Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-09

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the leading support ~ Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett. and at various times
with Modieska. Margaret Mather and
Minna Gale Haynes. will. on April 3. be
gin starring tour under the direction
81 Frank Maeder. the well known mana
ger. Mr.. Hanley's precepter. the late
Lawrence Barrett. attracted by the
handsome young actors ability. taught
him day after day the requirements of his
art. 50 that today MIR. Hanley stands alone.
at the head 81 the young men u the
legitimate profession. and he Is in every
way qualified TO occupy the position OK
the coming tragedian-
The thin. scrawny and narrow headed
Sidney Rosenfeld hates fat men and has
written very stupid string OF verses on
Hoke Smith. which are sent out from
the Lambs club. His poesy needs
shampoolng. Sydney's verses may
spread calm and holy JOY about Yonk-
ers. where he resides but his rhymes
create bile, especially IL taken in con
junction with the Juggling in Of hoary
winters Of shuttle and sneeze.
MAZDA Craigen and Frederick Paul
ding, who are with Thomas W. Keene
this season. have received an offer from
Pittsburg manager 10 60 out next sea-
son as joint stars. Miss Craigen is
Boston girl Of excellent family. and
Frederick Paulding was born at West
Point. His father is Col. Richard
Irving Dodges, U. s. A.. and his mother
was Miss Julia Rhinelander Paulding.
Neither are thought strong enough for
starring purposes
The new ballet. "Maladetta.- with
music by Paul Vidal. produced at the
Paris opera last week. had not great
success with connoisseurs. The subject
is borrowed from legend Of Gascony.
A man is in love with the snow fairy
and ascends 10 fairyland. The music Is
commonplace, but Mesdames Mauri and
Subra. the premieres danseuses. had
great success and received a regular
ovation from the subscribers Of tho
opera.
Syracuse, n. Y, has a Greek drama
class that meets once week 10 study
the dramas that in the days Of their
early popularity no woman might APP
pear in, FOR on the Athenian stage no
woman actor was allowed. Even
Sophocle's Electra was always played by
uidl diA lti I4o1drAc "tAS tAc !oNtls
OK Athens.
In his work on The Technique OF the
Drama w. L. Price thus defines farce
comedy: IAN American product that
las sprung up since about 1870; inn
properly named. for il lacks the sharp
consistency IL farce and the essential
naturalncss OF comedy. tits a conglom-
crate OF acted anecdotes. odd sayings,
burlesqueries and grotesqueries, gath
cred from all quarters
Coleridge. speaking Of Edmund Kean,
said: "kean is original. but he copies
from himself. His rapid dcsccnts from
the hyper-tragic 10 the mira colloquial.
though sometimes productive OF great
effect, are often unreasonable. To see
him act is like reading Shakespeare by
flashes d lightning
Wherever tho Whitney Mockridce
company sang last season IL left the
most delightful impression. and all
lovers % music are eagerly and enthu-
siastically awaiting return visit this
season.
The City Sports" company is not only
good, but IL - super excellent There
IL not suggestive line in the entire
program. A bright. clean. exhilaratlng
vaudeville performances.
A story from London says that Lang
try il growing thin on an antifa treat.
ment - her own. Ii consists % internal
doses a iodine.
TX preacher aud present bad actor
George G. Min has nearly finished his
sell imposed task u circumnayigating
the globe.
Blanche walsh's mannish attire Is b..
ing foolishly copied 10y young women
both in aud out 81 tho dramatic pro-
fesslon.
Some racy divorce suits among the
profession viii sson b. made public.
People you wouldn't suspect, either.
Singer Louise Dempsey Ia tho widow
- the late Jack Ashton. pugiiist She
a. poor t. The verge Of starvation.
Marshall y Wilder an,l concert com
pany vlii DO heard ia lIariman's b.
morrow night
There wiil be a matinee performance
= The firr Patrol" IN The Grand %.
day.
Many people eill be elai - learn that
Jamea Leafs i recovering from a severe
i.inssss.
Comedian Cfane will revive Merry
Nlsfs and Henry "