Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-19
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The kendals appear IN Powers' to-
nigat. Everybody knows that Mrs.
Kendall 10 the sister Of the late Tom
Rohcrtson, the fright author OF
''Caste' and ise accompanying we'll
known comedies; that she 10 The young
est Of twenty-five children, eli boro 10
the came father and mother; that her
father and her grandfather and her
grsndfather's father and his grand
father. besides dozen of cousins ard
aunts. we're all on the stage In their
day; that che wac put upon the boards
when q mere child To play the part of
angelic Iva IN '.Cncls Tome Csbsa:'
that when Only gir. sbe played Lady
Macbeth In . garment ci her moth.
er's): tina, she married William Hunter
CRIMSON kendall before she wac ~.
aud that ever aimee then e has been
her boast that her husha nj and herself
have always appeared together on the
dramatic stage. Everybody knows,
too, that Mrs. Kendall IN the
social life of England hoids Q
position fully warranted b. her
personal character. Her domestic
iraits are rs fine as her theatrical.
Those three bells that she wears at
tachsd TO q chain--eack hell named for
one OF heT three vssiidren-illuftrst
the force OF her home lies. for when.
ever anything goes wrong on the stage
and the actress loses bef temper, the
jingle OF those bella. quickly moved.
recalls the thoughts of her home. and
The woman retnrns 10 herself. For
that very reason che wesrs them. Mrs.
Kendall nse Indirectly furnished an IN
ierestng "reminiscences regarding her
love for her children. II came out
through her aiiasiou 20 the reason eny
abe rsfused, ia later years. O. play the
leading character m East Lynne"
The part was one which shc wat accus-
toned 20 play Ia the earlier stage Of
her professional career. II was not
until after her marriage, however. and
the loss Of her FIRST child. that she
learnt fully 20 synspsthizc with the
distracted mother IT the play. Less
than fortnight after her Bereavement
she bad 10 rppesr in the character
before n crowted nufience sf Hull.
Everything, even The Bsr me Of The
csuld. served 70 remind her Of hef loez,
and in the third sci her emotion b.
came 20 besrt-rsndsne that che wss
completely o~erpoxeted ~ il. and she
curtain had % he dropped tsefofe che
the end ct the act. The ef5eca up0n
the audience waA eicctr1oai. A vomaa
etood up in the tii and cried. $50
mere, no sno1er But from thai dag
10 this, Mrs.. Kendal has never f,een
able 20 hiring hereelf - perform again
IN Enst Lynne"
The ssSoci,i Session" ateurdsfs viii
be presented twice tsiay ~ Reomonc's-
To those vino feel unhappy IN lsoGh-
ter tlssre are no attractions IN this skst
II bve,Bs with . sbnle and ooptin1es 70
the esose IN one uniFoksn ecetacy of
delight - fhosr who are fund 81 fun
pnss and simple.
Manager Smith hxe very attyscfive
bal IN his tbeAser fn's week. There =
muse, e<na. dance aud magic IN great
slundance ard excellent quality. - y
jnst the sort Of . program " eeauee
and entertain for fso b0un without
firine oaA. Tonisht ne osmPte1e MI
NJ he presented.
All ssn,s held for the Kssdai enGnee-
fnenf t,n,xhf pnst ~ taken bsfexe 9
O'Clock this sfteTnyor or they siii le
soid. TIE oie ef srets - ~ faf the
Issssst 81 Ne season.