Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-18
Amus .ucuts.

For years Charles Mccarthy and his
comedy drama with some suggestion
OF melodramatlc color lone of the
Bravest" has been familiar and popu-
lar with q large portion OF the lovers
of the theatre in Grand RAPIDS. How
ever there is occasion for additional
comment on the production of this
play which is filing the Grand TINS
week. The piece has been revamped,
30 TO speak, much of The dialogue
being cut and IN its stead there ha.
been infused much of that life when
Is commonly termed ''go" aud ginger.
Throughout the play while the run of
the plot has been by no means weak
ened, the characters are almost contin-
ually employed in doing something
extraueous ID the way OF smerry song,
3 dance or combined in chorus OF
catchy vocsllzatlon. THIS does in no
way deter them from giving satisfactory
respect TO their serious or comedy
work. Mr.. Mccarthy has introduced
this new business because he believes
the public like 1t and the verdict of the
pleased audiences at the Grand surely
endorse ms judgement. lie is still IN
the role of Larry Howard the fireman
the beloved of Rosie and the admired
of his associates. Hs inlpersonation OF
Hop Wah, the Chinaman, In the last
act is a brief DIT of character work that
is worthy of respect. 1t 10 most clever
IN dialect, walk and gesture, artistic
and absolutely free from exsggerstlon.
OF William Cronin hardly anything
new can be said of MA presentation of
the courageous, rough and ready Mrs.
Crogsn, but years IN the part do not
diminish ms energy, and he IS as lively
az though II was a creation OF week
and that be was filed with an inspra-
ton to do better work. Mir. Newton
still does the tough ct ger" who wants
TO kill everybody on sight. Though a
character crude and improbable, II has
the virtue of much clcysTness and or z
inahty in his hands. Miss klttle Wolf
Is pleasing ROSIE, anu MIR. Dewey a
good-natured sad life-like Zeke. The
children, the La Marines, are indeed
marvellous for their precoclty. 1ney
have on the stage all the composure
and sang froid OF we'll tried players. and
aroused any amount OF enthusiasm for
their bright work in characters, singing
aud wsllzng. In q word, "One of the
Bravest" is better than ever. The fire;
matinee will be gwen today.
Den Howe set the audience in az
uprosr at Smiths thester lsst night IN
hIs arrangement OF the comedy
BABY" which was presented by the
stock company. The musical act OF
the Whltney's was neat and oct OF the
ordinary. Maggie Maxwell is bright ID
her buriesque work and Harry Price a
fair German dialect singer. The Bs-
rOns also do an acceptable turn, IN
which they do some versatile work Ia
the matter CT dialect sngiug. There
are also the usual turns of ssrio-cOmiC
vocslziug, which means the glrls that
come out IN soubretts, abbreviated
skirts aud 40 through a repertoire OF
three songs whether the sudicuce WI.
or no. The FIRST matinee viii be gwen
tomorrow.
Charles Mccarthy is very ambitious
20 co something much better than
zone OF the Brsvsst and 70 Hss in
preparation a spectacular production
which will embrace realism familiar
to toe masses, which be VII present IN
lavish manner. One feature viii be
the presence 0f twenty horses on the
stage. Is vii Re only possible Of pre-
seutsti0n on the largest stages. Ac
cordins TO Mr.. McCsrthy's DESCRIPTION
this pisv. for which TO rome has been
selected. wll 5e a novelty snd nc
doubt a succsss.