Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES

There IL sny quantity OF fun on tap
IA smlth's th.s week. The opening
farce 10 one OF Harry Woods clevcrest
arrangements. Ii atounds IA str,k-
ingly funny situations and Woodesque
entAng dement's. OF course, tbs prlncs-
pal fun maker - the versatile Harry
himself IN the ? he OF king OF the wan
pnring tribes The oilo proper 10 inter
spersed with active BITS Of epecla!ty
work by members of tho stock com
psny. The dancing OF Mrs. schoiieid
q BY far the nlost fetching and distinct
feature. she 10 an artist equal In point
f finish 10 any OF the more famous
once. The statues are not up TO Man
ager Smiths usual standard. The con-
trasts in the form and sire OF the
models are too sharpely defined. The
Last department OF the program con.
sists of q real circus. There are leap
ers. tumblcrs. trapezists. balancers.
wire walkers, clowns and donkeys, the
whole giving ~ complete . circus per-
Torrance as can be ssen in the tented
exhibitions. In many respects the
show Is Notwithstanding for its
unrivaled variety. Next week the Rose
HUI Folly company.
Katharine Rober has surrounded
herself with = company Of cspabls
players. and the presentation of "A
Heroine in Rage is therefore excellent.
The piece Is one OF BARLEY Campbeli's
excellent productions. and aside from
the specialtles introduced 10 interest
ing. II not indeed Accordingly 80. Miss
Rober in the title role invests the part
with sprightliness and dash. Favored
by nature with . sweet, plalntive voice
the demands of the role place her ut
once in the most favorable light. Her
greatest dramatic strength is displayed
IN the trial scene when. to save her
lover, che confesses to q shame that
afterwards turns out to be entirely
without foundation. The company is
50 evenly balanced that IL would be
unjust to all of tho members to call at
| tention tn the excellence of any one.
The performance IL one OF real excel
lencc-one OK the best given IN The
| Grand this season, and merits . liberal
| patronage. Next week Lester * Will.
iams' "Me and Jack" company. which
Was in Smiths last season, will be the
attraction. The burlesque Is said IL
be clean and delightful.
| William GilIette's best efforts in the
| line OF comedy farce, "Mr. Wilkinson
| Widows" comes Tor an engagement OF
| one night IN Powers opera house, Feb.
| ruary |. Wednesday. There mas been
| sd much written about tins admirable
play that il really eeems supertiuous to
| add more, but 10 those who do not
keep a general run OF theatrical AFFAIR."
Il il we'll 10 say that no refined comedy
farce which has been presented in thu
country for years has achieved wider
success. The excellent cast will in.
clude the original Tom Burns. Annie
Wood. Coleman Norcross, Esther Lit.
tell, Edith Kumard and others.
Hermann. the greatest of all presti.
digtsteurs, aided by Nine. Herrmsnr
and q corps of assistants, will be the
attraction IN the Powers tonight and
tomorrow night. He mas for severa
years been giving On exhibition of nee.
romancy that Is as fascinating ~ il i,
battling. The spiritualists have averred
that he is possessed of mediumistis
| powers, and the suspicious ones have
limited that he is allied with the gen
| tleman with the horns, the tail and
cloven foot. Chief among hls new
mysteries 10 "YakDyo," the Chimes,
| my sNcty, "htC" - sasu w 10 neII
mann's masterpiece.
| MacLean and Prescott, playing q
| large and satisfactory audiences IL
| Detroit this week. will be IN The
Powers next Monday and Tuesda,
evenings, presenting "Thc Merchant O
Venice" and 1.-The Dukes Wife,
These artists are too well known Il
need extended notice. They will b.
greeted by large audiences.
This evening Leland T. Powers vii
read 1.-The snaugnran" in Hartman
hail. lie is an inlmitsbie dramatl,
| reader