The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-24

buck" and give his dandy coon" walk
Wrights Original Nashville Students.
| combined with Gideons Big Minstrel Car
nival, which appear at the Third Avenue
theater for ono week. commencing to-
night. is said to be the best combination
of natural types of the colored enter
tanners. II numbers forty-five people and
runs the gamut Of negro delineations.
This attraction, evolved from South
ern college glee club, and perhaps intel
lectually superior TO other combinations
of colored performers. yet clings to the
| broad ideas OF fun characteristic OF the
| race and Its happy GO lucky temperament.
| They are delightful entertainers and their
| music IL of the lingering kind so charm
| ing In Southern melodies. Fifteen OF
| them, noted for their comedy talent, keep
| an audience constantly amused. while the
remainder offers all kind OF attractive acts
| so popular in minstreisy and vaudeville,
| for the latter style of entertainment
| marks the modern innovation in old-tlme
| minstresy Old-style minstrelsy and the
| new are happily blended, and the perform
| ance is said 10 be one that affords whole
| some pleasure 10 all classes. appealing to
women and children as well as to the men,
| who enjoy FUN and attend a minstrel
| show TO brush away the cares OF every
| day life.
@ HAKESPEARES fantastic but
~ beautiful comedy. "a Midsummer
w. Nights Dream. IL to be revived
on big scale next season, with Louis
James as Bottom and Kathryn kidder as
Helena. The success that these managers
have had in Shakespeafean REVEALS. not
ably that OF THE Winters Tale" has
given them the most substantial encour-
agement to pursue the same policy next
senaSn.
"a Nft,Ieu,rr,ar Ntyb,'s Dr..r,, q. 30 10
presented with all the scenic elaboration
that would be calculated to develop its
highest possibilities. Fine electrical effects
Will be employed to enhance an entirely
new and very elaborate scenic mounting.
and rich new costumes viii be made for
the production. Louis James will play
Bottom. part that has not been played
by such distinguished actor in many
years, and yet one In which there are fine
possibilities for characteristic Shakespear-
can comedy. Miss Kidder. who has been
very enthusiastically received for both
her Perdita and Hermione In The Win
ters Tale" will play Helena.
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" has
rarely been seen in the past twenty years.
and yet II is one of tho most familiar and
most popular OF all the Shakespearean
comedies It Is not unlikely that the de-
termination TO give this play an up-to-tate
production will prove n most fortunate
inspiration. not only as a business ven
ture. but as a contribution TO theatrical
art.
sTr0HEY do say that f. r. Sothern de-
tests the Idea Of being a matinee
IL girl Idol" II is recorded that a GER
tain Chicago young woman--a confirmed
victim of the matinee habit in Its most
frantic formal one time sent TO Mr..
Sothern large bunch OF violeis while vio-
let's were high. Upon a card accompany
ing the flowers she wrote the very touch
ing sentiment: 'Violets are FOR love"
The violets. however. did not appear in
the least 70 kndle the divine spark in
Mr.. Sothern's brawny breast, and the
story goes that the violets were returned
intact, except that across the card was
scrawlsd the words; "Violets are also for
modesty' They say, too. that some hys-
terical girls, whose acquaintance with
Mr.. Scthern was only from across the
foofligh's. once prepared an elaborate
luncheon In his honor. Mr.. Sothern. u IL
said. showed up in flesh and blood but
cruel thing he made a short and serious
speech advising more careful attention
to studies and fever thoughts 81 matt
use, Then he len withOU; bite.
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rO ENiTNIsCENCEs of Dan Rice. The
INK departed circus clown. have been
Il ~ to3d rIEhg and left 80 country over
ever since the ann ircement - his death
several days ago. ana -t8rl~, af his career
Haye h-sn recougfel by hundreds who
kuHw the old-tine performer. who hal
Travelled with him. or. a.. ild most Arsers-
rsus ~ generation anl more aEa. had
made 90 special po'at 20 see hts antics
every time his circus come e town.
-pou Rice Was perhaps The ruusi uotahl.
squire - Gtgari. IA. " said former resi-
3.ut 81 that peaceful Pennsylvania town.
A. ore time Dan lived there tn q com