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

ifae biggest week last week that
Ill Il has had for years" said Man
~ age. Howe. OF that theater yes
tarday afternoon. And ne Nigh. have said
''ever In its history." very probably. but
Mr.. Howe, for a tieatricai man. IS re-
uaArlrabsy rssic@nt about those matters that
he 10 not absolutely sure Of lie has had
ona Of tho most vivid theatrical expert
enccs Of any man on this Coast. and in his
younger days his income was as far re-
moved from Creams OF avarice as isls prss-
ent days are fun Of valuable experience.
But he II unabls To look Tar back In the
theasrical exp~risncs Of SEATTLE as Mana
ger Rueaell. who goes him ''oae better
when he states, n he did yesterday after
room. that the last week has been the beat
one. financially ard otherwise, that these
two theaters Of Seattle have known since
their opening week many years ago The
Christmas srason - a good time for the
a:crs anyway. and II happss.ei. as II prob
ably Will a. the same date for some years
90 come. that we had many Aiaskans hero
Tor tia holidays and these helped 10 crowd
the fheaters 10 . ten an extent that thu
manaGsrs were In most uncarsstian state
Of mind, ami instead or Offering orisone to
the geds for their good fortune. they
mumped and shet tears for the aollars that
they could not accept. II was the case OF
the boy who eat nIuch at Christmas
rarsment OF the interior threw out his
claim 70 rfe-ensps come more
= y
Crowded hous~,s'' have not been Alto
Gether unknown here before TIE hol.tsys
hut they have been ftfnl and ON the whole
II one we're writing review Of III. the
a'rscal history OF The city. one could ne.
but oouspllmrs' Tho thss.t.rs apo, .As very
excellent entertainment they have present
I'd as compared with the support received
year IN ard year out On tia assumption
THAT ''ncxt s-csoa VIII pail us out many
yellow hcys have struck the same trail as
their predecessors ever r1nce bonm DAYS
THAT next Season 80 lang pronae~sea
about. Cid fsct evensnate until RolA was
struck sn tss- Ksondtke ard since then
oir theateTs have shared IN The efty'2 p~os-
r~Tffy. THE. and the crowded houses ~
the oeginnirw of tise week may have .ss ia
nuene. or the committee appointed bv the,
city fathers 10 consiier II the amount raid
10 thu city fer tneat.er lierrsss mich, not
be Increased. On this point Manax,-r Rus
scst raid yesterday afternoon ~hle sort
Ing cur nufnSsr az leftover TOYS from nss
huge Christmas tree 20 sand 80 children
~ho~e addresses were nct GA ssnta cisns'
visiting iis;i
''isass theatcr tths Third Averasss1 un "a
about eighteen months ago. had lost ahemss
SfSaea In Geld cash. The Seattle thsssnr
must have less fully that nsGeh ar more.
during tire persod a. sialinsss ard .ssgna-
ton. IL Ia osi.v during tire pa&t year that
either oa- has paid expenses at Any time
with tbs exception og the years 81 sheir
cEsnsnx. ten or Twelve Years ago Yet the
management has ssern .ssogs liberal ard
has given better attractions thaa any city
m sts sirs la THE world has Aaa arsss !,
therefore Cescs without saving that tass prof.
Ns have nos tasen nearly az large~-r am
srosksng nf the JT1srsi Avenue nsss-aa ne
general Tnslaiic wou6 assume them 10 -
There Il aaosAer p0l.t The cnty eosa-
Gil should take tate consideration. ard slsas
Is ffss ctly 80 tl}eae theatrical tssatsa Nee
attract money 70 Hhs town hsss shs fn3tvsT-
val members ~ tGssn HnsHA mnch tsaazsex
hers g! tasm ~ nss4ca ~ s.lsre taass
thes asske 1hls was The case ~ the com
rauy fsaytvs 'Tse SonsA Before tlss Ma
which snest ssexeFas hundred sl4e,iav~ rsstsrr
than teev fock 8a Nj N1F,7sfn ss.afst SGT
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