The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28

He offerings at the theaters last
q week were not calculated to drive
amusement lovers into ecAtasiex Of
delight, and but for the good things
ass hat are TO come this week there
- ri be great deal Of happiness in
- Of the managerR "A Hacheloe'Gs
oon.. al the Seattle fhsatsr Non
4ussday and wednesday. drew small
ees. which seemed pls4sed at what
5S1<nryr call poor show" Thursday
Hs5day evenings Clay Clement gave
Swy pleasing performances. and on
~ evening large and fashionable
80 attended she first concert Of the
nanonic Society.
S6@S1 Three Guardc.nen." ~ she Third
f5Sine. aid fair husiness. For the next
a meeks the capacity OF this house win
I'D. the BeiascoThall company be-
ifnenittedly one OF the best stock COM
800 on tho road.
1C11h blanche Walsh and Melbourne Mac
6in the first part OF the week. and the
1917 At the close. the Seattle theater
$3.50 have one OF the best weeks In its
q -
|r1f<u AND Off. the Fr0hman farce
eomedy. which appears 1T the SA-
En1 1heAser June 6 and Z. In described by
RI IN Francisco papers AZ being the
166est, cleverest and altogether best
800 comedy presented In that city In
nGM The original New York company
koG - seen here. including Easie Tittel.
e nown In Seattle. Mis Tittel's rise
~ I'm phenomenal.
EUfIIH stagesfuii Of scenery direct from
Gcasar thester of San Francisco. and
F4E1u company and George OEbourue, who
~ scored decided hit wherever they
! Nm Appeared. the Third Avenue theatcr
III he next two weeks will no doubt BE-
Eooo6od nightly. This excellent dramatic
n1naisation will commence an engagement
r. TO weeks. beginning this evening. and
~ IN for tonight and Monday, Tuesday
~ Wednesday nights ard for the special
|netieee next Tuesday Decoration day).
|e1I ~ one Of the greatest American plays
[NW written. 1.-THE Girl Left Behind Me-
NJ play In virtually q nstionai drama:
II tvolves around scenes and incidents
|sA3eh bud out OF the suppression Of the
|Inekfoot Indian sun dances in the great
|uanhvest. The site Of th~ plot II the
|1nckfoot country in Montana. and ali OF
r. settings depict that weird. mountainous
|1RneFy. The play n from the able pens
r. Beiasco and FyIes and 40 well known
" 10 nerd no introduction. The whole play
: full 81 the spirit Of heroism. and. while
ne Of the worst Indian massacres on rec
"a n commenced before help arrives. ths
ny IL no prettIiy yelled that the signs Of
Nod and distress OF the victims are with
~ from view. and In only two ins'ances
~ those actually wounded seen by tina
|11d1ence. and then Ia manner TO reteve
~ sad spectacle.
4 On Thursday. Friday. Saturday nights.
|1n6 saturday matinee, the offering win he
4 most beautiful deiineation OF New Eng
Ia life IN a play entitled Peaceful VAL
~ The piece Is one Of Sol Smith Rus
|nlrs greatest successes. and In every re-
|Qect one OF the quaintest. one Of the most
G1estsining, one OF ffe droltDt and one
II the most intense comedy dramas OF the
|nsoent day According TO tho Portland
MARA George Osbourne, In the role OF
|2o6ea Howe. gives the crude. honest phil
|nopher Of the mountain settlement q nat
MI nnish that Sol Smith Russell never
|mnpa~ed.
his company carries carload OF special
ksnesy and stage effects and both The
|ofi !. Left Behind Me" and Peaceful Val
~" win receive complete and grand pro-
tuciiDns.
TIE repertoire for the second week Of the
Nmpany Includes the following plays: "A
osciai Highwayman." THE Firss-Born''
~ "A Man With a Past"
George Oshourne. who IL AT the head uf
Nh company. n one OF the best all-round
trle1 In America and q great favoriie In
oait1e Miss Gertrude Foster. the lead
~ woman. f. said to be very talented
~ Lee willard. a clever young actor.
WI known To local theater go<rs II with
m Organization. Other prominent menu
hssare. Frank Densshorne. Charles Rates,
hunell Bassctt. Frank Thompson. Frank
cNne. Gerald Howell. Frank Curtin, Ward
Ration. A. Theo Hal. James Horn. Dairy
0fo&an. Mrs. George Oshcarne. Ida Ran
m. Nal Wells and little yenie.
~
HE great desire on the par; OF theaser-
eoers TO see Blanche Walsh. the beau
ma and gifted young actress. In Ia
tusrA" and Fedora the plays made Ia
seus by Bernharat and Fanny Davenport.
M cAee a crush Mt the Seattle sheatsr
scnlght. la rosea" VIII be the hill. and
mn the complimentary notices accorded
y company by cities everywhere through
~ the West. a magnificent performance
~ Be expected
II y said that Fanny Davenport. before
- died. named Blanche Walsh as her
Ncceeeor In those roles which were writ
"a Tor Sarah Bernhard, and Of which Nlies
Avsnport Was the great exponent In En-
t@n adaptation. They are very strong
ssts. and although Miss Walsh has only
IA seen ON tlre coast In one role In
AHssocracS could give mach
M Tor comparison. IL seerts ike excellent
%msnt on the part OF the late star
9ueos In the selection.
sae Is strlkiegiy handsome and In her
saopme0t quite suited "a ~. poses Of
s'sn parts. In La Tosca" and Fedora
- has been called hard and upsympaths-
nos We have not had the chance 81
ssax how a rart might bring her out:
20 sac has urauestsoDahly developed In
ast few years. In fact. Miss Walsh
many attributes that so 20 Il strsk-
| La T0sca" and Fedora" that We
~ look for a strong performance az the
.sss foles@ AS sof Melbourne Mae powell.
/ ssSooa hSa measured him In ali ways
~ caSr&essi IN play he could not have
sa am more aeeurately- He IS The only
aa. ana Ne viii he juss as effective