The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15

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s The WEEK At THE IHEAERS. IS


Tuesday evening az the Seattle thea
ter oVer 30 young pe3Ssle Of this city viii
present the greatest scenes ~ American
history 20 g Seattle audience for the bsne-
IT Of the Washington chsidrer's Home
Society. Two psricds hare been aescritsa.
IL The papers. yhe colonial and revolu-
tiorG-y The third is the civil war peraoa.
Fey tire stirring scenes Of 1851 soldiers are
represented as lsaving for battle anil
the waving % handkerchief ard the
rlaaG1ss % ire people. The var governs-
Gen MescalE. presents 4 flag 20 fna hovs
on behalf OF the Seattle ladies. ard with
martial Music and military tread TIE SCI
eiery departs The national and re-
foTma.o-y period Ii introduced with tab
ieaax representing the departure Of TIE
volunteers 70 the war. with Co p IS the
Soldiers. II II a scene THAI thrills toe
heart and fires the blood. calling back
the days gone by q score and mere CT
years. Col. Scotc has been selected 10
act or the staff OF the war governor VINO
viii send the II cops forth on their heroic
eFEaHd- Capt. Adams. IN command
promises thas TO stain shah rest upon il.
The whole scene is intensely realistic.
The next thing Is battle, and OF
course, some soldiers are wounded and
must be cared for The women OF the
North 20 10 the South and help the dis
tfeSs OF the wounded. Woman's patriot
the war, and IL Is ore Of the most effect
i've on the programme. Il is a bit OF real
ism that has a sad meaning for many
WHO see II. Several soldiers are lying
on cots. and covered with white spreads
Nurses Alice Tinne5ge. Louise Sclden
sic Mcdonald and Jennie Prentice are
nIssfy engaged in nltnlsterlng 10 their
comfort. The surgeon. DIR. X r. Gentle
passes through the ward. Lieut. H. L.
Egeli is lying On stre1cher, and the hos
pital squad marches with slow and sad
tread TO remove the body. One Of the
soldiers groans another starts up I'm his
sleep and calls out mother" A flower
girl, Miss Bess Inglts. enters, singing
Home. Sweet Home" in a soft sweet
voice. and passes from cot TO cot distrib-
uting her fragrant blossoms widowed
mother. Miss Hertie Wood. comes in
search Of her boy" but he sees her first,
and rising, with the aid of nurse he
calls in n weakened voice, Mother, MoFh-
err They are clasped in each others
arms as the curtain goes down. II is a
touching scene. and Is cieverIy acted E
ii. Geary takes the part Of the dying noY.
and bringing tears 10 the eyes OF all in bis
struggle TO reach his mother before lie
dies. The hospital scene is taken BY the
following ladies and gentlemen:
Surgeon. ..............D DIR. Robert r. Gentle
Mothsr-. Miss Heartie Wood
The Young Volunteer. Louis Cragin
Eugler. William l.. Lindsey
The Dying Boy................E: II. Geary
Nnrses-Msses Alice Vinnedge' L .511.ss
selden. Algie Mcdonald. Jennie Prem
tice.
Sister of Mercy Ethel Baxlev
H9sPital squad-E. r. Valentine, Il.
Palmer " n. Seeraann. Frank Hag-
Guards. - II. Moore. A W. Freeman
Sick and Wounded-Capt. F. E. Adams.
William Link Charles Butterworth, l..
Crocker Charles f. Eaton, r. r. CO.
man, ". l.. Lindsey. z. r. Rawsun
W. l.. Follow, Ed Seaman G. H Her
man. s. NJ. Humes. II. Leland w s.
Quartette.
PatFoness. ...............M Mrs. J. r. Simison
Then follows the emancipation scene,
with the following characters: Topsy.
Mamie Lynch; Uncle Tom. Frank
Coombs; Sambo A D. Crawford.
The performance closes with act ".
showing the new era. wrought by a
peaceful revolution. A synopsis follows:
A sculptor studio. Woman's work to-
day. l. Peace "Woman's Realm"-Tne
sculTsor's studio. The Goddess OF LIB
erty-Miss Edna +. Whittier Group of
statuary represented by fifty young la
dies.
Patronesses-afrs. A. E. Stewart. Mrs.
John Leary.
The Finale-"The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" by julia Ward Howe; tune,
John Brown"
In the beauty OF the lilies Christ was
born across the sea
With glory in His bosom that trans
figures you and me;
AS lie died 10 make men holy let us die
10 make men free
While God Is marching on.-Chorus.