The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
Theaters
1.-THE Strollers"

#fhe afrollefs." which opened at
M. lfnna lHaf night may be
properly termed q great big show"
IL u not only "A blk Show. but h iH
also good one, in fact, probably the
best seen la Heattle Tor some time.
Miss Marguerite sylvia. the star. Is
i talented woman. she b. not only
an actress whose future IL predicted
AZ a great one, but she posscnseh "a
Nuie. that A. almost enchanting. She
sings without am effort aud her tones
are clear aud sweet. what IL more,
she IL beautiful woman. She un-
doubtsdiE saptisated the audience
last night aud made an everlasting
impression on those who saw her
The piece put on IL a musical COM
sdy IN three acts. THIS almost goes
without saying. All Of the new and
popular attractions are of this yhfl-
ETY.. Harry Is. Smith. Of Robin
Hood fame. Ia the author. The
Story IL simple yet interesting and
serves To bring out all OF the mem
beers Of the excellent organization.
Bertha thinr SYLVIA. Hungarian
gypsy aud ballad singer. has mar
Tied Augustus Lump George Q. Bon
lfaee. Jf,ls The two enter ON a pro-
loneed career of bad luck. resulting
ia their both taking to the road az
EfIRNNNEf AfN INAh ~ a NV AAak
giving entertainments at county
fairs In the course Of their travels
they find a diamond necklace which
has been lost by a prince. The re-
rforation and the troubles 81 the
couple form the nucleus Of the plot.
The music u bright and snappy.
John -. Gilbert. who played KAN
fer. a jhiler. H. comedian OF rare
and slightly eccentric methods. He
has an individuality that 10 all his
own lite work last night was GER
taiuiy mirih provoking and he came
III for d large share Of che applause.
The loss Of a certain article Of cloth
INK and his quest for il il the oeca-
sion Of much mtrth. From the sim
pie episode he extracts an unusual
amount OF humor.
Probably one Of the best pieces Of
character acting ever seen ia this
town IL that Of u. l.. Don a. Old
Prince DE bonskv. His limp
dancing u feature that should Be
seen. Not since the days OF poor
Tony Hart has anything more catch
tngiy funny been attempted ON a
locai stage. IL VIII be remembered
that Hart. for a short time before In
sanity called him from the New
York stage. did a turn greatly re-
sembling the excellent stunt now
given BY Mr.. Don.
Everything considered. II r. not out
Of place 90 say that The efroiiers"
~ the Grand tonight and tomorrow
night II an attraction worthy OF the
best patronage.
Lost in New York"
The clever acting of Nettie DE
Coursey a. Jennie Wilson Ia Lost
m New York. at the Seattle theater
last night. produced laughter. tears
and bursts OF applause at intervals.
She Was the rdubfette OF the or
sanixaiion. but the whole interest Of
the play conferred around her. She
had troubles sufficient to overNhelfu
most people, but they always turn
out all right. Her character work
war excellent iast night. The inter-
probation Of the part Of q New York
tough girl was clever and natural.
The slang she uses IL for the most
part original and az all times unique.
The play. though an old one. has
stood tire test Of time and II rtiii
popular. There In a mixture OF love.
trickery. wealth and crime In the
plot. Tho characters are generally
good. There are a few exceptions.
hut taken as a whole the play II a
good popular priced attraction.
George g. Thompson slightly over
did the part OF Horatio Chester. Miss
Florence Leonard was clever as an
Alexander Leonard
looked well on the stage. hut his act
Ing was not natural. John NJ. Ken
yon Is comedian 90 ability.
.ost In New York may be found
at the Seattle theater all week with
the exception % Friday night. when
an athletic exhibition will occupy the
stage.
"Nevada" at the Third
A thrilling play with the plot laid
In a western mining camp. "Neva-
d." opened at the Third Avenue
theater last night for n weeks run.
The canacify of the house was taxed
The characters. while taken from
those OF the rough people OF the
camp. are for the most part true %
life and few are overdrawn. The type
II much abused and Fred Darcy. the
author. deserves credit for the way
he portrayed them. The company Us
a good one and the play is staged
wonderfully. Some Of the scenic H.
IusionH are first-class.
Interest centers around Dolly
Gray. the camp pet The part II
played by Miss Elsa Ryan. a beauti-
full little woman. who is also a clever
actress When first seen in Seattle
abe played Madee. In "OId Ken
lucky" Since then she has Inn
proved wonderfully and now her
work Stands out alone. Jack Mar
shall, her gambler sweetheart. was
put on well by Frank Mayne. His
acting was natural and he put on