The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-06

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Buxton Scott the family lawyer $500.
...-...............,. H. b. Blakemore
Herbert ...... ......-.........Guy Bates Post
Dr. Holden ..-...... ..-..-.....-. Clyde Hess
Mrs. Dick Chetwyn ............ Man Miffln
Mrs. Winthrop. ST.. 500. Marie Blossom
Constance Winthrop Sarah Truax
The cosy Third Avenue theater never
looked prettier or brighter than II did last
night when the curtain arose on the first
act of Bronson Howard's charming COM
edy-Grama Young Mrs. winthrop" one
of the most successful works of that most
successful American playwright. How
ards pictures of life in the best homes Is
what has made his plays attractive and
this quality found liberal chance for ex-
preston when he wrote a playa dozen
years sgo-in which fine types OF Ameri-
can manhood and womanhood walked and
lived. that he named Young Mrs. Win
throp." Everything is natural and the
heart interest that attached to Its first
production is the same feeling Of human
ity that has made II live. The piece Is full
OF bright comedy flashes and the sombre
incidents that STIR the emotions are those
that are possible in all conditions in life
Howard has clothed his characters with a
first rate intelligence and has established
tho incidents OF his play IN pleasant sur
roundngs
The principal interest centers IN the es-
arrangement Of a man and his wife over
misunderstandings that are finally adjust
ed and the shadow OF sorrow Is intruded
just long enough to make IL common to
tho principal characters and assist in a
reconciliation. There was a generous
welcome accorded Miss Truax (Mrs. Posi-
both for the merit OF her work and be-
cause she is the wife of a Seattle actor.
There is fine feeling In Miss Truax's
Interpretation OF the character OF Con-
stance Winthrop. and she took advantage
OF the many opportunities offered her for
emotional work. Mr.. Charles Hallock
was manly and handsome as Douglas
Winthrop. Mr.. II. ID. Blakemore, an old
Seattle favorite. was excellent as Buxton
Scott, the lawyer friend. and il was due
to his comedy instinct that the character
was so capably given. Mrs. Dick Chef
wyn was an inspiration IN the hands Of
Man Miffiin and her exuberanee OF feeling
and many matrimonial virtues furnished
a repeated excuse for hearty laugh ~er.
Miss Helen Henry was charming as Edith
and Mrs. winthrop sr., by Marie Bios
som. was an earnest. careful performances.
Herbert. by Mr. Post. was not equal 70
that capable young actors ability. but ne
made all OF Il that the character allowed
Young Mrs. Winthrop" has been seen in
Seattle before but Il has never been more
happily cast. There were several curtain
calls and one act CALL the latter
a particularly pretty scene between Mr..
Post and Miss Henry. The audience was
4 large one. completely filing the theater
ard its members sat 10 joyful contempia-
ton. between the acts OF the metamor-
phosls that energy and money have made
during the summer vacation. The recol-
Iectiou OF the havoc wrought by the merry
war OF the managers, last summer was
obnterated BY the sight of new paint and
fresh gliding The boxes have been taste
fully draped and the foyer IS separated
from the body Of the house by raw silk
curtains. The paper hanger and the
painter have done msgvels and with the
addition Of the new opera chairs that VIII
arrive this month, The popular play house
will present a new idea OF comforta bic
surroundings Everything ts bright clean
and tasteful The stage settings last night
were very handsome, showing some of ths
new scenery and rejecting great credit
on the ca pabIe force OF stsEe mechanics.
ssYounK Mrs Winthrop" viii run until
thursday night. when the bill VIII be
changed.