The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23

aroase Il In these days Of eager COM
petition ard costly enterprise among 1ns-
atrscxal promoters the attraction that wins
ps1alze gaycr must necessarily maintain i
high artistic standard IA tie personnel OF
lis company ard excellence Ok It's stage
performances This IS what Black Patli's
TFoGoatours" have accomplished.
II the company are 10 De found sozze %
the greatest singers, dancers. comedians
and specially performers known 10 our
stage. and the stage performance Is not
only novel and attractive, but Z Is mas
serz9l blending OF comedy, oarseaue. vaa-
deyilis, spectacle ana opera which, only a
skilled stage genius could conceive and
realize Black PATTI Cd. S5Ssseretta
Jo1aesg. who is the stellar feature o. the
company. is recognized the world over As
one CT the greatest singers OF the day.
Her lyric honcrs have been won in every
part OF the globe. The royalty OF Europe
ana the common people OF al nations have
been charmed ~ her phenomenal voice.
She has always Appeared II pubic under
brilliant auspices, but never with a eom-
pAny as attractive as that with which she
is row surrounded. Ii i not difficult TO
understand why the performance Is uni
ssrsas!y appreciated, because Il simply
bubbles over with what Is known N stage
wcrA as not stuff" When the curtain
IS raised on the opening sketch. called AT
Jolly Coney Island. showing the Bow
cry Of that famous resort transferred on
canvas by the weli-known scenic artist,
Harley Merry, the merrinlent begins. The
audience is at once put IL laughing humor
and there is no escaping the hilarity and
melody which follows In this sketch all
the comedians and singing forces are given
fgll sway and the audience is Afforded a
raging festival OF coon songs" buck
dances" cake walks" 'glees, shouts
-a.4f~
saiional in the operate arrangement The
company demonstrate their remarkable
vocal accomplishment. for the assurance
is confidently offered that such solo. quar-
tette and choral ensemble has been rarely
eqHaIed by the most pretentious grand or
comic opera company. For forty minutes
the audience Is treated with melodloas In
spirations taken from the operas 'sTrova-
tore" Carmen" Faust" bohemian
Girl" Grand Duchess" ..Cavalleria Rus
ticana," Daughter OF the Regiment and
The Tar and Tartar" This work not
only affords musical feast for the ear, but
is delight 10 the eye, for the costumes
worn in this. as in many of the preceding
scenes are elegant and costly and the
stage appointments are extremely artistic.
.Olc Olson" at tse Third Avenue.
The attraction at the Third Avenue thea
ter. commencing tonight, viii Dc the great
est Swedish dialect pay ever written, 'Oie
Olson" The public viii remember that il
MAS only u few years ago when this style
OF entertainment Was nrst placed before
the pubic. The manner IN which il
bounded at once into public favor is fam
liar 10 ALT ole Olson" Is just as popular
today as he ever was, If not more So In
fact, the u1sal@AS Snlent OF the production
: have spared no pains or expense 10 make
the play better than ever before. Dra-
matte nn.sh has been given TO the entire
production. Many good points heretofore
almost obsolete have been made pTomi-
nent modern stage reaiisms have been
added 10 others, while ali the seemingly
snperfiuous and if any. obtrlsiye elements
have been entirely obllterated. giving the
whole play wholesome atmosphere OF
those pure. innocent. adroit and native
humorous incidents that carry with them
not ONLY an evenings enjoyment, but In
years to come the happy recoilections OF
one OF the most realistic. natural and ar
tistic creations today before the public.
Mr.. John Lawson, better known as The
Terrible Swede." the most fearless biey-
clist Ia America, man who holds records
that are the envy OF the cycling world.
races against his own records, paced by
well-kno.n local wheelmen. in the great
bicycle scene. This is the greatest sensa-
ton ever presented on the stage. and it
succeeds in holding the audience SPELL
bound from start to finish. y genuine
race against time, with real bicycles, lv-
ing men, and riding al q record breaking
pace is a sight worth going miles 10 wit
ness. and can only be seen with "ole OIL
SON. The comedy is Interpreted by
company Of unusual excellence. and enc
that SURPRISES any former production OF
the piece, embracing Ben Hendricks. the
greatest ole living. Miss St. George
Hussey, the Celtic idealist, and other will
known. favurite players. The specially
and musical features are studded properly
through the play. and consist of only the
latest and best novelties and melodies.
This is undoubtedly one OF the best attrac-
tons OF the season.