Seattle Theater
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- Mar 15, 1885The Pugilists of Front StreetA boxing exhibition at the Seattle Theater draws hundreds for a night of 'scientific' sparring and amateur matches.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1892A Wife Arrived Too Late: The Theater-Builder's Fatal FallH. M. Jones slipped from a board atop the unfinished Seattle Theater at Third and Cherry, leaving six children and a neighbor's quiet tribute.Seattle, WA
- Jun 17, 1894The Devil Comes to SeattleWhile regional flooding scared off other traveling shows, the John Griffith 'Faust' company arrived with a wagonload of 'calcium light tanks' and stage magic to dazzle the city.Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1894A Preacher's Attack Becomes Free Publicity for Seattle's Potter-Bellew RunA Portland minister accused the touring actors of scandalous church behavior; telegrams from Victoria said he had the wrong couple, and Seattle theatergoers got a four-night engagement to judge for themselves.Seattle Theater, Seattle, WA
- Aug 13, 1894The Preacher, the Actress, and the Seattle Theatre FeudMrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew packed the Seattle Theater—then found themselves denounced from a Portland pulpit by a preacher they insisted they had never gone to hear.Seattle, WA