and fash
innabIe audience present was apparent
almost from the outset, and as the per
Torrance progressed the enthusiasm
steadily increased. In short. the new
as popular favor was concerned. and the
audience was perhaps : critical and dis
eliminating as Is often TO he found as
sembled in a New Orleans playhouse"
The advance sale Is large for My Lord
and Some Ladies'" as there is much in
terest manifested by theater- goers in see
ing Mr.. James In comedy.