The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-04-04
Theaters


WAY powa last"
ora of she great successes of the
past two seasons was the quaint play
OF New England llfe. Way Down
EAzt," which for seven month pack
ed the Manhattan thrater and
crowded the Academy q Music al
times, and IL everywhere received
with repeated success The play
written by fottie blair Parker, eiab-
Grated and staEca ~ Mr. Jos. n
0rismcr. will be produced under Tho
management OF Mr.. W. a. brady. On
the same complete manner that has
characterized its saccraa ia the me-
tropoils. A company Of sterling
merit. eonpiets heenery. beautiful
pictures Of New England rural iige.
novel mechanical effects. Including
the great snowAtnFrn that has cauA-
ell no end Of comment. intricate ap-
rurfenances and extensive huxtiiar-
les. IN fact. tho play will IN every
way be worthy OF the fame that has
h-ralded a. IL has been termed n
play OF universal sympathy. becauae
ft poenssnes an element - sadly
lacking In many plays. "oae touch
ef nAture." II 10 a story simple, yet
ptainiy told. with plain characters.
psus the lees unique because % their
nAsuralnsss. telling ~ rural lie "a
Rev Hampshire. Just az It IL teaching
a lesson without the pedagogical at
tachmsat. In fact the ilatensrer u
eontcnt 20 make 81 home himself.
erJoyinR 4; al the more kecniy be-
cause Of the naturnlnssa % manner
IN which n 10 conveyed, II comes
Go Che 0rand Sunday. for one weak
Seattle vasssyilis
a Ia
tsoaps, studded with orpheum top
ilnarA.A wiIi open az the seattle mo
sssr buniay night For the frat
time In ysnra Will Seattle audiences
be given = chance to zee such a
production Manager Howe Of tho
thsater has fer some time been pre-
pairing for this nav departure. and
his attempts 10 secure an excellent
ooxnpany for his openlng have been
very successful. Tho entertainment
VIII be headed b. the marvellous
ptcruIing act known ~ the cycle
Whirk" II Is said that the greatest
fsats ever performed on a wheel are
TO DO ssen during this not. Besides
this thsre are "a number OF other
fsatvvvs OF note.
Chief among these II tiHs debut In
vaudeville 81 Miss Minnetta Barrett.
NblAAA lay AAfHNY anu 1HHfifH
fleming. three Of the most popular
rnsEabefs Of tho Ralph Stuart com.
vany. They VIII appear IN a ons-act
farce.
TIE naiph stuar, company viii
close its engagement AZ tho Seattle
hsatsr Saturday night Taken as a
whole, tho engagement Of this stock
company has been a successful one.
Tho new play. by hight OF Sword %
has proved 70 be a success beyond
tbs most snnEuins hopes Of the au-
tforv. II has scored n triumph IN
Tho dramatic world and a -hriilinut
fsfurs u believed 20 ha before 81.
During the engagement Of the COM
pany here n has made many friends
among tho thea going public. Tho
plays produced have nil been ~ the
neHt Kind and were well staged
"'ostisr Joe"
Beginning with next Sunday att
srnoOn "'Ostler Joe" viii be the at
traction NJ the Third Avenue for one
week. This II a dBmatlzation OF
the poem made famous by Mrs.
James Brown Potter. and aa pre-
sented BY John Y. Hymer and COM
pany IL said 20 be a splendid per-
Torrance. The story r. fun Of In
tense intereat from frat 20 lnsf. and
"a u requires a carload % special
scenery ita presentation should prove
a Rrand success
THE White Slave" will play at
the Third Avenue tonight nnd to-
morrow night with a special matinee
Saturday afternoon.