The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30
BEFORE THE FOOILGH1S.
KELLAR WILL DECEIVE THE Pub
Lie AT SEATTLE THEaTER.
Mystery and Illusions Will Tax the
People for Three Nighss-''The
Pnlse of New York" VIII Throb
nj the Third Avenue Tonight.

drama IN the ers tneater and to the ever
pleasing and sEarine attraction Of s.sigat-
o!-aaBd. magic illusions, or whatever
name may be given Is. az the 5taer. From
the remote days wGen ne magician. dress
ed III an Oriental TQbe. DeGiZsned wi+a
spang!es snakes and birds appeared or a
semi-daTk sage SCI Of w.th skeletons and
things. down - Tic present period ~ even
Ing dress suit and brilliantly lighted sage,
this xty.e Of enieTtalnffyent has always nAd
more OF less OF a wfird aftrae sa5n 10 u.
probably from the iaet t1aF the element
OF superstition kaat eaters - Largely IN
the makeup Of the human family has a
seeming opp ortgn!ty Of being sFatsAei. for,
even In this enlightened nineteenth cen
fury, peop.e are ngt wanting wa0 VIII IN
eisf that the tricks Or iaa c9AsuFeT are
nothing more than close affinity wsta the
spirits % iae departed dead u aieh ne III
vokes and uges al call.
The nnns1er Il tae8e IS not small. either,
f5r spirItuai.sTu - growing. ana these VIII
not accer. the caDj0feTs powers A. sep
ara1e frefn spiritual aid. = very large n.a-
jarisy u gheaser- 2gers. aowever. attend for
the parpose Of witnessing a series Of clever
tricks and Illusions. latent Oh discovering
how they are done ana eoiilHS Ifef Sno
over again satisfied taat the aeXt oins
they viii be able ~ detect aad expose one
Or more Of them. There are very feR
people. however. wno really appreciate tae
tr1e Scientific nature Of the work attempt
"a by a so~caled modern magician" or
the years Of study ara depth Of thought.
Application ami practice necessary on each
trick before 1t can be sateiy presented be-
fore al Intelligent public. Tae d.H4culttes
III the way ~ success IN thlS Inc OF en-
tertaInment are So great as 10 be ,usuf-
r1oun;ao.e TO the many who attempt i,
hence il Is that from the days OF li0u1lu,
who may lie said "a the father OF iegerds-
yaain. or sIeighI-of- 7and, down 10 ke.lar,
this men VINO have been really successful
can almost ee counted 90 The hnSefs OK
one hand Anderson, Kari Boseo Heller,
the Hcvrmanns and kellar-these make up
q list OF successful. ones. Hosco Tas the
first 10 present the Indian trick CT quitting
a woman IN basket and running q sword
through 4, resumafiT pierelnE the We
man, from the horrible shrek sEe lets
out then, while cooily wip.ng the blood
from the sgord. and with the audieace ali
nervousy excited, have the wornak all
smiles walk down the main aisle Il The
theater and back 10 the stage.
keilar. who opens a tlrce-nlght engage
nent Al the Sca TIC theater tomorrow even
3ng. comes wee. heraidcG by reputation
thai has Pr -edea bis advent and u AIDE GU
rises the theater-roers 10 see hl'A al his
bext. Ke.lAr has never been II Seaitle, or
for t'at matter or the facn'. coast. Ter
ti,e rensnu that MS success IN New York
aid ether large Eastern cities vas so great
thar Soc cGt.a readily Ill cut his season
there without coming 10 the coast Having
heard 50 rruch about tie beauties ~ The
Pacific coast h. has decided 70 pass the
winter on i. hence MS present visit 70 Sc
assists in many OF his remarkable iiu
sions
The Third Avenue theater has had
mascot ~ sss,sle xort which Manager Russell
had t. tter corral for the inter-. Tor the
Huanc.A SUCCESS of the house during tie
.asf ie~ weeks has been almost phenoil-
even ia It's palniest oonra days. Marie3s
plsaures az the Passion Play and the ski
III '-suuth Before the War" were winners
aud sanding room only" Was the rule
y NJ
clsiassi 10 best evidence or lis success IL
the fac; that return enlightenment has betn
arranged for 10 commence i week from 10
night Marteis South Before the War
Introduces 4 lot OF very clever negroes.
