The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-03-02

promise a. create hufh thH Ftts.t
sert ~ furore IN Seattle n ~ - ~.
Thotnpaen Ent her dtasy blondes alt
y ben they landed In America a syn
s,s.tion a. - axe. They paeked the
Grand To the doofs last night. ana u
i safe 70 say that many Of the Sc
dAtely proper family men who 81 Va
the bald head rows. VIII be tbete
again this evening. Il the time worn
ioaxe nisht excuse can made 10
work
R~attie.s entire male population
seemed 70 have turned cut 10 greet
the chic little Preach actress and
her chorus girls IN The Little
Duchess Prom once boy TO mii-
iionaire the masculine SENDER was
represented IN the audience The
fair sex. for once. was AT Discount
on a frst right-except on The rtase.
There the picture presented by the
audience was reversed. The riris
had full sway before the footlishfz.
There can BE- no better description
of The t1ttie Duchess than the
verdict q the gallery Gee. hut
ntnf shA, q sumner without qtrs-
tfon. the opera - the rsn2f gorgeous
stage production that Seattle thea
tcr-xoers have yet had chance 70
witness n has no plot. ef course.
and the management frankly excuses
the omission By stating that there
was not room for one. fiut there
n good singing ard dancing galore
catchy music. Jokes that are attn
young. and a sprinkilns az clever
speciaifies
Anna Held r. not a really clever
actress. and hardly more than a fair
singer. So far as beauty eoes. she
has dangerous rivals In her own
company. But when a comes To
naughty grace and charm what
ever that niay BE- she has the rest
Of the bunch faded A. l~ssf. this
Was thr Judgment pronounced By the
baid-hsed rowa
sions Of Partisan art Hardly m.
ferior are the dainty American gowns
Of tho PRETTY girls and women Of her
company. Whether the Neene IL iald
on the bathing beach AZ Osfsnd. Ia
the Partisan drawing room. OF IN the
fencing hail. the Held girls are thor
ouxhiy up-to-dste.
Miss Held y fortunate IN having
several good male comedians
Joseph Herbert. AZ Gustav. the bath
Ing master. Is lnimitabie. George
Marion. as the Italian count AMI
gambler. II wonder. and Frnns
Ebert the Ialiipufian drum major.
brought down the house on more
than one occasfon.
The Little Daehs<s- vii close At
the Grand. this evening.
xsiie De Lssssr
z<iie De fsassan. the famous prima
donna. assisted b. Angels frenont.
the pianist. viii b seen and heard
~ the Grand Tomorrow evening uns
der the auspic~s Of the Ladies'
Musical club. Seats Will he on sale
20 the general public tomorrow
morning.
Madison Thsster
An entirely new line Of vaadeviiIa
will BE- seen at the Madison this
week. beginning with the perfeF-
nance tonight The Patrtcofa fam
fIy will be the feature OF the weeks
bill Other strong attractions VIII be
offered
why Smith Left Home
A. Lavinia. the cook lady, IN
why Smith Left Home al the
Seattle thenter. last night. Harry
Corson Clarke appeared 10 better adj
vantage than he has In any one Of
the plays he has presented here this
season He was on the stage but a
short time. but whenever he ap-
u~nFEI II #NH Nt4e hAAhMA AHt - AfEHh
oufbursf Of applause.
The role IL a new one for Mr..
Clarke. but he did the work well
There was nothing 0vsrdrawn nor
coarse IN his portrayal Of the part
The lines are funny enough without
sxagReratfon- his makeup IN the
servants ball waE q wonder. In
fact, his costumes all through the
play were almost without flaw. ard
few who had not read the program
would have guessed his ser.
A great deal Of the interest last
ulght csnfered in the Baroness ton
Eftner, who eeeayed the role Of the
pretty French maid. She n a
baroness in truth and in fact and
was on her way to japan when MI.
Clarke induced her TO accept posi-
fion with hia company. hne IL pretty
and played her part well
Margaret Dale Owens was as
clever a. ever a. Mrs. Smith. The
part was Just light enough for her
particular style Of work Julia Wal
colt also had a part fitted 20 her.
Her strenuous love making was vcry
iaughahfe Katheryn oarvel looked
pretty and acted the bride we'll
Harry Bradley twisted the German
count part IN a way that made the
gallery roar. George Boswortn
played the French general well.
why Smith Left Home Will be
at the Seattle theafer all week.
Tire Shirley Company
Miss Jessie Shirley and her COM
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