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

At o'clock yesterday morning. when
the sale of seats for subscribers for the
''C'loister Scene" began in Powers box
Office. there was large crowd waiting
at the window. The rush for seats con-
tinued for some time and the sale con-
tinued steadily all day. Society will be
present en- masse next Monday evening.
and Director Morehead will see his
wishes for large and appreciative
audience fulfilled. The sale of seats for
the general public will begin this morn
ing. The manner in which tickets arc
going makes it apparent that the Ora
torio society has hit upon the style Of
music the public generally desires 10
hear. Mira. Frank Nj. Davis will have
several brilliant arias 10 sing and her
reputation il 50 well known that every
one knows that the solos will be well
handled.
Infants ought to be in bed M night.
Tho stage in It's best condition and under
the sirictest managerial regulation must
demoralizc them. You never will make
this plain Ia an actor, who does not I'M
derstand that an exhibition Il a person
is rot the main purpose OF life. But il
ought TO be made plain 20 the very large
community outside ~ the actors do
main. Anything must demoraiize the
young susceptibiIiiies which enlarges
personal vanity out Of all proportion. and
there is nothing invented which ac
composites il SO perfectly as the parade
az the infant before AN audience. Nym
Crinkle.
T.. S. Van Zile. the young novelist and
humorist. has invaded the dramatic
fed and written two comedies In which
that excellent comedian. Felix Morris.
will star next fall. The main comedy.
entitled champagne. is in two acts.
and the curtain raiser. ~ Bachelors
Tears IN one act. The author believes
that this country affords more and bet
ter material for PLAYS than thecxhausted
countries IL Europe His friends say
be has the true dramatic instinct. and
they believe he will soon be recognized
rs successful playwriter.
or James Whiicomb Riley. who Will
read bis poems in Hartman 5 March q.
the Boston Plot SAYS. "lie If the poet
81 nature II nature domestIcated, - 10
speak. t. be the background 81 simple
human story, the sympathetic accofn-
psnlment ~ unsophis'icated feeling and
sIeech. The Burns ~ America.
The aspiring young dgama'ist should
know that Ia plays ~ al kinds char
actef should s1c revealed az the earliest
moment The audience want 10 know
what kind II people they have come
to see.
Realism IN its pepper significance Is a
Harmonious application ~ scenic and
mechanical Illusion Ii - falfe realism
where the scene Itself j. pushed into aa
Importance that is not sustained ~ the
play
Minna '.sie HAYNES has bern playing.
during The past three merths. enFags
nsfuts ~ AeR York Boston. lh4sadel.
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tire from TIE stage antil peSi sea~'ii.
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Nsflnwr Agnes lluntinEion. EDITH King
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