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

hr house q grand production Of this plav.
ana no pains or expense win b spared In
making IL success In every sense OF the
word 1t VIII Be- strongly cast, well staged
and costumed. and presented with special
scenery, historically correct, which In be-
Ing painted especially for this production.
NO detail VIII be spared to make this pro-
oaetien what II shouid be. q correct por-
irayas Of q great work.
When II was announced some weeks ago
that "Cyrano de Berserac' would be PRO-
0uced at this house, many people were in
creduious ~ to Its succeas, but "A the week
wore on the audiences grew. and By the
Close OF the engagement fully lent their
approval to the effort Of the management
In giving them something out OF the ordi-
nary.
THE RAYS. who held the boards at the
Third Avenue theater last week. are
whiriwinds ~ funmakers. Their farce. "A
Hot Old Time" fairly bristles with horse
play. but II IL funny nevertheless. and no
matter how horsey the play or how old
the joke. they never fail In getting q
hand" ~ thsy say in stagedom- One OF tho
best features Of the show Is the clever
spcctAities introduced. notably q cake walk
By Miss Ray Bailey and Dan Genaro.
These two young people give ths best ex-
hiettion OF this kind ever seen In Seattle.
The show 70 one Of the best moneymakers
on the road
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TyaE excellent Be.asce-Than company
- and George Osbou-ne. from the AL
casar theater Of Gan Francisco. will come
70 the Third Avenue theater for two weeks
beginning next Sunday. The following
brilliant successes will be presented the
nrst week: The Girl Left Behind Me-"
Beiasco and Fyis's great American drama.
. hAs nj n>Av
drama. Peaceful Valley" This company
II now scoring = pronounced success In
, Portland. Grand scenic productions are
promised. a. the company carries car
load Of scenery and paraphernaiia.
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A RETIRED Detroit actor, says the
a Free Press. is reported a. having
under construction . modern military
drama. one OF the scenes OF which shows a
small force OF United States TROOPS retiring
before the advance OF q whole regiment OF
Spanish soldiers. and leaving behind them
large stock OF contract canned beef. After
long wait not seeing or hearing anything
OF the enemy. our troops return TO their
evacuated camp and lind the entire Spanish
command either dead or writing IN the
last agonIes Of death. from having ban
quoted on the beef. As the arms. etc, OF
the Spanish are being secured. the officer
In command Of Uncle Sans boys stamps
the captured regimentai nag under foot
waves the Stars and Stripes. and shouts:
"Ah. ha! ne brave boysi This new mode
Of warfare IL far ahead OF the old way,
with powder and BALI" (Curtain)
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TTNfM FRAWLEY il making a success OF
- II with his stock company at tho Co
iumbia theater In Washington City. He
has a great company Of players. nearly all
ex-stars. and . repertoire of plays that
made the old Frawiey company one OF the
most popular several years ago. and above
ell ~ 4 reason for his present success Is
the fact that he does not attempt TO act
himself. In his company are such noted
players ~ Burr Mcintosh. Harry Corson
Clarke. Mrs. r. II. Bates. Seiene Johnson.
Georgia welles. May Van Buren, and others
equally we'll known.
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ny c. GOODWIN. SO they say, has
IN determined upon a bold step fer
next season. when he will charge 81 apiece
fer orchestra seats wherever he may APP
pear This Is the recognized tariff in New
York. but IN other cities II has been found
difYlcult 10 mako the exaetion, excepting In
connection with the visits OF the greatest
feresgn stars. Mauds Adams has succeeded
ia commanding this price. and 80 has Rich
ard Mansfield. II Mr.. Goodwin 10 equally
fortunate Il In quite likely that all the lead
,u~ styvsr tionw viii fosiow Aust In due