The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
4 The Week at the 1heaterS !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

There n q rumoy that Aof AacKerdrssk.
OF Glaegow has succeeded n devssing An
apparatus which win scaols ne dear ana
dumb 70 hear operas. He uses Telephones
connected with the stage 81 one end and
At the other with Vessels died with
saline solution into which the dss. tnssrt
their hands. No sooner have they done 50
than their faces are Illuminated with tbs
Joy OF . new sensation. They can hear ths
singers and the orchestra distinctly. This
sounds American" as foreigners say, but
after the Roentgez rays and ksnetoscope
everything seems possible Natureiists be-
Heve that insects have senses utterly dir
ferent from ours. and IL Is let irnpossiois
that with the AID Of electricity And EoeEt-
gen rays man may practically acquire
new sense or power 20 percsivs the unseen
world.
Al he week win decide WHISTLER Mr..
James Coroett. gentleman. Or Mr.. Robert
Fitzsinmons. Blacksmith. 70 the champion
pugtlist OF the world, It In about time 20
spring one Of those pastoral stories that
Manager William A Brady IL responsible
for, IN relation to the great man he has
In charge Whether Corbett wins or loses
in the light makes a great deal OF differ
encs TO Mr.. Brady, net only because he
has placed his money on the favorile. but
would be the possessor OF some unproft-
able theatrical timber. However. with no
opinion TO express on the subject OF the
eight. Will repeat the last touching story
of the first gentleman OF the land that
has been brought TO my notice:
During his reeent theatrical engagement
In Chicago he came out of the Lincoln
thegter one night His cab was waiting
across the street
''Here!" he said TO the crowd Of smar
boys who always waited 10 get a look at
him. Run over and see whats the mat
ter with nay caSmaa."
The boys ran In flock, and then came
Back breathless. all speaking at once. 10
say that the cab would be over In mo-
msEt-
Here's a nickel" said the pusilist-actor.
giving one OF the boys a coin.
II went. toor' exclaimed another boy.
CorDett gave him a nickel.
$50 did l." said a third boy.
.'Welir' exclaimed Corbett 81 don't
know whether have any more nickels"
He found one. however, and gave It 10 the
youngster.
II went, too" cried smaller boy behind
Well" said Corbett. 'let ms-see-if-
I've got
II don't want a nickel, mister" inter
rupted the lad; II just want to shake
hands"
'ewhatw Corbett exclaimed. Us that
all? Well, you're all right, you are! There's
my hand. and here's something else" and
he gave the boy q half-dollar.
The story brings out the fact that Mr.
Corbett rides in cabs. and that he Is
posse ssed of both nickeLs and half-dollar
pieces.
The Dramatic Mirror gives the follow
ing list of the favorite plays OF great
men.
Chauncey Depew ......."A Gay Old Boy
Thomas Watson and Arthur Sewall =.
:. ............... Two Little Migrants"
Mark Hanna Half a King"
Grover Cleveland .......'tA Boy Wanted"
David B. Hill Lost, Strayed or Stolen
..................'A Temperance Town
Senator Raines ........... Secret Service
w. ]. Bryan THE Lost Paradise
Gen. Weyler The MIX White Flag
James J. Corbett .....-.."A Breezy Time"
Robert Fitzsimmons. Sowing the Wind"
THE GALLERY GOD.