The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08


1ss1A Union THEATER-Drsna and
vasdevitle.
nabe. who sang violetta ia la Ira
yissa" at the Seattle theater last night
VS. Of course the event OF the past week
ara OF every ether week that Seattle has
any record Of. An extended notice OF the
creates. living soprano and her magriih-
cent company will be found on another
nsse OF this mornings Observation-Disclosures.
But there was another occasion OF more
shsn ordinary interest, that Ia cut On the
ecore stick of che past week. that marked
"A Individual performance or more than
tsr,ai excellence and that was Mr.. Ed
vard Harrsgans "Oid Lavender" 1t 10
ret lack Of appreciation In the West, but
lack Of an acquaintance with this actor.
that has made his tour into the Northwest
SofuparAtivey unsuccessful this year. In
Fan Francisco, where he has been before.
Mr. HArrigan Is prime farorste. and his
pays depicting metropolitan low life have
always been well received. / have never
seen two characters played more closely
to she same method than are Mr.. Harri-
xan's sOid Lavender and Ds2lY Bells
sHoosier Doctor" In both, the effort was
that produced by the entire Quictude OF the
work and the shabby dignity with which
each character WAS invested. Harrigan's
play Ii al any rate seven years old. and
the play by Thomas, The Hoos.er Doc
tor" IL OF but two or three seasons. 1t Is
not necessary tina; the playing OF one part
should have suggested the other, but the
two Offer firat.rate opportunity for COM
parison as TO the later day method. Mr..
Harrsgan's .'Oid Lavender reminds one in
spots OF Old George s. Knights Baron
Rudolph" and In the last act he Is not
unlike the Ben Drummer of Mansfield.
4 L.
Toned. and there il a great deal OF IL that
would stand doing over. 1t might be writ
ten up to date and some OF the melo-
dramatic v.liainy cut out. The principal
character and the immediate incidents con-
aecfed with II are worth transpianting.
HsrriGan could fx up many of his great
suecssxes that had the long runs in New
Yerk and send them into the ropular-rrice
houses where much that Is q thousand
times verse is making money and satisfy
fng audiences.
Richards 4 Prlngie are this year giving
ms good q show as II is possible TO have
genuine NEGROES give. AT the head of the
galaxy OF biaek talent is DiEy Ketsands,
with that yawning cave In his face that
has brought him much fame. There are
others In The company who would be wor-
to- Of mention IL kersanas were not along.
but as II "a, all other mouths sink snto In
etenincance when the premier opens the
yas,ness Of hin jaws and aftor4s the public
perspective of his interior arrangements.
The street show given by Richards &
Frinsie is better than that of this year By
Primrose a West. and tho stage perform
ance II In many respects pleasing There
IS big. well set first part. and some Of
the specialties are good, although lacking
originality.
Dante h the coming mag isan. II he has
not already arrived Tic is IN clever MS the
elder Hermann and Infinitely superior to
Leon Hermann Dante - young and
there IL much TIME left for him TO give an
account Of himself As compared 10
Alexander Hermann. reference IL alone
made to his skin i'm slefght-of-hand and
lsgerdernaln- He IS not the comedian that
Hermann was. whose performances were
made douhly interesting by the running fire
Of small talk that he kept up while Doing
his tricks SIN. Dante IL very clever and
While his light Is. 50 10 speak. hidden I'M
dee husle', he cannot fail to find his way
eventually into the best houses in the coun-
Try. He should make opportunity Of the
retirement from magic of Henry f.
Aaons, nixey. who goes back TO the
Casino .n the Review
| believe that tfa management Of Meiha
made mistake In giving the same bin In
both Seattle and Tacoma. II Ia Ira
vista had been substituted III ORE place
mssy people would have gone 70 both, the
dssanee between the two towus and the
enet and train accommodations being such
thss 10 time wuuld he lest II The nar-
nef 81 Seville il tao heavy Ia handle on
one~naght stand. u might have been re-
memhefee iaat there WAS nearly al, Of
sadsy tn which 70 pack and load the seen
eFf and properties. as II IN not nnal
ecsaek this afternoon that the company
raves for Spokane.
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lanes A. Hegne. who was At the Seattle
shta'er couple ef weeks ago, has written
mahy plays. and Ia each OF them there ~
Z hehY
~ was the first playwright" says Mr..
aeshe TO give baby a part. or course.
ssSas pays iE which there were babies had
sTh written. but IA Hearts of Oak the
sARs hsf part Ne called the different
sse ey Aaaae. and ths ihtsi act wa ca1lea
T aAay sei,' We had grea. many
.Aaes 10 me nine seasons Hearts of Oak
NAs ptased Generally they were how
esmes because the bows are strunsey mere
pssan'f, BETTER naS8esd aud smarter. F.v-
~ Row and Shea I ana mex a. the stage
y some Ron3an " .Gn+a ssTapgsnsy hfg
~. a'Asst ga b.S as I ang. The wulner,
$500 ss~o%oiEe a}e .snd goasa RAINING ur,
-. saass hsnes Nth sae. saying. sOh.
tste @1 yea remember Johnnie f1s
a. ! a"n.i remeuaheT him. saa tel
tae@ 50 What ssa,,s; wa, rs-,,.,,.., -.
sesafisF Why. Johnnie assvea WIZ vos,
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ss...n'e ana 7el5 har j am glad he has
"a ae 10 BE sarA a ane l4g boy. bait
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l~s.al tsst Because / didn't recognize
se'snssie AZ onte
Sometimes e.,,,,.
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sas woman With = baby In her arms
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-. nae foa aea't remember me do
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a. % at'f's point to the as.le hun~
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