Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-03

of her gesticulaElons. The piece u not
A bright one. Ii 10 deity woven
story Of intrigue, frightened by nasnes
Of brilliant vii. bat there - familiar
lty I'd the respective several scenes
when suggests tie source or The play
wrlgnt's inspiration. The third Act, by
Tar the strongest, is so ctr 'klngly ike
an act from s.Ine Henrietta" that one
instlnctively locks for the paiiid face
OF Stuart Robson. Although the piece
10 lacking la brightness aud originality,
the really capable company OF come
dlsns gre Is '.go' that rallies entnus-
Issm and keeps the audience
in state of pleased expectancy.
Ia the fret act the dog rescued by
Manager De Lisser from tue 'sCays Of
the Winds" after II had passed over
Niagara Falls, Is introduced. The dog
is pretty spaniel and has been christ-
ened Tag ~" The story OF his res
cue was told in The HERALD's dis
patches some time ago. Ia developing
the story of the play, such as il is, JOS
eph Gibbs takes the principal role. His
admlxture Of burlesque, comedy and
sentiments q strangely odd pot pourri,
but In each phase of his characterixa-
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erner. except the impasslousd, he 10
strong and forcefus. Pauline Willard
Is pleasing. she is naturAl-vivaciou
Indeed-but her part is limited TO COM
monplace lines and prosy situations.
Dollie Davis, Emerson Knowles, Gus
Holmes and Alfred De Lisser, in minor
parts. acquit themselves creditably.
Herb Emery as "Simon Deans," .
sporty minister, presents an overdrawn
character in very good taste. "The
Wssterner' will be repeated tonight.
1t ought to attract tull house.
In Smiths this week tho ollo bill 10
one Of exceptional interest and merit.
By far the most thoroughly reckless
and daring aerial performance ever
given on the rings il the furiously
thrilling act of pretty Blanche LeClair.
She Is n verltabie daredevil, taxing in
q swinging flight through the air, ex-
traordInary liberty with the law Of
gravitation. The musical numbers by
l.. :. Wells are artistic. Trueheart and
Scofieid make . palpable hit in their
rough-and-ready blackface turn. The
Ryders with their trained monkey
do q neat speciality. Carmen B0shell,
the balladist, captures pit apd gallery
with her Convict song. Josie Harvey
in spanish dance is graceful. Net
tie Fields clever little woman dances
prettily, rivaling indeed some of the
best artists in her particular work.
Rose Monroe. Alice Dillon, Edith
Madden and others fill in with serios.
The "Gypsies' Encampment" arranged
by Carmen Boshell is clever prelude,
while the whole performance closes
with Billy Jackson's IA Trip to the
Far West" with Harry Wood as the
chief Indian, 'Rag gin His-Eye." Matt
nee tomorrow.
1.-The Eagles Nest" the current at
traction IN The Grand, is a harum-
scarum melodrama, with just enough
plot to dovetail the incidents into an
homogeneous whole. There is the stand
ard quantity of blood and thunder, re-
volver and bowie knife exercise to
make it noisy. There are no quiet
features. Even the "love" asides are
explosive. But it is we'll calculated to
amuse such as delight In the meaning
less tumble of time. honored denuncla-
tons, anathemas and blood. curdling
climaxes. Frank Losee. the principal
player, lisa tluentand self-possessed act
or. HIS naturalness serves as q mirror
to the more or less eccentric perform
ance of Edwin Arden, the star, showing
by comparison, the defects in his play.
ing. Harry Mack has q churchyard part
cast for comedy. He struggles hard to
mako it 60 and succeeds very we'll.
Marion Elmore is sweet and win
some woman. with histrionic abilities
demanding wider scope than in "Sierra
Suze,"a weak and uncomfortable part.
Adelia Sawyer is mannerish. She has
cultivated a fad. 1t doesn't tit the
part or herself. She needs to file down
her harsher tones and to take q reef
IN that melancholy gaze into nothing
ness. But the play is not presented to
high-prced admission tickets. It is q
cheap show-but worth every dollar of
the popular prices OF admission. Mat
inee today.
The advance sale for the Jim Corbett
engagement is large. The champion
will arrive in tine Union depot at
O'Clock Wednesday.
"The Gondoliers," by local talent,
will be the one distinct society-amuse-
ment feature Of the season. In Pow
ers' next week.