The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30
WILKES THEATRE

Palace Hip.
WILKES THEATRE
Sunday afternoon VIII mark the
opening OF the 1890 season OF the
Wilkes players. at the wilkes the.
atre. In Jane Cowl's latest and great
est New York success. Lilac Time. +"
written by Jane Govt and Jane Mur.
FIN.
Lilac Time IL a romantic play In
three picturesque scenes, Altho the
scenes and action Of the play are laid
In France during the world war. yet
there Is nothing IN the play that
even hints toward the horrors 81
war. for the authors havc clovcrly
picked the peaceful and simple life
% the French peasants. far back
from the roar 81 the guns and the
scars az war. aa the scenes for this
famous drama Into these peaceful
and picturesque surroundings they
have woven a sweet tale 81 love,
with "A tear. laugh and "A catch In
the throat in every other line
The Offering IL a fitting one for tho
opening u tho season ~ the Wilkes
players. In that Il win reintroduce all
the Wilkes players to the public. IL
il also fitting in that the leading
role will afford Miss Jane Morgan.
Tho new leading lady. a splendid op.
portunity Co display the ability tina,
has made her one Of the stock favor
lten Of the East. Miss Morgan also
haa had tho advantage Of playing
the role before for the Pail stock com.
pany. in New Haven. conn.
other members 81 tho Wilkes
players who will he in the cast are
Aiexia Luce. Howard Russell. Henry
Hall. Hen Erway. krnau Seavey,
Norman Fcusier. John NickcrNon.
Addison psst. Jane Darweil. Nina
Gullbert. cornciia Glass and Fan.
chon Everhardt.
Lilac Time" viii ~ the Offering
a, the wilkes theatre all week. with
matlnecs on Sunday. "Wednesday and
saturday. and special matinee
Monday Labor d1yl
MOORE
The second week OF the Orpheun
circuit vaudeville season starts sun
day al The Moore with four featured
acts ms headilncrs and three other
attractions that look TO be oxcep-
tionai
Julius Tanner. ydia barry. WIN ].
Ward and George Kelly constitute
the leaders in the four above men
toned acts.
Julius Tanner. Lydia Barry. WIN J.
cred the champion nonoiogtet of
vaudeville. No other actor has been
able TO gain the same degree Of fame
as accorded this versatile enter.
tainer.
Lydia Barry Ia n dynamic lyrical
racontcur whose fund Of humor.
pep" and songs ia never ending.
VIII J. ward seems 20 be the piano
trust. lie has with him five pretty
girls that he chooses to call sym.
phony maids" and the act uses five
grand pianos all at one time. Need.
less to say II Is tuneful. The girls
sing and dance too.
George Kelly. late star OF Woman
ProspcrH" and Flinders Keepers.
will be seen in a one-act satire called
THE F'lattering Word" 1t supposea
that everyone at some time has de-
slred TO go on tho stage"
The Royal Gascoignes are equi.
llhrists Boyce Combo Is an English
comedian. Billie Burke's "Levita-
ton with Prof. ]. Edmund Magee ia
n travesty OF science.
Kilograms. the orchestra and the
Literary Digest Topics OF The Day
complete the big bill.
PALACE HIP
A group Of Canadian boys who
took part In the Great Adventure
over there" will headline the new
show which opens Sunday Mt the
Palace Hip. They call themselves
THE shrapnel Dodgers" but they
were not entirely successful at dodg
ing, for each one bears the scars of
serious injury in battle Their net
they call "a Night in the Rillets."
and the entertainment they provide
consists Of song. music and story
One OF them is n cellist and novelty
instrument player and the other
three are singers.
Arthur Angel and Violet Fuller,
character actor and Coincidence, are
scheduled for n riot OF fun with their
singing and talking skit, entitled AS
Old as He Feels" The comedy IL of
the ultra rube variety.
The Singing Three are character
songsters, with harmony and comedy
offerings and general all-around en-
tertainment.
Nixon and Sans provide BLACK
and Tan Revue" called Hotel Hap
penings." which include smart pat
ter. songs and eccentric dances.
Harry Watkins win present gen
eral novelty offering of comedy.
Billy Rose Is a blackface comedian
who sings well and has q witty mon
clog
Ignorance Is bliss until II begins