The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30
Her
Own
Creation.

| utdN on tDelr ffnaEi-
Creation nation too freely and
say things that are
not so. Such has
been the case with Miss Blanche Walsh
the brilliant young actress who is pIaying
IN La Tosca'' and Fedora" When Fam
nay Davenport died. Melbourne MaoDowell
ana Manager Stern looked about the
country Tor someone To take the place OF
MISS Davenport, and of all the actresses
with any claim 10 greatness selected Miss
Nalsh. VINO was then with the Frohnan
forces. ms beautiful young woman ae-
c.pfed the honor and gave 10 the puhlic
performance that was in MANY resnecrs
greater than her predecessor In a word
are ~. 1uihpsa INTO popularity AT bound
Every where she appeared she was greeted
with immense audiences and was given
TIE most fiatfering notices 1t was about
ihat time some one said II was Il gracious
thing IN Miss Davenport before she died 10
name as her successor a Young actress
who had n life before her This gave the
impression TO not u few that Miss Walsh
had been q sort of unfers;udv FOR Miss
Davenport and had in way inherited
many of her characteristics and manner
isms. Nothing could be farther from tia
truth. Miss Davenport had never seen
Ntss Walsh act, and vice versa.
IN the reception room ar the Rainier
Grand MOTEL yesterday afternoon Miss
walsh said: j am sure | do not know
how such an impression could have gone.
out. never saw Miss Davenport in eth
er part nor dill she ever see me act ANY.
one who has ever seen Miss Davenportts
performance and mine could tell they were
very different. When | agreed To join
Nj. Macpoweu and Mr.. Stern | analyzef
the characters and gave them my own
Interpretation.
''wse the work hards Wei. you'd hardly
L. call II that Tt was intense and when /
appeared tn the roles for the frs; tirn,. and
was successful knew that my work had
no. been in vain. and I was happy
You ask me which role | like the better
T0sea or Fedora That Is rather dff-
Gait question. as they are So widely differ
sni Tosca II really child. and knows
and love nature. Ny favprite character
~ all Is Cleopatra
Miss Walsh ia artistic To her finger tips.
aud while talking OF her art her beautiful
eyes fsirly fash. She IS greatly pleased
with her reception sunday night although,
during tire FIRST act she was at a loss &,
understand The apparent GOODNESS of the
audience At the fall of the curtain in the
four succeeding acts when she ara Mr.
MacDowell wnCe compelled 20 resl.snd TO
repeated rails she changed her mimi.
Freeman =. Lane a Minneapolis attor-
neg II spc ending several dass in the city,
hTifg registered az the Seattle. Besides
being prominent in political and pr0fas-
SiGnnl }8c Nr. Lane IS an tnVeferate traS-
eler. having visited every state and every
important ci5Y in she Union t.s iS now
ora hss Mas - Australia Mr. Lane & a
brilliant speaker and clever conversations
al;Sf
Seattle Is The most metropolitan elty
Yer 80 si9e taat know Of, said - last
ntGhf At thS Seattle 1T possesses more
elements - s. large city tran any other
place * the Same size. "a use slang
expression. Is Is more eitiae3 There are
ISrN things acre 80 praise few - basns
AnQng the later / would class in nm
qualified .egsus fhe stree ear zyxtbr,
wA{ca I don't mink even the 'jay' owns OF
nc kasi woaia tolera'e. Detects: They
aFe 80 fnany thar II Is difficult 30 euamer-
ale thFzm 4ae system. II xurA Fnu can