Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-13

George Z. GoodAle, of the Detroit
| Free Press. thus com nents upon the
| blaze dramatization, "Tnerese," when
has been brought to the stage b, the
| Mrs. James -Potter-Bellew alli-
| ance: 1.-The play is in four scts and it
is nearly all gloomy and depressing
| when 1t is not maddenlngly monotO-
| nous. 1t mas not one elevatlng thought
and 1t can serve no good end as play.
| Ii leaves the spectator with morbid
and disquieting sense of ha-ing passed
through y dream without the redeem
| ing feature Of having been entertained.
Our stage can get along without resort
! Ing 10 NJ. lola"
| Mile Rhea will, on the opening
night of her forthcoming engage
| ment IN this city, again be seen as the
| Empress IN Mr.. Haven's beautiful MIS-
torIc drama Josephine" 1t is one of
the recommendations of this play that
IL exhibits in clear light the fOrutude
| OF women and the devotion of q noble
spirit that qus;led not at supreme
sacrifice for the object of woman's
love. Such exhibitions are always Of
value to human society. Rhea's en-
bodiment Of Josephine tends to make
men better and IL shows women the
way to empire over mems hearts.
What more could the severest moralist
demand?
w. d. Lcudon, manager of Mile.
Rhea, was in town Friday evening.
Tins actress, who IS q fixed favorite
with Grand Rapids theater patrons,
comes To Powers New Grand, Novem-
Der 25. 20 and matinee, and will
present the following plays In the order
named: Josephine" "Much Ado
About Nothing" and Sardou's "Prin-
Cess Andrea"
Proprietor Powers has more than
kept the promise ne made when the
wo:kmen commenced to labor IN the
ruins of his theater. He said that he
would have IL open to the public No
vember 10. The public was invited in
to the theater last night, so Mr.. Powers
| calculation came good, with three days
| to -pare.
Recent letters state that Manager
| Charles III. GarwOod 10 improving IN
| health out IN Colorado. His partner.
| Mr.. Brady, who was In the city a few
| days ago, expressed the belief that Mr..
| Garwood would be able to return to
| Michigan IN the spring.
| Election week, like holy week, has
been looked upon rs disastrous in q
business sense. Ii was an exception,
however. in thu. city. The theaters
were crowded every night, aud on
Tuesd y night people were turned
away.
Manager Stairs Thanksgiving week
attracuon will be the Field and Hasson
novelty company. Ii contains new
.Da..zlsfaa nj nf
amu.ement always popular with the
patrons of the Grand.
Jane" ths pretty domestic drama
which ran all of last season in New
York, will follow the Mason Manols
company at Powers new Grand
Music will b. made feature At the
new Powers Mr.. Wurzburg's orches-
ira of nine pieces IA composed OF men
capable and we'll experienced.
Harry Wood, stage manager at
Smiths. IL not TO be outdone by Den
Howe He spends nis leisure time
now writing comedies.
Joe Lang. who managed the old
Wonderland theater about five years
ago, paid flsing visit to the city one
dsv last week.
Manager Powers proposes that the
public of this city snail see only the
e.
The opening of Power. on Thursday
evesin vii be as far as possible full
dress affair.
The Ms-on-Nsnols company viii psy
in Detroit tue first nslf OF tn pres at
week