The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-22
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Aareos Il. Mayer. who is at present con-
nected with the executive stan OF George
t.eterer ana the New York Casino and i.
looking after ;he interests Of The Rall,
of New York" NOW ia ths Columbia viii
direct the American tour of Miss Olga
Neioersole next s,,sSon. Miss Ne;hersole
VIII come 10 the United States about thu.
middle OF September According % mes
ent plans. not Yet definitely fixed upon.
ms leading piece 90 her repertorv viii he
a dram2uzatioD % AiphonSe Daudct's nov
eL Sappho' q play which j. likely 10
create no less sensation that LID ''Cas.
men.
Nine Melha has started a m1vemen, -
provide for a monument to the memory OF
Henry F. Abbey. She believes that his
services TO gce cause Of music ana tho
drama should be COMMUNICATED. Melbs
VIII * T. understood. head the list OF sub
sCi1herS with a liberal amount. II is said
that all OF the artists who were under
Henry T. AbbcN's MANAGEMENT have been
communicated with. They include Nine.
hardt. Nine. Modieska. Mime. Jane Had
ms Mime. Reiane. Mounet Sully. Beer
hohm Tree. Wilson barrett Josef Hof-
mann. NJ, Coquelin. Mrs I.angtrv Lillian
Russell Eusen d'Albert and NJ. Sarcastic.
The first piece IN which Miss Julia
Arthur appeared in support If Sir Henry
irving was The corScan Brothers" and
MISS Arthur tells an amusing inciden.
mat occurred at the very commencement
9! heF experience NJ the iNceum theater.
After Irving had engaged her he sent for
hef ana asked II she had any conscientious
Scruples against reahearSing on SUNDAY.
Miss Arthur replied: When | WAS with
stock company IN California frequently
PLAYED two performances on Sunday
Which MY religious scrunples allowed But
believe had the number OF performances
been three. my scruples would have in
creased proportionately." Irving laughed
and ordered the rehearsal
When Minnie Seleman Cutting returned
70 me stage 4 couple OF weeks ago II was
10 play Ciaricc in W. s. Gilbert's Comedy
/. hAa tor a
voted 10 the continuous" form OF amuse-
ment. The thing. however. which seemed
to most amttse the critics was the nrepa-
rations which had been made To facilitate
the writing of their comments and tho
transmission OF the same 10 their offices.
There were long Dbles with big punches
ellis Uhe latter tied with strings 10 the
t1hlesl, cocktails galore 10 warm the inn
agination and a corps Of twenty-five mes
sengeF boys TO carry the manuscript TO its
destination. No ono took advantage OF
either the paper pencils. the cocktails or
room fixed out like that when he first
took charge OF the Auditorium here. but
It was so little used that the plan was
abandoned. Slocum had one thing the
New Workers seem 10 have overlooked.
There was package of cigarettes Tor
every reporter.
What Happened 10 Jones" one of the
farces OF the times. viii he seen at the
Grand opera house beginning Sunday.
teoruafy Is, with such clever people In
the cast as George G. Bonface. ir George
ODER William Bernard Reuben Fax T.
II. Cope, Cecil Kingston. Harry Rose.
Anna Belmont. kathryn Osterman, Mattie
Ferguson. Florence Robinson Mrs r. A.
Eberlc and Rose Stuart. Jones' has had
very successful run. The story OF
What Happened TO Jones' is one OF those
narratives that doesn't sound well on
paper. Jones is a drummer who sells
hymn-books and playing caris-one as a
steady the other side issue Jones
has lost his coattalls In scurle with a
policeman. To bridge over this damning
fact he dons the ministerial parhs Of tbs
bishop OF Ballarat. Goodiy's brother who
IS expected 10 pay a visit to the C;oodly
with girls with the typical amorous spins
ter. with the usual henpecking wife and
with everything and everybody IN sight
complications thick. furious and oewilder-
ing Arrival of course. OF the real hishon
Confusion of the real bishop. who is mis-
taken for an escaped Iunatic