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45 stories matching theatric
- Confessions of a Theatrical Manager
Daniel Frohman, the famous theater manager, discusses the high-stakes gamble of producing stage plays in the late 19th century.
- The Lawyer, the Spider, and the Disappearance
A prominent Spokane judge vanishes, only to be found in Seattle playing the 'innocent fly' to a traveling theatrical troupe.
- The Theater Manager’s Brawl
John Considine, a prominent Seattle theatrical manager, faces municipal court after a violent dispute over alleged blackmail.
- A Dispute Over Laundry and Etiquette
A laundryman and a theatrical man clash in a courtroom, highlighting cultural prejudices of the 1890s.
- The Theatrical Manager and the Victoria Elopement
Democratic party leader and theater manager John W. Considine marries his partner in Victoria shortly after his divorce, sparking a local scandal.
- The Theater King of Puget Sound
Manager J. W. Hanna moves to control the theatrical circuit of the entire region by securing a five-year lease in Tacoma.
- The Battle for the Sabbath
Tacoma sees its first-ever Sunday theatrical performance, inciting an immediate protest from the city's Ministerial Alliance.
- The Price of a Circus: Seattle Council Fights Over 'Rubbing It All' for Big Top
In 1903, the City Council clashed over licensing fees for Ringling Bros., with one councilman arguing that theatrical companies already take enough money from the public.
- The Brutal Burlesque at Port Gamble
A Masonic initiation ceremony goes too far, leaving the audience horrified by realistic theatrics.
- The Town Under Lockdown
A scarlet fever outbreak in Palouse City triggers a desperate quarantine, shuttering churches and schools after three children die in three days.
- Thanksgiving at the Asylum
Patients at the Fort Steilacoom hospital celebrate the holiday with a turkey dinner and a theatrical performance.
- The Great Everett Libel Feud
A theatrical legal battle between an Everett editor and his rival unfolds, characterized more by grandstanding lawyers than actual injury.
- The City’s Costly Theatrical Blunder
A Seattle judge rules that the city cannot revoke a theater's license without refunding the operator's $1,000 fee.
- Mentalist Collapses on Seattle Stage
A theatrical performance of 'muscle reading' turned into a medical emergency when Prof. J. McIvor Tyndall collapsed in a cataleptic fit.
- Organizing the First Labor Day
Seattle unions finalize the order of march and address the plight of the city's unemployed.
- The Burglary of a Stage Carpenter’s Home
A theatrical family returns to their Seattle home to find their belongings ransacked, exposing the city's ongoing struggle with property crime.
- The Theatre’s Grandest Night
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry bring Shakespeare to an overflowing Seattle audience.
- The Fatal Feats of the Fire Fiend
A traveling variety performer dies of consumption in Victoria after years of swallowing molten lead and red-hot iron.
- The Opium-Hand Coaching Scheme
A theatrical agent was arrested after authorities discovered a systemic scheme to coach Chinese witnesses in court through signals and physical props.
- The Opera House Dairy Maids
A locally produced theatrical performance in North Yakima proves to be a financial and artistic triumph, showcasing the drill-master skills of Miss Hattie Bawyer.
- The City's Legal Battle Over the 'People's Theater'
A municipal court fight pits city lawyers against a theater owner over whether a $1,000 licensing fee and anti-women employment regulations are constitutional.
- Seattle Amateurs Raise Funds for Charity
A high-society theatrical benefit for the Bureau of Associated Charities draws a 'brilliant' audience and earns rave reviews.
- The Diamond Gaff: How John Considine Cornered Spokane's Variety Theaters
John W. Considine wanted a monopoly on Spokane's variety theaters. So he invented a wealthy Chicago buyer—and tricked a rival into leasing him two theaters at bargain rates.
- The Miner Who Went Back to Warn Them
In the Franklin mine disaster, young Joseph Dawson chose to save his fellows and lost his own life—an editorial page's portrait of ordinary courage.
- The Search for the Perfect Stage Infant
A theatrical agent’s unusual quest to recruit two non-crying, bottle-fed babies for a Seattle stage production.