The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-20

! published the statement that August;
, Daily has secured control OF the FIJI.
Avenue theater. As he go. his start q
the road TO fame and fortune In ths
house. the story found ready credencs
This d!spoled of Manager Edwin knowle,
in rather summary manner. when IL i
considered that he has long lease OF tn
FIFTH Avenue. Stripped 'non-essenia.s
the facts Of the case seem to be about
follows: Mr.. Day has the American rights
20 the opera which will succeed an
Geisha" in London, and as II IS by tn
same authors and composers (there ar,
five OF them altoge therD. Il is not unnat-
urai 10 assume tina, 1t will prove a success
Mr.. Day has owned The Geisha" e.
this country T. was phenorenally sue
cessfuI here. and would doubtless hat
eelipsed tht record OF '"The Mikado'' hac
Mr.. DAILY not been obliged 10 stop II ~
the zenith Of its popularity for the pur
pose OF bringing his own stock company
In for Its regular annual engagement
Miss Rehan must be- given an opportunity
70 retain her large clientele though the
heavens fail and THE Gessha" undoubr
ed!y suffered.
II Is simply TO prevent another tangie
~ this sort that Mr.. Daily has arranged
with Manager Knowles 10 take sixteen
weeks Of the time Al the Fifth Avenue
heater next season. II is probably the
nrore an extra ordinary success this time
may he extended Knowles is very
sh!ewd man and he Is not giving up the
r1ntro' - the '.eeater nu' - VIII q g.
Said that he has made a erea: deal OF
money this season. to anyone.
While nearly everybody II deploring the
flct ttra. trarotv and es-,.cf
Shakespearean tragedy is ''dearer than
ioornasl" In this country Thomas w
Eeene manages to travel around from
wear 20 year w.th fsir.v good company
ard make some money. Tie does not do II
~ short engagements. either. His season
viii not erd this wear rn-i cary in June
He IS not clearing thousands % dollars a
week. but b. contrivc~ to have the larger
@es'reg on the right side OF his ledger
and there should he comfor. in that for
'hose If our vourg actors who have a
earring fer tragedy.
Keens Is rot an Edwin Booth He IS
merely / ve-c gcod actor. one Of the last
- rot the very last. of the Old school of
.rerseiars. Put he has not followed
Ni,1dIy in the footsteps Of his predecessors
- has recognized that any mans meth
- NAV he improved upon. wtth the re-
~ that he Il probably "A better TRACE
IAN today than he was two decades ago.
w YORK runs To longer possess FOR
'nr the a..Irema1ts FRAT they once lid.
ri the rncrey he earns on The road IS
OF ff-kAeffu away UPON sHDlls TO VIII
the most r'f--h<aded thea .rtra, pub
- il the United Sta'rs. witch as NAV r.
-'fssSed in my opinion. Is 70 be found IN
Nts ci,v.
Franklin MacT4eav. the voung man who
vas for several wears the leading male
rsrnar: of wilson Barrett md who Is
niavirC Ca@s''~ 70 Ree-b0hm Trees
Fu'tls Caesar ~ II MeirSty's thester
vonaon. is sad 10 have rrase the hit @:
~iS Sc ~ that ro,e. Several panerS de-
-tsTs that he pt"s@ss tho star for fi-sf
~crors and usual unoo rs appear
nre IL q part new 70 him. predictions are
again made thar he IS destined shortly 70
~erorre ore ~ the worlds greatest actors
Many psrfNrufers have had al his ss.d
Z them and have failed IN make good
hll. fh.S IS one - The cases IN which tAe
~~oohets arr almost certain "a prove
--or'hv Of honor In their own country
ft~ Macl.eav has never vat scored = fail-
ere or even SO nttls ''1ot't"0H S'i~.
cess ARTHUR CRISPTN.