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for F MIL a GWE SHUBERTS $2,000, at Syndicate Atti- Toward New The- ls Said to Be Re- Outside | Moxom Gray Is En- to Play With the ny—Seattle Girl, With Wm. H. THE STAR anager, haw made are casily ox plained If Degker is serone- tn the knowledge that a barrel without ny bottom {s cloge at hand, The roal Intefest in this condition Hee in the fact that when the Shyberts day night untll her the city, to which she 8 et, big attractions across FRIDAY, 1 mained away from the theatre at DECEMBER 17, 1909 4 her hotel continually from Tues | the girl who went out tuto the great| eompany Bho was solsed Tuenday night with tubercular hemorrhages, left | Meatrical world and won for of Charles Frohman’s oldest mo#t famous stare and re move “The Midnight Sona,” Frank| the absolute command of her phy / Daniels and Bam Hernard, odt of|sician, She hopes to appear again Mra. Gray to Play Here ow ork a week or two h@hee, It) with “The Soul Kins” a few days EAith Moxom Gray, accord jump Fe He feantble for them to | hence. he = an an arrangement made here the the continent to ' today, will appear at Seattle as to slay thems ta the Eovie| Beattie Girl With Crane. Moore on January 16, an the in Philadelphia William +H. Crane, the dean of at coal ol aed ge te nym } on the American atage, will bring with || Pv0ny Orehes “4 " hema gn a " | Pertina Out of the Caat. him, when he plays at t Moore | | eeeaen ber ee The audiences which packed the| week after next, a Seattle girl) | = on ee Bae we = Wednesday afternoon and |named Vivian Martin. Misa Martin || talent, oe tue ate | did not sep Pertina, the is the granddaughter of Mr. and in weveral oocas 4 b ue Pate featured dancer of “The Soul Kine.” Mrs. T. M, Martin, reaidenta of || [@ plano soloint with the Bym | They saw an understudy who got through the lines very well, but who posseased a mintmum of danc Ing ability Perting was compelled to remain Rellevue, ing in a long time, euburb of Bellevue ts the prospect over across Lake Washington This will be her first home-com and the little ‘all het up" of entertaining THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT phony Orchestra on | the | alton of tts Tacoma concert lant spring Mrs, Gray's number here will be the difficult Chaminade Con cert, Opun 40, of Stuck, for the | firat time In Seattle ocon now bat! masete, « Kvenings #00 to $1.80 f JOHN CONT, | THE GRAND Manager Matinee Saturday The Famous : Primrose Minstrels eee Skee eR OF A LIFETIME George MH. Erimrose and Talonted *!/ performers NTS THIS WEEK. & Evenings the to Bl. Mais tf Phe Alaskan at The new Grafonola “Elite’—the first horn erected : (BRA Dallas Veltord *| less instrument ever offered at its price-——-$100. J) ~ ALHAMBRA THEATRE . Sar Hopk siueanean The smallest perfect cabinet machine yet intro aes Tie, © OO EE bes * PAVE ARMOTRONG duced; the beginning of a new era in sound-repro whet Ss ae on ae sisi ae ee Nultten «Bf ducing instruments. Genuine selected mahogany Dalian ‘Sin"noratnson a ees) in “On Trial # | days time. an Plays any make of disc records. Tone modulated Mata Ihe to 81. Night Prices 600 to 11.6 the Del Lawre ce com i _ at will. Seattle Theatre MER to 166th per t boys in thelr fight on M—Franilys 1G — Romany and Vaudeville. AGES—May Tulley and Vaudeville COMING WEEK. ~~ Sunday th popular « Bight, “The to Saturday Coban ip ~ % Dark B—"The Land of Nod.” The Russell-Drew 159th “The Gtri both ) in to ) ta E artist, —Boganny eville. Mirma, and vaudeville BY J. W. SAYRE. th Js vied ge) in “The Lottery ® Under. Frances Slosson and Opera Alaskan.” eo. The Yankee (167th to 177th per. “A Gilded Arturo Bernardi, and vaude- troupe, SERRE RRR RR Re Dy ECENT ANALYSIS of the atrical situation tn country brings to light the| ting infofmation thet a vast money, said to be $2,000,000, en placed at the disposal of La at this %| the Shub Klaw & Erlanger ®lfor the unheardot salaries, * | have enabled them to coax so many * | famous stars away from thelr old *itime managers, salaries jim some cases run as high as $2,000 besides a share in the per week, 2 | box office proceeds. al, The source of thin $2,000,000 j fight fond is equally interesting * |The money is said to come entirely . . organ, the oes: * tg Lee Shubert’s hands ald the cult a go. eteeebeeeeeet backing has enabled ¢ to acquire both playh stars, altaost at will their operations parently that Jim Decker, eis lo? 2 picked-ov This account ® \for the big sums of money that the */Shubderts are enabled to spend in ® | railroading, for the numerous and jlavish productions they are making, w w }from the multimillionaire backers jot the New Theatre in New York Klaw & Erlanger and their