Telegram-herald., 1888-02-26

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N ,ctos and his aegiilsh iouble' Tue
n.r.wsaoh 80 fsr 70 Is In the chapter saich
ds.crsbss The last night" IL rans IL
-as -ild. told. ss4soHaols night Of March,
With . pale moon, lying on her es,k ss
shoash ths w1ad had tilted ner and ~
tnx .rsck OF the most diaphonous and lawn
te4tars. The wind made talking di1neait,
.nd sseksd ths blood into the
Lace. II seemed TO have swept
the stEeels unusually bare Of
passsnssrs" psrisct description OF last
night In Grand Rapids 10 il no1 A rare
.Dr. Jskyn aud Mr. Hyde" night vssit
note A aizht which the late unfortnnate
monarch OF Bavaria. tbs nad Lad"ig,
would have revsisd IN
Well Mansfield rsgelsd in Il.
Ths theatre vas warm and bright and
xsy with cOlors snd sparkling eyes and
aashing gems and pretty faces.
Outalds the wind hovlsd. the snow sour
red around crooked corners and the moon
scuddsd through the seoEuns SKY.
Iaslae vas DR.. Jskyn
Outside vas Mr.. HYDE.
Aad both were on The stag.
Nov am nos going to write OF Richard
Msnsnsld and bis play a. the dramatic
critic this usorni1g. Indsed. Il = meet that
The Raven should croak over such pro-
dcction. 70 ths opinIon that Ar. Mans
Geld = a great actor / subscrioe-equslly IS
q great artistic.
Aad bis genius ss a stage manager Is
iranscendant-
small wcnder Is it that the people every
whsr- pack the theatres 70 see this weird
xrosesausly weisd-little tragedy which Mr..
Mansfield. with the help Of dranaEist. has
syolvsd from Mr.. stsvsnson's strangs story.
And. By the By, way has not some play
wright seized on Bulwer's almost forgotten
.-stranxs Story These be occult times.
And this reminds me that here in Grand
Rapids rs hare, or did have. . society for
IA. .tudy Of the occult sciences What has
bseoms OF it2 Has some one OF their num-
Der hypnotizsd them ali and put himself to
sleep,
Bat am playing hids-snd-seek with last
nights play. Alssi have not tho con-
tinnity OF Mansfield who win not even
allow the orchestra 10 jar upon the theme
Of bis drama with . sweet OF msiodious
sound. The music must be al Of .hat un-
earthly, disrAsl order that makes angels
weep and devils dance
The leader OF the Orchestrs begged me to
put the blame of the music all upon Mans
6sld. I have done 80. But the orches-
sra had a sweet revenge Mansfield
could not control ths pounding OF the
steam pipes
Bat all this sort Of thing aside, Richard
Nansfield's naturalization Of Harry Jekyn
.nd bis wors~r half Edward Hyde. Is little
short of the marvellous. Il will pass into
The traditions OF she stage The weak.
irrs.oluts Doctor has bsrsly disappeared
through the trees. with the kisses of
his swssthesrt waited after him. when
he xhouush Hyde enters Kissing into her
f.fhsr's nouss and WITH q dsmonisc yell
caps 70 the old mans throat and squsezcs
he life out Of him. Like a blast from hell
3 ths voice OF asde. A shudder ran through
he sndiepce e. kis facs appeared at the
window
suDerhunsn trsnsformssion from the dread
fsl Hyde 10 he sad-fAced plssssnt-voicss
Tssyu IL Dr. Lsnysns house was
Hk.su elsctric shock. The suSienCe stared
nom one 10 the other. rs Ike has untOu5t-
sd;y never before been seen upon The
aimic ssgs.
Mind vou. this Is not done without many.
indeed. she most clever tricksof ths sctoT's
ars. But IL = doue. and Ia fun view Of the
sudisncs.
very rslishls runor reaches ms that
that aniqus political olalhsrsxite aSid IN
grateful rrsisor. William @. Thompsdn. has
about run his crocxed race in Dstrois. L Is
aid that rs VT. is 5000 20 sDplv fors legal
separation from aim. Nrs. Thompson is =
asnshtsr Of ore Of he historical old french
f.ri.ies of Derroit ard most lovshls
-cusn. Shs wss = osan1fai xirs seiors
Thompson ruiuei hsr beaith sn3 blasted
her HIs. Mrs- Thomuson. sdherins 70 tie
rree,i Of the Frsnca hsaisne-. vii not. Il Is
aid. sculr far divorces eut eniT for a lexal
separss.on. sna. of ea1-e. the nan ThOmp-
son wil agat tais. - such divorce would
not permit Of bis rernsrrvinz. dis 6rs
vie VS. Miss Brus5 aud through Der he
r,raivei. a. ruartian of their child. song
shars sf lbe ercrmous Brnsa estate Ha
sheu married Mss Canpsa. projected b. -i
al into rolihcs sni vas Nsyer 81 tha
h-autiifl CITY of tha Straits for two terms
rb.v. prayed - be farzivan flr ne iilti.
r.rt Iplaved. ss = iournaiist, IN helping sh'
.iow-ru.r.fa,f cur % that ofic-. 10 city r.
tsfs ccnnsrv was ever ssfors diszuicsd vish
.rrh a f,ri. naouited hsckEiard n - ehie
srerntive sfsre. A Paitroon m eaics
lrsnsscus n his daily lie. shiscSsnaTi (
hummer. a I.w-5ved .T'nE rur. pussul'
on she sce ftbe Community in ~hieh h'
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