The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
Theaters



The Grlsha" il a sad AFFAIR music
ally and the company IL not organ
tied that could bFtng it's comedy past
the average notch. Nevertheless the
Pollard Juveniles delighted the audi.
enre al the Grand last night there
with. principally because Of their
most clever acting and because Of
the unFFstng accuracy OF every biz
OF the acsnery and costumlng.
This idalty 10 truth in - unusual
that u II perhaps the most note
worthy feature of the Pollard pre-
ductiun. The average opera COM
pauy VIII uublushlnsiy uar the same
costuming and part Of the Aame
scenery for Japan. italy OF Austro-
Hungary. hut the Fuliards Travelled
Tn Japan and saw FOR themselves,
their costumes we're mad. there and
the basis for their scenic display OBJ
tanned on the ground A. "A result
tha views 81 Fugiyama, the sacred
mountain. the tea houses. and tins
dressing Of the characters are the
finest ever given "Cislsha" produc-
ton IN the United States.
We have all brru so often iured
into musical comedies by that stock
phrase. young aud pretty rh0r.
uses and then found that the fresh.
est thing about their countnnancrs
was the Nelf-eviient cosmetic. that
we have beComs dishsartensd aud
vowed there were no such things
The children MI the bill IN every
particular. We have soubruttes here
that have not been on the stage since
first the flight 81 years began.
Everything Is genuine. The Puilarda
are a great big novelty. There's
nothing Juvenile about them except
their years,
Daphne Pollard. years old. made
the biggest Individual hit aa tho lit-
tie English officer. Alice Pollard
sings very sweetiy and was recalled
over and over agaiu for her solo ia
the second act. Very. very clever
Was Madge Woodaon az Rniy Poly.
Connie Pollard Was favorite as the
French girl and willard Pollard. aa
the Chinaman. received applause and
other things frequently. All the
other children did well individually
The children have "a most pro-
nouncea Australian accent and some
81 them speak rapidly in n hiEh OK
travaRant key that makes them dif-
fcuit 20 understand at FIRST But
after one hears u awhile " becomes
almost az plain as English.
Tonight and tomorrow matinee "a
Gaisty Girl will be- given for the
first time here. Tomorrow night I'm
Town" also new 90 Seattle. iE the
bill. a reception viii be given on
the stage tomorrow after the ma
tlnee.
"Tss Lost Paradise"
The Lost Paradise" will be pre-
scuted two more nights and at the
Saturday matines. at the Seattle the
alter.
IN next weeks production Of The
Senator" new member Of the
Manhattan company VIII be seen In
the person Of Miss Eleanore Frank
lin. an actress Of considerable repu-
tation. whom Manager Kaiiman has
just secured
Whose Bahy Are Tour"
At the Third Avenue .theater Don
Caesar de Bazan' viii be given for
the matinee hin tomorrow and for
the last time tomorrow night. Next
week. commencing with the usual
matinee. Whose Baby Are Your" "a
new farce-comedy creation. comes 20
the uptown thcatar. II r. described
as a play characterized by humor
which bubbles IN every line and per-
meates every situation From the
rise ~ the curtain until It's fail on
the last act. a laugh rs promised
from beginning 10 end A strong
company Of farceura including May
Nokes and Charles W. Bowser. viii
appear IN this merry production.
Barbara Frietehis"
clyde Fitch. the author OF that
greatest Of all war dramas. Bar
bara Frietchie." which ia 20 be pre-
scented IN this city next week by Mr.
James NELL and the great Nell com
pany. has taken occasion to deny
that he writes y new play every
other day. and points out that Sow
eral Of the many plays now before
the public, and apparently new. were
written by him "a number Of years
ago. and are now brought forth be-
cause of the vogue OF the playwright.
~ is said that Fitch has other plays
IN reserve but that he Is unwilling
10 dispose Of them because they were
written at the time that he collabor-
ated with others.
The engagement r. Of four nights.
beginning January 20. at the Grand
WagHer's Band Concerts
For the coming Sunday afternoon.
at the Grand. Bandmaster Wagner
has arranged a program of rare
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