The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02

win be a wonderful continuation OF dra-
matte interest, low comedy diversion, fairy
revels, music, dancing and spectacle, ev-
cry feature of which has been met by the
vast preparations that have been made
this summer The great scenic feature
of the play will be The representation Of
dawn at the close OF the fourth act This
will be accomplished by an elaborate sys-
tenn OF transparencies, electrical color
lights gorgeous calciums and moving
panoramas. The scene Is the fairy wood
near Athens. and the transformation
viii pass from the noon-lit wildwood
with Its mysterious shadows, to the full
burst of morning. making. 1t is said
the most realistic and beautiful transfor-
nation ever seen on the American stage.
TT is odd how things theatrical turn
II face about. In the olden times one
II OF the chief sources OF income that
the dramatic author enjoyed was
from the sale OF his play in printed form.
Nowadays wheu an author has construct
ed a good scenario, instead OF straight
way throwing II into the form of a play,
he pours II into fiction's mould. n the
novel meets with success and has the in
gradients OF a play In II. II IL pretty sure
to find its way TO the stage.
f. Marion Crawford $ novel. I'm the
Palace OF the King now running in
Munsey's was purposely cast into the
form of play and then remodeled into
a novel. reversing the procedure.
The reason there IS little or no sale for
published plays, as In former times. is
easily accounted for. The old time dram
az were In most cases written in rhyme or
blank verse. The public was as DESTROYS
OF reading the verse as seeing the play
upon the stage. Hence the dramatic au-
thor had a double revenue. Just as the
novelist nowadays receives royalty from
his novel and from the play modelled af-
ter his story.
Lorimer Stoddard, II Is understood. will
revive the former custom OF publish
Ing the play. He Is dramatizing Mr..
Crawfords In the Palace of the King"
and will publish II after Miss Viola Allen
has presented the play upon the stage.
Mr.. Crawford will OF course receive por-
ton of the profit: hence from his story
he Will have three sources of revenue.
from the novel itself, from the royalties
on the play and from the play in printed
FORM
- T the Seattle theater tonight and
l( tomorrow afternoon and night
q IL Georgia up-to-date minstrels will
be heard In consolidation with the
Georgia university graduates, in all
thirty-five coiored people of both
sexes. The programme consists In
ballads. rag time selections, coon
songs and just enough Of the
old Southern melodies to make the
music of those old songs appreciated.
There will be cake walking by the Ken
lucky whirlwinds. Adams ana Ellis. the
smallest colored couple before the public.
Others In the company are Billy Williams.
the human frog" Robert O. Henderson.
the monologist: Fountain b. Wood, the
challenge trombonist; Harry l.. Gillian,
the acrobatic Hebrew; William p. Fietch-
er. the talented cornetist; Miss Carrie r.
Woods. the soprano soloist. There are
seven acts in the oiio. all 10 conclude with
the new absurdity, THE King OF Hawaii
the entire company /. In the
native dance OF that country. The COM