Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-07
LITTLE HURRICANE.
An Old Fashioned Audi.
enCe Greets lola.
SHE IS BONNER THAN EVER.
Sings Sweetly. Dances Delightfully."-,
and Charms Her Hearers.

lola pomeroy appeared for the first time
this season at Lothrop's Opera House last
evening, and the little lady seemed to be
~ glad to get back again as her great big
audience were glad to welcome her. She
was always prime favorite In Pawtucket,
and her years absence seems, II any.
thing, to have added new force to her
power OF attraction. As she herself ex-
pressed II In recent letter to q friend,
she came back "to her old hotel, wanting
to see her old friends In the old familiar
places, and to appear once more In her old
familiar character" And sure enough she
did 1t. "Little Hurricane" captured the
house whom first given here, and last
night only strength hened It's hold and In.
creased the number OF It's admirers.
Miss Pomeroy would not like 1t at all II
anyone should say that she was one OF
the worlds greatest actresses. She does
not claim to be Siddons, Rachel or q
Bernhardt. Butshe does claim to be, and
no one who knows her will deny that she
Is, a bright, vivacious, successful delinea-
tor OF a certain line Of characters which
always awaken quick response in the
hearts OF the people. Like the canine in
the story that was half spaniel and the
rest just plain dog, she is partly q pains.
taking, hardworking, effective actress, and
for the rest she Is always and everywh here
just genuine, honest, straig forward
little woman, often In trouble, sometimes
very mischievous and perhaps inclined to
be bit slough" but still q woman, and q
good one too.
Her present play gives her special op.
portu nifty for the display OF her peculiar
talent. Everybody knows the scanty
thread OF plot that pervadesit. A poor
girl, kept out OF her rightful inheritance,
fallen among strangers and without any
OF the softening and improving influences
OF real home life, she grows up "like
weed" as she says, hat with a vigorous
growth and, retaining her honesty and
purity through it all, she comes at last to
her proper place and 10 fully qualified to
sdorn it. She dresses The part very pref.
tiIy and effectively and looks az sweet in
some Of her costumes - a blue bird in Its
new spring feathers, and In the course OF
the play she introduces several very
catchy specialties that meyer fail to bring
down the house. When she was here be-
fore, her voice was affected somewhat, but
all that Is remedied now, and she sings
like q wild bird and seems to enjoy it her.
self as much as her listeners. She dances
bit too, and in the closing act, in COM
pany with Mr.. Hall, she does some high
tragedy burlesque and mock heroics that
would bringa laugh from out Powers
(not Jerome) Greek Slave. She's daisy
with all the petals and one or two to
spare.
Miss Viols Bancroft, as Clarinda, s:he
milliner, and frankie Bell, who has re-
covered from her recent severe. illness
fortunately, as the adventures Blanche,
help In the movement OF tho piece very
materially.
Mr.. j. M. Halt has good part ip Robert,
and improves every opportunity capitally,
while Messrs. Perry, Barrett and Booth,
together with Jerome Powers as Bridget
keep things humming, and contribute,
each In his way, to the general success.
Mr.. Powers sweet tenor voice Is heard to
excellent advantage In the specialties, and
Fred Cullen gives some very fine baritone
solos that win a hand every time.
This will be the last chance to see Miss
Pomeroy for some considerable :ime, as
she Is going to the Pacific coast, to Mex
leo, and probably around the world on an
extended tour. "Little Hurricane" will
be given every evening and at the Wed.
nesday and Saturday matinees, and every.
one who attends will have nothing but
pleasant memories of the bright little
actress who personates the title role.