The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09

ner. In America the names OF four or five
managers who stage plays with q lavish
| expenditure readily suggest themselves 10
| ones mind. but certainly there is no fe-
male manager in the world who equals
/ Fanny Davenport Ia this particular
sphere. 1t Is only fair TO say this. even
with the recollection OF the shabby way
IN which Miss Davenport treated Seattle
and Manager Heiiig's Puget sound thea
tiers. fresh IL ones mind The American
actress rivals Irving In gorgeous and ar
tistic productions But Miss Davenport
has never had financial assistance in her
great dramatic ventures. The money used
/ introducing Fedora" was her own. and
She ri4ked nearly her whole fortune IN this
play. Sardou demanded $1,000 bonus. and
as q guarantee OF the faithful fuifilment
/ or the contract, while the play was cos
TUNED and mounted in a liberal manner,
/ season q plans outlined for the expense
/ OF which she was held personally liable.
/ II Fedora" had proved failure. or even
a moderate success, Miss Davenport PROB
ably could not have paid $500 10 the
French writer for a later play. Fedora
/ was great hit, and then came the suose-
quent productions. covering about twelve
years time. OF La Toscs.' Cleopatra
1 and 'Gismonda." each more elaborate
than the other. the last play representing
! an outlay of about $4,000 before the first
performance Miss Davenport has Demon
strated her qualifications as financier.
business manager, stage manager and
actress. The combination is unique and
perhaps especially so IN a woman
That Miss Davenport has been literally
rewarded for her pluck and determination
is no more than justice.
William Gillette's Secret Service" COM
pany seems TO be establishing a record in
the way OF secret weddings. Preceded by
gossip about matrimonial designs between
herself and Mr. Gillette, Amy Busby quiz
city departed to Buffalo one day and was
married to a young lawyer named Lewis.
The next TO go was Campbell Gollan. who
played the villain, and now II has just
leaked out that Odette Tyler was married
on April TO r. d. Shepherd. Concealed
under the name OF X. ID. Shepherd WAS
r. %. Mclean, who was Marie Prescott 5
leading man for several years before she
died. Shepherd has given up the stage
ne Is a rich man--and after the London
enlargement of secret Service his wife
| will follow his example.
| 1t was this marriage which prevented
Mr. Shepherds accepting a position from
| wagenhals & Kemper to appear with
! Louis James next season
II is better to be born lucky than rich.
When Mr. Barnato was at Johannesburg
last year. says the London Figaro. he
determined TO go to the races You'll
only lose your money" said his friends
warningly We'll. I won't take any with
me-" he replied, and then / shall be all
right" Arrived at the racecourse. he saw
a man with a peanut and fruit staH and
asked him what he'd take for IL.
Two hundred pounds" wac the reply.
Done with YOU" said Barnato.
We'll where's the money! asked the
Dr. - r%ra In r n "A ~
propriate the stall.
..oh, I'm Mr.. Barnato. tn be all
right
..well. that's good enough for me"
Within an hour Barnato had sold the
contents OF the stall for gGoo He paid the
man his eco. staked the balance on the
races and won Gie.ooo before the end of
the day.
Perhaps IL Is not generally known how
Mr.. Barnato came TO be married. The be-
rinnings OF his fortune are said to have
been due 10 the prudent purchase OF
diamonds In South Africa These ne de-
posted for safety with a certain barmaid
in Kimberley. After time ne said TO her:
give me my diamonds I'm OF Tor
Europe. When l return Wen get mar
RED.
II think we'll be married FIRST" she re-
plfed. and those were the only terms on
which he could get back his diamonds.
Now this astute young lady Is the present
Mrs Barnato. and her baby drives along
the Kings road at Brighton In silver
perambulator.
At a recent reception at woman coli
Ieee in New York Joe Jefferson made an
address on the relations OF genius and
ART In which he said: las applied 10
acting genius may dye the colors OF me
rainbow, but art fixes the colors as they
viii set fast IL enables the actor 10 re-
produce. night after night, the same char-
acfsr He must act on each occasion rs
II he had never taken the part before
Now. genius produces: II Is arr that re-
produces The famous actor, William Nc
asraadv. once complained TO Mrs. Warner.
with whom he was playing, Has that
leading speech OF mine become an oid
story 10 the audience They no longer
applaud meg Ne said Mrs.. Warner. II
Is because IL is an old story 10 you. me
actor must school himself TO repeat ms
words. his character. as II for the nrst
time ne had undertaken them. be must
listen 20 another's speech and answer as
IL he had never heard * before was
asked the other day IL 1 did not think
starring was the most pernicious system
ever foiSted on the public. There was
time when l did. 1 do not now ] ADMIT
II has its disadvantages. but IL was tnsti-
tuted 30 years ago BY one William Shake
speare To each Of his plays there was
one central light. one grand character
Shylock. IN the Merchant Of Venice. or
FslstafI in Henry " How about Ro-
rueo and Juliet I was asked. IL Is a
double star with bat q single ray. All the
plays OF Shakespeare concern themselves
With the exempliacAtion OF some human
paSsscn In Romeo Il is the passion OF
love. and Of course. the author could not
represent il with one"
On top OF all the stories told OF Gen
Grant during the week when the me-
mortal tomb was dedicated. Joe Jefferson
contributed one. Ia which be said that sew
eral years ago he was terribly mortified
by his fergetfulnesz-
He entered the elevator at the Fifth
Avenue heteI one day and found il oc-
cupicd by an anassnming gentleman. who
looked az him second and then greeted
him quietly; Good morning, Mr.. Jeffer-
son.'
Good morning. how're ye7'' responded
Rip. carelessly.
ssYoa doat remember me-" ehSerased
the unassuming gentleman. My name Is
Grant,
oh. yes: Grant: yes. indeed. how are
We. Grant nice dsy."
.ssIt's some time since we met"
yes. 40 II IS. 20 be sure: how're yen
heenT'
In Washington. believe. saw you
las. - persisted the quiet gentleman
so II was: I'd FORGOTTEN. Living there
YETI
.-No: Tn living here IN New York
Moved ever. ehg Lots OF people do
that New Yorks q great place Meet
lots q old friends here every day" re-
suar,.issa the actor searching his rseuaary