The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-11
4 Nt7SENENTS.
..Dy the sad Sea Waves"

Fsin and froiic. fast and furious. and =. 4
sonee4 with an amending strain OF bfighs
breezy catchy music, kept an immensely
xge and enthusiastic audience at the Sc
attle theater last evening IN an endiesS
stretch Of laughter and applause at the ex-
trayagant eccentrictIes of Mathews and
Eulger and the chapter of musical special
ties introduced 10y the talented company
supporting them in their new rag-tlIle OPP
erd, by the sad Sea Waves Il name, by
the way. Which "a as appropriate 10 the e&-
trata ganza, according TO the programme
y the fact thar the sea waves are Stid DE-
cause the ocean Is blue
Last night vas practically the opsnlnS
IL the fan and winter SEASON at the Seattle
;hcater, and that fact coupled with the
sun mere potent fact that Mathews ana
BLugeT are very popular in Scafbe, cztasei
4 stampede 10 the box oHIce mat never
stopped until every seat in the house, up
and downstairs. had been sold, leaVlng
Standing room only for the sS:eral nun
dT"t! who could not DC accommodated even
after a lot of chairs had a.en placed IN
tho orchestra staff. as we'll as in the aises.
II was typical first night auE.sIIce, nun
cry for fun and music. and geneT 9ue IL It's
ADMINISTRATIONS az enthusiasm. neCeSss AZ
ing recalls and encores 20 an extent dla.t
clock.
by the Sad Sen Waves" with its happy
n,! anEe III tarce-comedy and musical spe-
cia}t}es boasts of expensive stage settings
It's scenery - particularly picturesque, the
costumes are ''fetchirg,i while the play
h> dies having a fairly vel. defined plot
has a score written Tor ii by its conductor.
CHARLES Gches1. which contains many
bright original numbers. and = sure 10
rank the production along witn many pop
uiar. sc-calie3 comic operls of more preten-
sion ar3 less merit. The scenes Of the story
are laid in fashionable ssinIfariUm. egi-
3vutly SATIRE or the mana cement Of many
Ak tt.su. Nnsre the dosass of Palmer CON
tMathgWs4 and Boston Bulge BUlserl
s. HH fer
iie.;S ANA suggestions. ard y 1lE6 admit Of
'he "a XII Imaginable situations aid ladieFois
o"TU' tca tons.
Mathews ard Euicer, II course As the
bright particular stars, were the chief ia
riterS ~ thu fuA Of the evening and thai
their former efforts were Nell and tAVofa-
e'y Temanhersd VAS 5es: eVitisG i ~ The
.ssGtaifot4S rscl kti'3s gwen tstsa ou us +ifSt
entrance. on 1ke sstur Roth. ~ The Ian
ut}aEe "a tae ring were IN s5'.elll1d form
iast uEbt ana iaer efforts were fuii 81
ss}@tp and their fun Crtss, and catching.
The company mss 3d04tiiN ana t"ilt't'tlNa
ly. - pefaaps tbs most evenly balanced u
any fsrHe Cansesty ga IN Seattle ANA tn
SUprvsrs given Mathews ana Burger. by is
merit " th,lr oNu perfect work. Anon :
tn" leading teQt,@ "a tie company - VIII
- type ro q .reol from Mathews ana
baIEtr AS - bfius aiu ~ equal pr0mi-
neuc5, Mir West IS wvI remomDeyeI IoF
A-- IS ..e'i. worh Ia TIE DszzieF.'
<el NaEAuT@l. besides 5@lRg a clever b.t
of character eos> ia General Smiles. gave
zl rxfstc-tl IL 80 re Skt1 as ms i y
ana had g. res.si"t to f1s3~ e,feorss, tiii1eet
t~spgt ~ - Hian'Tt. Elrsert Vernon an
tiss ~ t0tta.eT ,tch usade up a compile
U-.urs aN fhe-r ;u,lly Is. s.il character work
that left .tzito, - W desired - ne result
Iae o>}nsany has ,ouQufi 81. ,alenseei
"a .t0ess ~1sAS4s MANY It's. not NO alike.
t"rssl la1@e tsIt ~ tne ultra 1tlou. Zach
- ven I.~atv Ct,~-0t l0.ty r -, .stsnsav
~ Ter s5sacial,y 50 ttAst tac two stars 10