The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

season In THE Little Minister" The vet
eran says that those were the days OF
Mark Twain and Dan de guile. OF the
latter widely known writer Mr.. Mcguire
recalls one very interesting criticism.
Junius Booth and Agnes Booth, according
10 the veteran. arrived in Virginia City
and announced a production OF Romeo
and Juliet Mcguire was engaged to play
Capulet. He enjoyed a wide reputation
In the mining district as az Irish come
dian, and this doubtless prompted the fol-
lowing observations from tho humorous
Dan de guile:
Romeo and Juliet was played by the
Booths TO a large and appreciaJlye Nir-
ginla City audience. The characters were
all we'll taken. but Capulet had a touch of
brogue. Upon consideration. we are in-
ciined 10 think this was all right, for
Capuiet. not more than a week ago. was
Miles Ma Coppaieen In Colleen Bawn.'
The Ma Coppaleens were horse thieves,
and so were the capulets. The Ma Cop
paieens had TO leave Ireland for their
conntrys good. What was more natural
than that they should settle In Italy?
There the name became Cappullini. and
was finally corrupted into Capulet We
don't know but that 1t Is proper to inter
pref the character o. Caplilet with a
touch Of the brogue.
Mr.. Mcguire relates another Interesting
incident which occurred at Virginia city
when he was playing Miles Ma Ceppaleen
In Colleen Bawn." He WAS supposed TO
he standing at one side of rocky pass,
and discharges a gun at a man on the
opposite side. The gun failed TO go off, but
the man. without waiting for fash, report
or anything else fell Mcguire turned 10
the audience and said;
What great thing these air guns are,
They make no noise and no smoke, but
Ill
Numbered with applause.
Miss Marie Engle. The Chicago nrima
donna. is one American who has captured
the Spanish popuiace. The don< Kissed
and showed their teeth arid the Madrid
bellies shrugged sheir shoulders ard turned
up their noses in vain. Miss Engle went
20 Madrid 10 siug during the season at
the ROYAL opera house. and sing she did
from the first Of November 10 the middle
Of January. And she is back In her CHI
cago home after = successful engagement
IA a hostile country.
The dons tried their best 10 nti,nida.e
me says Miss Engie. hoping that [
would not appear. When l fisrsgaTded
their threats and sang In spite OF them.
after the FIRST severe skirmIsh Was treat
ell With the utmost consideration. Moth
ing was loo good for ne after | had given
them 70 understand firmly and politely
fha, ! intended 20 stay in the city as long
as I pleased.
1 was IN Madrid a week" said Miss
Engle. before the evening arrived for me
10 mako my debut before Spanish auls-
snee- l can scarcely tell yen what en-
duTed IN that week. | vas simply deiuged
wish anonymous letters advising me- not
20 attempt an appearance al the Royal
opers house Tao writers assured me that
they were determined 10 hiss me off the
stage. Taey were opposed - foreigners.
they SAID. and cut Of consideration and
the Kindness - their hearts they gave me
warning ia time
A9$s fsag3e d.d not understand Spaafsh.
and a. first was in despair II; was uer-
fsTNy tan'A ;StnG." she remarks. nMgvefv.
mot 10 Know whether | wss receiving
love letters or being threatened with a
mine under TIRE hotel A. last .fssrovA-e,.
that ore 81 tire waters in the airtnr rr,,n
had snStterinx OF English. ard snraad
the correspondence cut before him
When Miss kngls discovered tfsa hos,i,.
character of her notes. her A7nsr.eanf.rn
asserted lsseif az oacr. SIZE Determined "a
canansr Madrid II & took all s,,-,~.~
When the evening for her 2y.ea vau,,, ar
rived. TIE opera house was garkae4 fr.yy.
pst "a gallery In Ms6rla they Navs a
csIf. Gus scale az prices for seats I; r,s.s
esther s. or l. cents 20 attend sAe r~sr-A
opera There "a no aasd.uz. pr.ce, for ths,.4
il 80 snia&le-cIass sncse.y The -af;er,, -
packed with a hows.rs.' uagsaaner.y, ball.