The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-11
Grand Opera House.

After weeks of rehearsal in New York the Herald Square Theater company delightfully."- presented last evening Frank Mayo's dramatization of Mark
 Twains "Pudd'nhead Wilson" at the Hyperion. The play is very vigorous in action and full of strong situations. The
 basis of the plot is the theory that the imprint of the ball of the thumb Is iden- tical throughout one's life, and that as no two imprints are similar a perfect means of Identification is afforded.
 Although unfortunately there was but a small audience present, they were en- thuslastic i'm their applause so much so that after each act the entire company were compelled to respond to a curtain call. The play will no dloubt prove very strong attraction. The piece is one that holds the close attention of the audience. The scenery which is used is all original and added a great deal to the enjoyment of the play,
 "'Pudd nhead Wilson, is a shiftless, easy going character who has a fad of taking the thumb prints of every one he meets,. until finally through this means he identifies a thief and his name as a great lawyer is made. This part was most excellently portrayed by Frank Mayo, who is a great favorite here, but he never has had 0 character which fitted up so well as the present one Harry Davenport made up excel lently as the elderly Judge Driscoll and acter consistently throughout, while Jo- seph Whiting gave careful and intel ligent interpretation of the part of an old school southern lawyer. Ignacio Martinette and Adolph Kauber were cast for the Italian twins, who were ao- cused of a crime afterwards fixed upon the bogus Tom Driscoll, and they added much interest to the performance. Odell Williams, an excellent actor; and John E. Thee, another, had small roles. The role of the slave mother-fifteen parts white and one part black-was played by Miss Mary Shaw.
 Among those present last night were Charles Evans and Edward F. Mayo of New York city. MT. Evans Is the man. ager of the Herald Square theater
 The last three nights this week the theater- going public will have an op- portunity to witness what is said to be the greatest characterization of Rider story of "She' ever presented to the public. The play is not drama of the ordinary school, it deviates from the conventional style of the lost papers, etc., and dives into the unknown land of the Amahaggar, in Central Africa, and tells a story that Is so strange and weird that it might be termed mythical. Mir Edwin Barbour, the author, has certainly achieved a great deal in the present dramatization. While he has not left Mir. Haggard's story aside, he many characters that Hag- gard only spoke of. The scenery car ried for the play comprised about ,000 feet of canvas. The electric and me- 3hanical effects are startling. No doubt "She" will score a big hit.
 There will be a special holiday msti- nee tomorrow and the regular matinee 
 Bartley Campbell's beautiful play, 'The Galley Slave" with Loduskt Young, Lora Addison Gift, w. w. Allen, Joseph A, Wheelock and Frank Rob- erts in the cast will be presented with special scenery and superb incidental music at the Grand Opera house on Easter Monday evening. The engage ment is for three nights and matinee on Wednesday.