The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

George L. Min mas reNiNcu '"'"S
Caesar" in successful manner at tue
broadway Theater, New York. Mr.
Minis leading woman is Mary sha"'
an actress of exquisite intelligence
and one of the few women who nave
been successful in Shakespeare on our
stage. In Mr. Min himself there is
and has been for a number of years
considerable popular interest. For
many years he was a clergyman, hav-
ing succeeded Robert Collyer IN the
Unity Church. Chicago, and his nrst
attempts 10 achieve success upon the
stage were amid more or less derision
on the part of the press and the pubic
He is not a man who possesses many
advantages for the stage. but his great
perseverance has carried him through,
and he must rank hereafter as an &C
cepted Shakespearean star Mr. MIN
plays Marc Antony in Julius caesar
He vacated the pulpit some fourteen
years ago because his opinions mad
changed. and at once adopted the
career OF Shakespearean actor. since
then he has played the plays OF Shakes
peare in all parts of the civilized world,
including Australia. From Australia
he journeyed to the orient, playing In
Ceylon, India, Burmah. and China.
One of the three successful plays OF
the season is The Prisoner of Zenda,'
and il would not be fair to speak OF
this play without mentioning the ex-
quisite performance of Miss Isabel lr-
wing, the leading lady, who plays the
part OF the Princess Flavla. Miss lrv-
ing's art is Of the gentle and winning
type, and her performances have much
TO do with the success of the play. or
Virginia Earle and Marie Dressler a
great deal is being said at present
time Miss Earle is a small blonde,
enthusiastic young person who plays
heroine in The Lady Slavey'' company
and dances and sings with much APP
parent happiness throughout the play.
1t is the custom to launch into vio-
lent abuse of theatrical managers
whenever the degeneracy OF the stage
is spoken Of 1t cannot be denied that
sensible, well-balanced, ana intellect
ual people are gradually giving up
theater-going on account OF the worth
lessness of the plays presented. The
critics and reviewers belabor the man
ayers with their pens because there
are no good plays; but they might as
we'll save their energy, for every one
acquainted with the dramatic art
throughout the world at this precise
time must be aware that the play
wrights are TO blame. 1t is an astound-
ing fact, but fact nevertheless, that
there has not been great successful
play produced anywhere in the world
this year. By this We mean an original
play. In London and New York there
have been three great successes; two
of them were dramatized from books
viz, "Trilby" and The Prisoner of
Zenda" and the third success is THE
Squire of Danes" which was written
by Dumas thirty years ago. But com
pared with great plays they are un-
worthy of notice.
very COHSlutIdDle interest is CEN
tered in the temperance in New York
of Julia Marlowe, who has had career
of ups and downs for eight or ten
years. She is playing at Palmer's
Theater, which is across the street
from Days, and at the latter theater
are Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew. Miss
Marlowe recently married a young
melodramatic actor named Taher, who
has developed into an acceptable actor
OF the romantic school.
Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas
death marks the passing away of one
of the most eminent composers of the
century. His life is instructive in IL
Illustrating the success of genius when
combated by failures and obstacles.
His two most notable compositions are
"Mignon" and lie Cid" The COM
poser was born in Metz, in the year
1911; he was consequently one year
older than Verdi, his distinguished
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