offictal Morning Telegraph jhave been carrying on « character ie fight against the New Th | because its management in largely This ayn dicate attitude ts what has moved the New Theatre crowd to retaliate by putting up the two militons to Shuberts in thelr general tight to make thetr opposition ctr The loss of two millions to the men behind the New Theatre Means nothing at all Doubtleas when that sum ta gone, there will be plenty more from the same | source The possession of such powerful | p Shuberta! wee and They have not been hampered by the neces |aity of adhering to ordinary bust-| ness methods In any department of Some of the ap-| extremely foolish moves | boo! more days altogether? holiday buying over city—useful, appropriate and valuable suge last few days’ rush and the ‘ g- Let us serve you with the Sng ers.” Eilers Successor to hich BD. 8. Johnston Co. hich re king ed : Sonierrew Is the Last Saturday’ Before Christmas - - - Shop Now. Do you realize that there is only one Saturday left in which to do holiday shopping, a eome in tomorrow me get Now then, you have waited long enough tions are shown both in the ladies Our salespeople are ampl eenoug Bradbury Sweater © ancy Vests, Fi Classy S! Glove: Gifts That He Will Appreciate or Overcoats, and Vests, $3 to $6.50. new designs in stylish effe ned, $1.25 to $2.50. $18 up 1.50 to $7.00. $1.00 to $2.50. ts, rs and patterns, 25c to $2. four, $1.00. or initial, 15¢ te 50c t « Oc to $2.00. Give Him a Smoking Jacket One of these artistically designed Smoking Jackets Bath or Lounging Robes would m than please him Evenings of solid comfort would be a perpet ual reminder of the giver’s forethought. Ask to see them. Price w4 00 to e Hae For Him lish | Sty Suits, from $15 up or Her Fashionable Coats, from $12.50 up Fur ¢ in different ) s and all prices Here is a gift that is an ab- Taffeta § Petticoats,in, wanted shades, $6.75 | solute necessity and would be up. A nd appropriate for either sex. We Tailored Linen Waists,jngypensive gifts, $3 have an excellent assortment in to $5.50. + various unique shapes to choose Taffeta Waists, in a widg;gasortment, $5.00 up from. Serviceable fabrics and and Crepe, de Chine Waists, strongly constructed makes them very durable in one andytwo-« effects. Prices $1.00 to $10.00. 1] in all gplers, $15.00 up. | Them on | Buy You know she re it has wanted thent tor me time; ble duets fioliday b \\ bow: pies Ne ly make no charge for the accommoda out “tak” ts en tion, and our prices are certainly as low ceive Them. Ask as all-cash houses. If 5 avail yourself her about them, of this assistance, it will be very benefi then let us show cial to you, especially at this time. The you the best vari- bulk of your paying will come after the et) of select skins holidays, when money is not quite so in the city searce, Come in tomorrow and try it. Prices, $4.50 up Store Open Until 10 o’Clock Saturday and Every Evening Until Christmas. WhlOn 51, SEATTLE S aon CHEDIT HOUSE Our stock has been replenished with the finest line of practical and gents’ department. 1 to avoid inconvenience and tiresome shop Gitts That Will Please Her || Give Her a Set of Furs Sie li oe a SEC OND A Hanset Main fot; Ind 424 THEATRE oe Fifteenth Week ‘LOIS , cen ee “The Lottery of Love” PANTAGES THEATRE «onrabauen VAUDEVILLE.” —— at 8:80 Today Ne Wither Pour tare and De!-a- Phone "Den io inven "es St six the gifts in the Come early and avoid he self a position in the support of one | r 1,500 PIANOS SOLD AT We have about 500 Piano We have put up a bond for $10,000.00 in settlement o' to quit before January first, of our three Our store is crowded with Piano buyers who the real value of thi know announcement New Pianos 125 The kind that ts sold by most dealers for to $250 ae The kind you would pay $300 to $400 for at 5 other store $25 The kind you will The kind you $47 places at $600 to $650. $52 to colors of cases $575 The regular $76 $800 player the kind that $625, ¢ kind that is sold others for $250 and | Pianos that hav very pay $375 to $450 for You fail to see these pianos value of $450 to $550. makes; regular $850 to $ box and ship Pianos to Los dispose of lawsuit by If you read Sunday's papers, agreeing to vacate our building in Tac« able to make a satisfactory Icase in Spokane, it wot we have decided to close out all three stores at the ear atecr stock. of reliable Pianos, of old, renow Mason & Hamlin, Emerson, now to | of selling, has | carlest th It is now aq Allt estion o s will sell 1 at prices that een forgotten possible moment WE WANT YOUR CASH. It will If you have the cash to pay for a Piano, do yportunity to buy make for less than instre nt. Do not let anything stand in yo nufacturers, of