The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31

unfamiliar with the causes that led to the
clearly from fro the dialogue " why the South
took up arms. He sees Northern girl
: In love with q Southern ofiicer and a
Southern girl devoted TO New York colo,
mel, who Ii under a cloud Of doubt. and
1t is task for him to give out sympathy
to one. side, at the same time withhold
ing 1t from the other. Mingled with love
scented as never to excite horror. For the
climax. the author has employed Sheri-
dams famous ride. when the great cavalry
leader turned repulse into victory. In the
American drama. one will look in vain for
another scene of such power that an aud
fence SO far forgets Itself that 1t sees
only reality. not play"
While the company Was In San Fran
cisco the leading man, Robert Elliott, was
married to Miss Carolyn r. Hope Demp-
sey. The actor saw her one evening In n
box party; four days afterward they were
engaged and week later married. Miss
Dempsey is a daughter Of Thomas III.
Dempsey, a former editor of the Seattle
Times and founder of the Evening News,
published in this city.
We W &
1T would not do to mention any name,
but the following story is vouched for
by gentlemen whose veracity IL unir,
peachable: There are two large daily
papers published In Omaha, and on ono
of them Is employed as dramatic editor
a young gentleman of marked ability.
Strange to relate, although 1t was this
young mans sole vocation to discuss mat
tiers of the theater, he has never been
back of the curtain" Consequently,
when the manager of "At Gay Coney ISL
and" which was then playing at Boyds,
invited him to go back and meet some of
the players he accepted the invitation
with feelings of pride mingled with ex-
pectancy. As they passed through the
stage door the curtain had just fallen on
the second act. and with due formality he
was conducted to the dressing-room OF
Miss Matte Lockettc. the soubrette. The
moments few very rapidly until Miss
Lockette suddenly made spring for the
wings. for her quick ear mad caught the
warning" which 10 always given second
before the curtain rises Bidding the
scribe to stand in the entrance and say
ing she would return In a moment. she
danced merrily out on the stage. and for
the next five minutes forgot all about
the disciple of Freytng standing in the
dark entrance.
Then came what IL known as the
"Coney Island Chase" Hi Price. the
plumber. who has been Incorporating
through two acts. is suddenly discovered,
and the whole company Immediately
starts single file on the dead run in full
pursuit Into the museum. out through
the ticket Office, into the bath house, out
through the circus tent. in and out,
around and around. Hi Price, just barely
eluding his pursuefs by some stratagem
or surprising trick of agility, until one
gets almost dizzy watching him.
Standing peacefully In the dark entrance
was the critic, tall. slim and aesthetic
Suddenly and from totally unexpected
quarter door burst open and Hi Price
came hurting through the air. HI struck
the critic amidships. With howl of ter
ror that worthy collapsed in heap Four
of HIS pursuers trod upon him in differ
ent places and went on their way won
dering what II was that they struck In
81. u. f."
In another moment the curtain was
down and the young man, who had given
up all hopes of life, was rescued. Apollo
giles were in order and to the lasting
credit of the nameless young man be 1t
said that he wrote commendatory criti-
ctsm of Eat Gay Coney Ysland."
" W "
THE attraction that follows "At Gay
Coney Island at the Third-avenue
theater is not only novelty, but one OF
the largest combinations now travelling.