The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02

! q marked degree. II ss very seldom that
shakssp%a-ean actresses can speak me
blank verss without dscsalmlng. thus FOB
bsng TIE lines % their na.uralness but
one OF Miss WaIiorfs charms Of delivery
is her manner os recitfng the lines rs
though blank verse was her hzbtual meth
! oa q giving voic. her thoughts. Miss
Waldorf and comI-ny leave soon for the
Hawaiian hian3s and Australia, In botn
! q which countries size should meet with
| great success.
FREDERICK wARDE will rot be a
member OF the James Kidder- WAr1e
combination next season, but Will organ-
ize a company Of the most prominent &C.
tors In the country for series % revivals
Of classic tragedies and comedies upon the
elaborate scale that he inaugura.ed with
the late Warde-Jzsnes company some years
ago.
Mr.. Waras may De able 10 make a sue
cess Of his new venture, II he follows
the lines marked out by wagenhals Il
keinper and surrounds himself with first
class people and stage his productions
with some degree OF elaborateness. Their.
are those. though. who viii shake their
heads obviously at the announcement. re-
fnemhering Warde's failure in his last
starring venture. Acting under the man
agemant OF others and acting under ones
own management are radically different.
as beth Mr. warde aud Mr. James we'll
know. II Ii said that Mr. Warde hopes
10 secure Osis Skinner for his company
to play leads with himself. and also that
he has hts eye actress fully as
great as katheryn Kidder
>
~ b. DILLINGHAM;. who will be re-
W. membered by many people who at
tended the session OF the legislature at
! Olympia In fsso as correspondent for
Spokane paper. and a little later as private
secretary to Senator Squ.res is rapidly
coming 10 the front in the theatrical
business. He ia the right hand bower 10
Charles Frohman. manager Of about half
/ 81 the American stage.
hT HE Commodore" which will be the
attraction at the Third Avenue the
alter this week. Is said to be a thrilling
war drama, which has been surrounded
BY William l.. Roberts it's author. with
scenic effects galore enough TO make Que
fairly wonder how 90 much can be crowd.
ed Into one evenings performance
The company is strong one and the
play will he presented with careful at
tsnton to all details.
The FIRST act serves merely 20 perrnI,
Of the Introduction Of the plot az the
play. although several thrilling Incidents
occur. and here ia an opportunity for
the Introduction % great deal of com.
edy work. The scene of the second act /.
laid on TIE gun deck Of the United States
cruiser Fresp9rt. and the scenic effect is
excellent. TIE third act shows Cuban
torpedo station. Here some thrilling
scenes occur. and the audience is given an
opportunity 20 see how the Maine was
Down up The fourth act Is Laid in the
engine room Of an American sunboat
/ showing me engines In operation.
The play IS a strong one ana vii,
DOUBTLESS open tonight 10 the capacity
Of the house
/ SoCiH:TY circles in this city and esne-
c'aliY that portion OF Il which Il In
tereHted In music. are anticipating a rare
| treat when Rosen;hal. the pianist an
| pears In Seattle. RosenthaI probably
| has right 10 exact great praise He
I cannot be called a stranger In ,hss rot,,
| try. for those who will may recall tina,
| young man. announced as virt,,oso
| though only - years - age al that time
! played Ia all the large cities II the United
/ States about ten years ago lie vas
/ called Roscathal. and people wondered A,
his skill then, hu, from that time untl
this season he has never been heard on
this side OF the water. although reports
laudatorv IF Rosenthsl have reached tina
country through the press II = SAID
that he represents a slightly different
school az playing than Paderewskl. IN
that he gives M exhibition 81 pure skin
IN ihe preaicissnn and dash with wh,eh
- acc09nplfshes his results on the
plano Most Of Rossuthafs dates ara
already spoken for. and his original tour
~ rfiy concerts has been extended uutil
bis total number viii reach past the
seventy mark.
JAMES " TROPHY, the handsome and
talented young leading man who has
risen so fame IN The past few years has
been engaged scr a season Ia stock At
Syracuse. y. Y. He makes hss Initial
appearance in that c3fy IN The Fatal
Card" one - Frohman's big successes
Bsophv played Caleb Swan In Tonnes
Sees Psrdn~r" about Two years ago az
the Seattle theater.
iT AN MACLAREN' CRsv. John Wat
soF,. who viii lecture hero shortly.
is a warm personal friend of Ru.iyarti
( k.plrK. hesiaes hrnE hound ~ him ~
slse ties - rcpsfFtatiSn1 When The ar
thor uf 't-rhe White Mans Burden" waz
recently battling with death pr. Watson
contributed shjs hlSh tribute - tho dis
tsfssuiShea patient The fsYrr9rahfs
Rvs that Ruayara K9rltrr l. IN danger
~ death comes With shock q srfes
= a fellow coWNfYyruan ara n reas *
mar Almost since ths beginning - hfs
career have Rad rverv word ~ wrote
an5 have fearA IN h{s works an g,asrf~a-
tten hayona thaf 81, any ffvtng novelist
He s}cnl$ with first hard wjts sNs hair
dozen na sstoas which mold human ~
surs. ard always with insight ard nobN-
tx ITS death which NAV Goa farhfA
would 50 tny humble Judgment derive
Fnrissh letters - eur greatest rama ar.s
England ~ hsr real Fost-iauraate am
onfy = h1Th}s worker wffA = 0@r az.