The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
II Weeks Attractions.


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u.41xx THEATER = Monday and
4.esAey Heyt's "A Miik-White
1a.xs Thursday and Friday
nr6Aeos = DsIger I'm .'Gay Coney
$3.50"
m AyEHUE THEATER-AH week
as rree6nrss Pleasure Party In
eessasant valley"
80 s1nEET THEATER-''Love and
Wassr
81 pe.Es THEATER-POst 4 Ashley
IS = sn1nlAoen's Plcnic" and vasde-
sllle uill.
-. lsrt week witnessed four theaters
/ VI 9..sflA running on full time. and all
1922 bore the earmarks OF prosperity.
-, parncs of New York." the best
800 The PiIkinton company has yet
.c opened Sunday night at the Third
3rsnue fhexter and improved with each
SSeeeedsns representation. TIE manu-
! SIrinf had not been In the hands Of MIR.
Hffntor1.e people more than few days
j - II was necessary TO present .ie
Skny. While rekearsais were actively go
- q special scenery was being pre-
800 and ail departments Of the thea
i Nese KEEP; busy getting ready for
& xun6ass opening. Taking everything In
~ s1ao1deration the first performances
~ ra1naTkabIe In more respects than
- "a apart from the necessity OF the
f,hook In half a dozen instances
~ 6fnoti0ns we're well worked out and
- hnnnttSxtion Of Gunter's work was
i - capable telling. Some OF the
s1n6lY " better-some of the scenic
n1tncsn are neritricious and detract
- IN interest Of the piece. Notably
i rupect to this remark Ii the bad rep
1nnerfatlon Of q train that at intervals
htrn6es itself In the second act. There
= - excuse for II. as the effects Of a
6oyine train, the changing bell and the
nh d escaping steam. arc produced CT
hciiseIy b4sofe the engine-which Is not
Il rfeneh modsl-pushes its stubby per-
annality across the picture. The sooner
~ Pfktnton cuts the engine out of his
ezcess baggage list just so soon will he
~ 70 TIE strength Of the second act OF
N. Barnes Of New York" The parts
NJ In capable hands and as Mr.. Pill
6aton announces that the efforts Of tho
eempany are to be directed entirely to
~. Barnes Of New York." II Is fair TO
klieve that the production will this sea-
IN prove to be one Of the successes Of
IL Northwest circuit.
r = =
The Pike Street theateY. which had rs
opening last Saturday night. at which
tine D'Ennerys flne old play, 1.-THE Two
Orphans" was put on for a week. had
hrst weeks success and the manage
ment received substantial encouragement
rom the large theater-golng element
0at b adjacent to Pike street and Fifth
avenue. The play has been one OF the
great success. ar American adaptations
Of foreign pieces so. and two decades ago
Was identified with Kate Claxton and
Charlie Stevenson. who made more OF II
than anyone else. They were playing II
q the Brooklyn theater at the time that
CD sissue-raper play house burned down
and incidentally esemated several hun
area people. II was one Of the great dis
asies OF The time. and while II cast :
noom over the whole country II inciden-
uiiy boosted The Two Orphans into
k'at prominence Other French plays
.aM we're contemporary with it--notably
ias coidiers Trust and THE Cele-
.s 'N sase'-were better plays. hut as
mey did not burn down theaters they
w eventually consigned 10 the lum-
VI rooms OF theaters, and / don't re-
member hearing Of them being played Cor
lsa!s Old George Baniface and Frank
= Gangs were identified with them in
se seventies Ciaxton did not own ..The
i've orphans" but she made ii go where
ahe!s Tell down with II. That was the
ae'aehd reputation that she worked I'D
~ asfsen. Other theaters and several
s'.eH where she stopped went up in
sfne and smoke, and II used TO be tok-
Mid that insurance men who un-
a.fose theaters demanded TO look at
~ ssasons bookings. IL they found
sas tMxton was coming the risk was
as1eFfsed as extra extra hazardous.
~ aoout the same rate was charged for
po'es as would attach TO store fun
suneowder. when smoking was en-
ssed The first time | ever saw
=" TWO Orphans" 1t was shortly after
openins Of Whisney's Grand opera
IN Detroit and Furnishes Fifth
N' ase company was presenting e. The
40 OF the cast was Harry Hawkes..
great deal OF interest attached 10
a. ne was the actor who was on
~ se OF Ford's theater I'm Washing
~, ne night Wilkes Booth killed Pres
49,. Strayed or Stolen Is far and
s.,.,. sae hsst thing that has come to
=. :. 'h's season. In the first place there
ur,,s .n'irsy consistent plot. farclal. OF
- az demanded by comic opera. but
A ~ principal Incidents not unnatural.
IA, 49, s sne Possibilities for good individ-
n ,A.ss"ere hung 10 an accompaniment
.Wiy legs In black stockings against
....aa @ Of lace and whiteness ana the
e.s a'ess sort OF music. T'hcn there war,,
ssss opportunities for legitimate comedy
IA so. nc certain bits were really artistic,
Mn s man thst usually associated
nsx.s ss'eSi comedy. Of which Lost.
hm,A ~ Stolen" Is fine tyne, al
easrs nm, me pills have algnitied IL as an
e.es-," hatever II ,s. NeSsvs. J. Cheevrr
q snd Woolson Morse have msaa
M. trenchv opportunity a clever
~. Work. Nothing more spirited has
ass ns afa In Seattle in years than the
h,.A. chorus in the second act. The
a,rss !. 1seheco. of Lucius Henderson.
tA.a ro,- Nias gentleman the most favor
hx , h s.as When NJ. Henderson was
IN En,.a, II was as member OF Ed
rs,@ .n Royie's company IN ..r,r,a,ss I"
r., Ast little love scene in the thtrs
6g...s seen Bert Thsver and Anna
na,s :, vas clever aud emlnentiy anure.
ssr.-.,s me situation and It's Partisan
N,essnaens and the necessity for
sxsrss.' dc Roaaencouri aud Glanpois
NJ a. tde Characters OF che hrssb r,.
na,ss..,ck-mender and the cofreur was
N, sssassriy Ingenious piece If business
s.s ~ ~ much 20 the general effective.
aa a. 'a a 'hlrd act, PARTICULARLY the hes.
sss... she four. The cos,um,Inw ARA
Ne ,,..s we're ali equal 70 the demands o.
a. - -
hna Peoples :hsater Two o, a
IN s,,.9 Post and Ashley. eoeoaa the
turing the past week ens ,s~,. v. Sre
t,ss..ed BY strong cor,nsn&s ~ s,>,..t.l,,.