Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-25


FAIR aualsncs ~ ~ Powers isst even
iuN She rsonias I'll her cld tine VI
VASTLY and invsolo ~ simply told seory
is pashos und comsdy With
bswhfnesn psruliAsiy Der own. The
pkk u the p1enp Aiugos On the discovery
b Big Espsen Chsriry u . curl a sol
DIN hair. . bockst and pair u haby's
shoes ~ N unclaimed empress psx:knge.
Charlsy's life kad bssn dsrkeasd BY On
incidsne a deeth and tbs Teoovssy u
this Last package sent . thrill 1t sun
shine iat0 his l0vering soul. usnsfer
ring him from . grun aud forbiddAng
fsiiov- Uoskmsn into = Joyous and
light heart~d companion. The story
1t that package - the story a
0vc. despair and triumphant hsppincsA
TAs play 10 supsshly natural. aud its
unfolding 10 attended BY no startling
climsxes such ~ too often mar the
G,auty u nsslo-drs matte productions
Doe. uaif. 10 picked up on the
street by m sdventurcr. who palms her
oil 10 = millionaire 40 HIS long lost
daughter. Having been suce~sful in
his venture he seeks ~ marry the girl.
70 spurned. and she. returning 10 the
street. continues her life ss a vagabond
in company with her original guardian,
= dissipstesi. whole hearted fellow.
whose love Tor her IL - boundlssss n the
ocean. She ID afterwards picked
up on tho steIs 10 q church,
where she has sought refuge from
tho cold and storm. \ reconciliation
follows and the usual denoucnscnt ends
tho play. Miss Putnam - Dos. the
waif. = consistently emotional. not given
% tho slightcst coloring u rant, aud ono
enjoys her buoyxnt edervescent ways
whether she Tises 10 Joy 10 the sunshine
o. dcsccnfis TO grief in the shssiowa The
Je6 Chirk 1t n. b. Emery 10 fetching
character picture. His sturdy loyalty
to his ward and his noble instincts oe
right shine out from his bloatcd face
and assert themselves under every try
ing situation. Not II the "old SCHOOL"
yet hie acting h favored with that mel
Iow sef posseswion and grace which dis
tinguish the ''tine old gentlemen
sctorA' George klimt ~ Hart Ernock
gives clcverly sustained characterize
ton. The lines allotted to him arc read
with faultlcss Evolutionary finish. and he
maintains his part with freshness al
ways grateful in Juveniles Lew u. Hart.
One OF the old timers. In at home in this
pretty play. giving to Scion Biggs.
country constable. . rich natural color
ing. Jcthro Hartwick. by Thomns Ii.
Findlay. In above criticism. The villain.
Norman Derritt. ID capably presented by
Richard Williams. The minor roles are
we'll taken by John McGrane. I. Grimes.
William hurry. j. j. kett. Louise Plum
ket. Fay St Clair and Ada Fremont
Tonight Tho Little Maverick" will be
the bill. The company closes its season
hero after . very successful tour. which
has been managed by j. Irwin Devlin.
Mr.. Devlin will spend the summer ut
tho worlds fair.
Tho farce. -Oh. What q Night" was
not written 10 soothe delicate nerves.
and il doesn't It's the nosiest kind of
a rip-roaring tintinnabulator. The ad-
vance bills do not misscprescnt it's quail
tiles. It's q bowling. snorting laughter
provoker. That's what Colonel Crosley
claims for il. He doesn't promise Ia
lull his patroDs To slsep, but TO convulse
them with spasmodic mirth. which de-
velops into an acute roar. The colonel
redeems his pledges. oh. What a
Night makes you laugh. You don't
know Why il should. for it's the broad
est. most ridiculous horseplay you ever
saw. Yet you cannot repress the cbu!li-
tons OF laughter which gather force I'M
til ell your neighbors Join in what be
comes . prolonged howl. Nobody ever
accused Charley Loder Of being an
actor. He u not comedian. He sings
and dances and thrashcs about like a
Reuben in bunco shop. He makes
you laugh. That's what you pay your
money for. That's the reason Why
others will flock To SEQ and hear him.
There are three or four comedians in
the cast, but they cannot bctray their
abilities in "Oh. What q Night" They
are in the piece to make Loder as loud
a. possible-they do it. Charley Ed
wards. Warren Ashley, Harry Skunk.
and Alec Gridley are clever fellows.
Nina Gennell and Ethel Lynton are
graceful women. They contribute what
little Of quiet there is in the performance.
The Leigh sisters bctray too much
anxiety to please the "chsppies' TO make
their appearance welcome ~ the ones
that attend 20 he amused. The first
matinee will bc given today.
Manager Smith has an attraction in
his program this week that surpasses in
point ~ thrilling interest anything
booked for the house for long time.
The phenomenal bicycle riding Of the
Pardo family is indisputably the most
wonderful stngc performance 1t the
kind eyer seen. The family consists Of
three adults and three children. among
the latter a tot u II months, whose
antics as clown arc amusing. In the
various evolutions undertaken by this
remarkable family there 10 an utter de
fiancc Ok the laws Il grayitation. They
ride on two wheels. four wheels, one
wheel land no whceD, just ~ IL they
were parts 81 the mechanism Of tho
machine. The unicycie riding. side
Wise. forward and backward. In certainly
wonderful. From the back u one rider
another executes back somersaulfs,
while the lever, or handle tothc machine.
Is removed. The balancing 81 one mem
Ter on n perch which ~ held on the chin
and 10y the teeth of another while riding
about the stage on the wheel is tho
climax IT daring in this startlingly. reck-
lees exhibition ~ nerve and muscle.
Harry Wood has framed this distinct
feature la a setting 81 clever speciaIties
An unnamable exit by the Toy brothers.
in which they produce q hurricane Of
noisy fun. introduces the ball. The new
faces IN this opening number include
several all round speciality folks. Aside
from the hilariiy II the Toy brothers the
unctious droIlery q larry Wood. the
pretty wing dancing az Tyreene. and tho
graceful evolutions ~ petite Ethel Ma
son. the ski, possc,s-e- but passing merit
In the ohio the Malcolnls do neat turn
Matinee tomorrow.
Charles II. Yale. proprietor and mana
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met in Nsv York few DAYS ago by a
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