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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1909
Page
6
Local show page notes a variety of acts and stars across venues this week. Blanche Bates appears in Fighting Hope while Eddie Foy stars in Hamlet of Broadway. Mme Jomelli headlines Eddie Foy in another bill. The program lists John Gan and others in a mix of drama, vaudeville, and musical performances at several theaters.
The elite managers Russell and Drew form a new Portland venture after leaving Columbia. They plan to lease and erect theatres in Tacoma and Portland, expanding reach along the Pacific coast as Shubert competition remains strong.
After 18 years the play In Old Kentucky opens at the Grand Opera House for a week with Burt G. Clark as Col Sandusky Doolittle and Mildred Johnson as a lively boy, praised for performances. The Lois theatre features The Crisis with Lawrence and Miss Kelton receiving strong notices. Across Seattle theatregoers saw The Confessions of a Wife at the Seattle stage with Weet and French delivering notable turns, and Eddie Foy began a farewell run at the Alhambra in Mr Hamlet of Broadway with matinees slated.
Frank Fanning failed to sustain his stock company in Everett and the business closed its doors there several days ago.
Frederic Clarke’s plan for a Victoria stock invasion is postponed as the lodge hall remains booked for rentals to dances and social events until year start. He seeks a Calgary stock season, backed by Island capital’s top theater figures, rather than wait.
Night schools open in Seattle tonight at Lincoln Broadway Franklin and Columbia schools for winter sessions on Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings. Domestic science added with volunteers and paid teachers teaching reading writing and arithmetic while girls learn marketing and kitchen economy and boys begin trades to earn money for food and later life.
The Raven Drug Co at 1416 Second Ave offers prescription service where doctors' skills are complemented by pharmacists’ compounding expertise to improve efficiency and patient care.
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