The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

Last night It would seem she had dream.
About four-'1eyen-forty-fo -four;
/ thought II a joke until she spoke
And said, PLAY these and play no more.
/ took the bunch and bet my bunch,
And the gig came out next day.
When came back bought sealskin
sack
And these words she did says
Honey, you made hit with me-" etc.
had an invite the other night
To attend fancy ball.
In her costume best my babe was dressed,
The finest In the hall.
I picked my chance to do the couchee
And thought my babe was out
In the midst of the twirl spied my girl.
When she commenced to shout:
Honey. you made hit with me-" etc.
I am tol1that next season Hogan is to
star in a three-act farce comedy that has
been written expressly for him. and in
which he expects to find a vehicle for his
peculiar talents. 1t will certainly be a
novelty in its way, as 1t will open a new
field for colored performers OF ability.
y ssg
I forgot TO mention last week that the
appearance OF the Grau company In ship
Alloy" marked the re-entrance upon a pro-
fessional career OF Smoke White, a well
known character of the Tenderloin district
who was employed to walk across the
stage as tough coon.' while Miss Nor
timer sang a song that told OF a coon bully
Smoke" was particularly anxious that his
performance should receive due credit, so
IL is only fair TO him TO say that no tough
er or more shiftless black man could have
been found If the district south OF Yesler
way had been shaken by the heels to find
one. Smoke" then announced that he
would go with the Black Patti show, but
upon careful inquiry / failed 10 find any
one connected with that company who
knew Smoke" let alone having heard
that he would go along to reduce its aver
age excellence.
Octave Mirabeau's socialstic drama
'The Bad Shepherds just produced by
Rernhardt I'm Paris. has made a sensation,
enthusing some and disgusting others.
Bernhardtplays n factory girl, who mar
ries a labor agitator and participates in
the scenes OF anarchy resulting I'm both
their deaths. Here is a description of the
closing scene: I'm the fifth and final act
the battle Is over and the factory Is mass
OF smoiderins ruins. Widows and orphans
shrleking In despair throng upon the stage
searching among the slain for the bodies
of husbands and fathers. Stretchers with
human bodies hlackened by fire and smoke
are one after another placed side by Side IN
long rows. amid the heart-rendlng sobs Of
WOMEN and children. The audience be-
comes intensely excited by this 6evelon
ment OF realism never before attempted
on the French stage. Voices exclaimed:
This is not play; It Is the Charity Bazaar
catastrophe over again" Enough. enough,
IL Is the morgue' IL is the morguer The
emotion reached climax when n woman
rushed forward saying: Madeleine il not
dead. She stlil breathes" Madeleine, mt
ed ny the arms of two men begri,ned with
ashes and dirt Ia drawn from a heap of
dead bodies. She Is apparently n corusa
There is dark red bullet hole In her fore
head. Ciots of blood have matted together
the locks of her blonde hair. Blood trickIes
over her glazed eyes and waxen face For
q moment she regains consciousness She
places her left hand upon the terrible b,,t
let wound IN her temple. She wi;haraws
II dampened with blood. and. gazing in hor-
ror At her stained fingers. rises Slowly "a
her feet. asking for her husband. This
resurrection, ma il were, Is appalling
Jean. jean' Bring me Jean" she exclafu,s
Hargand - kneeling beside the body of his
son Robert. who was among the first Killed
Go away. 20 away Roberts body heto-,ss
TO oSs she cries. More victims are brought
N on StrctcAers- AT last the body OF lean
ko1iee, fearfuily mangied. appears Made
leine. dripping with blood. presses her
hands 10 her sides with nervous clutches
and then falls dead upoE the cornse OF hs-
husband. Applause and Kisses. sxclana-
tons OF disgust and OF eager approval re-
sound in about equal proportions IRON,
every part OF the theater."
q = -
Jim ]. Corbsts Is headed this way. and
the luug-distauco ueht that he aud Fttx.
simmons are Keeping up is one Of the in
GereStIng features Of the tour Of each. Now
Kid Mccoy Is - be featured "a a part n.
the Pacific Mair' show. and that makes
three-coTnered affair between these ac-
tor~puglllS;s that adds 10 the excitement
Corbett's latest offer 10 Fitxsinmons Il
virtually q tender Of &S.so for anothss
chance 20 ascertain whether that alleged
kucck-oUt blow was chance one or the
reAl thing Fatz and Julian say that Cor.
cett does no; mean business II Is q CUES.
'scD whether ether 81 the pair mean bust.
ness In the Way the Australian means