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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1910
Page
4
A critique framed as a parable about King Manuel of Portugal. A twenty year old heir inherits immense riches and privilege, living in idleness while millions suffer. The piece contrasts birthright with merit and condemns aristocratic excess leading to overthrow.
A mosaic of chiding remarks on recall petitions royal figures and politicians. Commentary references Teddy Roosevelt Manuel King Manuel and public sovereignty, noting cold feet hot heads and the power of the people in a monarchy.
In Seattle this week Joe Howard author of I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now sits in the Moore dressing room after act 1 of The Goddess of Liberty. He recalls a Denver Windsor hotel venture and life in musical theater, including a marriage to Mariel Barrison of The Blue Mouse. He praises royalties from 700+ songs and enjoys baseball and golf between scores.
Italian linguist Professor Myoris begins a dictionary of global endearments. It catalogues how different peoples express love with unique phrases in many languages. The Greenlander’s one breath line is cited as a sample of Arctic romance.
A theatrical burlesque tale recounts Salvini H McCready Hamfatt securing a week’s engagement to perform a Hamlet soliloquy. Advertised heavily, patrons arrive with market baskets as the curtain rises and the actor delivers a halting “To be or not to be” line before ending.
A theatergoer asserts ownership of a candy box inside his seat while a woman in the row presses for a share. The usher sides with the man, provoking a discussion on privilege and property. The piece shifts to telephonic electric appliance salesmen invading homes, likening peddlers to new electricity agents. The remark closes with a note on the Magellan straits region becoming a sheep country.
A jittery collage of snippets mentions Sadie Fridemush returning from the city with a dog, a burlesque hint, Morgan’s cigar bands, a wary wolf remark, and Dr. Francis Ward’s photos of fish fear and bluffing. Other lines reference Uncle Jake, a French bill of fare, a liver remark, flood relief in Tokyo, and a vague Mrs. Bell note.
Mrs Wa Hammond Vanderbilt paid eleven thousand dollars duty on gowns on her return from Europe. The duty record lists gowns as the main item. A Kronprinzen Cecille sale is mentioned in passing as part of the season’s duties.
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