The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-09-09
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....LOcal AmuSementS....

The preliminary season a. the the
atera Is about over. and another
week will sse the commencement q
the best regular season = theatrical
amussmsnts that have yet b~en giv-
en- IN tho city The Seattle theater
has been dark for four days. and.
indeed. Il vas practically dark uron
Monday and Tuesday vhsn devoted
20 the colorsd Ministries TINS mir
stfei show. By the way. was gaoH
enough for ths money. The perform
ancss were veil patroulEed. fer pop
uiar prices at Manager Howe'a place
are not often possible
The Third avenue has also hs~u
well patruniEed this wee. Manager
RusssIis theater - siiH N N pro
nminary" season stage but Il VIII
soon commence on strong iiRt Of
Eastern combinations that VIII rep
resent ~. best talent which can be
secured Tor a popular priced show
From the time when an Innovation
was made upon the English stage by
the Introduction ot Gays Beggars
Opsrn." there has been no form q
amusement more generally popular
than the lyrical drama Opera is IN
all places a costly production. and
On the thinly populated Pacific Coast
a first-eiAss attraction - the Kind
can seldom BE- shown. The more
credit therefore ia due the efforts Pr
Manager Howe for succeeding In
briaginz TO the Seattle theater for
a weeks stay - superb an ensemble
of talent as the BoFtan Lyric Opera
Company. This company comes IN
der the management n Col VA
Thompson the Oldest producer %
comic opera now living. whose name
alone n the world ~ stage folk is n
thing ~ sconiurs with. The Lyrics
have begun tour - the world and
will pass through here en- route n
Australia. It's tour across the con-
tinent has been virtually triumphai
march. and its productions have well
merited the lavish praises Of the
press and public The attempted tour
q the world f. a big financial ven
ture. but Col Thompson believes the
love u music does not come and 20
Ike the tides and seasons. but abides
always In every heart. To grand pp-
era the same rule could not apply.
but in the ught. faBcifui and melodl-
Gus opera everyone can fin1 delight
who has the ear 10 distinguish tune
or loves a timely jest or a pretty
form and face The Boston Lyric
opera Company may easily rank
among the best organizations o. she
kind now travelling and ia it, priu-
cIpal singers possesses an array Of
operate talent that VIII not likely
be heard here again this season
As prima donna soprano Of tho
company appears Miss Josephine
Stanton. who II possessed OF that
queer new idea Of actresses 10 enter
tain strange and uncoufh creatures
az pets. even a. the divine Sarah"
with her nne reptiles. and Lillian
Russell with her Pcrrlgini, Miss
Stanton poase sTps one Of the pref
TEST heads on the stage. and every
thing seemed all right until she be-
gan 70 harness three turtles aud lead
them about. Travelling with turtle
does not necessarily prove that Miss
Stanton IL too slow. az all will admit
who member The Turtle that
passed through here not long ago.
a doubtful compliment was paid Ger
tain worthy seameu when the turtles
wete named Dewey. Sampson and
Schiey
The chorus girls Of this enterpris-
ing company also aspire 10 original
ideas. While they were performing
IN Minneapolis a thrill 81 horror went
over the country along with a certain
cyclone which totally destroyed the
llttle town Of Richmond, wis, and
u provide fund. 10 aid the suffe ~
the girls decided to auction OF kiss
es. An admission was charged 10 ser
This osculatory contest, and the wis-
dom OF the idea was proven Ia
a handsome purse which was sent
10 the relief Of the sufferers. The