The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-06
Theaters

TivoIi Opera Coroany


Next SUNDAY and Monday uiEhts
and At the Wednesday and saturday
matlnces at the Grand opera House
wiii press the Toy Maker IN
which great success has t.een
made at the home theafer In san
FFaneisca. a. well n In every eIty
the Ttvoit company has visited. Fer
ris Hartman ~ the toy maker has
part veil suited a. him. Tire scenes
of the plny are laid IN the town Of
>urrenburK. Germany. and the piat
y nsoat amusing and original. one
GuEEenlieimeF. celebrated ta1 maxi
sr. has suecssdsd IN making q me
chanicni doll that - alusoAt human
In looks and actions n - made IL
the Image Of his daughter Eliza. an
she one day breaks the doll In q ~
Of jealousy. The old man 4 wrapped
up IN the toy. and AZ Ne II very near
sighted the daughter takes the piaee
Of the doll until u can be- rneudsd
by the apprentice Frederick.
nephew u the Count Of Baiisuberg.
calls On the toy maker. IL charmed
with the doll. IN rezzlity Elsa. buys
"a, and later on he discovers the toy
to be q real woman and marricu her.
The serrnade" viii be the offering
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday
nights. Al the matlnees toys vii be
given.
fiorenee Roberts
Among the many great attractions
Manager Howe viii offer to his pa
irons during the season will be Flor
ence Roberts and her company un-
der the direction Of Eelasco T-hAu
Miss Roberts needs no advance
praise In Seattle. or. In fact. any.
where she played ia Ia" last year.
She VIII produce Some Of her best
plays this season. and VIII be sup
ported BY the strongest company she
has ever had.
"A Thoroughbred Tramp"
''Thelrna. will be given the last
performance at the Third Avenue
theater tonight The play has scored
splendid success. Next week. COM
nnencing with a matinee tomorrow.
"A Thoroughbred Tramp" will be
the attraction. The play has never
been seen In Seattle, but IN said 10
be clever and IL presented by COM
pany containing some very coed
actors. The character OF the play.
according to the advance agents
story. Is both unique and interesting,
While the agent OF a Thorough
bred Tramp" company was chang
Ing cars at n small junction in Ar
kansas last season he strolied over
TO a nearby hotel and sat down on
the porch. which proved more in
wiling than the etuffy little depot.
He had hardly sat down when the
village marshal came out Of n neigh
boring barroom, stopped. looked mp
and down the deserted street. took
a plug Of tobacco out. cut off
chew. hitehed up his trousers and
atroiled leisurely In the direction Of
the theatrical man. When directly
opposite him he stopped. leaned up
against a post. scratched his chin
Whlslxers. and accosted the agent.
fTTello, atrangeri" Good morning,
SIR" the agent replied. Kinder
warm" Yes, slightly Air yeh a
drummer % mo, sir. I never played
In a band" Not thet kline Of
drummer reckon you all know
what I mean--th- kline that sells
things" mo. I am not n CONNER
cial man. either" smilinEly re.
marked the Snowman. wal. what
air yeh ?" I'm with a Thorough
bred Tramp" "Oh. yeh air" the
marshal straIghtened M. reaohed
out and graapinK the agents arm.
said. "Jas you come with met" The
agent. thinking he intended leading
him 70 some spot whore ne had
cached some rare old Rye or Rol1r-
bon. went along willingly enough.
About 100 yards from the hotel the
marshal stopped and pointed a
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