Telegram-herald., 1891-10-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

For soms time pasG Tie eEfete journals
OF fashion have been discussing the pro-
pTie.y or equesLrleanes riding ike the
sterner sex. Some have been bold
enough TO argue that sueh y style Of
riding would not only be safer bat more
convenient for tbs fair sex. Que would
certainly think 80 II they saw Rose
CogniAn mount a spirited steed which
pFanced up aud dosn the stage Ia the
second &C. Of "Dorotay's Dilemma
81 Powers last night. She certainly
demonstrated with delightful abaEdon
that ia case Of enei gsncy cool
beaded lady can wear the pantaioons
and mount astTide horse With
decided ease and comfort. The Az
dience was all expectant for this scene,
aud they were we'll prepared Tor II 10y
Miss Coghlan's clever mssquerading II
the uniform and accoutrements OF an
affected British Grsgoon. "Dorathy's
Dilemma" IL not even serious CON-
edy. There Is not ali Incldent where
IL appeals 10 ccol reflection. IL il
almost entirely tree from anything
that Is in the least reminiscent or con-
ventlonal. Ii Is replete with mischief,
with innocent deysltry, If the expires
sion be not paradox. and there are
here and there situation or line that
Il Just bread enough 70 DO sAucy, yet to
the reasonable mind, relishable sc IS
she cordial or cafecognac which cheers
we'll considered menu. 1t Is brim full
OF the spice Of life aud there is con-
tinuous run of gaiety OF spirit of the
most ianocuous kind. Few artistes, if
any, have IN their playing grasped with
success the broad range of characters
that Coghlan has. How many III the au-
dience last evening could force their
Imagination 10 see the dashlng and
lively Dorothy. as Lady Macbeth, or
Elizabeth, or AS the suffering heroine
in some melancholy melodrama. Ripe
and uncommonly taldote and versa
tile must be the actress who can ac-
ceptably bestow artistic treatment on a
series of characters in which nearly
every phase and eccertricity of
strange and tickle nature must
DO touched upon and faithfully
considered. Comparisons are made
and conclusions reached by contrasts.
On this theory it is doubtful il CoghIOn
can he equaled. Her impulse, and the
great resources of her genius, are ali of
her own natural gifts and creation. So
In Dorothy We were readily impressed
that the woman who can enter into the
very life and soul of rollicking and
most animated style Of girl and that
without the least suggestion Of her in
dividuality, must be indeed an artistic,
perfect artistic, such is Rose COxhlan.
Anotl o. excellent specimen of fine
character acting, consistent. proper and
probable, was General DunbartOn which
was in the hands of that we'll tried
player, William Redmund. John +.
Sullivan as Jack Styles was called upon
to do something distinctly foreign to
anything he has heretofore offered on
q Grand Rapids stage. 1t is now some
years since Mr.. Sullivan has appeared
here and his advancement and the re-
wards of his experience in
the interval was the more
apparent. His has mellowed in his
methods. and he has admirably con-
ceived the effectiveness of restraint
and suppression. There was indeed
owing to the practical observation of
these virtues much that il natural in
his Styles. Most actors would have
| spoiled it by overacting. Mr.. Sullivan
made il more conspicuous and impress
sive by avoiding this fault. Thomas
Whiffen could not have been improved
on rs Pattersbv, the jolly member OF
Parliament. Miss Helen Russell and
Miss Moreland made themselves inds-
pensable to the excellence of the whole
production. And Miss Palma was
u sweet and lively French maid. To-
night double bill. Nance Old6eld"
and LADY Barter"
On account of the length of the bill,
the curtain will be lifted in Powers to-
night at O'Clock sharp.
Smiths theater had out the standing
room sign last night, many being un-
able to gain admission. There will be
q matinee today.
"The Charity BalP with our own
Boyd Putnam in the cast at Powers
Friday evening.