The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-20
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Tonight and tomorrow nlght tn
/ great modern society drama "Fe
dora" may be seen for the last tim
the season. IL vas the original In
tcntion Of the management Of tn.
Seattle 10 play La Tosca" and ''Fe-
dora" only. but the success attend
Ing these two great plays has been
such that Il has been decided 70 pla :
another week. The taste OF sardQu
so Unexpectedly given at this season
% the year. seems to have whette
the Rppetites OF the theatergolug
public for more u MacDowem and
the sardou plays. Moreover. Mr.
Mcdowell has introduced a. he
support a young. beautiful and tai
ented actress for whose continued
appearance there seems to be a de-
sire also. This week Fedora" has
been PLAYED to large audiences fer
this season Of the year and the many
curtain calls % witch Mr. Mac D0sf
ell and Miss Stone have been com
PEELED 70 respond. assures them that
the performances tonight and to-
the flnai performances Of Fedora .
VIII De appreciated
Next week. beginning wednesday.
July q. and continuing until and
including July %. Mr.. Mcdowell
and his capable company viii pro-
duce sardous latest and strongest
melodrama ''Gismonda," for the first
time IN Seattle.
The lamsntsd Fanny Davenport
was very DESTROYS OF producing "Gia.
mOuda" In Seattle, but did not get
the opportunity to do 20 on account
% her last Illness. She was very
proud Of her success In this great
play, and considered u more vaiu.
able than any other Of her elaborate
repertoire. The scenes Of the play
are laid in Athens IN 1851. Gismonda
Is the widow Of Nero. the last Ital.
Ian Duke ~ Athens. She ~ acting
as the duchess regent during the
minority Of her son Francesca. A.
the opening OF the piece Zaccaria. a
cousin of Nero. has just returned
from Constantinopie. lie - a sutton
for the hand Of Clsmonda. and as
her six-year-old son, Francesca
stands between him and the duke
dom, ne conspires with Grcgoras to
drop the young duke into the den OF
tiger that has just been presented
TO the duchess BY the sultan In
maternal frenzy Cism0nda awears
upon the cross that she viii wed the
man who saves her child Almerio.
the chief faiconer, leaps into the
den. kills the tiger and rescues the
rkffN fTfI.ar fffg..s.,5s a. .s.s..at. -.
vow and sends an emissary 90 the
pope for absolutlOn. The pope re-
fuses her request, as Almerio IS n
faithful Catholic. and she IL threat
oned with excommunicatiOn n she
proves false 10 her oath upon the
cross. Meanwhile Aimerio has be-
come q popular Idol by exterminat.
ing a horde Of Catalonlan pirates on
the coast OF Greece. and Is borne In
triumph 10 the convent at Daphnl,
where the duchess is awaiting the
pope's reply. The mob demand that
Glsmonda fulfil her vow. and Al
merio, leaving his attendants out
side. enters the convent alone. when
the courtiers threaten 10 XIII him
Gismonaa saves his life by casting
him into prison. Subsequently she
sends for Almerio and offers him
riches, titles and honors, but he de-
clares that all he desires r. her hand
In marriage. Finally, on the intim-
alton that she will become his para
rnour, ne consents TO release her pub
llcly from her vow. Thereupon Gis-
monda bids Almerio 40 20 his hut
and leave his door Unattached. In
the ensuing act he II seen emerging
from his hut daybreak. Incident q
ally zaccaria and Gregoras arrive
on the scene with the intention OF
lklli.~ Almerio. CregoraB dunks at