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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
8
Marie Gribbin and Mrs Leslie Carter star in a gripping sexual drama adapted from Marion Crawford. Clarence Siegel and Anna Matthews join the cast as the tale follows a young man and a sacrificing love with intense interest.
Olive Vail returns in Mort H Singer's musical comedy Nobody From Starland at the Moore for three days starting Thursday March 28. The chorus star plays Miss Nobody whose charm ensnares men who unwittingly help her plots aboard an Atlantic voyage.
Nat wa notes Madame Tetrazzini will perform at Moore Theatre next Wednesday with her evening performances fasting from after noon until after midnight. She also plans a matinee abstaining from food from morning until after the afternoon show. Her repertoire includes 40 pieces, mainly from the old Italian school, she dislikes works of modern composers, and her favorite role is Lucia.
Following the arrival of Jeanne Tow fer in The White Sister, Seattle audiences will see her in a standout role during the upcoming run starting with tomorrow's matinee. The piece promises a distinctive dramatic performance from a renowned stage actor.
The Orpheum opens with a joint bill featuring Lucy Weston and the Seames MecManus players in a lively stage program. The Lad Prom Largy Robinson Newbold and Marie Louise Gribbon perform musical numbers while Prof. Wormwood presents a canine and monkey act. Stewart Sisters and Encarta lead a sextet of dancers and singers, with Wills and Hasan an acrobat duo.
George Hondall Troupe leads the Empress program with seven acrobats. Hunter Wilson and Effie Pearson perform 15 minutes of songs and dances. Selma Walters with Herbert Frank presents A Woman's Way satire. The Guy Bartlett trio offers Spiven's Stage Door. Rae Eleanore Ball violin virtuoso and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Reynolds appear in song and talk.
Ten drivers were booked by police for unsafe horse handling or improper tethering after yesterday's rush of spring fever. A rumor links the phrase kicking the bucket to a man named Bolsover who died by his own action using a pail, a tale debated by locals.
The steamship Humboldt completed its 400th voyage and nearly matched its best time from Ketchikan to Seattle. It arrived yesterday afternoon in Seattle after sailing from Skagway via Port Townsend.
At a recent meeting Dr Louise B Dorman was elected president Mrs D C Eilts vice president and Miss Helen Bushnell secretary The group discussed public education and accident prevention by Seattle Electric Co workers with plans to organize local car barns and a banquet at Butler Hotel to foster safety efforts Some men express optimism about progress and integrity.
Estimates submitted yesterday to the board of public works for concrete walks in the university district and College street from Jiat avenue to 44th avenue were referred to the city council. The projects total about 9000 dollars.
The Board of Public Works expects the first consignment from Pacific Coast Stamp Works in a few days. By April 15 the 6,400 sign order should be complete and placed on street corners by June 1.
Thomas Gallagher of the Eighth Illinois district comes to the rescue of stranded players. He resides in Chicago and claims impartial support for both Cubs and Sox though he shouts for the White Sox when they clash. Grand Duke Michael Michaelo bets all on No. 22 at Monte Carlo and loses. Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution seek to bar printing American flags on nephine or cake decorations.
St Paul report notes Jan J. Hi, a railroad builder, paid $100 for an 1857 city directory in which his name appears as a clerk in a brokerage office.
Frank Scott aged 42 dodged into the path of an automobile owned by Robert J. Anthony proprietor of a book bindery at 1622 Seventhay. Scott suffered a double leg fracture after being crushed beneath the car and was removed to a hospital.
Charles McNeil known lum ber man of the city died yesterday at his home 387 Belmont av N of heart failure. Born April 30 1866 at Manistee Michigan he moved to Seattle in 1906 to work in the Northwest lumber trade. He is survived by widow Elizabeth Ann McNeil three sons Hugh Henry Archie and daughter Mabel McNeil.
Seattle will display its healthful climate and low death rate at the fifteenth session of the international congress of hygiene and demography to be held in Washington D C next September. A special building will be reserved at Potomac park to accommodate the congress.
A German woman on a steamship pier sobs over a lover who is galling and fears a future suitor may win her heart before he returns. The vignette captures a moment of romantic uncertainty aboard a sea voyage.
Duwamish waterway commissioners urged to buy the right-of-way. Duwami Valley Commercial club at Georgetown passed the action last night. County voters approved 600, in bonds for the purchase on November 8, 1910, with funds in the treasury. Property owners fear higher costs if delayed. Condemnation delays stem from a supreme court appeal.
William Cheverie was found guilty of assault in the second degree by a jury in the superior court on March 3. The verdict followed a case against Harry Menzer and reflects the court’s decision after testimony.
The New Yorker asks how streets stay clean while a New York Sun item notes a homeopathic hospital seeking volunteers for a wart treatment. Two thousand people were offered to undergo the trial, with a focus on who would participate.
New York dated March 23 reports Magistrate Kernochan fined Piera Weiner a 17 year old shirtwaist worker one dollar and then paid the amount himself, highlighting a striking act of personal clemency.
Chicago court case ends with Lawrence Weir freed from cruelty charge after he tells the Municipal Judge to stop kicking the dog. The incident centers on a dog described as not a houn'.
Bill Snyder, head keeper at the Central Park zoo, extracted eight teeth from Tom the young leopard who suffered a toothache. The playful remark about a congressman follows the unusual news.
Councilman Haas will introduce an ordinance Monday prescribing a fine of 106 dollars for distributing cure samples, with penalties of 30 days in jail or both if enacted. The measure targets patent medicine sample distributors and aims to curb public nuisance.
Dr Gydney Strong, who visited South Africa years ago, will deliver a lecture tomorrow night at Prospect Congregational Church titled Observations in Africa. The address will cover insights from his travels and impressions of the African continent.
A man staying at a hotel asks the person beside him to pass the mustard. The neighbor replies I only mistook you for a gentleman, highlighting a social blunder in a humorous exchange.
Frank Thomas claims the world record by devouring 49 raw cages in under 15 minutes in Frederick Maryland. Reuten Bautler managed 48 in the same span.
A parrot in the Clark mansion screamed during a mouse fire incident, drawing nearby workers who rushed to contain the blaze and save the building. The incident occurred in New Rochelle on March 23 with no injuries reported.
While remodeling the Greenville hotel proprietors discovered an old flag in the attic. The flag measures 18 by 36 feet, is in fair condition, and bears 32 stars. It was brought around the Horn by miners who wished to serve the Fourth of July in 1861.
A terse Chicago note questions how Silas selected Higgins for fire chief citing Higgins’ natural qualifications. Hank asserts Higgins can break more windows in less time than any volunteer in the country, highlighting a boastful remark amid the local discourse.
An account of a Chicago baseball fan named Lehman and a rumor about a three fingered pitcher or artist. The tale mentions a tavern incident and a severed finger reference amid half formed claims of Cubs players and a figure using strong arm pitching. Five mentions of money appear with twenty dollars in the shuffle.
Aboard the tug Wandered, sailor B. A. Johnson slipped while watching a distant switch engine at the foot of Clay and fell 12 feet to the ground. He suffered painful but non serious injuries.
A dense list of theatre performances across multiple houses includes comedies, dramas, westerns, and musicals. Notable titles feature The Belle of New Orleans and The Loan Shark, with acts at Grand Opera House Arcade and City theatres.
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