The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

The only announcement this week for
the uptown theaters il thar Of the Third
Avenue. where Lincoln J. Carriers latest
production. Under tho Dome" holds
forth for weak. a review of shat has
happened IN tie past seven days would
include bat tao attraction, the little
company Of Eve people who have given
I'm Old Madrid In a pleasing sort Of a
way. and - Midwinter Nights Dream
The first has brought 0ut the qualities
of acting and singing OF Francis Jones.
the star, ard incidentally the much better
acting Of old Billy Marble. whose expert
ence and general excellence entite him
90 more recognition than men,bers OF a
support are usually allowed. I think that
II would pay 10 feature atarble-give hlta
line In big type in the descriptive mat
ter. II would strengthen the advance no.
tices To show that 50 capable an actor
and fareeur Is associated in the support If
Mr.. Jones. even Il the latter has been ON
the stage ever since he was years old.
eeH
OF course the event OF the week was
Ceilings and Hsay's "A Mldwinier Nights
Dream given by ard FOR the benefit Of
the Seattle Athfstic CUB. under the direc-
ton Of the author OF the book, Eesiies
having manufactured 4 erndifahl.4 work
that has been SGT 60 attractive music Mr..
Ceilings hrs a burning desire 90 act and
Queen. | think that This calls far more
than IL right Ar. Ceilings has enough 20
DO 10 direct the performance and the fact
that the burden Of thought n relation TO
the many characters that are included in
the cast rests With him. has lei 20 a more
or less Indifferent Interpretation Of the
part he assumes even though It's demands
are not great. II Is exactly What / have
had occasion 20 say tu rcgaeti 10 tire tragic
productions that Colonel Fife has given.
In thinking eut situations and ipveuting
business feE score or more al people re
has allowed Weaknesses 70 appear IN his
own work whieh would uot have been the
case had ~ heca shle ~ devofs his entire
time to his one role. Perhaps the rasas
are not parallel as Mr. Coilines' Fairy
Qusen is subordinate 80 many other char
aetsfs in "A Asiwinter Knights nreafn."
while the part always assumed i.v Fife "a
the most conspicuous. Then there il the
difference OF Interpreting the iea3ing char
acter In classic work IN which prece-
dent has set mark and playing a mar,
that Is the creatinn Il his own imagstia-
ton sim. | maintain that Mr.. Ceilings
cenld better wear thn lanrels that rali
10 ais share a$ sNther aaa producer taan
10 essay the character "a we'll. VI rI..ff
discipline s necessary anywhere II - In
an amateur performance when seventy
I'VE or eighty NcurE men. futl Of spirit
and he, are engaged. II il nonsense "a
say thai this discipline cannot 30 n sfn-
tanned. "a the same element exactly oh
tains in their preparations for a aeld day,
baseball or a football match With ths
necessity of preparation fer his own char
acter. locking eyss the stage se'-
tnks. the costumes. ana Incidentally
fo'lowing each separate member "A
his work. the demands up0n Mr.
ColNnss have been too much ard I saw
this Tor the benefit 81 those who went %
the Seattle theater. expecting 20 see Mr..
Co.linss throw somersanits. han9spflnws
and Kisses while he reeited the second ac,
or his ewn work backwards II IS only
fair to Mr.. Ceilings.
OF the people engaged IN she production
or "A Alawla;sF Ngvhts pressn All.
George Neoie has sha largest Honefssnrs
ana his performance of thc part ~ Puck
Was consequently the fncst Hnr,hra Re
hss much native faient. sings wei Is suf-
hetently self-eoasclous sfot 70 ferset what
hs Is doing and enjoys an easy presence
before an audience lie likes sha waek
END scrse dsy he may step across ~,
threshold that uow separates hfrn from a
professional cs.eer Ressy Very View
Bean n naturally 3 comedian ard IRE
part os kottam UtteS tlm 20 tserTe<.tgsr.
IN point 81 faeA Mr.. fts8n created ths
part 1aepse SAY tbat bo caunes Ex.s
awss from the sgyla shay has given nin,
iecsl fame aon't knaw how -rsat Is
e1t the StTss - exactly swlteI 20 ere
characters that I have seen hius an. He
- always ccusc3en{io0N and IS "A Eeef
laush-naaAer- Tho parts - Seout ans
stsrsc0ag. ~ biIly SGergan and E-rank
kennesiy. were sAereushtR Es..s 1ls,.A
o. Tire men haNN HAD sn3sfeHr rxparfess..a
enough and their training zaow-st m tA.fr
soTapsssnt wcfk. Mr Caou1ax. Mr ssrsx~
and MT Otter we're entirely gfralstr "a
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