The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01

whose stage name IS Maud Nugent, has
also written songs that have had great
vogue On the vaudeville stage and IN tae
repertolres OF the hand organs. Miss NJ
gent is good looking and sings well, IN
PRODUCING the animated music sheet wnic1
Is no longer a novelty here Outside the
work Of Mr. Jerome and Miss Nugent the
ceinpany Is commonplace and a Mhistllag
exhibition bv misguided young man
named Taft was positively fierce. As Af.
Jerome admitted 10 Tie ihat'he put A jay
In Nsg York together in one night. ne
will not object "a the occasional structure
that may he laid upon his handiwork. even
while he MAY be hask.ng In the seif~sass-
faction af knowing tina: he - one OF the
very few men who can make farce-cona-
e,fy while YOU wait. Some people ~Vnsu
be willing 10 do much better ~ longer
time. but al! people afe net alike: neitaer
are all farce comedies.
JAMES O Nein. one Of the best OF the GA
school of legitimate actors in this country,
came To the Seattle theaier lass SUNDAY,
opening In Monte Crista-" Mr. oNeiH =
not an old man. but he has besn Oh the
stage a long time and at y be was the
ifad!ng man AZ Mekickef's theatSF, tht-
cage supporting Charlotte Cushman. IA.S
savt = not generally known and pSople are
more or less disposed ia associate the ln@
of parts he PLAYED tn the old stock DAYS
laysa hy lnauy actors who now have al
Swerea their lass cue or who have carried
asnfssed retirement. Mr.. OEeAl Is st1h
comparatively young in years and his own
performance Of she part 81 Edmond pantes
Ia as consistent az Z ever Was In tbs
respect all comparisons hesween his pro
,sucsioa Of Monte Ctis,o'' in It's first sea-
sen and that OF today end, / saw HIN
surrounded eS a company the Ike ef which
has never been seen ia this country before
or since engaged in a melo-slramatic pro-
tiuctlon. at least His leading people WIRE
Frederick nA Iislitville. Frank Bangs, q o.
Ronlface and Forrest Robinson. all men
who had starred and starred successfully.
Now Mr.. oNesli employs people unknown
10 fame and the quality Of the once nne
play has iesegierated 10 a condition Of
common place Monday nigh; h produced
THE Dead Heart to which he holds the
American rights. II was at ufe time Cea-
splcuoas in Henry Irviag's repertoire and
= occasionally Played by him.
That rare Old piece OF shsasr.ea, lanher.
stnc4.a Toms Cabin" was the hlsi a. yhs
Pike Street theaser and drew some bmsi-
ness. II had its usual accompaniment az
street parade. brass band ali esss dram
trombone and ear-sfEitiing ccynet, its
nightly passing away Of Little Eva twhe
should pass for geea and alb saa The tear
f'il hysteFia 81 sympathetic women II
sroat
"Angsts ever bright and fair are not 50
unusual as ,he ensnale< OF Seattle would
have the outside world hestsve. and one
VAS eausht acre a ccupse @. weeks agc
This particular angel had fine pompa-
6oNv clip pnr GA hss wings aRsi--suS, as
hsplng would say--saat Is another story.
He NS> ard s1Fss Is from Philadelphia ard
be had started for the kloadsse vita a
thousand dollars of good money in his s.l-
stse pocket lie MAS sdsscoskresl' ard r.
8sc*d 70 hack s theatrical enterprise hat
nas "a cara dsaisrs for him. The atsrac-
tson vas eaassts "A Bachelors Baav" ard
ScEaa at the theatrical EgsEsd now fl town
wsre employed 10 lselp osi SIS production.
TIE company swooaesi dawn on Port
Townsend and aga informed gave ter
ssne performance, tho possSssax or the