The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28

ana VIII result In great beneht to Mana
ger Howe's house.
rUY BATES POST, Seattle boy, whose
NJ parents live in this city, and who Is
now winning fame for himself on the
stage in the East, has been engaged by
Liebler & Co. to play the leading juvenile
part In '"rhe Children Of the Ghetto" In
New York, replacing Robert Edeson. The
newspapers Of that city speak highly Of
Mr.. Posts work. and prophesy for him a
bright future.
Mr.. Post is the husband Of Sarah Truax.
the versatile young actress, who next
month makes her debut as star in one
Of the leading New York theaters. miss
Truax has successfully acted parts rang
ing from farce to tragedy. The list In
cludes Portia in 1.-THE Merchant of Venice"
Ophelia in Hamlet" Juliet In Romeo and
Juliet" Parthenia in 'Ingomar." Pauline
in 1.-THE Lady of Lyons" and Julie de
Mortimer in "Richelieu."
Recently In Baltimore she made a hit
in the title role In Sardous Nine. Sans
Gene" Miss Truax has the record of play
ing fifty-two parts in one season.
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FENCING is an art which is being used
more and more on the stage That
Is, the real art, where science and
skill are combined. 1t has even gone SO
far that the education of an actress IL
not considered complete until she has
skilled herself in the use Of the foils. The
exercise 1t is claimed, gives poise to the
figure and grace to the carriage. 1t makes
the artist sure-footed. in itself valuable
accomplishment. 1t is said that Francis
Wilson acquired his wonderful activity
from constant practice with the rapier.
Lillian Russell has found the foils valu-
able aid in preserving suppleness. and Jul
liza Arthur thinks as much of her fencing
lessons as she does of her meals Enge-
ME Blair gives a very scientific exhibition
of fencing in the duel scene in "A Lady
of Quality"
In the pantomtme reproduction of Emil
Bayard's celebrated painting, IAN Affair
IF Honor" which will be presented at the
Third Avenue theater for week, begin
ming today, by the Rentz-Santley Novelty
Company, skiilful fencing plays a con-
spicuous part. The two actresses who are
the principal figures in the pantomime are
expert in the use of the foils, and give as
realistic duel as could be wished.
Mile. Bertolini and Miss Louie Lynn are
perhaps as proficient swordswomen as any
that ever handled rapiers. The former
acquired the art while in Paris. her home.
and the latter received her knowledge
from the celebrated swordsman, Regis
Senae. 1t was chiefly on account of their
skill that they were selected to play the
leading roles in IAN Affair of Honor
The keenest rivalry existed between the
two at first, and frequently Miss Lynn,
who is supposed to be wounded in the as
sault, would forget herself and proong
the scene, regardless of the stage mana
gers protests. For weeks they each car
ried black and blue marks as a result of
too much realism, and, fearful Of accident
to the performers. the management inter-
fered and insisted upon milder, IL less
spectacular, assault.
While the company was playing in Salt
Lake recently, an unfortunate accident oc-
CURED to Miss Lynn during the duel,
which came near putting an end to the
pantomime. The meeting is supposed to
grow out of the discovery by one of the
principals that her rival has supplanted
her in her husbands affections. The
wronged woman slaps her opponents face
with a glove. and the challenge to fight a
duel to death follows.
At Salt Lake the button on Mile. Berto-
lini's foil slipped off when the duel was
near its elimination. and in the final
thrust, with which she breaks her ooppo-
nent's guard, she drove the naked steel
into Miss Lynn's breast, inficting a deep
and painful wound, from which the blood
spurted in a crimson stream. Miss Lynn
tainted In the arms of her seconds, and
the curtain came down abruptly.
The spectators We're delighted. and there
were loud calls for the performers. Miss
Lynn was hurried to her dressing room,
where her wound was bandaged by ply
sician. Mile. Bertolini was almost fran
tic, and insisted upon sitting up all night
with her disabled companion. Miss Lynn's
part was turned over to an undersludy,
and she was out OF the cast for several
weeks. Since Miss Lynns return the in
cldent has almost been forgotten. and the
duel scene is again being played with it's
old time speed and realism.
The accompanying half tone Is from
photograph of Miss Sydney Fay, one of
the pretty girls OF the Rentz-Santley COM
many in the costume of an Amazon