The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-16
! This Weeks Attractions.


mATrLE THEATER - tsras 0v~v.
Cempany. sunday, .sBoecse~,o.-
Monday, "Chimes of Normaud, -
rsesday. "oisvstte;" "Wednesday.
.Marthsr' Tharsday. "shfp Alloy.
Friday, bohemian Gisl;.s Saturday.
nasisee. ''Girefle-Girona,y sassr-
Aay night. .yndiana.-
4uIRD AVENUE TgTEATER-Isrosd d.
way Theater Company. Tonight.
nssAay. Tuesday and "Wednesday.
~The Lost Paradfse,. Thursaay.
& FRIDAY, Saturday and Saturday Ma
asee, 'Th~ bankers Dauxhter..
IKE STREET THEATER - stoca
Csurany In ..The Widow O'Rriea. =,
s week.
PEOPLES 1HEATER--vaudey VILE.
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The Frawley Company az the Seattle
heater. The broadway Tneater cornpara.-
81 the Third Avenue tneater ard tn.
stock company al the Pike street tasaser.
Win some vaudeville entries at the peo-
PIES vas the dramatic Dsii-oi-sare il Sc
Gisie for the past week. Gooc REFUSES
Eefe the rule all over town, and wifsip the
menu may appear to have baen monoto-
z sgus from ihs very fact that there WAS
notning PARTICULARLY yeasty. that i'm
plsssioa Is not borne eul py faet=
~ frequent changes of bill except a; the
Pike Street and the Peoples were the
fgis. Mr.. fraw!sy's fire organization ap-
ptared IN i've different pieces during an
engagement OF as many nights. and
change In the weeks repertoire ut the
Third Avenue sfeater WAS made three
times during the seven days. 1t was
ralhsf conference.-the booking in of
I fas Ffawley and the broadway eompa,1y
e0fing the same week, the first being by
far the strongest repertoire company IN
tie West, playing high-priced houses. and
The istter probably the best repertoire
/ company playing IN popuiaf-price thea
isss IN the same territory. People who
have bsen IN the Broadway company are
HoH members of tie F.awiey company,
And there are actors In the fi.st-namod
organization who are capable enough TO
appeas to advantage IN the latter. Mr..
fiawisys players produced two pieces
rev 10 the local stage, a Social High
xajman,* Mary T. Stones lramatization
q Elizabeth phipps Trains strong novel.
aad Sue" BY Bret Harte and L. Edgar
tn language being drawn from Har:e's
npye1 In both cases Mr.. Frawley hiss
ADDED plays OF great strength 10 the ali
fsat5 long list that he mas given ia tie
cities OF the West. "a Social Highway
Ran . undoubtedly the best thing his
ssnpany is doing this season, aud III lao
pfeee DO bis people appear 10 better al
ysaiage. Mi worthing, Mr.. Perry. AIR.
ffagiey and Miss Batas being paSiieu-
hfiy wei cast, In Sue" there is i
naarked contrast in the radfca. departure
FEN drawing-room characters in whses
re company is best known. There Is nj
VI the atmosphere Of the s8r West. ciev-
ssly mixed with that other air that might
have been blown across the dusty grail
giHs from fhe Mississippi river country.
sarrsing with Il the iaiematic phrases Of
ihs h0ttnm land and setting them down
u sew ard even mere pafehed environ
sseas 70 aaHg on she lips OF the strange,
iaRf.y peop;e of Boleros plains. around
NAcm the story Is woven. The scenes
.fem See" are. in some cases. almost
tssa IN their reflection Of lhs ,ifeafy.
tftagg hfa that some Of It's people live.
iAsa 10 damn Il all is the last act. with
s< efuas conf. room scene and impossible
sdlaaeis ln the way OF men. Tie pro-
eeeticn OF Sue" IS as consistent "a silc
tisAttft Nut 4stsAs tSF7Nfe
v aane ever TO better advantages.
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Fer some reason - other AIR. Frawley's
sef1stny has never yet received the en-
seafasemeas In Seattle gh9t it's merits
atsssss. t Is thoroughly GOOD coGi-
HEs in ali respects and ossS which should
1zpsre a loyalty rs Pacific coast lastitu
ala ~ FraW!cy Is ambitious aad Ia
"a lnssss las far Is the public knows,
fesshseHt This - demonstrated Ia his
! seasasainating himself where il IL 90 thc
s1saa,1ge NJ = production aud the cor
Aaasat ahlfijpE u his i55ople 10 ehafac-
Tls's Tor which they arc tFest fitted These
r % star and ;ho regulations the meni-
sefs Of ;he FraNley company enjoy .s
.ss nniS thing thag feature them. Miss
.'sses name appears AZ the foot % The
-, usually huy Il IS me- preceded by a
asssafal AND" in ,apital letters. 1ust
seqs shat thc beat THINGS are saved
y he last, ike dessert Mr. Frawley's
sassnese system is refreshing and might
copied SO advantage ~ other man
sSsts With less 8iscriminatiou as 20 the
wants Of the public.
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me Broadway Theater Company nto-
saesd a Celestial Maiden" Chinese
erafna. oy charles IlJlch 81 san Fran
$50 Instead q being preceded by car
,,,sia-faiseT, as is that cameo, The First
.@n BY Francis Powers ~ Celestial
Aaiden" ruas ou; an evening. Il depicts
at ard character in the Chinese auarger
= Ssn Francisco and - orc Of the dra-
este aoseltles az the year.
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TIE carver o. Madeleine Locette syley
tsfs0T II Christopher. lr. " neotiIce.l
aefe By ;he FtstWicy company. IS an OBJ
.ss' .ecSqa fuy women who wouid write
.et The stage
Ihas charming woman is weh gemer1-
ssfea BY Patrons n the theater as
sae'fal ard sp>ecs>ful comic opera prifna
sSs-a. wha after come years af stage
.s9sS tired er hc limitations 81 profss~
s'shsl NE. as ID 81 many actors, end
sesFaee Tor tnc luxury of . local habitat
saa he comforts NJ aonnesticlty. which
we're dtnied hcr nv the pneeasgns duties
esr Prof >sicn. Having a decided
$50 fef i erETe Nork Mrs. Ryiey
.-sisfe hey aJt cntion 80 playNritSnE. She
assessed Ia marked degree the dramatic
ss'se' snd from her long professional
- s@sSsF Acr knowledge Of The technique %
le drama wRs thorough. she therefore
saoashi - her work As = PLAYWRIGHT, =
u.''Tssieness - equipment which was mr.
- sronE tH0ss " 10 venture Eor sue
- n wfit'rc fov ght stage. Ma Ryisy
go. tVF ut1riy seven years before she
ssAata hearing. which indicates well
- lenacity of purpose. and 4 IS said
.Saieie'ee within that period alone tweu-
.se pieces - dramatic work which
i. s,sueet cCrr;c opera Hsrettes cEa-acI
.as'ches. s~~,nfls dramas and comedies.
aV'e sh@ has the sligAtcst vacomTaE@-
al 'Tor' she managerial Producers She
as woman. they argued when az
.s.sSaee. sr4 women were commonly
sc 20 he deficient 81 gite sense 81 hu-
r.. IN spite n all this. however, Mr..
ss.ser has arhi.vet, = signal trsenrh. and
- aeccezs - shA yz,arss xe.issxhtO be-