The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-11

george Wilson, WHO IN MS deDgnIIutly
original monoogue has hardly an equal
and while on the end wit pours from his
laughing mouth at rapid-fre rate. and
the graceful way he sings song and taps
the festive tambourine is worth going
miles to see There is only one George
Wilson and only one Haveriy's minstrels,
and with long string Of other productive
comedians. numerous novelties. an octette
Of superior singers. and Claude Mankee's
Challenge augmented orchestra, forms
the thoroughly happy combination which
comes to the Seattle theater for three
nights. commencing next Friday evening.
cTroHE Seattle OPERATE Quartette Club.
assisted by Miss Clara Tester. will
IL give its first concert at Germania
hall next Thursday evening, November
Is The quartette Is made up of Miss Mar
guerite Mckinney. Mrs. Gentle. Mr..
Schultz and Mr.. zimmerman, all we'll
trained voices, who. with the assistance
OF Miss Tester. should give an evening of
enjoyable music The feature of the per-
Torrance will be the second act from
the opera of "Martha:'' also the prison
scene from I'll Trovatore," and the sex
tette from Lucia" The programme will
be as follows:
Prologue (Pagliaccn. ...-.... Leoncavailo
Mr.. G. NJ. Schultz.
Miss McKinney. Mrs. Gentle. Mr.. zim-
norman. Mr.. Schultz, Dr. Gentle, DIR.
Hoffman.
ARA 'misnon' Mrs Gentle. in0"as
A Mr.. Zimmerman Zimmerman ''
Ballatella Pagliaccn ......., Leoncavallo
Prison scene and Miserere Oh Trova-
Martha Second actl .............. Flotow
Martha, Miss Mckinney; Nancy. Mrs.
Mr.
ket, Mr. Schultz.
COnND you know that William Jen-
u nings Bryan was an actor
A once? No? Well, he was"
said Manager Russell to the Growler the
day after the election. II have played
with him many times. Just think how
near the theatrical profession came to be-
ing honored by having one of its members
in the presidential chair of the United
States"
O. EATTT.E has a number of shining
~ lights In the dramatic profession.
~ Among the Seattle girls well re-
membered is the handsome Louise Carter.
who made her first appearance In
small part In THE Black Crook" in 1898.
She soon after secured an engagement
with other companies. rising steadily in
the line of her profession until she be-
came leading lady in Sam Shaw's and
other companies, and for several months
was leading lady of the Russell and Drew
dramatic road company. She was in Sc
Attic last season with the Quo Vadis"
company. and she II was who created the
character of Fannie lie Grand In "Sa-
pho" first produced here last spring She
was also for some time with the Frawley
company, where she won fresh laurels
Louise Carter was always noted for her
great beauty.
1aHE day of fancy prices Of admis-
sion to see either some particular
star or even grand opera Is slowly
but surely drawing 10 a close. The Met
ropolitan Opera House, In New York, has
recently fnaugurated the movement of
popular prices for grand opera. and while
the management still maintains high
priced opera singers, they have concluded
that they would rather have every seat
nlled at $1.50 than part of them at 81
arguing very sensibly that even IL It did
not bring I'm larger aggregate sum into
the box office, 1t would enlarge their fol-
lowing by just so many and get people
into the opera habit"
6TroHE French people. mercurial and err
ratio though they may be, as well
r.
do now and then get up some original
and practical idea In the interest OF the
masses. The latest is a project to estab-
ifsh working peoples theater where
good plays and light operas shall be |
given at minimized prices. The Roths- |
childs are said To have started the move- |
mont with 5000.
IT INCOLN ]. CARTER Is a practical |
II illustration OF Yankee shrewdness,
energy and perseverance. A few |
ysarS ago he was a struggling property |
man with a road company with poor |
prospects ahead. His first position of /
was as readlng man with his |
wife. Louie Lord. He always possessed |
literary as we'll as dramatic ability, and |
some twelve years ago wrote 1.-The Fast |
Mai" and with the usual encoura cement |
given TO new asoirants for literary hon |
crs. he could find no manager who would |
even read his play, much less produce IL
Tor him He was not to be discouraged |,
BY little thing like that. He pegged |
Away at his work conscientiously, man
aged TO scrape together the price of its
$500 rented theater In Chi
cago and--every body today knows the
instantaneous success and moneyinaker
u proved TO be. He cleared $4,000 with
4 the first season. and managers now
came TO him. instead of his running after
hem. Since then Mr. Carter has written
me Following plays; Heart OF Chicago"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.