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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
4
Advice from Miss Buckley on maintaining a mystifying image to keep a man guessing. She recommends puzzles in appearance and speech, saying you will be delighted to go somewhere then refraining at the critical moment. She notes men prefer a woman to seem dependent while remaining alluring and unreadable.
A historic calendar outlines upcoming stage acts including Chauncey Ol in Ragged Robin and Eddie Foy in A Midnight, with Bramwell, Selig, and Selig in various vaudeville shows. Other features include The Great Minnie, The Paris, and Chaperone with Maxine Elliott, plus concerts and symphonies listed for the week.
The column rails against recent vaudeville acts and a mayoral stance, accusing authorities of tolerating indecency and urging action to close questionable performances. It criticizes Beattie and the administration for allowing controversial shows and pressures the mayor to intervene.
Mc Kee Rankin, veteran actor manager, plans to debut Edith Campbell renamed Betsy Burke in a new play "The Woman of It." Rankin previously molded Nance O'Neil into a star, touring with her and boosting her career before loaning her to the Shuberts for a weekly $1,500. Burke is being groomed similarly, with Rankin's proven track record guiding her path.
Rosamund Carpentier plays Rebecca in The Ringmaster at the Alhambra this week. She is well known locally and has been hosted by Misa Sidonia Furth and friends during her stay. Carpentier and Furth were New York schoolmates, and Carpentier previously spent a summer here as Furth’s guest. She is the daughter of William Corliss, a collar merchant, and wife of Edward Carpentier, a New York businessman.
Manager Ed Drew and Bert Swezen will return Monday from their bear hunt in the Cascades. Twenty years ago tonight, on October 9, 1889, Manager W. M. Russell presented Hesse and Minnie Titell in Our Boarding House at Turner Hall.
Carl Reiter sought a post as ad advance agent with William A. Brady but was turned down. Brady explained he never sends a handsome man ahead of a show as he wastes time with the girls.
Farnum stars in Cameo Kirby at Moore under Liebler & Co with McKee Rankin May Buckley and other familiar faces. Eddie Foy opens a two weeks engagement at Alhambra with Mr Hamlet of Broadway under Shuberts. Chauncey Olcott returns to Seattle for Ragged Robin with Pitou. Grand hosts The Climax by Weber production in three acts with four cast. Russell-Drew presents A Midnight Marriage at Seattle in week six follow a touring journey.
William Vaughn Moody play The Great Divide heads to Lois Theatre for first local stock presentation. Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin star in a three act drama set in Southern Arizona the Cordilleras and Milford Corners Massachusetts after a long New York run.
At the Orpheum starting Monday afternoon the show features Minnie Seligman and William Bramwell in a sketch The Drums of Doom. Also billed are the Bounding Gordons the Boot black Quartette Kathhen Lolasette Eva Mudge in character changes the Standiah Sisters Lew Wells in a monologue and saxophone solos and French motion pictures.
Beginning Monday afternoon the Majestic presents a new bill featuring Harry and Kate Jackson in Cupid's Voyage with Milo Martha and the Jake Malvern troupe of acrobats Morris and Morton. Harry Thompson appears in tales of the Eastern metropolis in his first western tour since 1888, along with John Sturgeon in The Markham Divorce Case.
The Pantages bill opens Monday headlined by Barnes' Trained Leopards and Seymour's Trained Dogs with Buckner the cyclist, the Clarkes banjoists, J C Mack and company in a comedy, Ned Nye comedian, and illustrated song and new motion pictures. Frank Fanning, once a stock actor in the city, retires to business but now heads a new stock company in Everett.
The notice lists upcoming matinee showings for Lois and Moore across Seattle Alhambra Grand and Moore Alhambra Grand Seattle with daily Orpheum Majestic Pantages venues.
A survey of past and upcoming stars visiting Seattle stages notes Farnum and Buckley in Cameo Kirby and The Virginian, with Nance O Neil and Nora Shelby among many others from 1901 to 1906. References to Olcott, Goodwin, Foy, and specific plays and venues outline a bustling touring season at the Moore and Grand theaters.
A Chinese theatre program highlights the FPEAKIN THOUPE Juaggiers Magicians and Strong Men act alongside a Native Chinese Orchestra in an American venue delivering sensational entertainment.
Seattle theatres announce a varied lineup including Hamlet of Broadway, Ragged Robin, The Climax, A Midweek Cameo Kirby, Mr Night Marriage and Ragged premieres. The slate highlights classic dramas and newer pieces across multiple venues.
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