The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29

Be the funniest blacs-face comedian Of
t1e present day. Waterbury Brothers and
Tenny are a musical trio Of unexceiied
Qualifications. The Lukens, three in num-
oers known throughout Europe a. the hui
man trepeze. the act performed by these
wonderful artists being almost indescrio-
Able. requiring everlasting practice. IN
oomhabie energy. perseverance,, .colfase
ekln and grace. Vests Is tho most *
pcns1ve performance ever produced or on :
Tered by minstrel company. MI. West
desires TO inform his patrons that tney
need have no apprehension In witnessing
this greatest Of performances, as the arr
fsts are so perfect as to eliminate all rude
ness.
Eddie Koran. a dancer OF repute. VIII
present his latest and greatest effort en-
Titled The Signal Light. Johnnie Wnaien
and James Devlin are dancers and patton
5ngglers. Lew Tracy and Tommy carey
win be seen In old-tire plantation sohsS
and dances. Then comes A galaxy OF Ho-
ca1ists, headed by Americas greatest sing
or. Richard r. Jose. This artist has ma
ffonal reputation. other artists are Arthur
Ansdeil. England's IDEAL tenor, whose
fame as soloist rs as well known 70 Eng
iish song-ioyers as was their idol, the new
er-to- be-forgotten Sims Reeves; Joseph
Garland, the eminent basso cantante; d
p. Rodgers. a true basso profindo or won
derful register; T. H. p. Farles. another
charming tenor from grand opera; George
p Marshal. the welI-known baritone. spe-
ciai attention has been given TO the Sc
lecting OF the orchestra Of twenty pieces.
which win be directed by the well-known
leader, Dox Cruger.
vests Minstrel Jubilee Company may
be seen at the Seattle theater next Wed
nesday and Thursday nights
DEoPIE who IKE good, clean. wholesome ,e
heir taste at the Third Avenue thea
ter this week In ION tho Suwanee River.
the play made an immense hit last season
and. IKE the song Of the same maine. left
an Impression that is lasting. The nttrac-
zion Is one that Is seldom ssen In popular
priced houseA
The play. a. may be inferred from the
esfis. In q story of life in the Southland. but
Il is promised that this presentation has
NOT % distorted and erased tho true South
erner as 70 make him unrecognizabie. On
the contrary, the author has used tho
South as his locale on its very possibility
20 present interesting characters beautiful
tropical surroundings and meiodious en-
yironmsnts There is nothing OF the sem
eationai type, no horse races. no cotton
compre&ses to almost crush the heroine.
no mechanical monstrosty. II Is simply
pure story OF hearts which are shown to
beat quite as nationally In the South ~
In any other section. 1t r. not difbcult to
imngine the opportunity afforded for roenic
display. and full advantage has been taken
Of every scene.
planters residence, with the exterior Eir-
roundngs ard the old Suwanee river in
the distance 1t IL very pretty picture
and starts the story under natural and
pleasing circumstances. No attempt has
boon made to exploit the talents OF the
cclcreh race to the monopoly Of the stage
ut any TINA. The plantation hands are
there to tho fulflimsnt Of detail and they
are IN no way forced upon the audience
Tho company II fully competent. number
Ing such well known people as Stella May
hew. Harrison Steadman, Lew A. Warner,
Earl Atkinson, Allen Bailey. Fred Trues-
Dali. WINS simms, Fanny 6prague and the
famous Fountain City duartette. The open-
lug performance In tonight.
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BARLOW Brothsrs mAnstrsls. tina,
ID come 70 the Third Avenue theater.
following ~'On the Buwanee River"
hnve not been seen In Seattle for several
pears. They played very successful en-
gaGsmert here under John W. Hanna's
bmnngemens seven years ago. Ever since
they have eeen toprinH the Eastern cities
and have not appeared In the West. The
orxAnixation Is said 70 be second to none
OF Its kins In existence. Although they do
not pr~,erd TO be the largest and best ON
earth. the entertainment they give fully
euuals that OF any of the so-oalled greater
ahewA and their prices leave their pa
irons big margin.
THE management OF the Third Avenue
] theater Is preparing for an early and
elaborate production OF the great his
tcrfcaI ana religious drama, "Quo vadis."
Mr.. Sheridan Jenkins. scenic artist OF the
Vhird Avenue theater has been painting
ooenury for several weeks for this produc-
Zion. He has secured copies Of tho original
painting OF ancient Rome among the
archives OF the vatican
The scenery will be on very elaborate
scale. The garden scene, In the second act,
will contain q fountain OF several hundred
streams OF water. playing high above the
fies OF the theatsr. Illuminated By prisrna-
tic llrhts and showing all OF the colors Of
tho. rainbow.
Tho company engaged for this production
will he a notable one IL will embraoo
several Of the leading members OF the Sam
r. shaw Company, two OF the leading sc-
tors. late OF the KNOBS o. Tennessee
company. and two OF the best loading ac-
trcsses on tho Pacific coast Tho closing Of
several dramatic companies for the sum
mor season has enabled the management
OF the Third Avenue theater TO select a
Superior east fer thia production.
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