The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19
rs Weeks Attractions.

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.~sE THEATER-scaIchi GranA
.s....ate Concert Company, Wednes.
! - night.
uunp AVENUE THEATER-''Puise Of
snew ysrk." Week.
vrnsON THEATER-TivoH Opera
se.-.any s.yaid Pasha" and spe.
SaaIfies. Week.
- STREET THEATER-Reepens
Wednesday,.
er1ws TIsEATER-Bix Vaudeville
1Aew.
asxx,enr Franz Josefs Hungarian Boys
- oue Of the most remarkable musicai
LIMITATIONS now before the pubic. ana
ls.h 8 touring America under the man
E~..ct ~ Gustav Walter, of the Or
- theater, San Francisco. closed a
| S..,,s engagement al the Third Avenue
| E.-,s, last night. The support given the
1-.-vts az the Knaben-kape!le was not
~a g the merit OF the performances
3<suaA have justified. but II Is argued t.ae
sr. .r~sser1eut of a week was too long.
e. crincIpsl interest in the band lay In
-. ssrt that It's members are all little fel-
- ranging In age from 8 TO ID years.
- n that respect their work Is little
- - marvellous. They are from one Of
r. III military schools OF Austria-Hun-
~ and are being trained for the bands
ire army OF Austria.
L f,ue hardly expects. when going To .
hnd CONCERT, TO be confronted with such
| srene as greets the eye when the cur
ia rises on the particular part OF the
waxramme dedicated to the knaben-ka-
~. Forty youngsters are ranged IN
turs on three sides of a square, In the
nn,ss OF which Is a raised platform, upon
vhieb the director stands. The camp
.Asir,. which are the seats provided for
| u perf,rmers, are much too high and the
k,hootad and be-spurred feet swing in
liz air clear Of the floor several inches.
Il yespouse 10 encores the boys slide down
| seA bow ssandt.g. Then they scramble
Nh on their chairs and proceed 10 re-
sond with much enthusiasm. !. heir uni
| fwns are bright red. frogged and soloed
n oFer with yeilow and ON the round IT.
/ r heads are black shakos. trimmed with
0hise Each little musician has sword
! 4 he regulation pattern of the Austrian
/ sfmy, and the detail In makeup Is per-
hi The music they play is of a high
xkm and they play II well. l was fm-
rnssed however with the fact that the
sGpst Indifferent work they did was the
Andling Of Sousa : marches. There Is not
Ae swing tina; charaeterizes proper In
hfpgsfation Of the march kings compo-
HONS. due undoubtedly TO the close train
- and application 10 method that the
curse Of the military school exacts. The
1tmcspAere that attaches to olfr own
NY Of playing Sousa. which he has HIM
| NJ Impaired. Is lacking in the execution
4 bis marches hy the Knaben- kspclie.
They make the most Of their opportunities
NJ the noisy passages and the small boys
q shom are entrusted the drums and
Nueals get In .luch work that is effective
ANYWAY. II Is not fair to critic.se their
Naflas OF an American composer. The
msSe With which they are most familiar
= rneeyed with dash and spirit and Is
Mddaeedly given the Interpretation that
tslf uaintng ieads to- They are to be
syTsiutated upon fhe real effectiveness
ultIs general PLAYING. which, consider
~ sss Is remarkable.
ne Calhoun Opera Company came TO
Mt seattle theater for three nights and
Aaisnee. be ginning Tuesday. The roper
ESTE consisted 81 la Gfande Ducaesse."
.'as Black Hussar ard "AnioT.ta." The
~ hamsd opera WAS the bill for Tues
III night. and the company appeared
ssas' great Disadvantage. having reached
as dty after tireso;ae steamer ride
IA watson. through all kinds OF
nsss weather. The trip. owing 10 the
I'm eonsntned twelve hours. and those
80 could eat at ali had just time 70
s4@iew few hasty mouthfgls and gC
sae thea'er. The Seattle theater CON
s@iasa large audience attracted by the
Naisonae wall paper announcing the en-
tassmeht and the production OF Often
49, psight work. There was a general
sssp7'hsmeW in both solo ard chorus
as eaeh being more than ordinarily
- VI the individuals Mr.. Edward
seo was nS all odds the best While
hhe 81 work is that OF comedy. to
sasa ee undoubtedly lnciines. he has an
,elaF voice that shows great deal
"sstlhs he sings With much expires
- couples with hts musical advantages
sassiea.ariy easy presence on the stage
- ssaieiss good taste IN DRESSING Mr.
eaa's Is very handsome and never for
~ !. Tor an instant lie has cost flesh
49, 49, pc was last seen here with the Co
ss 49, opefa Company and is Ia better
49, ssfrfalis Ills voice, however. has
improved. The feminine CONTINGENT is
sf'aaneaiiy weak. Miss Mckenzie is
sasAsea to the part Of Wanda, at
80. asa her singing is without a sug-
ss ssea OF sympathy Miss Adele Far
$3.50 aaS nice little voice which
8. ~ md It's limits in drawing room
- fsfases very badly. The chorus wss
- sssn 10 maen criticism. There was
sers.a% 's.aensd veteran who positively
- Fa 0al tho gencr Part. There MAS
- re IN which ;hss gentleman wassex-
49,, % contribute IN y hieh his ueue-
a. ZONES could not - beard f4r
~, .ae rest. To the general wonder
49, sae sadieBce. IN private life sisss
sa.rs-., sss'aF sentlemsr-S speech Is ac-
, -. % an emphatic, German ac-
N'ts t.age 81 the South side Of
y, "a IT. Tie should he eliminated
-. sAaenn's capable stage manage
rsrs,,. seer n ALI departments Of the
a. - afoeections. IN bat one thing
sse.s. Na!heun offend ana shat Is in
M. W., 70 'ae turning on 81 hlaeous
i. sssat that makes All OF she reds in
-. Eenery and costumes a dirty orarea
neh MI Moses uaintea some Of
&...~Aaass one scenery that fs used IN the
49,. pieces the Calhoun t.osy-,ary IS
fss .ais year. he incornorats.t a great
~ av IN hlS persrect5Ycs and when
~ .vIS. ush, Is thrown upou tha scenes
ev,sa'se' OF distance IS removed On tina
MI, result and the pictar.. Is
&.,,s.. a year age Nj Calhoun was
80 ~ With the Columbia opcra Com
ssr , ~ W ssn'zatiou ,hat psved in pop
snss,ss aoases ara r1a1e 20 pretense
"a scenery and calcium lights. In
-. speS's that ,ompauy was stronger
~ an..' present Calhoun company, and
as ~ enefing ghat the dollar at,rse-
sss.. over that AZ the cheap show az
e,ssss so IS the special scenery and the
purple calcium Ignt.
-
sr,.v ot opera eeuina nieS brings un
Ina, Gent notice ri the Ros.oaians hv
esrs Ssover. Mr.. CLEVER saws tina,
saa,.s,. an impression cgrrea, I'm Some
- ny colan,has--er anv - ~ n,s,s-
atssss have hesn credited with tAis
Sa'~-Ar. Bssn4ose and hiss tel