The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

Carriers Big show.
Under the Dome" The new naval
comedy drama which comes TO the
Third Avenue thea;er tonigh, for
week. has met with phenomenal
success since its initial production
September %. A portion Of the
play deals with recent international
history The story is well told. and whise
the situations are calculated TO cause the
loyal American heart TO leap with fervs.ns
patriotism ii is absolutely free from the
yngc4stic spirit and deals with the
nations interested In the Samoan affair
of 1873 in q spirit of perfect fairness. In
deed. SO skillfully Is the story told that
during the recent Canadian tour, the
American flag incident was enthusiastic
ally cheered by body Of English soldiers
in the orchestra seats The principal
events OF the play occurring during the
fearful hurricane which swept the har-
Dor of Apia, March il. lsSa. gives great
opportunity for the scene painJr and
stage mechanic arts. Ii is said that the
storm scenes. particularly the wreck Of
the Trenton. are absolutely unriyahed by
any similar scenes of the STAGE. 1t viii
be remembered that at this time open
hostilities between the German and United
states governments seemed imminent.
owing TO she position assumed By the
former in deposing King Malietoa and
attempting TO uphold by force of arms
Tainasese. the usurper of the throne. and
creature of the Germans. On this fate
full day there were gathered in the mar
row and reef-bound harbor the American
war ships Trenton. Nipsic and Vandslia;
the German Olga. Eber and Adler. and
the English caliiope and large fleet of
merchant and fishing vessels. All CT
these were wrecked with the exception Of
thS cal.iope. which alone escaped through
the narrow opening in the coral reef and
out To the open sea by performing the
most daring maneuver recorded in naval
history. Expecting death themselves the
400 men on board the Trenton sent after
the Engiishmen a mighty cheer OF en-
enlargement. Later when II seemed that
the death of all on board the Trenton was
but matter of few seconds the band
assembled on deck and the anxious
watchers on shore were thrilled with the
strains of The Star Spangied Banner"
The last OF the storm scenes of the play
shows the Trenton in the last desperate
struggle with wind and wave.
"a Night I'm New York"
Manager Deleher, OF "a Night In New
York" company. has made quite q de-
parture from the usual method OF man
ayers of musical comedies. He not only
gives his patrons exceedingly clever
performance of "A Night in New York
by carefully selected company of actors.
singers. comedians and dancers headed by
that inimitable artistic. jolly Nellie Me
Henry. but he introduces "a novelties in
he French ball scene several OF the great
est and most expensive EGropeaO novel;
ties that ever came to this country. The
engagement at the Seattle theater CON-
menees Sunday. February %.
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4 Big New show.
An entire change of programme occurs
at Seattle's favorite vaudeville resort, the
Peoples theater, tomorrow night. Among
the numerous attractions are the Chap
man-Warren Dramatic Company, COM
posed of twelve artists, who VIII present
for the first time here the Eastern sue
cess. THE Serpents Coll" Little Egypt,
who caused such n sensation at Sherry's
cafe. in New York city, by dancing at
the famous Seeley dinner will make her
initial appearance before a Western audi
ence having been engaged at an enormous
expense by the Peoples theater manage
ment The worlds famous Fauvette twin
sisters will make their appearance. These
ladies are performers of ability. Maxi
MILAN and Shields. late of the Gay
Paris" company, are also booked at this
popular house. The Esmeralda sisters.
two beautiful young women. who have
scored big successes in the Eastern cities
arrived last evening and Will make their
first appearance tomorrow night. Mohr-
ing brothers, acrobats, late of Barnum
and BaiIey's circus, also open at this re-
sort Taking this large number of attrac-
tions together. with all the old-time
favorites, who will be retained, will make
one of the best shows that have ever APP
peared In Western vaudeville house.
11l
Bella Union Theater - Klondfkc
banquet.
Last Friday night Moser & Leavitt.
propriators and managers or this coy little
theater gave a farewell banquet to IS
OF their personal friends, all from San
Francisco who are to leave Seattle to-
day for the frozen north 20 seek for
gold The party is under the leadership
of that prince Of pioneer prospectors and
guides, Sol Berleiner. known to almost
everybody from California 10 Alaska as
SOL Old Boy" They have been in Seattle
for the last ten days. and have
ohught their complete outfit here. Msn-
ager Leavitt gave them a very pleasant
surprise Friday night when, after dis
missing the audience, he Invited them
back on the stage. One nay imagine their
feelings when they saw spread before
them tables filed 10 OVERLOOKING with the
best that could be produced from the
cuisine of one OF Seattle's favorite cater
ers After the guests We're seated Man
ager Ieavitt made a few pointed remarks
and then the corks began TO pop. There
were n number of speeches made and
songs sung by members or the company.
and everybody was in happy mood as
the party broke up. and Sol ana 5ts
friends will long remember the good time
that they had al the little theater In Sc
attic the night before they started for the
giids of Alaska.
Before the audience was dismissed and
while La Petite Rose was singing her last
Song a gentleman stepped out on the
stage and excused himself for the inter-
ruption. and after few remarks pre-
scented the little lady. ON behalf or Mr..
Naser and Mr. LeaVtt with a beautiful
sIiver-u ,Nnted banjo. The little lady,
with an air Of an old veteran. accepted
II with smile, and. turning 70 the
audience thanked the giver. and sat down
and played and sang her first song amid
a storm Of applause.
Saturday the Readiek Dramatic Cone
nany opened at this house with new
sensational drama. entitled American
Born
The scene is laid In Cuba: time the
present