The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-22

(lA\ d'nhead wilson en-
NW tertained local thea
\AA ter folk at the Seat
a,sr last week, and KNOBS o. Ten
y was the attraction at the Third
l. 1hey nre all up-to~date attrac-
~ drew good houses. Burr McIn-
who takes Edwin Mayos place In
rnheaa Wilson" made very favor
Snpresslon upon theater-goers.
.kvte nights this week, beginning to-
Winie Collier viii be the attraction
eesttla theater, and Have You
NTH will be at the Third Avenue,
+ q r
Nv tenth time Harry Corson Clarke
plsyed what Happened TO Jones'
1ere Seattle audiences, and II he had
Il n stay an extra night or two last
" would have undoubtedly done
kustness. Clarke Is. a favorite with
jkest&r-gaers. When no played here
.nr there was hardly enough TO him
q Z respectable shadow He was pale
's~sciatee weighed less than 100
~ ana looted q III subject for the
S1irw Angel His local friends said
"a Ala IN a month. But he didn't
swing physicians upward of sa0.tv
sdIcine and opinions he discovered
~ stomach needed a rest lie went
Hkinx warm milk and eating mo-
eandy. Eight monihs have passed
iii OF solid food entered his stom-
II looks and ia strong and healthy.
y men say his case is wonaeriu''
"A Who don't know me-" said Clarke,
tell this story 60 boom my btisi-
d I guess the stotY does help me-
AIN. howeser. more thaa financial
Nexs year MIR. clarke Will appear In
u DID Tonpkins Dor Manager
~ already booked him-.
kounsctIon with his strange case
tells many good stories about how
"a hsalth caused him much misery
Ms,ress way. sslts n fact" he sad,
managers OF thcaters refused 10
ma because they feared l would
4. before 1 reached them or pass
2ihs ereat beyond while giving a per-
~ IN their houses Back In a small
knxn smaft manager booked me
{tpsk's return six months later. As
y the theater after talking with the
III met an old theatrical man, VINO
Eh he expected 20 play q company
y texn ak months later. ! told htm
Ned d do the sane thing We COM
y nates. IT'S company and my com
\ bad been booked for the same week
|Ns local theatrical manager We
Manned him and called upon him Tor
'Mplsnalion. lie got red IN IN" lace
Finally when he thouHht | was not
9lrg. said 10 my theatrical friend.
~ no use IN raising q row about
klAine Clarke viii die In two weeks
~ booked the poor devil this morn
10 order 10 make him eesleNe that
vas going 10 live Ny theatrical
- iurned 10 me. smiled and said;
N. MS all right you may have The
x ard we walked away I am grsng
~ What Did rompkins Dor IN that
Town very shortly. unless the owner
= sAeater dies.
: p q
|hwn b Texas one Of my star girls
Ne seeded another Ey chance
Y " good slri who was ia the city,
1krd hcs and paid her months sal
X she played enc night With me and
tenndsntlai with some goSsiplns MEM
~ my company The next day she
Al - N4 AAhhi anu ktfa NV TttN 49,"
eeald have Co leave me tho next day
p he why and she hesltated Final
" eoHiersfd thar once she Joined a
Any she ald not llke 70 leave a. Then
arr sou leaving mer ! asked, He
Mir clarke she man8geG
p cas, they say you'n die In week,
hsn IN have TO make a change.
e.
NPl,E who Witnessed the production
" KNOTS ~ Tennessee" az the Third
&sepue thratcr last week and noted
}sFtormance 81 thc cld nne-armed soil
sAo ~ elouacnllV pleads fer has sen's
~ trfare President Mckinley, in the
AT prshhhv do npt know that Ghe
" in The part b one ot the urEt
Fsw Actor snas ever appeared on the
fssan stage Jake Stuons. f'0r nuu-
y YEARS ha managed a dfamatic conn
y his ewn, touring Through luin0ts,
pAatin. Minnesota. Kansas and Mis-
3aNe was pnt aiNaNs successful
vAs always looked upon ~ the prince
r. feile~g ans an excellent player.
lhIte Is also an actress % considerable
y. but has retired trom the stage.
~ ~ Jake's methods Of doing bust
We're unique and original Fifteen
sso a Western manager wanted an
ssiaen 10 opon tao Peoples theater, AZ
- snd failing 60 obtain = htgh-priced
seSucn he secured Jake Sim0ns and
unaany for The opening. The engage
= Vas great success, and Jake Was
Ifeed og "a aud made frequent boasts
esae manAger, after trying 90 gpt Ed
tseis. and failing 10 do s0. secured
s'mons lake was aftsrWRTd en-
eg Lincoln j, Carter as manager or
III als attractions As the close Of
TAsen the hooRkeepcr. in checking up
accounts. made an error In his
- that made Jake several hundred
n m dchS ID Mr.. Carter. Carter wired
! ~ MS home at BENTON harhor. Mich,
ae Mas several hundred dollars u AZ