The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-27

leading woman with the Fraweley
company:
In addition to being enc of the
strongest bills the Pantages theater
has ever offered. the new show which
"opens at that playhouse Monday af.
ternoon will be of personal interest
TO many Tacomans because of its
headline feature which will be pre-.
scented by Charles King and Virginia
Thornton. Mr.. King. was for long
time leading man at the cid Star the.
after and Miss ThoV1ton is known as
i former leading woman at the Savoy
] theater and later at the Star theater.
She also played ali. engagement with
the McRae company. Both of these
players are recognized as among the
most talented legitimate art SITS of the
| Pacific coast. The offering they will
present is a virile dramatic playlet
entitled The Counsellor" in which
they are making their greatest sue.
cess on their present tour The
Counsellor" tells a story of the seamy
side of life in New York Its scene
is laid in the Bowery The story tells
of young woman of the Sums
who fights the law to save her
sweetheart from going to the electric
chair He has killed a man in self
defense, but it is the plea and the
wonderful fight put up by the young
girl that saves him. Miss Thornton's
ability as an emotional actress is
we'll known here and she is said
to have a role which gives her
SPLENDID opportunities.
i. i. !.
Among the many philanthropic or
CARNATIONS which eve their origin
to the Empress is the Central Asso-
citation of German Actresses, which
has of late years done more toward
elevating the stage in Germany than
has ever been accomplish by mem,
bers of the aristocracy who have
fessicn with that object in view. TIL
work of this society is to enable
actresses to provide themselves at
the lowest possible cCst with the
costumes considered necessary by
the managers of the theaters. 1t is
we'll known that, although plays in
Germany are beautifully put upon
the stage. the salaries paid to the ac-
tresses do not in many cases cover
the expenses of the stage dresses.
The Empress makes point of Civ,
ing all her Court and evening gowns, !
which We're formerly the perqu sites
cf her dressers and maids. to the as
ISOLATION, and has induced her daught-
ers-in-law, her sister. Princess Fred |
erick Leopold of Prussia, and the
other Prineesses and ladies of the
Court of Berlin to follow her example |
Those who feel that they cannot af
ford to give the dresses are asked
to sell them as cheaply as possible
to the association, and the latter
turns them over at a merely nominal
cost to such women of the dramatic
profession as are in need thereof |
The organization is MANAGED entirely |
by great ladies, the Empress herself
acting as president, and in this man
ner they are brought into personal |
contact with actresses both of high !
and low degree.
The intercourse thus established |
has been most beneficial, for it has |
not only helped to place the social |
status Of the stage on a more agree
able basis, but it also constitutes an
incentive to ladies of the theatrical |
profession to keep their names and !
regulations free from blemish since
they naturally understand that the |
Empress and the women of the great |
can treat them as friends
only so long as they live up to the
same standard of responsibility as
that which prevails in the best circles
Diplomat" in N. Y. Times.
WHY NOT?