The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-16

every ten critics in this city thought that
her successor would be Miss Hampton.
Instead Mr.. Charles Frohman saw nj 10
20 10 London after Miss Jessie Mllward,
the lady who was SO long associated ~
melodrama productions with the late W IL
lam Terriss. 1t is possible that in the roIes
To which She has been accustomed nearly
all her life Miss Milward has not supe-
ror in the world. but 1t is almost certain
that Miss Hampton would more nearly isii
the void created bv the retirement OF Miss
Allen from the Empire company.
From time to time during the last few
months the newspapers of this city nave
been publishing statements TO the effect
that Augustiu Daily is TO have new thea
ter in the neighborhood of Fifth avenue
and Forty-fourth street. No one. OF these
writer's seemed 10 know what DISPOSITION
would be made In that event of the pres
ent Days theater. but that. after all, was
a small matter 10 gentlemen with athletic
imag inations. There is a certain individua.
In this city who knows more Of Mr.. DAYS
plans and purposes than all the newspaper
writers Of the country pat together. lie
says that there Is not word OF truth IN
the new theater report. and he knows what
he is talking about, too.
His name? Il ought not to be divulged;
but, after all. Il can do no harm to let the
world know. The name Of the gentleman
in question is-Augustin DAILY.
All Hayman. Charles Frohman's right
hand man, told me a few days ago that
Maude Adams success on the road has
simply taken his breath away. Everybody
connected with the Frohman forces was OF
the opinion that Miss Adams tour would
prove satisfactory in 4 financial as We'll as
in an artistic sense. bat no one had the
slightest idea that she would so complete
~ take the country by storm. Al one
Wednesday matinee at the Hollis Street
theater. III Boston. she played TO more
than 1889. and the takings for a week
have seldom been less than sll.Do Her
rt1~,.
Of either Bernhardt or Irving. both OF
whom advanced the prices of admission,
while Miss Adams did not.
Mr.. Haynan further Informed me that
the profits on Miss Adams season in New
York city last year were in the neighbor
hood Of $1,000 These are his figures. OF
course. not mine but she certainly Was a
phenomenal success and must have made
And: when one stops TO think Of It, this
Is not so bad for 4 girl who little mote
ably have been delighted to accept an offer
Of life position on the stage at very
much less than 500 week.
II f. doubtful whether New York has
ever had a season in which there were SO
many early successes as the present one
There has not yet peen single unCuali-
fed faiura in this city. and there have
been many emphatic successes. In addi-
ton 10 1.-The Little CORPORAL In which
Francis Wilson is deighting large audi
ences az the Broadway tneater. one OF the
most notable hits is Alice Nielsen. the
splendid,y At Wanaek's In THE Fortune
Teller" the book Of which is by Harry h
Smith who is also responsible for the Will
son piece.
Mr. Frank l. Perley. the manager Of
Mss Nielsen, declares that II he can make
the necessary arrangements HE star will
not have 10 leave New York this season.
but as Mss lula Arthur is to follow Miss
of = n "a fbgA sf.NsA at
most ~ the other tiTSt-cass houses IL fully
booked II IS difficult 20 see how he can
hope 20 accomplish tbs result.
ARTHUR CRISPIE.