The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-10-11

The curtain II the Grand arose
last nixht on the famous deffuitory
scene In the first act OF The Liberty
Bellies There Was swish Of lin
esrie. 4 swirl Of white lace. the scent
81 Wallets and the ring Of merry
laughter There were Is girls APP
pearfng IN the act. aimozt All Of
whom were clad in 'niEhties" Or
dressing gowns The first asst IN In
a class BY Itself. IN u the girls are
assisted BY two very lonesome young
men who appear Al first In the e,sise
Of burtiarn The acu01iGirf frCiic
was whole sonied and hearty.
There were a few specialtteA In the
show that were good. There we're
others and IN numbers that would
not make good anywhere.
Miss MiilingHton's song In the
Summer Time" made a hit. She was
called hack an even DOZEN times and
her singing was good. a few % the
girls were decidedly pretty. but
few Instead Of being cute were
simply braxen.
There - but = shadow Of a plot in
the po-eatied musical comedy. This
iH not Of a heavy nature and there
were few who noticed Il.
Madison Thestsr
The management OF the Madison
theafer announces that there will be
a large number ~ new acts IN their
continuous vaudeville sh0w next
week
The County Fair"
Next Monday and Tuesday nights
the Grand offers Neili burgess nim-
self In THE County Fair" Better
than any press notice il the review
given thIs play BY the San Francisco
Chronicle last month. as follows.
Neil Burgess has been playing
The County Fair" Tor Is years. lie
has been here on several visits. and
the old play has been made. one
would think. familiar. but laat night
the Columbia theater was filled.
There II something that seems ever
fascinating about those New Eng
land characters. Mr. Duryea's n
unique. No character of the kind
ever played By a woman has fQade
such a lasting success as his imper-
sonati0u 81 Abigail Prue. IL Is
really so close to real Abigailn that
We have met that one never thinks
for a moment that this Abigail Is
man. 1t IL remarkable as a study
Of idiosyncracy. Characteristic. ges-
ture. intonatlou and even Of mental
process OF that kind Of women. His
perfect seriousness. his feminine
ways. his shrill voice. are all humor-
Gus. and Abigail prue Is about az
real TO ua now as any OF the living
New England characters We read
about. Mr.. Burgess performance
/ has the unusual record Of having
proved as interesting 70 English peo-
l pie. among whom he played for two
/ years. az to Americans. and some OF
hts most euioRiatic criticisms are
! from English UaWaugurrp
Ellery's Italian Band
II viii be a pleasing bit OF infor-
nation 20 those people who we're 20
greatly delighted last season with
/ Ellcry's Royal Italian band. to know
that 1t IL 10 visit the Grand next
| wednesday and ThurFday nights and
| Thursday matinee. Since the last
visit here the band has been Inn
proved vastly. Eight new soioistH
4 direct from the leading municipal
bands OF italy have been secured
and the organization now Ia com
posed OF IS instrumentalists. al least
Is of whom are EoioistH OF the great.
est ability. The cavaiiere. Emile
Rivela. the bands new director. II
! without a doubt the greatest and
most magnetic OF all the italian
bandmaaters, who have ever visited
this country. He In "A graduate OF
the Royal Conservatory Of Naples
and has for number Of years beer
director of the greatest municipal
band in italy. having three conHecu.
tive years won the Kings trophy oi
first prize AZ the national conooura,
OF bands AZ Turin.
"Barbsr Frietohie"
FIRST act Of Barbara rrictchie.
that greatest Of all war dramas. q
hc r,reaeuted ali NEXT week at the Sc.
attic theater, with Mary Elizabeth