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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1905
Page
3
The Pollard stock company opens with Pinafore and The Kitty in a varied bill. The Watertown troupe promises a wholesome repertoire appealing to youngsters and families with performances on Sunday Monday Wednesday and Thursday and Saturday nights at the Globe of New York.
Manager Dick Ferris overcomes a burned railroad bridge delay that disrupted Perrie Stock company. Mise Stone and Ferris perform in When We Were Only One matinee Saturday. Camille follows Sunday and Monday with Ferris and Stone. the week shifts to Charley's Aunt with cast changes. Friday tickets exchange for Saturday night.
The Moonshiner's Daughter fades Saturday night at Third Avenue and Across the promises a grand thriller with scenic effects. Town enthusiasm builds as the double feature aims to draw large crowds for the weekend showcase.
Sunday evening the present bill ends at the Star with the last performance. This afternoon a new bill arrives headlined by Zinns famous Pony Ballet of seven attractive young girls. Other acts include Baby June and a midg...
The article reviews stage limits on kissing in The Sorceress and Checkers with Pat Campbell and Guy Standing, notes controversial acts by Nellie Genn and Marjorie Mandeville, and mentions George Cohan weighing Litt le Johnny Jones edits amid audience reactions to actors like Forbes Robertson and offerings in Philadelphia engagements.
A stock company charged fifty cents at its home theater while another venue offered two dollars for the same piece, drawing audiences and keeping the revenue split. The dispute highlights pricing competition in local theater circuits and how audiences respond to value and performance.
Advertisement for the Brooks & Co hat shop at 1231 fd Ave touts style and quality with a bold claim of unbeatable value and new hat arrivals.
The piece surveys current stage offerings in New York and London, noting Miss Millis Jeffries in The Prince Consort, De Wolf Hopper in Wang, and Laura Jean Abbey supplanting Tolstoi and others with new dramatizations. It also mentions Maxine Eliott in My Girl Joe, Henrietta Crosman touring Mistress Nell, and Rita Curties performing a varied program of hits and classics.
An 11 year old Portland boy Harold Pennington seeks a life as a tramp. He slipped from the Boys and Girls Aid Society after lunch and vanished. Descriptions note brown eyes chestnut hair a gray cap and blue overalls as authorities search for him.
Police hold Charlee Johnson a waiter in connection with a brutal assault on a Japanese woman in a restricted district brothel. The victim is under Dr. Snyder care and not seriously injured. Johnson used a rock and was arrested shortly after the attack. the incident is tied to ongoing police evidence.
Skutt remains in first place in the Beninghausen watch contest with a jump over 2,000 votes since Friday morning. Santmyer moves to a close second with a gain over 2,000. The battle centers among the top six as the April 15 close approaches. Benninghausen says every vote is filed and a final count can be provided, possibly by a counters committee, to ensure clarity. The noon tally shows the current standings.
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