The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06

and Others Italy viii ssnd To hands 70
the competition and 0. these twenty tour
will be military.
Jules Lemassre says: -cyrano de
Bergsrac' Il by far the greatest success
that ! have seen n my thirteen years or
experience a. a dramatic crif1e- Rost-
and's poetic drama Is 80 80 on tour at
once No satisfactory arrangement for
made
Paderewskl has been suffering from an
aisaek Of Influenza. and this nas dsia 20
ism opera lie II. however. now better.
and. although his nroJected tours through
scandir.ayia and Spain have been shan
hsus concert. Lse4pstc-
A cousin OF ex-Prens6en. Harrison Miss
Lillian FifE-W1tfe. l. 20 become a profess
sionai actress. Her father Is a prominent
business nszn Of Omaha. Ne6.. where Miss
Fltz-Whife had William Jennings Bryan
for a Sunday school teacher. she Il 10
make her stage dehut In one OF the i'm
pcrtant roles in "a Bachelors Wife"
Jean de Reszse. now in Paris. In study
Ing Arnold IN William Tell and prepar-
ing himself 10 sing again Nanrico IN III
Trovatore." II he ever sang the tenor
role IN yerdps popular opera. II was some
time ago. During his baritone days the
Count 81 Luna was one OF bis popular
roles. The part OF Arnold he has never
sung before.
About thirty members O. the Banda
Rossa are now playing for their board
and lodging al the Harlem Casino, New
York. Gsrson Stein. the manager OF the
Casino. proposes To take the band OF q
concert tour throughout the country, be-
ginning early in March. The Banda Ros-
ga was among the bookings for the Seattle
thea;er early this season.
Madame caive partly as n result OF the
Influenza attack which caused her TO re-
iinQuish her engagement al C0vent Gar
den last year. again finds herself In indif-
ferent health short time ago she re-
n
senet's "Sappho" at the Paris Opera
Comiaue 70 Two a week. Now she has
and TO go TO the south OF France.
Daly's new curtain raiser, the japanese
musical piece .Iilii Use" tells a delicate
little story. None OF the girls in the re-
mote village have seen mirror. and the
heroine looking into one which her lover
has found. thinks her reflection Is the por-
trait of some girl with whom ne has been
flirting. This leads to jealousy, and an
scene, with It's mingling shades OF cherry
and purple, It's chrysanthemums. dahlia5
and fruit blossoms. was tableau or Jap
anese beauty.
since II was deemed effeminate for man
to play the piano and uniadyiike for a
woman 20 practice the violin. On one oc-
castor, nj party given by Sir John Mil
Has, Lady Halle rose 10 play the violin.
when, TO her intense amusement, she
heard t4andseer exclaim; Good sracious'
other hand. an old-fashloned nobleman.
when he saw gentleman sit down to the
piano. contemptGously remarked. Il won
der IL the creature can sew'
"Courtea Into Court" which is being
exploited by Rich & Harris company. Is
one OF the laughing successes OF the year.
The principal fun-makers are Marie
Dresslcr and John c. Rice. Both OF these
have scored heavily in the several roles
allotted them IN John ]. McNaIly's farrell
cal eonceit. but they are ably aided and
,ertalners. who. by reason of their past
efforts on the comedy stage. have won
envsab!e regulations for themselves.
Novels. who is really the greatest Of
the Italian actors, Is 10 go to Paris, and
has selected a repertoire OF plays familiar
TO that republic. He has several times
been approached In reference 10 a visit
10 the United States. but he has always
dertaking impossible. lie Is a great IA
vorite In South America, where he makes
a fortune at every visit. His versatiiity
Is remarkable and some idea OF II may DC
gained from the fact that he has played
In king Lear on one evening and In
"Charieys Aunt the next.
The most important theatrical alliance,
saws the press agent since the days OF
Booth and Barrett has been contaminated
by wagennals d keInper. who have hith-
erto been known as the managers OF Louis
James They have succeeded In reunttinG
James and Warde and added materially
to the strength and attractiveness OF the
combination by the acquisition OF Nine.
james Rhea-W combination. The
repsrtSry VII embrace Ju,ius &C oae sSd,,,
piete scenic productions Of each play and
A strong supporting company Will be fur
Their features OF the great star triumvir-
ate.
at Sarah Bernhardt's invitation. Is the
best known actress in Spain. and was frst
seen by Bernhardt several years ago IN
that country. Sonora Guerrero VIII De
seen In drama by Lope de Vega, Moreto
and Echegary Her husband. the Marquis
de Fontans. performs with her His nrst
wife was the daughter az 2. Mars ~ s ssr
After her death he became an actor and
gained success almost Immediately. Those
who go TO Paris with Guerrero are emil
nent on the Spanish stage EisonoTd DuSe,
who il also TO act ia Paris this spring,
will then be seen there for the first time
In princess George and The Princess
of Bagaad."
Singers az Pastors are usually interest
ing because OF their vocalism, hut wrest-
Ter with song IN the current bill IL singu-
. lar FOR her methods OF sef-exploitation,
She has announced herself as niece OF
President Mckinley. but the programme
has her as Miss Hyberfa Prvme. and
lets IL 60 at that one Of her songs has 10
do with daisies In the meaning OF that
word in slang and distributed 10 the au-
dsence are large daisies whose yellow pa
per petals bear the song : title. anu whose
center is a sand-paper match scratcher.
For her costume this niece Of president
sticks 70 pink and black. bat shifts from
short skirts 70 trousers between songs In
neither riK does she elm the evidence OF
her original taste tn jewels. for about one
ankle IS a bracelet. and pinned 10 the 9TH
er pink stocking below the knee are TWO
brooches Iyhgrta's costumes. aside from
her iewelry are pretty and her tones are
fresh \ hat-pn or two. a watch charm.
or an orange spoon is needed. however. 20
even up the ankle ornaments.-New York
sun.
The great success Of 'Clrce.' recently
produced in the Royal opera house. Ores
dea as well az that OF 'Odysssus Re-
turn" is not due 10 the music san Il
does not follow that Bungert's music
lacks originality. His numerous COM
positions are proof that he possesses s1f-
fcbent invention OF melody. bat the sim
pllcity OF his hsrmoaies and modulatscns
i antagonistic 70 the expression OF pow
erfut dramatic passion. In Gree there
are many passages OF great music al
beauty The chorus OF the Oceanldss
ana ehe duet between odysseus and Gree
az the end ef the first act are true
masterpieces hut tha t0tahtv does not
Ysach the imposing grandeur OF The tragic
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