The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16


tralia, where the defaulter. after wreck
ing a bank escapes from a wild mob only
60 commit another crime and be sent TO
an Australian prison. where he is fol-
lowed by his faithful wife and child and
a minister friend of the family. His wife.
seeking TO mitigate the hardships of his
prison life leases him as house servant
under the Australian system-of convict
rental, where the wealthy-f1milies fire.
quentiy obtain house servants In this
manner The husband shows his de-
generacy by ill-treating the woman who
has so courageously befriended him. anc
he is denounced by her and returned to
the convict prison from which he makes
a sensational escape, only to be recap
tured at the end of the play. 1.-THE De-
faulter'' has. like all of Carriers plays.
many thrilling climaxes. elaborate me-
chanical effects and special scenery. A
vein of good comedy permeates the entire
play. @z>~
1.-THE Count Of Monte Cristo" Will be
the bill the latter part of the week. com
mencing Thursday. This is splendid
pro-Christmas offering, the play being es-
sentially a holiday production.
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1TraHE city of Pittsburg. Pa, has the
reputation of being the Smoky City
- of the United States. and ideas are
as much of a rarity in that city as Is
clean linen. and yet one will occasionally
find both. At the close of the Pittsburg
season of "A Breezy Time" which is the
attraction for this week at the Grand
opera house, commencing with the usual
Sunday matinee. Mr.. L. b. Fitz. the man.
ager of the company, was passing through
Pittsburg on his way to New York. and
stopped over for the night at one of the
leading hotels. He was assigned to
room, and when he stepped before the
dresser he was struck dumb by finding
a spotless white towel on the rack. When
he recovered from his surprise he was
astounded to discover a small card pinned
on the towel. on which was written in a
dainty feminine hand, the words. "A gen.
uine novelty" The word novelty" caught
the eye of Mr.. F'itz at once, and he appre-
ciated the fact that the decadence of
musical farce comedies was due to the
lack of novelties, and in organizing his
company for this season he took for his
watchword that motto. and so faithfully
has he carried out ibis idea that there IL
not scene or line in "a Breezy Time"
but what is new and original. The play
is a farce-comedy with plot. which is
not so intricate that 1t requires any great
mental activity. The comedy Is In three
breexes. and the author has worked on
the principle that action is the soul of
farce. and from start to finish the play Is
all action. The clash Of interest Is brought
about by the fact that the creditors of a
young college student have pursued him
out of town and that the girl he loves
has done likewise. 1t is easy to see that
comic complications can grow out OF this
state of things. leaving the plot alto
Gether out of the question. The cast
brings together number OF people who
have made individual successes In their
respective lines. and the play abounds in
speciality offerings of the highest class.
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cT1HE Christmas attraction at the Third
II Avenue theater will be laugh pro-
voker II In customary with the
Eastern theaters, IL possible for the holt
days, to have laughabie play. In En-
gland the entire holiday season IL given
over to pantomime Farce-comedy being
the nearest approach to pantomime that
We have In the Western world "A Strang-
er In a Strange Land will be welcome
The play Is ono OF those farcicai nonser-
steal comedies In which unique prevari-
Gator is the chief figure. The show made
New Workers laugh during long run and
has met with hattering reception all
along the route from New York 20 Seattle
! The show is snappy and funny from start
TO finish. and Just the show for q Christ
! mas attraction.
IN TREAT is IN store for the lovers
Hl OF operate music In the coming
IA TO the Seattle theater for the
week commencing next Sunday OF Col.
| Thompsons Boston Lyric Company.
/ which viii give six performances II
| grand and comic opera, namely, three
nights OF grand opera. Carmen" Mig
| non" and III Trovatore" and three
nishts Of comic opera, namely. Wang
/ Idols Eye" and THE Fencing Master"
! These win be al;ernated. opening SUNDAY
! night December e. with Carmen"
4 The bright particular lyric star OF this
/ aggregation viii he Coilamarini said 20
be one Of the best Carmsns on the stage.
She viii be supported hy Russo. the Ia
! nous tenor; Aiessandroni the baritone
and Repeto the hasSo. The company Is
said 20 b. complete with large chorus
and carries It's own scenery and orchestra
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/ I'M ERRMANN is most WONDERFUL
| IEil man. with a most wonderful pair
a. % hands. An old saying should b.
| changed Tor his special benefit TO read.
| My hands are nay fortune Leon Herr
mauns hands have made him several for
( tunes already and bid fair 70 make HIN,
several more When Hermann IS most
active With bis hands he gives the audi
| ence the advantage Of the printed hint.
/ The closer you look the less you see 90
I while he amuses hits auditors With his
bright httie sayings. couehvd Tn charac-
teristic Frcach accent sofg aud seductive
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Z ora HE increasing popularity OF The
II American drama aud American
u actors in England Is best told BY
| the 81, James Gazette Of recent date:
/ less than dozen years ago the Amer
! lean actors visiting London could be
! numbered on the fingers Of one hand
( throughout an entire season. while a. the
same time the English theatsrs sent com
/ pany after company and play after play
across 10 the Uaited States To-day an Is
| across 10 the United States Today all
! Is changed The season before last
only one English star went 10 Amer