Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-21
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

"The Shadow Detective" now current
in The Grand, is well-balanced melo-
drama. having more than ordinary
dramatic merit. The lines are subdued
and there is little opportunity for the
red and sanguinary periods OF the SEN
saiional plays offered as melodramas
Dan Kelley is well poised actor. Not
strong and turbulent, but polished and
effective. He impersonates four dis
tinct characters and does il without Of
Tending the dialect and mannerisms Of
the types delineated. Helen Desmond
is capable artist and sustains her part
as Leonine Clifton, the waif. with be
coming naturalness. The balance OF the
east includes the names OF Granville b.
Lane. George Allen, j. Il. Lane. A. w.
Poster. Harry Albaugh. FL Clarke. j.
Keller. A. Conrad. Esther Gerber. Grace
Franklin, Baby Barrows.
Louise Leslie Carter and a company
strong in names will interpret merry.
musical Miss Helyett" in Tho Powers
"Wednesday evening. Comedy and music
are adroitly blended in this charming
entertainment. which enjoyed such re
markable runs in New York. Boston.
Philadelphia. Chicago. and all the great
cities. There ia special attraction in
Miss Lottie Collins. She is unique and
original in her rendcringof Tara ra
Boom-de ay.' the dashing ditty which al.
most promises to attain the dignity OF a
popular air. The saleof seatswhich began
yesterday morning il unusually large.
Even the roof ~ The Mackaye Srec-
fatorium AT Chicago. like all other
points ~ this marvellous enterprise. IL
possessed ~ novelty. II is built ~ steel
and weighs over 1000 tons. Ii repre-
sents new departure in applied me-
chanics. inasmueh az IL was raised truss
~ time instead 81 by single beams as
u usual. Each one az these trusses
weighs over thirty five tons and tho roof
complete is said 10 be capable of bearing
a heavily loaded train OF twenty FIVE
freight cars.
Virginia Marlowe. a sister ~ Julia
Marle~e. who plays Polly I letcher. a
country slip in city soil. IN The Lost
Paradise - one - the brightest in.
genSes on the stage She comes ~ an
old theatrical family. her father having
been one q the host light comedians u
his day. Sho IL related by blood 10 such
prominent theatrical famfliea "a The
Bcuciraulte. Naicofs and Peters The
Lost Paradise viii be seen in TIN
fowers Saturday evening
John Arthur Fraser. Jr.. the play
wright. vas arrested IN Chicago yrster
daf on a warrant sworn out by Frank
fSslaford manager = II. r Iaf.et's thi.
cage ihesters. charging perjury The
complain; alleges Fraser mafss an AZ.
aasif Recently charging facets siih I'll.
fully Ignoring Al injunction = the
United States district court. restraining
ban ffom p.syirg The Noble oufca-f.
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