The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02

important work. Now It IL being recalled
that he promised his public. ate the disas-
srous ''Brantinghame Hall" had met an
unhappy fate, ten years ago, that he would
never repeat the cfTense-
Mrs. Langtry is now within Eve years Of
the half-century mark, but she remains
really as conspicuous a figure today as she
was twenty years ago. With the final
abandonment OF her stage career, her re-
ported marriage. the sale Of her yacht, and
the later insanity OF her husband. she keeps
IA the public eye with as much pers;stency
as though she employed an indefatigable
press agent One local reminder of her
New York career came TO light the other
day when II was announced that the house
she occupied for several years on West
Twenty-third street was 70 be let again.
the lease which was originally taken for
her having only just expired. The house.
which is che Of a kind rare in New York
has been unoccup pied for many years. The
sign hangs on the high fence which Mrs.
Langtry. for reasons OF her own. had built
about the house AT an expense considerably
greater than she expected. In the struggle
which she had with the city authorities to
establish her right TO keep the fence where
IL was built. her lawyers are said 10 have
received 900 for their services. She paid
the money cheerfully. and her expenditures
were never stinted. At one time she made
q great deal OF money from her appear
anees as an actress, and even on her last
visit In the metropolis. TO everybodys as
constituent, she was nearly as successful
as she had ever been. Although she spent
money freely, she was good business
woman. and that was shown By a remark
shs made once when the question Of en-
gasing an actor came UP. He asked more
for his services than her manager thought
he was worth.
'Oh. pay him what he asks" Mrs. Lang
try said. indiTerently. Hes nice fellow
and he plays piauet so badly that I'm cer-
tain to get most Of 1t back
+ I: =
Henry Clay Barnabee. the genial come
dian OF the Bostonians, thought last sum-
mer that he would go in for yachting and
commissioned his manager Frank l.. Per-
ley, TO buy him catboat. In the mean
time the comedian left the city to pay a
visit. and after time received word from
Mr.. Perley that number OF young ladies'
had called upon him In reference to an en-
gagement and that his presence was de-
sired. In due time he arrived at his hotel
In New York, and had made an appoint
ment to hear these young ladies sing One
afternoon an attractive girl called and
handed him letter stating that she had
just come from Mr.. Perleys office. 1t Is
said that after the comedian perused the
icttSE HS stAIeu the klIl III q ICWII1STeU
way and then collapsed. The letter read
as follows:
Dear Barney: ] think have found what
you want. Her name Is the Susie j., and
with some slight alterations In her rig
ging and new coat of paint she ought
TO be a swift sailer. Experts say she is
stanch in any kind OF weather. Hadn't
you better take her out for spin? You
can Judge OF her qualities better before
purchasing L. l.. PERLEY
What's the matter?' asked the young
lady, looking asionished Suddenly a Light
broke In upon the comedian.
Its that boat I wrote about Perley
has gotten his letters mixed" And OF
course the comedian had 10 hear the young
lady sing. but she didn't get the engage
ment.
Now that thester hats have been fairly
we'll disposed OF. a wave OF reformation Is
set In against the late-comers. At the VI
emma opera they will be treated with scant
courtesy. as by a new rule no one viii 10
permitted 10 take his seat while the over
ture is being played. and in the case OF
Wagner operas. where there Is TO break be-
tween the overture and the first act. he
later-comer VIII not DO able to 60 TO his
seat Until after the first act is over.
II is fact that the opening lines OF a
play are rarely heard. because OF the COM
motion stteudant on seating tardy arrivals
The actors are Disconnected at The con-
fusion. and IN some houses the ushers have
been instructed 20 bring no one down the
aisle while the curtain is up on the fret act
THE GALLERY GOD.