The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06


This Weeks Attractions. E
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o8ATTLE THEATER-sA Bachelor
Uoseynson- tonight senessew's
0asinee and Tuesday night- "Miss
YhiladeIphia- ThupsAay, Friday
ond Saturday stghts.
zMIRD AVENUE TmEATER%srAs
Prisoner Of AigiePs--Week.
PEOPLES THEATER-Drans and
Vaudeville.
ELLA uNION TuEATEn - Drsaa
SD vaudev vile.
1icea "lte2." one % tf.e big spectacular
oqtrayaganzas that found an origin in the
events VI 1855. when the discovery OF
America was celebrated at the White
City" In Chicago. came TO The Seattle the
At9r last sunday night and opened To
packed house. The business WAS large
during the four nlghlE engagement aud
al doubt was set at rest 20 the posi-
ueu Of Seattle ~ q show town. and OF
Ia support OF good attractions an the
advanced prices, .'I49z' is under The man
asemeut OF Messrs. Kennedy and Miller.
who brought the farce comedy Town
Topics 20 Seattle over year ago. and
opened N the first combination in tho
Third Avenue theater, after that house
had east on Its stock company clothes
and appeared as a popGlar-price amuse-
uasnt resort. playing the best II could get.
Nessra- Kennedy and Miller claim 10
have stood sponsors for the departure
from the old lines with which the Third
Avenue theatsr had bsen identified and
are elated al the success brought about by
the change.
The merit In '1ss2'' II that Of all the big
affairs OF It's kind. and the spectacular
features were very good. There Is nu-
merous corps de ballet and chorus. much
elective scenery and sofne gorgeous cos
tumes Many Of the mos, up-to-date ideas
are Incorporated IN the production. among
which IL the animated music sheet"
which Anna Held made feature OF her
Roster 4 Bal engagement In New York.
Stuart. the central feature in '1ss2." Ia
1n0Hansivsly artistic In his female imper-
eonations. and the supporting company
includes many weli-knowE people. The
Kilanyi living pictures were not nov
city 10 Seattle. but they were good from
an artistic standpoint and were close re-
productions from the paintings Of cele-
bfAted artists. sSAltoxrthsS tho engage
upent Was satisfactory co The patrons and
management alike.
The attraction at the Third Avenue the
ater was ore or the worst in its history.
1.-THE Merry Widows with much exag-
gsratod announcement opened last SUNDAY
night to a g. X. Q. house and many were
compelled 10 postpone attendance until
later In the week. The respect In which
"The Merry Widows" was bad was In the
way Il Was put together. besides the fact
that there was a great deal of moth-eaten
old theatrical lumber In the personnel OF
the company There were certain indi-
vidual aets that were entirely good and
Justified better associations. but they sur
feYed by the inharmonsous misup. and
the whole performance came under the
ban Of popular disapproya. The acrobatle
turn Of Leon aud Dohefty was particular
iy good. and Mccoy and Regain. In a mu-
steal act were much better than many
seen Ia more pretentious companies Ma
bel Maitland. who has been seen In se-
attic before In her confnrtion dance. earn
ed her share Of applause. bat the rest OF
II was lYredeemabiy bad What there Is
az THE Merry WIdowss tisaf rs worth
saving az all should be srrarea and me
Widows BY all means should be kiiad o1
q q @
a. ~ tfls tofIl1fiID experience OF the
world thai man eminent In science or
art i generally bore when IL comes 10
speaking In public. The great authorities
Are not orators. Seattle people who went
TO hear Lieut.. reary lecture found a
brilliant and charming exception 20 this
rule. With a musical voiee. Of splendid
compass and volume, with \ symmetrical
physique and hne stays presence, and
with command " language seldom sur
Naaxst M Henrxs nSsee4~s-a sstnttut, Of So
requisites OF speaker 20 make an e.
fsetive leesurer, even were his lecture
no, supplemented by the finest series %
views ever drawn from Arctic scenery
end life. The audiences that heard him
Friday and tast night were profoundly
moved by these pictures and BY the ia p
native OF fearys hazardous Journey
aeress the great Greenland ice cap in iSsS
while 81 The ssrae time they gained val
snble Information about Northern life
sad travel from ere Of the worlds Sreat-
est authorities or these Subjects.
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met .a actor day before Yesterday wns
played a lengthy route ef ofr~usght stands
las, seascn. and the tales he fsgs OF the
hotels he saw wotiid make your blood Y,sn
eoit. Back ia Dakota. NoFth DAKOTA. he
SAY. be spent ore highs at q h0te where
posted runsDicuousty I'm the dining rssnsxs
were two ssxEs both designed 80 enrosr-
age the speedy sfrxtag ard clearing away
OF meals. They wers;
Gents sssi please net nir. with the
walters"
'inSsts VIII stack their ovfa alshex~
Bat. speaking 90 tie shreuxs enc ~eV~ fss
hsteas. Mr.. Felix Mahcnvy tells 81 cre ha~
tel IN New Nnxiana. bafssxe K was. n
which 70 STAYED aat bag aga IN every
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