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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1905
Page
3
The program lists stage offerings including A Country Mouse with Miss Mopper praised for a witty persona and The Bonnie Brier Bush starring J. M. Stoddart at the Grand. Captain January is announced for engagement alongside other repertoire and performers such as Reuben Fax.
After a Metropolitan Opera House stage collapse injured many during the flirt act of Carmen, Vienna’s management demanded an American comic opera and company. Those too badly hurt to work sue for sixty thousand dollars. Charles B. Hanford, a noted stage properties enthusiast, has supported the effort.
The schedule lists Edna Wallace Hop in A Country Mouse on Monday to Wednesday nights, J rt in The Bonnie Bush on Friday to Saturday nights, and James Keane with The Dean in The Crime of Dubosq all week. Avenues Mahara ta runs through the week with Wednesday performances, Mutineers and Williams Opera present Gay Geo on Sunday afternoon and night.
Wallace Hopper will make her first city appearance as a star in the comedy A Mouse by Arthur Law. The show opens at the Grand on Sunday and continues for three nights.
A fragment discusses digestion theory linking stomach nerves to irritants and purgatives. It mentions Dr Miles Nervine and nervine-based remedies as a cure for indigestion and stomach trouble, with references to Winston Salem and Beck. The text is a garbled medical ad style summary.
James Keane brings The Crime of Dubosq to Seattle with a near twenty member company led by Charlotte Dean. He holds exclusive rights on this coast and previously appeared with a smaller company in Fablo Romani. The program includes Parsifal and Don Caesar De Haran with detailed period costuming.
In New York the male actors filled female roles with Haymond Hitchcock as Donna Teresa and Pva Davenport as Rose Botth van Capt. Leopetto. Bally McNeel played the Governor of Puerto Plata and other parts were listed.
The Western Central Labor union at its last meeting endorsed resolutions urging Senator-elect Piles to push for naval affairs improvements. They accuse neglect at Bremerton yard, noting only about 200 workers currently employed, despite its facilities, and claim 5,000 could be engaged with proper action. They call for organized congressional effort to revive the yard and the region's economy.
Ballard residents urge the city council to press railroads for a modern depot. They cite the current undersized facility, difficult access through Muddy alleys, and compare it unfavorably with Seattle seaport links. Planking of Shilehole avenue is set to begin in spring, prompting renewed depot talk.
H C Schumaker who offered resignation to the council chamber learned the matter was not serious enough for an investigation. He explained his two night absences to the committee and will resume duties tonight. The council will award the city printing contract next Tuesday night. Telephones charges regulation was discussed and referred to the city attorney after a heated debate.
Olympia Feb 11 The legislature has a bill by Senator Christian Pierce allowing foreign or domestic corporations to own stock in state corporations and vote by proxy to control management. It risks trusts and undermines regulatory power, with opponents warning it echoes Sherman Act violations and could invite foreign monopoly and loss of real ownership.
Olympia reports a Senate victory for postponing indefinitely Senator Stilsons bill that would require board consent for selling lands within the agricultural college land grant. The episode centers on King County Senator Ritchie Kinnear and an internal probe into a Senate employee, spurred by personal feuds and unresolved motives.
Blanche Bates performed in The Darling of the Gods before a fashionable, if chilled, Tacoma audience in the new auditorium. Despite the cold, the star received a tremendous ovation after the second act and thanked locals for their reception before planning a cross country journey to LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
The York Improvement Club met in M B E York last evening with new president presiding. Topics included better transportation fire protection and annexation of the South Mastrict to Seattle. A petition urged Seattle Electric to parallel the Renton line for improved city access. Unanimous support backed annexation and a 10 cent lecture course was referred to a ladies committee. Guests C N Gill and Frank Johnson attended. Monthly meetings set for the first Friday.
An old advertorial extols charcoal as a cleansing remedy for stomach bowels and breath. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are recommended for better complexion purer blood and sweeter breath. A Buffalo doctor cites benefits and the lozenges cost twenty five cents per box.
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