The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-03

plficd success. lie made an entertain
ina curtain speech last night.
Miss Iuucuo pe Griguou as Nellie
nurkcn has part witch sparklcR
With pure sentiments and which she
plays most Hympathetically Miss
Helen Nelson as Miss CorrtEhn and
Ms John II, Griffin a. Michael, tho
doctors man. must br credited with
splendidly carried Irish character
parts.
Agncs Cassidy. by Miss Augusta
True. James Welsh hy y stanton
Heck. aud pr. Welsh, by Herbert
RlaylOck. were we'll carried roles.
The entire company t~ Tar above the
average. The play will Dee repeated
twice.
"aents cri,te"
"'rhc Count uf Monte Criato," pre-
scented by Ralph stuart and conn
pauy at the seattle thcatrr last
ntkht, must be CiAEsc1 as strong
production because the star part
was we'll executed.
Nv. stuart is remarkably nuc
Monte Cristo. A few weeks OF repc-
titIou to enable him to perfect him
SELF IN the small details. and he
would De IN every way the equal uf
any who have played a. The char
acter. altoxv Their. Is one which his
mental and physical equipment em-
inently qualify him 80 interpret n
Is matter of refrct TO an adj
mirers OF Dumas great novel that
Mr.. stuart Ike MIR. q Sell diSnRures
his other faithful characterization OF
the hero, by two or three cheap
grand-StRud plays Edueud pantes
was an unassuminE gentleman. both
as the young sea captain and as the
count. Vet both Stuart and O'Neill
make him a very fresh rustic In his
FIRST interview with the kings pros
ecutor. and guilty ~ ustentatious
hrasgadoCio In the duel scene with
panslars. However. the top gal
lcry s. entitled To something for It's
money.
Frank sheridan was Intelligent
and fovcihie and Nortler. and clever
In the extreme as the jew pcddier.
John Daily Murphy was capable as
Caderouse and cathrlne Countina
would have been equally SO as his
shrewish wife n abe had not put 80
much youthful vtEor into her votce.
Mr.. Fcnton should have rchesrscd
his lsnes often enough TO remember
them
sinNNE fAAfn VIII FlW tNfnNk n
the week. ana the company VIII then
play out 81 the city for week. Civ
ing way 20 Florence Roberts
wicked Isaesa"
The Third Avenue thcater has q
meiodrnma this week which suits
pecple with blood and thunder tastes.
Wicked London" would be a pretty
good play were not the subject 10
9 hnaaf - 81
threndbare plot OF an innocent man
IN the tolls through the machinRtlo
% villain. In the last act Justice
RECEIVERS her eyeslrht and the villain
[ Ia hoist by his own petard.
The company - fair. without any
special talent The strength 81 the
play. however. is not 80 much In tho
acting a., IN its intense realism. 10
I "a that which warns the cookies OF
z the popular heart AID 3ars the raft
ers with reverberating applause.
E The escape Of the two cnnviets from
Z prison r rather better executed than
such scenes usually are. However.
when so much shooting n 20 be done
/ Indoors. the use of suiokeless pow
der would BE- hyzienic improve
ment
/ Miss Hale and Mr.. Clayton enact
/ nccentabiy the roles 81 the psrae-
Z euted heroine and hero. The mos,
interesting characters are Miss Earle
and Mr. nereh IN comedy parts MISS
i Earle r. quite n success az chat.
Z tertng Irish woman. The play seems
assured % n successful week run
"siga Of the crssa"
Charles Dalton. in The sixn 81
I the Cross" Wilson Rarretta great
Z historical drama. comes 70 the
Grand next Thursday for four per
formances. Mr. Dalton IL known In
almost every large city IN this coin
try on account ~ hts splendid Inn
pcrsonation % the role Of Marcus
superbus. the Roman project. The
Sign Of the Croaa iE one % the
greatest successes OF the day. n ap-
peais 10 fheRfer Eoers and non
fheater- soers alike. The company.
we are told. Ia thoroughly compe-
tent one and has been sent to this
country by William Greet. manager
OF the Lyric fheater London.