The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06

who is 10 marry Ethel Barrymore, Is a good
looking young fellow. handsomer than his
brother. the actor, and much less solemn
an appearance and manner. although the
plays which he has so far written have
not SHOWN any very frivolous or light views
OF life. He is less like his father than
young Henry Irving is. although he wears
glasses. which his brother is not yet COM
PEELED to do. Both Of the Irving sons have
married. or will have married when this
wedding takes place. young actresses who.
IN each instance. have been noted for their
beauty Young II. B. Irving married Doro-
my Baird about two years ago. much
against her fathers will. although he has
become reconciled to the match since the
wedding The ceremony was particular
~ brilliant affair, and Miss Baird. who
had previously appeared only with Beer
BONN Tree. received surprisingly elabor-
ate lot of presents. But she had been a
Drotese or Mr.. and Mrs. Tree and went
with them into that circle OF English So
ciety into which some of the ambitious
artists occasionally break. Both Miss
Barrymore and the former Miss Baird are
tall. slender and blonde. Miss Barrymore,
after having been engaged, * the cables
were TO be believed. TO Anthony Hope, the
Duke of Manchester. William Gillette. and
various other English and American celeb
rites. has finally confessed that she really
Is TO marry Mr.. Irving. After the reports
OF her engagements came TO this country
last year from England Miss Barrymore
returned herself. only to tell the reporters
that she had seen one of the reported IL
ances only once at a dinner-when he sat
on the other side OF the table-and the
other she had never set eyes on. II was
that circumstance which led her American
friends TO doubt II her engagement TO Mr..
Irving was indeed true.
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This is the story of queen OF the Bal
Lat y A
which the Boston Cadets Will produce at
the fremont theater In Boston: 1T deals
Win the varying fortunes of a Very con-
filling young man, a probable but condl-
tionai heir by VIII. 10 an immense fortune
n trio of swindlers try to get and almost
do get the fortune away from the confid-
ing young man. The queen of the ballet
and her two comrades hear of the pro
posed yillainy, balk the scoundrels and
prevent the trustees from paving the
money to the trusting young man hy
making him break a clause of the Will
He gets only a small income The rever
sionary legatee is an unknown dancln..
girl and the trustees start in search OF
her, the swindling trio after them. and
make another try for the money and for
short time are in unlawful possession,
OF II. The queen of the ballet regrets her
part in the business as she fancies with
out cause, and the ingenious young man
misunderstood her motives and now hates
her. She leaves, and he follows The
true reversionary legatee is found and
turns out TO be the queen of the ballet.
the thieves are dispossessed, and the art
less young man and the queen of the bal
let are engaged 10 be married JOY for 4ha
good and arrested happiness for the gull
W me action OF act takes place in
London. at the palatiai Offices of Hair
wtcke & Tooke Safety Deposit and Deben-
ture Corporation Utd.l "A Hook and Eve
street. Never Square. r. c. Act III Is In
Italy. There are twenty-three musical
numbers. all light and catchy. The mu-
SIC is by Edward W. Corliss with ada
tional numbers by Alfred Norman and
| George Lowell Tracy. There Will be n
large chorus OF depositors. hank maids
ballet girls. Italians and sailors.
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London correspondent writes that IN
Sir Henry Irviug's latest production
Peter the Great" at the Lyceum thea
ter, the dresses attracted particular atten-
tion. especially Miss Terry's magnificent
regal gown OF red and gold brocade. with
It's high paniers on the hips. aounce If
ernine and petticoat OF TURQUOISE hlue
silk, embossed with gold which is a mag
nihcent production. on her breast was
| the mathematical eagle. embroidered in
black on orange-colored velvet and the
oufspEead wings adorned with flaming
/ jewels OF every conceivable hue.
Miss Terry makes her first apnearanca
! In coat 81 bright citron-c1lorei velvet
fTogged and tasseled with duil gold. A soft
lawn skirt. open at +hs throat knlcker-
boCkers a n Russo. high red boots. en-
/ brosdere3 with gold. and a three-corrersd
hat OF black felt. with q yellow ostrich
/ tip in IL, perched jaGutily upon her short
cropped head In the Erca; senate scene
Miss Terry wears a loose pelisSe OF green
and hood of bishops purple designed
/ with flowers embroidered IN shaded
mauve=. and these again are outlined With
/ Amcthysts.
Miss Barrymore appears IN 2 cnr7n1ate
( Specimen of the native peasant costume
worn on feast days The short frocS ,7r
/ white coarse linen is mass OF Russian
cEosS-StitCh work. Large birds in r.s
/ dark blue and chat splendid shade OF Gro
/ Gus yellow adern the skirt The b.gi~n
( Is cut square in front and filed in win a
! lowered c6eTnisette Of delicate white ,n.
+ ;ersSi. over this IS a loose short Graf -
+ white. with 4 fiounce q the SAM. aee1
/ yellow tint, edged With rGch gold hrsta
The high head-ire<s Is 20 silver PAINTED
I wtth Towers, and a silver fringe fails
/ from L ever The forehead Another ef-
iecSixe costume WORN by Mss Barwvrne~a
/ - of rne s-sSAtes emerald green stitched
WITH bands Q. gold. The corsase is cut