The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

(1& EmAhhAbbI ErOu business
Ill for so early in the season was
INK enjoyed by the local thenters
HIM during the past week. and the
u IN character OF the offerings for
the coming week assures
eeatlBuance OF prosperity for the mana
m and enjoyment for the public.
OPENING at the Seattle last Sunday
4 evening, "A Texas Steer" ran four nights
y very fair audiences. Following this
1he Brownies In Fsiryiand'' have given
fur productions to standing room only.
N very little OF that. THIS attraction
\ sniqus. and more pleasing 10 a large
nsmbef Of people than anything seen at
~ lceai theater for some time /, pre-
s<ats series OF charming spectacles
aDsctaliy delightful 10 children.
A. the Third Avenue theater the Muller
whitaker company gave their preceding
eeereasful efforts cards and spades" and
ens1ly won much higher degree OF pop
u1afsty IN 'swe-Uns OF Tennessee The
w itssif il consistent and entertaining.
md embraces number of clever char
y selss studies which were fully developed
~ membeu OF this capable company
AoU again opens this week at the Sc
ottlA beeinninG tonight with "A Black
Usep" the cast including several OF the
Nvosites Of previous seasons, notably
~ Biif' Devere and Baby Beesor.
huFsdAy night the sumptuous whitney
ppducfion Of quo vadis" goes on for
four performances.
y as Third Avenue tonight begins n
vsoks run OF the thrilling meiodrama.
vsn Pacific coast locale. The King OF
~ Opium Ring
HITANY personal friends ana the tho
IVIl atergoers OF Seattle generally
mourn the untimely death OF
beils Archer. whose portrait II made part
q the heading ON this page.
Miss Archer's sudden death, announced
~ the Post-fnteiiigencer dispatches dur
nc the week. removes from stagciand
one OF the most charming actresses ever
sesn In the Northwest. Her delightful
work. especially In "A con,ented We
man Will long be remembered.
" MN
NV0 play presented at the Seattle the
I'M alter last season gave more pleas
ure. created more mirth, or gave
more genuine satisfaction. as was evil
tsnced by the continual apre,uxc from an
audience that completely filied the thea
kf, than Hcyt's "A Black Sheep"
which returns 70 this city for brief en-
Who did not have the opportunity OF at
tending the performance when It was
hsse hast. brief review OF the plot OF
thss highly humorous aklt ~ given.
The curtain rises on remarkable look
ins hars0oEn In the town ~ Tombstone.
ARA rig I'M" pevere. who plays the
nns " the editor of the Tombstone In
sssiption has his office IN thss hotel.
with Ia connected with the bar hy
means OF n patent trolley drink propeller.
sna which the editor misses very much
Wien IN New York 'flpt stun IL the
hsrk sheep o. a digulned MAssa ~,uxetts
FAMILY, who Is ilviug In Tombstone under
tAAi sehriGuet given him ny his riotous
eenAnanions. A fortune Is left 10 him
enieF the requirements that he marry
~ cousin within s5a days. and that, in
me meantime he take q trip 70 Europe
ier the purpose of refinement. Percy
vera, relative 70 whom the fortune is
= revert " the conditions are not ful-
ssst. undertakes ca make use az leap
war as means ~ delaying the cern-
nony, but IN the end Is defeated ''IIat
s'po aoes not wish 20 accept the terms
w 10 ferred % do ~ by threats -
Naeh'ng. ans a large sum u money hav-
~ been paid him on account cf hts in-
serssAhee. he leaves fer New YORK
Einssps an bis friends with him. in.
@salnz stranded huriesaue company
N acts second and third tho scene
.ssss rlare Ia TIE ancestral lrafre 81 the
@aed family, where the pio, - worked
~ 10 q happy finish. Music 8ancinr.
.nsiss and ether speoislt8es are dove.
.Ai'ea N. AL through the piacp. by ueua-
y. q The stranded burles0ue company
'a& 0saeFs n tbe east st every ctanes.
* 4
e EVEN ar o3ehi yrars ago before
~ the Sl0nish American war. the
south AfFicah war or ihe war W
Vhsaa engressea the newvpagefs ~ the
Ssanirys q lsrge amount 90 srace was DE-
VOTED IN the daily press lu demcUug the
se'HN * tho "op.um King Opium
saAafslins bad been a common practice
- tbe Pacific coast for a number os
seass' aad thA pgpd5s derived frnin enc
IVA ths0ush tae evasion " dut5Hs aae
~ government aiD9Eatc3 20 several miil-
saa aeiiars
vas agrinr the wears 100 % 1875 that
sse opium ring was formed oa a st
t@h'ie scale e. swtrdle tho United States
sefeEnment Several wealthy CAPITALISTS.
setis 81 thesa residing In New YORK and
sseefs n Los Angeles and otAer Coast
n .a formed an illegal combination. cap
Nsased az ever S2o 0o0. and began the
,raelesaie smWggiing 90 opium frorl
ssisish Columbia and other foreign coun-
uies The rtuS extenAed fgofu New Y0ek
s,lse4Sa hfNsa Columbia cities 60 the
f~e'ae coast. and from south American
poFss through Mexico 70 Puget sound.
Iae ring owned and operated two large
s'eAmships. One Of them. after being de-
~s'sa and hoelsd several times. finally