Telegram-herald., 1889-10-31

~ - kat III = ttA>t 81 bl.ls
drawn 0n ordinary lines lt oilers
nothing strange or oug.na4 in dosign or
construction, and Re- sGort oomnes or
rather lsck Of originally does no, ae-
bar Mr. Seldom and his wei ohosea
company la presenting many sceaes
thas sle homtlke and picturesque.
The play teils al oftrepeatol tais oi
loves devotion, conveys % With ol.araN-
ters whose hearts are true as steel. lt
blends the pathetic. the humorous ana
the sillAmous, quite Judlcous.s- IA
the point Of refinement "Mll q the
Wsp' occupies elevated ground The
characters are drawn within the hounds
Of reason and probability. lie ad-
vanoemeut in thls respect ought Co VIA
s considerable degree of favor With the
pQblc. Mr. Seldeu ls not unlke Scan
Ian n make up and speech. lis dlA-
leot IL rich and attractive. his speech
and song combined with Als grace % as
ton. make hlm really = charming nEuTo
behind the footlghts The faci that
he ls q new conner here affected the
patronage Mr.. Sglden ls Il very capA-
hle comedian az well as q prosperous
playwright To see aud know Am aa1
nls work Is 70 appreciate hlm. There
really ought 10 be enc0ura~f tx
tended t0 refined dramas and conscl-
enu0us, artistic act0rs Ou the stage to
day, aud Ar. Selden and company
have gwen something, though uol paI-
feet, which ought 10 bo as .sted, foI tle
reason that ID )s contradictory oi horse
play and hCisterous nonsense The
play ls built Ola 8 legitimate ground,
and What weakness there may be here
and there IA situation and CLIMAX ls
not paipable enough Il m %. gate against
Il in lts entirety, Tor Il ls a step ln a
cOmmendable dlrecuon-An effort 81
construct pure and wholesome drama
depicting lie u lts natural p0ss hlllues.
There - 40 occasion % make di~crInl-
mating notice ln reference 90 the cast,
a. il averages satisfactorily. VIII ~
the Misp' wlll be repeated tonight.
Edward +. Rlce's gorgeous spoctacu-
lar operate buriesque, The C0rsalr,"
ls Just the sort Of burlcsQuo extraya-
gana that pleases most people. IL Is
given on grand scale, With stage pc
=
gorgeous vet artistic manner. The text
j. funny, the music bright and catchy.
aud the cast = made up of people pos
sessing cleyerness in bringing out with
good effect all the humorous features
and situations IN the piece. The pretty
girls, an that's the feature that is al
ways looked for in a production Of this
nature, and ls never lacking Do any oi
Rice's productions, a. hls young women
are almost always pretty in face aud
well prOpOrtlOucd, and are clad p cos
TUNES Of rich and costly materials that
! dazzle and bCWllder the bcholder. -
beautiful "A spectacle as "Ihe COrsalr'
has never been seen ln Grand Rapids.
MOstOf us have seenand heard AdOnls"
and "Eyangcllne,' W and most OF us VIII
agree with Mr.. Rice, after seeing "Ihc
| COrsalr," that he has reached the acme
| OF spectacular cXtraVaCanLa ln TINS
/ piece. The scenery used occupies the
| entire stage. The first act opens DO the
market place and slave bazaar of
! StambOul, a very effective oriental
street scene with the BOsphorus ln the
! distance. The third scene % the same
act represents "COnrads' ship at sea. a
most realistic scene In which the whole
/ stage appears 10 be ia motion.
| In the second act the pirates
| grotto by the sea and the gar
dens OF the pasha are both gorgeous
with color. The last act, however, is
! the most magnificent of AL. This is
! the heaven Of the Pasha, disclosing Ia
/ beaux vivants with all the beauties Of
/ the Pasha's household in picturesque
! poses. The transformation scene at
! the close, the palace of Pear" f0rm
! III
| stage pictures. "Ehc COrsalr' carries
very large company of weli-known
artists, and the spcClalucs introduced
are among the best that could be secure
at home and abroad.
In a recent issue the New York Star
| says: "Sol Smith Russell spent sunday
| in New York, ON las way % Western
| New York. He was looking as sedatc
| and intellectual as ever, and talked
quantity as he did fifteen wears ago.
His new play. A Poor Relation with
which be opened hls season at Dalk +
Theater this year. has caught on bg.
he says But be is determined 20 have
a comedy of the very highest order for
next season. and has gwen Dion Bouci-
cault an order % write 10. That veteran
actor and playwright is now at work on
II. and expects 30 have IL ready for Mr.
Russell late in the present season. II he
should get strong pay that VIII ~ rs
talents he VIII soon snow that De h
comedian Of high rank"
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edlan OF ne akiI compan~' was