The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-10


The thazters are All promising good
things FOR the week The adjective ssaH''
= used adyIsetiiy. as there are at present
more than two theaters The parade Is
extended down Third avenue now 70 the
e3ty hall. where a few steps more lead
% the Jefferson theater the refurnisaea
and retecerats6 Turner's hall associated
Tor a number = years succeeding the FIRE
with many good things theatrical that
came 20 Seattle Wnen Frye's 0peza
house vas eremated that 0Id-t!rne man
aEer secured lease on Turner'S hall ana
fftfed u "a @su AZ could be done At the
time a. 3 fheater. He ran Il = season and
a hair. and then associated John Hanna
with him IN ITS manag cement Then tie
house passed n Mr.. Hanna's exclusive
management. and he IN turn took in Mr.
= r. FFaeaiandeF. who eventually retired
having SIR. Hanna IN sole possession. ard
under his direction i ran until the COM
plstion of the Seattle theater.
Daring the three years that Turner's
haH ran as the only show shop In fhe city
there were some famous old attractions
seen wtthin fts walls. The first booking
that was switched from the ash pile a.
Front and Marion streets % Fourth and
Jefferson streets was Little Lord FONT
leroy" and then the good bad and In
different things tumhied over che another
= a
port Clara Morris. Agnes Huntfn xtos.
Frederick Ward Louis James. Thomas
Keene. Julia NARROW. Frohman's com
panles. Eftfe Ellsler and many Others ~
the heavier sort. mixed up with DouneIty
and Giyard. James r. Powers. Evans ard
Hoey. John L, Sullivan Frank Daniels
and Bob Graham. az Of which looks very
attractive. as theatrtc mosaic. IN retro
spection.
McCanHs company was also then n
The Black HassaFs" ard nearly every
thing going ~ that time PLAYED w.thin The
restricted limits % the Turner's han stare.
a. al kinds o. prices % the biggest kfns
% houses. .oit John L" was the man
Who filed the seats ard people fought f9r
places % see the fighter who was then NJ
for his contest vs3th Corhetf Men sat on
the gallery railing ard hung 20 the posts.
ere windows were fun and money went
bszginE Tor a place 70 sea the At that
tire. champion. Corheft came along
shortly Afterwards ard xiared az empty
enairs. Nov the ed house has been done
ever again s1f tonight & VIII open as a
combination house.
james " Morrison. % Dawson CITY.
who is well-knewn n Seattle an9 who sar
a lcuE time was associated w3fh MauaE
Max Endseman of Jureau IN theatrical
ventures IN the Northwest. has sert n,e
down copy - 4 programme for the ars.
fht stricaf Performance ever given III Daw-
son. As the eject - advertising Is an
Initiated hy long distance. and as II pre-
seDfs some uusQue features The pro
CANINE Is copied below. The only thsa<
that causes any measure ~ wonder-n en3
in INV migd = the absence from TIRE hH
of the names e George Snow o. sny az
bis agRreNatiua - PLAYERS thar struck
aercss Chko7t pass eariy LAST wear win
tha avaNe& Determination "a "plsv act"
20 and deTn TIE Yukea rrver a bulletin
from ere Snow family. with thoir chfav
stEr3uu5 lrFs would 20 very refreshing -
thetr many warmer friends down tsts vrar.
Tae proErau1Eae thar came % me from
Dawscu O. as follows