The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21

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~ cattle theaterEoers were
treated to q genuine season Of
comedy last week. Roland Reed
and the best supporting COM
pany that has visited Seattle In
many months. gave three performances at
the Seattle theater the latter part OF the
week TO excellent houses. THE Wrong Mr..
Wright and Ills Fathers Son." were
the bills. neither ons ever having been
seen In Seattle before. Both are 80 clever
tina, II would be difficult to distinguish be
tween them. The comedy In His Fathers
Son" ID keener than In Broadhurst's play.
and In the hands OF Mr.. Reed and his
charming leading lady. Isadore Rush. and
the balance OF the company. should prove
record breaker for the popular comedian.
Al the Third Avenue crowded houses
have been convuAed all week. The Rays
ere all that have been said Of them--they
are more. They are the best farce comedy
team that has played at the theater In
ysars.
SsDLACE aux Danes Women take
II of their hats In the iheaters for
the convenience OF men. u IL not time
that the men abated . few Of their OBJ
nexious theatrical habits that the women
might be more comfortable? A woman
sitting incumbered with her hat. opera
glasses and programme Ii crushed and
tr1mpied on twice between each act BY
men pass,n. In and out. Often her hat.
especially II It is of delicate texture with
long. fragile algrettes. Is completely de-
moiished I'm the process and her gown
trodden on and torn.
Another selfish habit OF men At the
EAeater IL that Of monopoiizing an unns-
cssary amount Of space for their over
coats. Members Of the audience often ind
that they must put up with only q third
or q quarter OF a seat because the over
coats Of the men behind them are thrown
full length over the backs Of their chairs
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IS A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN"
"A which Is to be the attraction at
the Seattle theater on Thursday. May Is.
IN a picture OF Southern life. and the hero
II 4 gentleman OF the good old days when
the title was not a meaningless catehword.
but a synonym OF all that was gentle ana
brave: for that which Was chiyalrous In
the truest and best sense OF the word: .
time when the claws Of steel were sheathed
by the paw Of velvet: when men sof the
IN gensleness Of mien. courtiy bearing. ten
derness and almost rcverentiai Difference
20 nil womankind. rich or poor. proud or
lowiy Mr.. Clements Joseph Carroll IL a
distinct and well defined type. country
gentleman of culture and broad views. as
all gentlemen should be: but along with
these essentials OF the gentleman In all
times and clirnes he Is distynctiveiy South
ern gentleman. Southern people who know
we'll these relics OF period upon which
every true Southern man and woman VIII
always look back with pardonable pride
are apt to laugh NJ tho efforts OF dramatssss
and actors to portray old timo southern
hfe and character. but II II said they do not
laugh at Mr.. Clements efforts. either As
author or actor. On Friday night Mr.. Gle
ment viii present '-rhe New Dominion"
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HNHERE ara honeymoons and honey
Il moons, but one OF thu !ivel!est honey
moons that has come 20 public notice lately
Il John Stapleton's breezy farce. "A Bach
elor's Honeymoon which will be present
81 at tho Seattle theAter Monday. Tues
DAY and Wednesday nights NY the players
known as Warde and Sackett's comedians.
and their well-known star. Mr.. Walter
Walker "A Bachelors Honeymoon" com
meneca originally at Hoyt's theater In
New York city last season. and Kept the
great metropolitan public in Q happy humor
for a number Of weeks. II has also been
eeen In Philadelphia. Chicago. Washington.
Detroit and various other points or the
eoush, East and West. and has always
been highly praised by the press and pub
Tic and always played 70 iargs business
Mr.. Stanieson's play IL strikingiy original
In treatment and conception. the author
having caught the happy spirit % the
French and German farce writers in the
hrisliancy % his dialogue and development
or his situations. As laugh maker a
Bachelors Honeymoon Is hard 20 beat.
and l. strikngly recommended a. All anti
Cote for the blues Arthur Warde. son Of
Frederick Warde. and for several years a
newspaper reporter in Seattle. Is manager
" the company.
DLANCuE WALSH and Melbourne
ID MscDowell will re seen al the Seat
lie theater May y. - and ~ In Fanny
Davennogts production of Sardou's la
Tosca" and Fedora" The PLAYS will be
mounted In a style uncxceptiorslly mag
niscent. The company IS very strong, and
II goes without saying tina; thu stage pie
lures ard embellishments. down 20 the
smallest detail. VII, be as complete as pcs
sihie. Mr. Meihouru" Aaenoweii VIII be
seen In hss original parts OF Searpsa and
l%ris lHsner of the plays nothing mare
can be said hat that they are the best eff
FORT ira; great French playwright. VIC
sos.ea Sar1oG. has given 10 the public.
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NJ ENT Saturday nights attraction ~
~ the Seattle theater VIII De the Phil
harmonic Socsty'a fret annual concert. as
VISITED by the wori4-renawaei artists from
Theodore Thomas orchestra The Paii-
harmonic chorus o. sesentysave voices.
under she leadership OF Prof. Harlan J.
SoSnc. of the Puget SQUAD university.
VII render ylees by modern cosnsscsers-
The Philharmonic Society Is composed 81
seatse's best singing talent. and the CO.
enlargement and interest o. the music
loving portion ~ tbs comm ss:ts Is az
cured
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VIE THREE GUARnSMEN." ru-
Il mas great work. which % ~ psss-
eat ere - tae relgnsng sensations N the
fss'- will Ne produced this week ~ TIRE
Thifa Avenue theafer Manager Russell