The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05

Italian system q opera building would
nave seen better. Blt even d growu-up
chld likes a. object lesson.
Ma. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott are 3,
present Appearing II i simple 0Gs touch
ing plSy called Nathan Hale" Ne uasa
II American history * read more Tear
gusiy than the one which tells o. taa
hanging Of Nathan Haze. II = story
worthy % tragedy ans Mr. Clyde F1sca
1As Blended - w.ta dct.0n IA Ri artistic
manner M. Ma Goodwin MS tha
Nathan Hale. We were deeply Interest,"
to SIZE what an actor with whom flsn
seems 70 lie spontaneous woGId do VIII
the part M. Goo3wla's performance
was wholly admirable. II aas pitched IN
q quiet key and II brought oSls very inn
press.ye,y the gentle simplicity and an
pretent.ous nobility az the young patriot
Maxine Elliot as Alice Adams. the nancee
% Nathan Haze, ot2ce more established her
right ~ be known as one 81 the most
beautiful women Ii the word.
The tragic ending Of the pay is skill
fully arranged. In she last scene we face
an orchard Just at the break % day I&t-
tie By little the light ereeps IA and We
see uo1se thrown ever the hash Of a
tree When sunshine Hoods the orchard
and the BIRDS sing IN the trees. the soi-
dlezs silently assemble and Hale. hls
arms bound behind. Is led beneath the
tree.
"Have YOU. Nathan Hale. anything to
say before yoa meet your death as a
spy"
My only regret - that there is bat
one .sfe 10 giye for my country"
The maj curtain falls.
Olga Nethersole returned 10 New York
last week with a new play. The TerFna-
giant" This play was enc u the successes
OF the London season. Ii utterly failed
Ia please New York. however. and has
been hastily withdrawn. being replaced
by The Second Mrs. TanqIeray." II is
rather interesting IN this connection -
know that the exquisite 'eTrelawny &
the Wells the play az the New York
season OF ls99. was sitshungly dismissed
in London as something unworthy Of Mr..
Pinero. Evidently our English cousins
taste is not our taste An amusing story
IS being told Of two we'll known actors in
New York which fits perfectly into the
satire OF ''TreIawny" In one OF this
seasons plays the principal male part
was taken by A. who was succeeded by
Is. Shortly before the change Was made
Il met his friend e. on the street. and
the following conversation took place:
C-Have YOU seen As performance?
B-Tes; rotten,
C-Beleve that IL you must, old man,
but for heavens sake, don't go about say
ing it,
B-Weii. saw II three times while |
was working up the part The first tine
II seemed fair. The second. ! was dis
appointed. The third, / saw there was
nothing in Il.
C-But you know every actor has good
days ana bad ones. All of us change
from night 10 night.
B-So they tell me l could never un-
derstand ii. I never change. II / DO, ii
Is for the better
. o %
New York is going TO have a German
version Of "Cyrano de BerRerae" next
month. The German translation was
made By the poet Fulda. The play is 20
Do put on nj the Irving Place theater. aud
the role OF Cyrano VIII be taken by Eu-
gene Shady very capable actor.
{: $. (.
Joaquin Miller is - so into vaudeville.
lie has slgeaed i contract with Mr keith
ard Viii appear next month. TIE poet
of the Sierras'' VIII wear his klcnaike cog
tune and lecture on his experiences in the
gold fields 81 the North. Mr.. Miller has
always been a theatrical parsonage, and
the jump 20 beng Il theatrical .oillc is not
80 great after all a c. n