Telegram-herald., 1890-02-21

The desire % sss that very meritor
oUs pisy. .'shsdoRs ~ Great City.
shows no Abat nlent. The Redmond
Iheater contained two large audiences
yesterday The Ana Farren Ct 9eo.
Edison. e indeed ~ uniQae and CREST
character creation ana ht divides the
attention aud honors with ANNE Marl
Taany inlmiab.a Biddy Ronaa. Tbe
last matinee III the week j. ANNOUNCED
for tomorrow.
LOUIS James is man naturally qua
ned Tor vigorous and heraic loles. ID
IS net IA be wondered al fhal Ae aa-
met Win iUN share ~ success 80 silch
characters a. t0gQmar, bratus and
Alrginlus. Nj James has heeu makiug
a special study Of oIheilo tins season.
and lac states that he iniuse more
enthusiasm into tAe much abused moor
than any character la hls rcporiorY.
he viii play Ohello al Powers next
Monday evening The diagram at ths
the box ofhces shows q steady and n-
ereasing demand tor seats.
The Philharmonic Orchestra oi
twenty-five musicians, assisted bF Mrs.
Eta Yale, John h. kromer. l.. + Eddy
and the oratorio Society VIII give thelF
first concert IA Hartman Hall next
Monday evening. Scats are on sale al
Helrick's Muse store.
Light opera i, a. rule, popular With
the theaiefgOlne public ln Grand Rap
ids. There has been, with tAe exccp-
ton 81 the engagement Of the Wilbur
company, very little opportunity -
graufy that liking tins season. The
Hrau company, numbering nearly forty
i've people, viii be al Powers next
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings, and
Will present "Amouta' on the hrst
evening and at the "Wednesday matinee.
Ga "Wednesday evening "The Brig
ands" wIll be sung. Both Of these
operas are new 10 Grand Rapids The
sale OF seats opens tomorrow morning.
The very successful melOdrama "The
Blue and the Gray" WI. doubtless prove
an enjoyable attraction 10 the veterans
OF the war. lt viii be gwen st Red
mond next week, and seats can now
be secured for any performance upon
application al the box office.
Mary Shaw, who made such an excel
lent impression here in the julia Mar
lowe performances last November, ls
gong 10 star. She is woman OF com
manding and attractive presence, and
versatile and p0weri al actress. Her
tour viii begin al Boston n April and
Will bc directed by Fred stinson, who
managed Maggie Mitchell for many
seasons. Miss Shaw Will appear in
Blumenthars a Drop of Poison"
Tomorrow evening, at Company Ks
armory, there Will be a grand female
walking contest, for a guarantee purse
OF $50. The contestants are The Misses
Elliott, of New Orleans. Ward, Of Phil
adelphia; ~. Johns, OF Paterson, y. J.,
Prince. OF Detroit; Wilson. OF Bridge
port, Conn. Dave Bennett, Champion
runner of Canada, Will give an eKhlbi-
ton during the contest They start al
5 O'Clock.
Col. Edings, ahead of the Criterion
Comedy Company, spent day IA town.
he reports excellent business, and that
4 considerable strengthening OF the per
sonnel OF the company has taken place.
Park Melrose, atSmith's Opera House
this week, executes one OF the most
marvellous performances on the tight
rope ever seen IN TINS city. HIS spe-
cialty requires much nerve and stead
ness. and he does himself justice. The
excellent show TINS week is receiving
good patronage. There will be q mstl-
nee tomorrow afternoon.