A scene from "Kismet" which opened Dec. 22, 1913, at the Metropolitan Theater, Seattle. Includes Otis Skinner as Hajj the Beggar.

The final scene from "Ben Hur" which opened at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, on Oct. 9, 1905.

A scene from "Ben Hur" which opened at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, Oct. 9, 1905. Includes Edward Mackay and Henry Woodruff.

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A scene from "Ben Hur" which opened at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, Oct. 9, 1905. Includes Ellen Mortimer, J.E. Dodson and Harry Weaver.

A scene from "Ben Hur" which opened at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, Oct. 9, 1905.

A scene from "The Dictator" with John Barrymore and William Collier.

A scene from "The Dictator" with John Barrymore and William Collier.

A scene from "The Dictator" which opened Jan. 19, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Includes William Collier (third from Left).

A scene from "The Dictator" which opened Jan. 19, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Includes William Collier (hat raised).