Thirty years ago Il vas generally ac~
capsei faul among tAsater gcefS and man
ayers that the negro on tire stage was an
utter failure an imtt@tos of his own race
ard thas the white mas a.one could sue
cessfuly reproduce al the gfotte4ue CHAR
acierss;ics of the plantation negro.
The negro had been triea over ana over.
bat IN eacn case Y IA the same result, he
was awkward. slit. unnatural and III az
cas-. and 80 had 10 be. aroppcd ard th.
bustness left ~ the hands OF such stars az
Daa Bryan. Wambold. Hacnue, Aallgan.
Dixie. and host Of others whose names
cannot now he recalled In tho meantime,
however. the negro was not Idle. tie had
been given fasse o. the Stage and WAS
NOT sat SIZED with tn. Nhte mans Conclu-
saous. lie evidently had MOTE taita IN las
own ability than the white nan had Ia
him, at any rate he IsrS Vcred. Little by
then In mere important parts. and lastly
In character parts. improving from year -
year until today L would a% 5ii!ttult 10 ana
a eat OF white negro aelncaturs who could
Improve On Harry Martel troupe 3f negro
actors The man w!th ter grcatesl aniip-
athy 10 tins race Tapnot bui admit, a ter
ss.ing them. that they have caught ths
right spirit of the DID plania.lo negro ard
voice Il Isl a manner that leaves bur IL
tie room fer criticism
3 = =.
The llexalmanna, whose wonderful trap
eye prrfaflnanest Ak me ~sat}l. tneater lass
wees proved "a strong attraction In HE
Rnnnftl-t3, s~ltuAnH combination. recall tae
faet that Harry Maflei, the a}snAgtr of
''s,oUth BEFORE ,ke W Al" ~as himself che
OF the clas eros aeFoiafS 30 Ms 3Ay afl!
gpnaratior. The Marie. FANNY - stu re
neinl~red ay many and n its DAY NJ iae
eusial ,ef tAs Hanlars The fra; MArteis
wire Harry. William .,aI t'rc5i. Ilvstes
aerolstic Geets and poStur"E lhey Wrte nc
first 10 preduce lae trlch bc> clc al y ll.cA
created slcn faTorG at the time Ca%t
Was IN lsas. The prescn; Harry Aartel MAS
the head ~ the family AMI the strSus man
OF fhe thrt,s that Is. ~ : ~" GRE whose
enormous strength enabled tac ether tNo
,o perform Ihe tricks for which thsy got al
the creiN T'He .ssrsprtng ~ tae M2r.,1
family subsequently went On G5e rsta Min
Harry as rtcyc'e friek rtiyTs aad ss 81. "a
have Cct'fs seen %tth al - tett e * t+f ,t9''a
In she country. principally s'an Re'e "a. ltsr-
mans. Fore Qoughs Coies. aid :. ~ 4i't
chiiir,ft. i've IN nun.bcF, al ooN "n tae
paa wi;a tho Mercy Msk rg7 company
which wiN Ho here uext February TEes'
do hicyVie tfioN aCt fn Natcn thcN Use
tmne, h4> * az N1e liine 2 no rinF CIRQUE
og hlS "wa bsS les t1re-s tnvatsr@ Tn =
his Ias, Sssas.su f2r travelling Ao3 as'e~ sfttf-
U-:our yetrs II active So .-ee ne 1T'-'+N .
himself snsitled - aui' aud turn over ;Ae
bushes 70 hls tA~t,en-
"a "a p
Manager Ru-s,1. has another ~.r.as a.
Traction fcr .Ae coming ~ L. Which ff' IA