The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02

bat the long abstinence from
- things theatraca! has caused a
desire among many 20 witness the coming
attractions, 80 that from now or until
the end Of the season large business may
Be looked for. The Seattle .heater viii
b. dark until April q and 80 when Stuart
Robson. the great comedian. and Marie
Burroughs make their appearance. A
nunsber OF good things follow these stars
a; the Third Avenue Manager Rugsel! has
. number Of good things Ia store for nls
pauorn Beginning tonight THE s-orlmo-
dore." naval drama viii hold the boards
Tor . week.
THIS winter has been a remarkable one
for the theatrical manager vs. the
New York World. They started out ~itn
little hope Of regain.ng the money they
had dropped during the nna ncia! depres-
SION OF the last two or three years But
they took chances and the result is
that more Of them have amassed snug
fortunes than they ever did IN any pre-
v!ous year
we have never had d season like this 4"
said a manager recently. Where usual
~ there are two or three Successes this
year there have been ten or a dozen great
moDsy-nakera. New York managers or
companies and OF theaters have been. OF
course. the biggest winners. bat every
where ali over the country the men IN
terested In theatr cal ventures are on
easy street
People have been crazy to 40 to the
theaters. Perhaps the reaction from en-
forced reduction Of personal expenses
during the recent financial depression is
the cause. Then they may have sought
relaxation from business which has every
where been booming, Men work better
tween times. or course, the great rea-
son Is the revival Ia commercial business
IT has given many of us a new lease OF
Me-if things had gone on as they had
there would have been failures. failures.
failures"
had made from time 10 time he gave the
following facts.
Charles Frohman heads the LIST Of big
winners. Everything he has touched has
apparently turned 10 gold. He has been
Interested ia more stars and theaters than
any other manager. and all but one Of
his ventures have proved profitable. Early
In the season he sent out a play called
Little Miss Nobody" which was a fan
ure and was Withdrawal before losing
much money. The men who are inter-
ested with Frohman have. OF course.
shared his success His personal profits
as stated by himself to his friends. are
100000. figuring on the entire season
He has made this money from.
Attractions Profits
Maude Adams In Little Minis
ter" 49,. ..,..... ............... SITS 40
Annie Russell in Catherine. o.ss1
Mrs JAMES Brown Potter in 'Zaza" 81 90
Giliette's Secret Service .-...... 5Og,.l
Cliiette's Because She Loved Him
80 f..+-..s4+.+- .+..--.. ............+- &, go
There arc many notable things about
Frohman's attractions. No star. no,
Ir.y5p
the money in one season ia this country
that hSs been made hy MaHde Adams IN
The Little Minister" Her success has
been pbenomanai-and even the second
Little Minister" company. with an under
study In the title role. has Won money
for Frohman through the reflected glory
OF Mande Adams success in the orig
inal company.
"Zaxa" has been another great popular
attraction and II expected TO run we'll
Into the summer. Then Frohnan has
made money. In smaller way. In The
White Heather. The white Horse
Tavern IN which II brother Daniel il
also interested. Her Atonement" and
tho knickerhocker theater here and the
Duke of York ;hea.cr In London
The Garrek's treasury WAS filled by
''xaza' and The Gardens by Richard
Mausfield's production and The Chris
tian.'
due largely TO his taking advantage OF
popular feeling during the war by the
revival Of the war drama Shenandoah
Attractions Pron;.
Sporting Life ........... .........- So go
Shenandoah" ........... ......... IN 81,
I'm old Kentucky'' ..... n -
Tnsaters- Profits
Mcvicker's. Chicago ..................ss So 80
ST. paut thcater ...........,....... II 40
minneapolis theater ................... 10 $50
The figures given Of the attractions ana
thea;ers under Frohman's and Lifts man
agements are the total profits. In which
Others mere or less Interested Mr.
LIT Will close the season si5d.oOn to The
good. He has fewer shows and house,
than Frohman. but they have nearly all
Deem great money fnahers. Sporting
Life" which ran twenty weeks at the
Academy OF Music here. Is now az Nc
NickeT's theatsr. Chicago which IS leased
by Nj Lift, and VIII run into the summer
months
Following is iiss OF the successful
managers and their profits:
Manager. ,sas-ss
Sharies Frohmau .,....... ...-....... sHo CO.
sa'en iAti >......... ..-...,..-........ ls9,ae1
Al H8sman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 40
Maurice ttrasa - . = 80
Nav 4 FrlAngvr .....-.............. IS $40
Eehafi Mansfield .-......... ........ ~ ee
4 Ne iiehjsr company ........-....... 81 gssa
xsaitr+S ~ Isfff .--s..+~-.- .s.-..s-.s-s ta.tsss
Jefferson Ne Angels ....,....--.....> 81. 90
, =
It's pity ;ha, Miszs Clara Thcopp cou1l
nor hs,e chosen = more susaicieus tinae
m wh.eh q present Ihseu's a Den
HOUSE hefoTe the Seattle r8olss thar
CURING H>iv week The plays az ms
Ereat Scar3uavlan 3rauatist are hscon1-
ifs very popular throughout the Un!,e3
sates. especially Nlth women. So Il IS -
Rem taer hc appeals Nsss Throwp n
s9fsk.rw al, THIS qaahty. saj3 white here
last Neek The face ;hst BE - a Yoe. a.
cru0iS fes rs psychological tendencies. sa~
a. poets sra Cord ~ nie,aphyst.s A,.s hls
krew ease - tAe hsSft - 4 woman makes
h7l nscte shan poet he IS magician
ar nag faik.ug - TIRE ucw woman. s.
Ni'e3. Nst ~ she every dsN w0n1An. ths
woman "ie0 f1Ve ard marry his kaow1-
etse e. es- t;t'e $50 rings sn3 tsys hep
rs'tiresS p~ le~ ordinary circa instances.
aer s~artr2~ u- Ter suffering. IN meme q
rs worNs : -sS clearly hreUgAs 90; -