Telegram-herald., 1890-03-19

Jsnausehek played Lady Macbeth
AZ Powers last evening before sery
large audience. Her personstou Is
thoroughly intellectual aud Is worked
oat ~sth ascending power and great
paysle2l f0rce. from the time sn the
nfst &cs, when size appeals g the spirits
10 paralyze conscience aua shut up he
avenues OF remorse, she i tie plotting.
hendlsh character that Shakespeare
drew-oourageo1s IN crime, unhuch-
ing in The execution OF al des .gu IA
sWaNs ana manages nvT audvuces VITA
emphasis rather than lnts4s.ty. it Nae
q Lady Macbeth conceived aud meas
ur,-d by the old sCno0l ot tragic acting
which 5 gradually, bat surely, boCom-
INK p~lsse. Edwin Booth can thral and
eleculty an audience a. Macbeth. with
out ia sny Instance rcsolung 10 rant oT
o0is,er0us arcla nation. h.s reeilng Is
30 fact as smoothly toned and meiOdlOus
as ID Hamlet, aud he i the greatest
Macbeth Ol thls ume. Geo. II. Chapsn
played Il differently last evening be
Was n0lsy and dec.anlatory snc did uoi
grasp the subtle ana spiritual intent ol
bls hnes. IL was rather az awkward.
learned-by-rOte Macbeth. an effort that
MAS utterly futile, a. far a. leaving ana
impression ls cOncerncd-except u he
Tor had acting. Tue other actOrs
mOutled and shouted as loud a. the
compass OF Their lungs would permit.
Yet there are great many 40 Grand
Rapids who seem - believe that acting
consists Of gymnasuc catcn-as-catch-
can between the throat aud iGngs-an1
demOnstrative eiOcutOn was nailed with
applause. Arustcaliy the efforts OF the
company were an ouense 10 the great
play. and unworthy Ot comment OF con
s.dcrauon.
General Barton's company, which Is
giving Lost in New York" al Red
mond's tins week, Is fully as good as
the one winch produced tbs play a.
Powers two seasons ago. Miss DOtue
Alter, who takes the character hereto
fore assumed by Caprice, Is equal 10
that little lady IN cleyerness. She Is
dainty and bright a. the courageous
little waif. She il pleasing and grace
! ful IN figure, aud alternates between the
| frivolous and emotional with the deX-
terity of an artist. Petite little Alter,
IN fact, leaves nothing Ia be desired IN
| this central character of a very prob
| able and homellke story. Mr.. Wright
makes up capitally as the genteel
schemlng hypocrtical Arthur Wilson.
| Mr.. Babcock looks the ideal confidence
man and blackmailer. and Miss Stover
| as the adventures, Mrs. Peabody, is a
| perfect companion picture, and they
assume the important part III the plot
i'll a thoroughly artistic manner. Gus
| Pixley develops a good deal of low
comedian talent in the dual roles OF
the tramp and Martin Purcell. The
scenery and effects which have beer
! described, are IN some respects paTncu
| larly the reah>tic. superior 10 any
thing offered at Redmond's this season
Matinee tomorrow.
James Reilly, who is starring in "The
| Broom-maker of Carlsbad" has re
ceived very many compliment:
wherever he has appeared, for ms sing
ing. Many have declared that he II
the equal of Joe Emmett ID bis palmies
days. Mr.. Reilly will begin a thre,
| nights engagement at Powers TO
morrow night. 4 slight reduction IN
prices has been made, as Will be seer
by consulting the advertising columns
The specialtes offered at Smith
Opera House are deserving Of the large
audiences that are witnessing them TIN
week. The show is clean and wei
worth seeing. Matinee today.