The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-19
NANCHE BATES WINS IN ODD PLAY
pANTAGES TO BUILD A SkYSCRAPFR
"a. Fighting Hope at
~ Moore Is Excellently
pkyed and Draws a
Classy Crowd.
BY }. W. sAVRg.

ttxrHr Bates opened az the
10 Moore last nisht In the W J.
ID usrlbut drama, The Fight.
49, uuder the management
n ~ pelasco Both Dave and
$3.50 have been away for nearly
sssrS owing 10 q little friction
y. ~ New YORK offices, and that
,nsn was simply tlckled 20
..s : see them back again was
,.as.'sa hy an audience which
u ~: little bare furniture In any
=. n TIE house. and Ia which
..snpd clothes we're everywhere
eaplrpas-
80 play. ~The Fighting Hope
a. ana lnconsequcnNal, and
s.,s1rsly unorshodox The theme
! 49, a a husband who Is sent
!, srlaaa for big theft His wife
ssssves him innocent and gets q
.s.'t,on a. = stenographer With the
go whoni she believes 70 be the
q, calarst. she hates him BE-
- a. believes he has Fallroaded
~ innocsnr husband 90 prison.
: IA the ground has been made
A-sIt,ar IN The Man o. the Hour
" The Lion and the Mouse
l-rsxnkly there Is once more the
s.srnsl triangle OF hero. heroine
- villain. You expect the wtfe
: discover her employers perfidy.
svseares him In a big scene at
1, ga q The third act. and live
npp.ly With her wrouged husband
M after That would have been
! r<s:alion mel0dramatlc finale
m. Author Hurihut does things
xrkspnsly. and while he IL 10 b.
nrnended for bis attempt al orig
hnllsy. be strains your crcdulity
u your sympathy 10 the cracking
- He proves the hero guilty
= a. wife turn him down. and
u ths wlfe and the supposed vi.
~ an IN love with each other.
~ husband Is conveniently killed
IL he heroine and the villain. you
\! assured. viii shortly begin
kaNkseping.
NJ Rnekefeliers and the Nor.
~ and the ThAws ought 10 just
~ MS play. since for the first
~ shows a millionaire who
ws seepted a tainted penny. The
MI viii be observed. Ia poor
Vi nsenest The heroine u not
n 10 women. In that she IL
GrzA W reason instead % BY
r4Alz Most women. for Is.
~ Eoaid not desert their bus.
~ sAey found them guilty OF
8 y; would blame someone
~ n putting them up 20 II. Sim
ArT woman does not usually
. A. Aef husband when she finds
y saa been carrying on an In.
rye 18th aEather woman. She
~ iaE the other woman.
y hats the play. and there you
~ The performances Is a splens
& one The acting Of Miss Bates
nj her four associates Tits the
fzma 10 q far greater height than
: deserves 70 be carried saw
y first performances Blanche
zsss ever gave In Seattle. nov
isAflV Is years ago. she was then
q nssnae. with pretty features. a
WASHES smile. clear evidence of In.
kriitt dramatic ability and the
ssas1s1 personality which Tim
Ezxiey fsFst and Dave Beiasco sec.
~ stillzed IN bringing her 10 the
rz'unt Of American actresses
~ pietnge last night was diff
srt Miss Bates has grown into
<as'ifal vomanhOod. her voice
nksn on full and rich lover
she has gained IN technique
Fanatic intensity. IN power OF
easson and In mauneFisms Of
We which become her. She
80 The leading role In The
x1'ias Hope with complete sue.
h.z ". Cope has the same
ekllag vein OF humor that he
we = 10 Candy. Milton sills
: asssssarily mechanical IN the
"A 81 ~ the honest millionaire
~ calls Tor it-but he let's
- Hananits and sympathy into
I e'emaking in the latter acts
- .-@f character roles are most
s banded By Wedgewood
'''el and Loretta Wells.