The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 20, 1909, Page 3

‘ pNER MUSIC HHESHOWBIS PROVES MOST TENT OF ORAMING CHADS 0 y Orchestra Plays Works of German ‘Composer to Largest Au-| fience of Its Season. | OS SSS eee MUSEMENTS THIS WEEK day, A Yankee P HAMBRA —Dark The Land of Nod.” The Russell-Drew Sth The Girl pances) fn ineer. <The Del Lawrence iy (167th to 177th per 5) A Gilded UM—Arturo Bernardi, artist, and vaude eee ee ee ee ee * STIC—Poxanny troupe, & te and ¥ f *) "AGES! r * and vaude * selina dint tintin | BY J. W. SAYRE. THE MOORE yesterday aft fourth popular } was played by the} Symphony orchestra, the] being « radical departure Sunday afternoon | of Hight and popular se Interspersed by still lighter Melodies. Yesterday's con. p Was made up ent rely of Wag Music. The fact that the fim was far heavier than is SGnounced may have kept in search of musical it only away, but their Was more than made up ‘ing of a host of music ‘Bho, as a rule, attend only it symphony concerts was the largest audience aitended any one of the ice the beginning of the s0n. @ of the all Wagner Was largely educational acceptance as @ great Musical composition cov it period of time, even d's inner musical circles, by nO means general at at day. Perhaps the great of the auditors yesterday appreciated Wagner, and |“The Teat jany rate, here's the v BLANCHE WALSH Sheppard Friedman will soon be here ahead of Blanche Walsh in The Texas papers are publishing, with much gle ny down just administered the enter prising Shep by Miss Walsh seems that In several towns Fried man succeeded in getting long stor les printed, including mention of himself, with never a mention of Blanche Walsh. Shep says that he included Mise Walsh in the stories but that the papers cut her out. At y note that the advance manager received from Miss Walsh “Dear Mr. Friedman: As I am the star of this attraction tt would not offend me in the least if you Were to mention my name occa. sionally, even if in connection with yours.” the others just as sincerely tried to. The purpose of the concert was admirably fulfitled As this column pointed out on Saturday, Director Hadley will ays tematically follow up this educa tonal idea throughout the season All-Beethoven and all-Techaikow sky programs are to be played dur ing the winter, with « possibility of a Grieg coliéctjon at a later date The successes of yesterday lay with the excerpts from the most fa. | enotic understanding of his muale (HAC Btamped his playing with the {ndividyalinm that te an accompant ment of all real musical art San Francisco Liked “King Dodo Manager Cort br him from San F the reviews of datiios oritle toward from mht back cleo les King De of that elty are with of the San relweo proverbially combination ungracious attractions 1th the cane who had made sown play on BUPpoBEd any of & Seattle manag jan entry there with house it might have be jin advance that the reviews would have picked flawa at every possible point: Under the cireumetances | the reviews were all the more we come to the Seattle « The Call said umery and jail the rest of the show wore more than up to the expectations and re quir ts,” | The Post said The company | was worthy of the occasion | The Examiner said The show Surpadwes even the advance agent's promises,” The Chroniele said “The cam is strong at just the points wherein a comic opera should shine The News and the notices were stronger any of those quoted | Franciseo papers, tnd jthe opinion of responsible critics }everywhere, “King Dodo” enjoys | the distinction of being one of the | most successful musical plays on | general tour of America this sea son, source Bulletin even than The San reflect HE MHD ENTERS TH “BRAND. THIS WEEK ~LENVES TEARS BEN | "THE LAND OF NOD” 18 AN ANTIDOTE FOR SORROW IN ALL ITS BRANCHES—NEW SHOWS AT STOCK HOUSES. That dressy little tickler, “The Land of Nod” came back to*town and settled down at the Grand yes fterday for a week's stay. And liudging from the noise kicked up last night, the fun providers will not suffer from nostalgia. Dancing. dialogue and ditties do thelr duty tn this show, and wher the pew purchasers beat it there's nothing left to sigh for, excep more. Just because “The Land of Nod” has been here twice before you must not imagine that it palls Tt really i# just as bright as ever In some reapects It has the produc tion of three seasons ago lashed tx the mast. To Nelli MoNefll tx ir trusted the task of producing the main Hine of laughs, and Neil| sur pulls the cord He ts aided and abetted by a bunch of capable as sistants. In Anna MeNat & dressy outlay of fem! | may be said in cold “Tanphaeuser” and “Lohengrin. Tn the only representation given “The Mastersinger,” Max Donner was heard in a violin solo, which he played well the first time, and still better the second time, when he gave it as an encore. Donner has a full, rich tone, an easy, grace ful style of bowing and a sympa really 4 Adelaide Harland ts back agai that peppery chorus girl part Bill Morgan, the Sandman, with bis chromatic chortle, jerked a lot of joy E. D. Coe, the chap who browsed out here on the Orpheum time last season, ix with the show and negotiated a solid swat with Gift for Hosiery and Umbrellas, +* Martin's Certificates Gloves, | in THE STAR—MONDAY, DE When ¢ & saxaphone al nd a er but the hand of Nod” tn dre f band, and the can sing and are mighty witeh. All it n be a Ch package | ma hotly wreath HOYDE a few EDDIE “A Gilded Fool.” A Gilded Fool,” as played the D. 8. Lawesnce Stock company helps out the round of comedy 1 all the theatres for the Christm which | rn troubles of a y Inherited all ¢ Mr makes a good Chauncey Mins Kelton as ven, Short’s awe cant, Cart Stockdale makes a good Banister Strange, the rascally part ner of Mathew Ruthven played by Clarence Aper. Alf, T. Layne Rev.” James Howell, t gulsed Scotland Yard's 4 furnishes enough eomedy one The minoi well taken Ruthven that family kins, Short's ner as Morgan suited for the play the Frenaled tella the who han just unefe me first come ng ma a rich Lawrence Short Margaret Ruth heart, i8 well an din tive for parts are especially Frank Ellis as De Pey the black sheep of Clark Burroughs Per valet, and Fred Hueb Kuthven's butler, are parts “The Girl Engineer.” of applause, shouts of er and hisses for the villain peted the Russell & Drew players The Girl Engineer” at the Se attle theatre last night, and they all earned every one, Scenery as shown last night Is rarely used in stock theatres and surely nothing #0 elaborate has been seen in this city for mont A pi motive with real ategm hissing from stack and sa « flowing cataract which pont tha | carrion t ing man and an Indian companion to death, and a leap for life, in which the hero js waved by his sweetheart, who hangs to a treo and clasps his hands as he is about to be awept below, all stir the red blood of a mortal man, and were properly ap preciated last night As Joe Thorn, the leading man Verne Layton makes a decided suc cose. Hie part is one that readily could be overdone, yet his lines are well spoken and nothing ts over played, ms over but Dr, Wullner Tonight, Dr. Ludwig Wallner, the baritone, Is to be heard at Moore tonight In a farewell cital, under the auxplees of the Schubert club. The program will almost entirely different from given at the Grand last Fri ’ Erikoenig™ be Dr. Wull Jerman the be that cone attend th “Give a Sweet Xmas as well as a merry one, and Céfetolats send her a box of any>| re} EMBER 20, 1909 3 [SPECIALS FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK| At the Stern Furniture Go., 1526-28 Second Avenue BE SURE TO CALL AND GET OUR PRICES BEFORE *BUYING GNX aise =" TEND) NA ating loco | made of guar- beat oll-tem Air-Tight Kegular \ ular value $2 row we will place on sale * made of the very beat rs. Regularly sold for Ladies’ for street dress wear. up to $4.50. 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