The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

rHB Seattle theater WAS dark the
fore part Of the pas. week, 10.
ID the nrst time. With the excep-
NJ ton Of two night In seven
weeks OF very large and pros
porous bns1ness. Manager Howe
Amvyee that this demonstrates that the
0Ufiie thea;er-goery are possessed OF the
aas1nl Judgment and are willing to pay
rroaass prices for nrst class shows.
q ysidAy night. despite the storm and
- drepy condition Of al out u doors,
- vas . large house TO witness Shaft
r. 8" melodramasic production whose
nnnatpal feature proved TO be the wonder
Il Gisutneal effects that are introduced.
- q Decaaltiex. but ~ . prominent part
= - aetion Of the drama Tho hero 10
= aestSseai engineer, and Edwin Travers
r 1T sole blends great power ~ an actor
g rssourcefuI knowledge OF practical
S1r;etv. He shows the everyday strug-
- ~ viGsestudes OF the young engineer
- 0oat vividness, and 10 we'll supported
- q able company. But the electrical
- Are the CHIEF attraction after all.
- ~ storm outside the audience, Sit
- d eosy comfort, watched entranced a
- "a the stage that would give odds to
r.. out0 raging Of the elements in the
go g Aaaka- II WAS . storm with real
hnlns. and IN fact the whole was 90
oNlnE0 rsalissic that pAopis shuddered In
No. 1913. Last night here was an even
ihspw house. and A. tonight - the last
eeontng g IL production here, those whose
U1p = awakened 10 desire TO witness
49, - and really wonderful electrical
aDeo1o enoa16 apply early for seats.
- r =
OouoAU great band OF fifty eminent So
y tots viii be heard again In this city.
n announcement win be hailed with
ronnguB b. oil who have heard the band
@ ooum . wsi-known writer has said:
sWhorOypr music II loved, wherever the
enK1ng strains Of military bands inspire
~ mArehaSS 70 forget fa.igue, wherever
- $3.50 = piAyed. and wherever the de-
49, e taDsachore gather Ia any part Of
~ ses1A. the name Of John Philip sousa
vi hsunehoA word The first Of Ameri-
- eomposssS 10 win international fama
- Depu1arity, he stands today pre-erni-
n1Dep de f0eWmoss OF our conductor. the
- vefRtUe ard successful Of our COM
cnuA and the representative Of all In
- that appeals TO the great and intslii-
- public.'
- : the seventh year Of sousa and
- nn4, and the present series Of con-
Oo = aid to be among the most noia-
~ y n the brilliant history OF this IA
neU segAnisauon. Mr.. sousa. always for
1870 IN choice OF soioists. presents this
anssn twc young artists whose command
- ajents snsttls them TO high honors in
~ profession. They are Miss Maud
1ee1e Dawes. soprano. and Miss Jennie
NsylA vist,nista souaa ana his bana viii
~ Two gvand concerts In this city.
u
PM coming week at the Seattle with be
. Hoyt week. On Wednesday "a
enssntsd Woman" viii open q two nights
noAssmsnt. TO BE- followed by "a Parior
nskch" On Friday for three nights. Both
- hdn6 hoyt's plays ana Hoyts COM
ponfaes Tie public may get the idea that
~ oas company giving tho two plays
Nh0eroly . coincidence that both COM
oo1in Afy4ve here at nearly the same time.
- ofisss from tho simple fact that ono
- Aoeksd on the Southern circuit 10
b9t1And Gnd then Seattle, and the other
= he Northern circuit by way OF Spo-
ma 0ach Il . large company OF about
WSQ meWDcrs. and II shows the good
Nosts into which Seattle II growing as
heater town that these two companies
Aeuh run the risk OF succeeding each
s(Aer here. In the productions themselves
oewevez. there IL no conflicting similitude
a Coutented Woman" is. ss Its name I'M
-. sattrical political sketch. With Belle
ADeAer, one OF the most beautiful women
y The profession land the most lavishsy
puaedk &c satirizs the content of 4 Ger
Nh sype OF society women The other,
"A fAr!or Match" rs rafting musical
Afcs with extravsEans vaudeville fea-
tufss II was Arst produced by Hoyt four
~ years ago, was among the first OF It's