The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-31

The second week Of Harrington
Reynolds and company commences
al the Seattle theater tomorrow
night When rii,EsFoS PFsssiess play
This IL one 81 the most popular plays
NssOn the stage today. The company
that Mr. Reynolds has gathered
about him In his capacity as actor
manager Is suited To. The parts in the
play exceedingly well. With Mr..
Howard as the leading man and with
Mr.. Reynolds himself. Ben Johnson,
John Daily Murphy. Herbert Ashton.
Charles Fleming. Reginald Travers,
Blanche Douglas. Minnette Barrett.
Vera Beach and LILY BraBscombe.
II viii be n charming production.
The scenic effects. too. viii be IN
keeping with the other strong feat
ures. and popular prices viii prevail.
Mr.. Reynolds VIII produce Pinero'E
play as II vas given originally IN
London. and the stat ing VIII be un-
der his personal direction. The COM
pany has been growing In favor ever
since the opening performance and
this week viii no doubt see a success
sion cf crowded houses.
There are five more weeks Of the
company at the Seattle. and during
that time high class plays VIII be
produced IN the best possible man
ner.
Too Rich To Marry"
Two Little Wallis viii be given
for the last time tonight. Ii Is de-
serving Of an audience that will test
the capacity OF the theater
Next weeks attraction at the up
town theater will be Too Rich 70
Marry" the last farce comedy which
WIN be seen here this season.
When Edwin Owings TOwne wrote
the beautiful comedy Too Rich TO
Marry he did not do so in a hit OF
miss manner. He wrote II with a
thorough knowledge Of the people
whose odd ways he was borrowing to
furnish the comedy IN the piece.
The beliefs Of the religious sect
known a. Duukards, their quaint
characteristics, and their queer IDEAS
OF the world. afforded Mr.. Towne
plenty Of humorous situations and
enough pathGs 10 make his comedy
highly entertaining and far above
the average In quality.
Mr. TOwne has a thorough knowl-
edge Of the Dunkards. their manners
n living. their beliefs and their
ideas. so that one who sees hts pic
ture comedy TOO Rich 70 Mary
VIII receive the first impression
about the Dunkards. Mr.. T0wne has
studied them and lived among them
and knows whereof he writes.
Richard Mansfield
The coming Of Richard Mansfield
n now only a short time IN the
future. Under any circumstance the
appearance Of this great artist would
create the widest Interest and en-
Easaa
IL an exceptional privilege to be
able 10 announce that Mr.. Mansfield
VIII be seen here IN the two char
acterizations. both Of which hava
elected the highest critical and pop
uisr praise In the small circle OF
eastern cities 10 which his annual
tours are confined. but neither Of
which has been seen here before.
on his opening evening Mansfield
wtil be seen III his latest creation
Monsieur Beaucaire. the barber.
sambler-prince. IN the new five-act
comedy. "Beaucaire." This IL the
play which be used exclusively dur
ing his present winter season IN New
York city and during several nonths'
runs IN Chicago. Boston and phlla-
deiphia. On his second evening tho
celebrated artist VIII be seen az
Herr ugen CouTvoisier. In the dra-
fnatizations Of Jessie FOthergiifa
charming story, THE First Violin. e
This fascinating character Of the
German prince who played first vlo-
lin IN the Tonhalle orchestra, IN
Eberthal, affords Mansfield the op-
p0rtunity 20 display an entirely dir
ferent phase Of his art from the
royal Frenchman In "Beauealre"
Mansfield comes by special train Of
eight cars and his complete company
Of artists as seen in New York, with
al the scenery. furniture. costumes
properties and horses Of the original
runs OF both plays II viii add TO the
great interest IN this engagement 70
know that Mansfield VIII. on Satur-
day afternoon. appear IN Beau
Brummel." The company will be
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