The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

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be passed. un1ess Involving snfnething ont
Of the usual run Of things Seattle vim
have theatrical attractions al summer. but
the necessity Of general department in
the Post-Iatelligencer for this kind Of tn
formation ceases VIII the present issue.
THE GALLERY GOD.
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Dlaney's ~ Hirea GiR1.~
The next attraction at the Third Avenue
theAfer. beginning tonight, win be Char.es
E. Bsaney's latest production. "A Hired
Girl" In which he has shown what . ve--
satiie writer he il. Previous 70 last year
he confined his efforts entirely to the pro-
duction OF farce comedy. and brought gu.
"A Railroad Ticket" "A Baggage Check
and other successes. Last season he pro-
duced The Electrician" . comedy-drama,
and now he announces "A Hired Girl
preaching comt opera It IS music from
start 10 finish, and few Of the lines are
spoken. The music IL by Harry James.
and. incidentally. great many topical
songs and numbeSs from popular operas
are introduced.
The story of "A Hired Girl II interest
ing, and shows what possibilities there are
for funny situations. Herr Won Biotz. a
graduate of the Conservatory OF Music at
Berlin. fearing the exposure Of secret
marriage with peasant girl, leaves his
home and comes to America. where ne Sc
cures the position OF professor OF music
at Vassar college. He has been in America
but few years when he marries poor
American girl. Neither of them being an
economist. he secures the services Of a
hired girl to look after his apartments at
the college. The servant, like most OF her
kind. knows all about housekeeping. and
she never fails to assert her authority in
the kitchen. In her endeavor to protect
the interests OF her employers she usually
manages to misnanage everything.
Collectors, walters and You Bet Gil
bert" a French ballet teacher, help to keer
tie fun from tagging. The company num-
bers twenty-five people. which includes
seventeen charming young women. Among
the features introduced are a game of
football between Yale and vassar. and
pink tea which Johanna Quinn, the hired
girl, gives to her lady friends. The latter
is quite a function, and the GROWER goes
around frequently. The principals are all
weE-known actors who have made hits In
continuous" vaudeville houses during the
past summer-Ryan and Richfield. John r.
Cumpson. Waldo Whipple. Fannie Fields.
four Du Held sisters. E. 8. Morey and
Stella Bonheur.
ssSliss Francis Of Yale"
One great feature OF the success Of that
merry farce. Miss Francis of Yale"
which comes to the Seattle theater next
Wednesday and Thursday. is the excel
lence OF the company. Every individual
seems to be specially adapted. either by
nature or training. for the character as
signed. 1t has been several years since
Esienne Girardot. who is seen as the young
Yaiesenian, appeared IN a company not
marked for this sams excellence. In COM
menting on this he remarked: mot such
a long while ago was with a company on
tour OF the British provinces. We gave
performance at Portland. Me. The play
was Kathleen Mavourneen.' / was play
ing the character Of Black Beby, who is
discovered in the second act, along with
two others Of his kind, down in deep
glen. They were busily digging grave for
their intended victim, Kathleen. 1t hap
pened that by this time the company was
short-handed, and for the third Irish VIII
lain we pressed In a stage hand OF the
most pronounced Yankee type Well, there
we were. in the midst of this weird scene.
taking turns at pick and shovel Then
came a pause In the work, and these were
the words l had to speak: Now, Darby,
me boy. pass the cruiskeen, and let's have
taste of the craythur.' After drinking, I
passed ii TO Darby. who. with a brogue as
thick as buttermilk, requested hts drink
in turn. Suddenly our third man. the new
one. pipes in with his line, and this is the
way he expressed himself: Say, yew, give
me q swig of that critter, tew, goi durn
ye.' An old Trishman In the front row, in
evident disgust, arose and walked out AS
he started down the aisle he exclaimed;
Actors! Irish actors. indeed! Get out
get out--ye d. Baxter street thieves"
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Hopkins Transcceanics.
Hopkins Transoceanic Star Speciality
Company, this weeks offering at the Sc
attic theater for three nights, commencing
Friday. May Is, is promised to be one OF
the best vaudeville organizations In this
country. The sta- of the organization is
Prof. Leonidas and his wonderful troupe of
trained cats and dogs, one of the PRINCIPAL
performers of which is cat aeronaut who
makes parachute jump from the dome of
the theater 10 the stage. marvellous ex-
hihtion OF feline sagacity and courage.
Other members OF this organization .n-
ciude Miss Mary Arniotis. the strongest
woman in the world. The MANAGEMENT Of
fers $500 to produce her equal. open to the
world. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sidman will
present delightful comedy sketch entitled
"A Bit Of Real Life" in which Mr.. Sfdman
gives a portrayal OF an old country SQUIRE
on visit to New York, which is described
as most artistic piece of work. Other
members Include Juno Salmo. the Partisan
equiilnrist and contortionist, who sets at
nausht the ideas OF surgeons and the laws
or anatomy: Morton and Revelle. the &C.
centric comedy duo. in "pickings From
Puck" as their sketch is called. Mr.. Nor
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