Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-09
THEATRICAL TOPICS

IL 10 certainly retfco1in& I'd 10 Abie 10
chronicle that The Grand has . legiti-
mate attraction fog It's patrons this
seek. Not that il does not always en-
deAsor 10 have first clsss plays, but that
The Vendetta 10 above the average In
point u dramatic excellence and nm
lshed acting. The piece has been pre-
sentesi here before.so that its motive and
scope are tolerahly veil known IA the
pubic. The Vendetta" Is brilliantly
and accurately staged. tho realism being
superior in effect To that commonly
adopted for emphasizing dramatic eli
MAKES. tho dynamite explosion and
ship~reck being exceptionally clever
Viii 4. Cowper. who essays the dual
role 81 the play. Is capable actor and
gives IL his work q forceflllness and
equipoise quite exhilarating. William
X Ogden is a finished actor and IN the
part ~ Eugene DE Lorme he gives a
yirils Interpretation II exactingy dit
hcult lines. Arthur Earle. Frank Burke.
=. James, Robert Cusick. James L.
burns. in a dual role. K Sheridan. Will
lam Powell and David v. Wall are gen
tlemen actors and contribute equally TO
the merit IT the whole. I-eonore Cor
den. a stately woman. imparfs q natural
coioring 10 Madeline Ricardo, while
Alma Aiken and Ruth Nelson share the
honors II AN even and sensible por-
travail Of tho characters assigned to
them. The Vendetta Will run the
week.
Nj. Smith has a good specially show
this week. Very much better than
usual. The Early Birds were disap
pointing. They gathered in the festive
angle worm early in the season and failed
IL show animation enough last week to
catch a snail That's the reason MIR.
Smith reserved exceptionally bright ar
fists for this week. First comes pretty
burletta, in which everybody In the
company takes lively part IL is one
IL Harry Woode conceptions. Naturally
nature and voluptuousness are regally
displayed. Without such display 1t
wouldn't be Woodesque. In the olio
Adele Betanchert. an old time favorite.
is the first to appear. Her voice 10
as clear and sweet as a clarion note.
Annie Raymond. a musical artist In
topical songs to banjo accompaniment.
was received with a perfect hurricane of
applause. She made an instantaneous
hit having 10 respond tn repeated en-
cores. Gus Meehan il also very favor
ably received. his robust voice blending
perfectly with Miss Raymond'e. Prob
ably the most boisterous and daring
knockabout turn ever attempted is that
by Watson and jerks who are mOdestly
billed AS Dutch Comedians" They are
an eight horse team. The Henly sisters
are pretty little misses and their grace
full evolutions and posturing in the mir
ror dance win tremendous applause.
They are retiring. winsome girls and
truly represent the poetry Of motion in
their several dances. Edith Marcia
possesses a rich and flexible voice which
Is heard at its best in her operate selcc-
tons. Moore and karcher in musical
specialties suffer from the surfeit of such
work but they are very clever. The
balance IL the bill is above the average.
Usual matinee tomorrow.
Nine Laura Cohirmer Mapleson has
appeared in grand opera in England.
Germany. Russia. Italy and Turkey. and
has sung before royalty in ST. Peters
burg. Berlin and Milan. She has twice
sung before the sultan OF Turkey. re
ceiying from him on each occasion ten
thousand piastres in gold. Nine. Maple
SUI hSi company N'h sc'hk S'hs
nent European artists will appear in the
Powers Monday evening May ID.
Not a vaudeville entertainment. not
an attempt at comic opera, not "A farce
comedy but minstrel show in all that
minstrelsy implies. This ia what the
public may confidently expect when
Lew Dockstaders carefully selected
company appear here Saturday IN The
/ Powers.
Thursday and Friday evenings the
Schubert club and the girls now in re
I hearsal for the sword drill will delight
society in The Powers.
This evening the Press club will hold
a Ghost Dance in the Iona street room.
as a farewell Ia its old home. The affair
will be strictly informal.
Anton Seidl and his incompatible az
gregaiion 81 artists will give Wagner
| ian night in Hartmans May ii.
The symphony concert in Hartmann
| May IL will be the greatest distinct mu
steal event IL the season.