The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-03-30
LOCAL THEATERs


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The new BIS opens al the perfarIn-
ance at the Madison theatcr. The
Irish comedians. Pat ard Fannls
ksi;y. plIl appear To- the srsf time
here In one % their laughing spec
taities. Jack syfuonfis. q rnonatngus
Artist. win be q feature onthe bill
IN his black face creations Regina
Merritt. a ballad singer will also sE-
pear. Heahan, Aaseotts a Beahan.
who have hsid the uhip hand FOR
the past week arr to remain fsf an
ether week and viii be seen ln
new act The pfufcctoscepe IN a
new series u moving pictures will
furnish a part % the pfusrnm-
Fisld's Minstrsts
Lack Of street eaE service did not
prevent Seattle theafer Ruern from
giving good patronage 10 the Al. q
Fields Ministries who opened a three
night engagement at the Grand last
nikht. The house vas crowded with
people who had 10 walk 70 the thea
ter but the Show was we'll worth
the trouble. F1eId.a Mipsteis THIS
year are betser than any orrAnixa.
ten the veteran minstrel man has
brouzbf to ths coast In years. Great
tslina has been taken IN thrselsction
Of the fun makers and everything M
the least coarse OF vulgar has been
eliminated.
IL y genuine Fun ali the time that
any one q the comedians has the
stage. Tie singers are good and
sing songs THAI please the average
hearer. The choir In made up of
some q the finest voices ever heard
In n similar organization IN seattle.
Reese Prosser Was probably the
favorite among the singers. His
hish sweet tenor simply captivatsd
the audience. He sang several
times during the performance bna the
cong. Where the silvery Colorado
Wends Its Way" was the hit Of the
evening. J. r. Blamrhin's rendi-
ton Of Excelsior was also encored
repeatedly.
The songs q the comedians In the
frat part were good and sung with
energy. Harry Skunk and Tommy
Donneliy held the extreme ends with
Billy Mury ard Doc" Qufgiey AZ
seconds. n Was hard 10 tel who
were the premier cotpediane. Biliy
Murray IL a Seattle favorite and his
song. .filil Bailey though not new.
was enc0rcd several times.
The Faust family d 10 people per-
formed some wonderful feafa. some
% the performers are mere babies
but their work was almost perfect
~ ne tFANtHtI King OF the Filipino
oS" was well received.
Al q. Fields monoiogue WINS new
and witty.
Third AVenas Theatsr
The Darkest Hour which open
ed weeks engagement al the Third
Avenue theater yesterday u typi-
cal Lincoln j. Carter fuelodrama.
There Is the omnipfesent railroad
train the baby stealing act. the
faithful servant and the opperesaed
woman whose fortune has been afol-
On by the villain. II pleased two
large audiences yesterday however
and Will probably serve a. a draw
fnR card all week.
Ches. a. (KarsJ Gardner has lost
some of his entertaining powers. but
he II stu a good German dialect
man and his songs were received
with applause. He n the hero 81 the
gallery az every time the villain tries
20 do some desperate act Fritz IA
there with an Ak or a hammer 10
hit him over the head. This always
plcaHes.
The disappearing train n really
q clever work u stage mechanism.
In the afternoon the audience was
unintentionaiiv Jet IN on the mys-
terry u the affair az the house could
not be suiiieientiy darkencd.
Blanche Boyer made a clever snu-
breite and put on a neat song and
dance specially. The real baby
made a hit ~ usual.