The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-16
1.-THE HENRIErTA."


tho performance of The Henrietta" at
the Academy Of Music last night saw a
finished performance by q competent
and even body OF artists. Bronson
Howard in all his line of Madison
Square Theatre plays, never caught SO
in this delightful production. Every
character has star part. There is not
dull line nor single situation that
drags. If close critics argue that the
characters are exaggerated they will be
forced to admit the necessity Of giving
stage perspective to their point Of
view.
'The Henrietta" is q charming story
of triple love which runs like q thread
through all the situations. 1t is the
last play in which William Crane and
Stuart Robson appeared jointly, and in
tho division of the theatrical properties
of that famous partnership, it fell to
the lot of the latter. Stuart Robson is
unique. So separate and distinct is his
in Individuality that it cannot be traced to
any histrionic ancestry. 1t is his own.
The great American theatre going pub
Robson's squeaky voice, his immobile
countenance and his wooden gestures.
We have heard Of audiences which
applauded at Ole Bulls violin solos on
u single string and of the painter who
wrought immortality with a single
pies a wider gamut, yet within that
range not Coquelin himself is more
thorough ma ster of mimetic art. Robson
is the same whether as the unfortunate
Mr.. Dove in "Forbidden Fruit" as
Drom:o of EpheSus in Shakespeare
rough wittcd Comedy of Errors" or as
Berthe the Lamb in The Henrietta"
y,t his sameness never pals any more
than the possession OF the Kohinoor
weuld weary it's possessor.
z. AS the curtain fell on the last act Mr..
Robson stepped before the curtain and
said: Ladies' and gentlemen, you have
boon so kind to me and this company
tonight that 1 feel encouraged to ask
you to extend the same cordial recep.
ton to Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, who
will appear here Monday night. This
talented young couple will appear in
THAT Girl From Mexico l know it is
good play for wrote part of it myself.
! want to congratulate you upon the en-
terprise which has produced this beau
titul house, and to urge upon you to
give your hearty and generous support
to all good plays which appear. For if
you do so your city will in that degree
increase in prosperity, intelligence and
morality"
Sidney Drew is son of Mrs. John
Drew, one of the most famous and wor-
thy American actresses, and a brother
to John Drew, for many years the lead
ing actor in Days famous stock com
pany. Sidney Drew made great hit
few years ago in tine Magistrate" in a
part which gave full vent to his eccen-
trio humor. Mrs Sidney Drew is a
daughter OF Mckee Rankin. OF The
Danltes" fame, "In Honor Bound" the
ono act curtain raiser, which will with
"That Girl From Mexico" mako the
double bill for Monday night, is gem
which Rosina Vokcs introduced to the
American public some FIVE years ago.
AS the company is a thoroughly good
ono the performance Monday night
should be great success.
The management of the Academy will
confer favor on its patrons if the an
nouncement is made and rigidly adhered
to that the overture will begin at and
the curtain go up promptly at S:l5.