the Pianos ha cost us se an « a reliable ma tracts with m most all X en rr but all will be on sale as soon as they can to sell 1,500 Pianos in less than the number of day nonths if we were selling in the regular way. HOW THESE PRICES CAN BE MADE. Ts price that is usually asked by dealers who only sell a buy in small quantities; you naturally know they dealer who sells three to four times the number in were to buy a hundred Pianos—or, as an illustration, Pianos—you would naturally expect to buy them for dorsed ular payments in one to two ye Think of buying in an ordinary way, and getting it paid fora year, \ dollar saved is better than a dollar earned, and th buy any article for less than you can at any other Open Even. ings Until 9 O'clock During This Great Sale Just Above New Block White Building Above the Bankrupt Sale £22,000 wtock of Clothing "Hata, Shoe and Furnishings at your own price. 424—P KC ST —A4 At any minute is what a ” Call and S | The Raven means that the doctor’s skill in pre- *| scribing is most efficiently supple mented by the druggist’s skill in compounding. RAVEN DRUG CO,, prescription service 1314 Fourth Ave. Henry Fourth and Universit Phones: Ex. 75; Ind. READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING PRICES New Player Pianos priced at other may sold for $650 plano you will like latest improve at ones. ments, to $850; only a many that will go e e f the first 30 ee iui oak wn few of th m with some of the firs be sold every day 67 The greatest and $128 Means a good plano will tell you their real most expensive 9 during this sale, if The above prices are made low, because we realize that it will be a ¢ Angeles, and not one will be shipped that we can possibly. you no doubt Boat, Kranich & Bach, H. P. Melson, Sheet & Sons, Sitinway, Weber, Fischer, Kingsbury, Lindeman & Sons, and, in fact, almost every make imaginable is included in this great stock of 1,500 Pianos, carload, That is another big saving we make. Still another large discount we figure during this sale, is that we Have made a settlement of our $10,000.00 suit, and have agreed to vacate our building within a few days. Now that we have saved this $10,000.00, we have taken this into consideration in making these prices, providing we can move the entire stock within a few days. Still another discount we have figured off the price of these Pianos, is the allowance we get from the manufacturers for adver- tising, and to obtain these prices you must apply a manufacturers’ check properly en- TERMS DURING THIS SALE NEVER EQUALED Three dollars in cash will reserve a Piano to be delivered on Christmas Day, then ou can payments on almost any Piano durir this sale of $1.50 or $2.50 per week; pay $6 to $10 monthly, if you de or we will arrange payments twice a year, if that is more convenient for you we want to know, is that you will make your pay- ments promptly, and we will give you absolutely free as much as you would pay in reg- Lucove Piano Cy gawd: "S LARGEST EXCLUSIVE DEALERS IN, RDN Om 419-421 Union Street. you can have with one of our Gas Heaters \ e and Be Convinced Seattle Lighting Company’ 11 MUST BE ONCE store ‘Tacoma and f a $10,000.00 lawsuit that cattle, pokane. agree Used Pianos 2 This price made clean out every piano in the department. All must KO. A Little Upright, just $4 the thing for practice 1s@. Dark case. ~ $87 5 Don't see us early. $10 nee to in all and here is a snap. overlook it, but @ the This is only one of 1,000 you buy at once. at expense to ticed that we had settled our 3a before January first. Not being ld leave us with one store only, so liest possible moment. This means ned makes, has never been offered Everett, Knabe hought of profit, or even the expense f disposing of these Pianos at the veral thousand dollars to make this not fail to see us, as you will have any dealer ever offered a standard ur We have placed large con- ve been delivered to us, a few are be brought to our store. We expect s which would be represented by ake the list price of the Piano, the few Pianos a month, and who only must obtain a larger price than a one-half the time. Again, if you take our entire stock of over 1,500 less than you would buy a single the same Piano that you would buy and, in some cases, two years earlier. is always a time when you can times, rere Open Even. ings Until 9 O'clock During This Great Sale. and One and One-Half toffice proved Bidg. y 67. The pride of every Kitchen: a splendid stove 1 tism and ‘skin diseases: wun | Soaplake [ana Turkish Baths, 500. 114 Second Ave, Sout Baths HOPKINS & RYER, Inc, ablished 1893) pe | Stocks, Grate and Provisions. | Both Phomes 279. Private Wires, i 804-305-300 Alaska Bide. hy