The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-19
Theaters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


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Lewis Morrison dimseif--he insists
on the pronoun-returned 20 Seattle
last evening after a three years abb
sence. OF course Faust" was the
bin. because play-go@rs win not al
low Mr.. Morrison 70 play anything
else. any more than they will sane
ton a divorce between James Of<ciIl
and his Monte cristc." or Joe JEFF
rerson and his delightful RIP"
Morrison has. IN fact. a comhina-
tion OF ordinarily unenviahIe talents
which perhaps make his Mephisto
better one than could he given b.
airy 81 his contemporaries. Facsaily,
he has the hooking smile. the pitt
less eye. the mobility OF feature
which allows deceit. hatred. cunning
and blandest innocence to play upon
hts face in instant succession. HIS
spoken lines Of treachery to Faust.
of suzvity to Marguerite. Of honey
ed love 20 Dame Martha seem SUI
perfiuous. 80 well are they delineated
BY his wonderful featured panto-
mime.
Only Morrison's voice shows the
wear Of time Those who remember
the old Faust OF 10 or Is SEASONS
ago recall that his Msphisto was full
OF ere: and his voice rose 20 loud
defamation at many striking pas
saEes. Now defamation In changed
10 quiet intensity His words are
not given with volume Of sound.
but fine shades OF meaning. The
new way Is distinct Improvement
on the old. and more In keeping in
theee piping days OF natural acting.
The surprise Of the performance
was the finished. clever acting Of
Marguerite. BY Miss Rosabel Morri-
son. daughter OF the star. Miss Nor
rison comes by her talent BY In
heritance on both sides. her mother
being Rose Woods. q famous actress
Of generation ago Mr.. Francis
Yale. who plays Faust, is well re-
membered here as a juvenile man
with the Srith-Lieb company and
the Frawfey company.
The company includes a quartette
OF marked excellence. There r. moth
ing about the scenery or mountings
70 call for any especial comment.
Faust" will be repeated tonight.
MIR. Morrison's favorite role is
Rlchelieu. and II is possible that he
viii be seen here in the play by that
name next season.
The SuItan's Daughter"
A roaring farce comedy. THE Sui
tan's Daughter" was presented Mt
the Third Avenue theater last night
by the Jessie Shirley company There
Is laugh In every line OF the piece.
not a solemn character appearing
during its presentation. They are
all funny. and not one person in the
cast overdoes his part or tries to
be just funnier than some one else.
Trse. no moral is taught BY the play,
but the author announces IN the the
ater program that Il was written for
laughing purposes only. In this re-
spect II is par excellence. The audi
ence was kept cenvulsed through
out the performance and ~ the end
OF each act applauded repeatedly fer
curtain calls.
As Quluna. the girl who material
fzes from a portrait. Miss Jessie
Shirley takes the most difficult role
tn the farce. She II first seen IN a
portrait in an oriental harem. This
picture later comes 10 life and
causes Josiah Hopkins George d.
McQuarrieb, n married man. more
troubles than are usually allotted a
mortal. Quluna Is attired in an ex-
ceedingly rich oriental costume that
becomes her very well. This tends
to Josiah's entanRiement. The part
OF the troubled husband Is taken by
Mr. McQuarrie IN a capable manner.
Miss Laura Adams was almost per-
lection as an obnoxious old aunt OF
J0siah's wife. and was the root Of
all the evil
The Fultan's Daughter will close
"Wednesday evening. For Fair Vir-
Finia" viii be seen the latter part Of
the week.
1.-TWO Married Roques"
The Cooley Coupauy ..Ioaad fsa
engagement at the Seattle theater
faat night With Two Married
FogueH." a three-act comedy. The
play WIS put on very well and was
thoroughly funny. a one-act akit
sntitled "A Tip on the Winner" waa
put on as a curtain raiser
Mrs. Fowler's Free Lectures
Mrs .. = Fowler. ~ New Work.