Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-06
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


Tuneful music. pretty costumes, good
% gallery, contributed TO highly sue
eessfuI opening OF ..Robin Hood. a.
Powers last night. Ii would be indeed
. sordid soul that would not be bright
ensd and amused by Mr.. Dekovsn's
happy production. The queer story OF
Robin Hoods adventures - well
adapted TO light opera, and Its por-
trayal last night MAS appreclatiyely re-
celyed. Miss Hamilton, the star, has
brilliant light opera voice and both the
vivaeity and tenderness necssaaEy 70 b
in truth Robiu's sweetheart John
Peaehey. the Robin OF the piece, 10 not
especially remarkable either ~ singer
or actor. but excsls IN the latter. Jen-
ME Dlckerson has the male part of one
of the outlaw band and carried 1t well
indeed. Haliyn Mostyn IS the funny
sheriff of Nottingham, was - funny ~
could be wished for. His solo, "The
Means that the Maids Employ" etc.,
with the trio following, WAS very good.
Ethel Balch 10 small and slender.
physically, and her exceedingly win-
some capriccs won much admiration.
Frank Pearson 10 . royal good bass and
graceful in his part, and eli the male
voices are excellent. The female voices
are not notable aside from Miss Hamil-
tons. but as whole the parts are well
filled. Miss Dickerson's 80 Promise
Me-" introduced into the second act,
Was appropriate and beautiful. The
costumes are fine aud the opera ran
with delightful smoothness. II will be
repeated tonight.
A thoroughly representative au'
disnce filled the Grand last evening to
witness the performance Of 1.-THE Po-
lice PATROL" The plot Of the piece IL
indistnctly photographed in the un-
certain dialogue, but the situations
and realistic incidents serve to cover
up any defect in the construction of
the story. Were there NO plot at all
the really capable players would pro.
duce . captivating performance. The
| acrobatic speciality by Guyer 10 mar.
vellous performance of itself. Hi
grace aud nimbleness partake OF the
ideal in the execution of different ath.
letic feats. Charles Chap2elle is q
strong and manly actor-perhaps he il
wanting III force, but he il natural and
| forceful as Captain Hardy" The
dancing of Mis- Church is at once
sylphlike and sinuocs. The gallery
god who expressed his admiration by
exclaiming. "Ain't she . sumner MI
| il about right. Griffith Evans, w. II
Bryant, Herb Jones and Harry I. Ad.
ans carried the male parts very credit
ably. The women, Anna Barclay
| Amy Russell and Mrs. Burton sus-
| tanned their roles with evenness. The
| of hn tot uvoa q mn q tod
| The greatest enthusiasm was aroused
| over the scene in the station with Tn,
| Patrol horses hitched to the wagon
| champlng their bits with Impotence
for the gong to sound. IL is show
worth the price. Matinee today at
| o'clock.
"Glen ds Tough" IL said to be en-.
riched by the finest scenery ever stagel
for an Irish play. Murray, the star O
the piece, is q capable actor, and sings
with the JUNCTION characteristic of Scan
Ian.
"The Junior Partner" 10 . Frenchy
comedy drama of excellence. 1t ha
| received flattering press notices. no
always reliable criticisms, by the way
but indicative of fairly creditabl
performance. 1t is sumptuously stages
and costumed.
Manager Smith has pretty bill o.
olio features and two sparkling come
diane this week. His house com
fortably filled at last nights opening
performance. The new faces add lif,
to the always entertaining bill O
novelties in this theater. jackson ant
Boschell seem to have sprung into I'm
mediate favor.
The "Hole In tho Ground" will be IL
Powers' Saturday evening.
Persons who are charmed by tho re
finement of Sol Smith Russell will no
be surprised to learn that he has on,
of the finest libraries in the United
States, and that his connection Will
the library is not confined to mere pos
session.