The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26

-, beginning May 3. Manager Howe
- eonpleted all preliminary arrange
mDnts for the season, which viii undoubt-
r 5ssr 's s''"' "
he management OF the Bossonians in
ef0 powerful ensemble. Among the ar.
0o0 Who Will appear here are such we'll
mewn singers A. Henry Clay Barnabee,
william II. Macdonald. Jessie Bartlett
Rayis. Helen Bcrtram, William LAWN.
Rlam Frederick. George rockingham.
NAfyy Brown. Josephine Bartlett, Charles
i Hawiey, w. III. Fitzgerald Lloyd Rand.
s Carolyn Danies, Belle Chamberlain and
6l11fH. The season will probably be
o1A<red In with the pictorial presentation
u the suneful. romantic opera, s.Ftob Roy"
~ Reginald De Koven and Harry b.
18th
2lHE Sousa concerts at the Seattle thea
= ter Thursday were not only artistic
Euccessts. but they were record-breakers
financially. In connection With this en-
easement there seems to have been a
sught misunderstanding IN 70 the real
cause OF the concerts being changed from
me Armory to the Seattle theaser. John
W. Hanna. SCusas representative In this
city. makes the statement tina, several
weeks ago he received a telegram from
Frank Chrfsdaner. 6ousa's manager, stat
Ing that tho Arnory hall would be saris-
factory. Later Mr.. Sousa contracted a
elteht attack of the grippe. and fearing
that perhaps It might be = cod. Disagree
able day In Seattle on the occasion Of his
APPEARANCE. requested Mr.. Christianer to
arrange. II possibls, to have The concerts
take place In the theater. Az personal
favor to Mr.. sousa. MIR. Hanna says he
consented TO the change. Notwithstanding
the thsAter had . much smaller capacity
than the Armory. and that II would natu-
rally result In . loss financially to himself
and TO Sousa In addition 10 tho theater
being much smaller than the armory. the
rent charged was much greater Neser.hs-
Iess. the engagement WAS great success.
The receipts for the matinee amounted TO
SSs375 and for the evening performance
81. $3.50. making total OF s. 30 ss5 These
houses were both record-breakers. the pre-
vious matinee performance being E0sJ0
during the warde-James engagement Of
February. 1855 and the evenings receipts
beating those 81 wart!e and James best
night. tl.3li.s5 the same prices prevailing.
CCATTT.E. which by no means has had
~ dearth Of first class theatrical at
fractions during Lent Is TO enjoy a sea-
son Of hixh-class performances before
the advent Of warm weather. On April
q and e the great comedian, Stuart Rob-
son. supported by Marie Burroughs. Maud
Granger. Frank g. Bangs and others. viii
appear; Primrose h Dockstader's Min
streis follow on the I'D and stth. the
great lecturer. Ian MeLaren tftr, Wat
son). viii deliver n lecture April ". coni-
mencing May g. tho Bostonians will ap-
pear in q four nights' engagement. and
on May 10 and 70 Roland Reed. In the
greatest success of hts career. The
Wrong Mr.. Wright will be the attrac-
fion. Other attractions Will be Rosen-
thai. the great pianist; Blanche Walsh
ana Melbourne Mcdowell and others.
For the Third Avenue Manager Russell
also has a number OF first-ciass attrao-
tions.
A " audience that crowded the Seattle
"A theater 10 Its utmost greeted Jane
Coombs. the noted actress. aud her com-
pany Wednesday evening In Dickens
'.I3leak House." Miss Coonrs got out OF
= sick bed TO play the character Of Hor-
tense. and Lady pediock. and notw.th-
standing her indspositIon gave fine
performances. receiving several curtain
cAia Tho Police Relief Association. for
whose benefit the piece was produced. ret
ted handsome sum.
49,
MISS CLARA THRoPr. who Is spoken
AsA OF rs clever. versatile young ac~
trsss. viii begin four nights engagement
~ ihe seattle tnSatsf tonight III n tscii
House. Henrik ibsen's remarkable
drama. Miss Thropp has been playing to
good business everywhere she has APP
peared and Is said 10 have an evenly bal
Anced supporting crnpany
"A Dolls House. tells the story Of Tor
yald Icrner and 81 his wife Nora, Here
u = story that fhsen iepsesss I'm which
nan and wife have been living together
eight years and yet during that tine they
have never once talked together 81 seri-
GUS matters. The wife leads a "d0lfs"
life. and their house IL a Dolls House"
She Is pettci and spoiled innocently shs
Iurxes her fathers name In secure money
With which TO repair her husbands heath
Later. when her husband a@,oscrs this
forgery. he upnratfs her, although the
money was obtained To save his life. He
regards debt a disgrace and a aeotor
criminal During his TRADE the wife real
hes the shaliewne-s and rcks@ness of her
husbands nalure rebels. and stands re-
vealri woman That Is a mes. powerful
scene where Nora. this young. trusting
wife, who has been living an idea exist
enee, az iave. sweetness and purity. who
loves nature aderes her husband and wor-
shtns her children. for the f.rss time in
her existence realizes the stern practices
ef The business world ana TIE fact that
her husband ix not THE sxue noeic man
Nhien sac haa always believed
Men 80 ENt s@Sgtissse SAnsf t3ssSF sse9
Ter those tnst they howe bursts forth
Terssls Hslmer. the husband. mad IL u
tAefe thas ihe Wife rise. 20 shs Asisat OF
wernaaiy sisol;y when the reptiles, Mil
aans 81 Sossea have d0fs scs'
Ia The last at tAe husband sad wife seg-
arsie. whiea = another evidence ~ Enseas
STRIKING unc ayensscnailties IN ais ecssssse-
siuans
MisN Fhrsrp appeared IA tae re.e g Nora
ever - pl@h,s 1t ,hn Iase q YORK ihe~
ser Ia ioil4H api sac il ye&astesi IS lac
gseSsest 0Nsak exfssnent Of EaSeas SssAr~
A0'e{a al73o tha stage She possesses
safAis% ss's' S&sity sssss a pesHlisF ssssFp
hsspS iiAoner Ia conversation. Nai<A
maxi a%T p@f Ulsegy atse3 s@s Shs ass
ssasi ,s7saescrs ARA ne otI p1Tsoasgv&
whaeh lasen asans.
IN enssr ,n&t MISS Thropps versatility
aass ee saoNn. q u,sts f&Scassi aftsr-9ieew
presented casa evening" Ia a3si2en -