The evening times., 1899-04-25
Grand-ynudevfIle.

Able women are so lew and 1ar Gpart IN
| the lower ranks Of the. theatrical prrfes-
sion that the most pronounced novelty OF
| all the novelties on this weeks bill at the
Grand is in the fact that the best Of the
performers are of the feminine gender.
Not only is this true, but not infrequen. .ly
yesterday otherwise stupid acts were made
passable by the work of the fair partners
in the teams which offered them. In the
case Of Fields and Salina this was espe-
cially notable. Miss Fie.ds. dissips ting the
deadly dullness of her husband. gave the
turn in a moment by throwing small
foot into the air in series OF surprisingly
high kicks. Emma Berg's fine soprano.
too. rendered excusable and even forge.-
able the bad tenor of T. Wilmott Eckert
and their execrable sketch. Master and
Pupil" When it is related that the two
or three difficult feats which make the
"whirlwind dances" of the De FORESTS
notable are contributed by the skirt
wearer of the duo, and that little Nellie
Prentice is the only capable membsr of the
Prentice trio, enough has been said to es-
tablish the superiority of the women who
are seen in the entertainment being given
at the Grand.
Seven beings are engaged in providing
the remainder of the performance-three
Vi tHc ScuticE sea, tWo Atu anu COupic
of donkeys. Milton Mobiles goes some way
toward retrieving the reputation of tae
masculine in art by furnishing an ex-
tremely clever sketch in 'Why Walker
Reformed and then playing tire principal
role excellently. Doilie Mobiles is also
seen to great advantage in a fair part aud
a costume more ample than that in which
she has been pietured On the b.ll-boards
Gemma Jewell has a sweet, tender voice
which she uses well in three selections,
and Louise Kerlin sings as many ..coon
songs" delightfully."-. Finally. Frank Col
toms donkeys go through series of good
tricks and Prof. Ackley's orchestra fur
nishes an exit march. The SHOW" is gen.
orally pleasing and will draw well.
Academy-"A Daughter of Cuba.0
The national feeling Of an American au-
dience was never more thoroughly DEM
onstrated than last evening at the Acad-
emy. There was nothing to applaud ex-
cept the patriotic illusions in the piece
presented, and SO the people applauded
these
"A Daughter of Cuba is a tardy specf-
men of war play-poor in construction,
tawdry in sentiment, and more than taw-
dry in performance. In the first place,
the heroine Is not daughter of Cuba"
at all, but the daughter of the colonel of
the Seventy first New York, separated in
babyhood from her father through the
treachery Of villain-of course, Span
lard. The old gentleman goes to Cuba at
the head Of his regiment, and the girl
as Red Cross nurse, but neither Goes
much to serve the country SO far as any
one can see. both being engaged in look
ing after their own private affairs. There
is a conventional Irishman and a war cor
rocv vsrvaAa Aanf xzvh4 ic ehn,,
he is a monstrosity. The inevitable pair
of comic lovers appear, but in this case
they are not comical at all: neither are
they especially pathetic. There Is also
the usual English man servant and the
Spanish bastard, who though somewhat
violent, is almost the only live character
in the whole affair.
A few Of the Inconsistencies in the act
ing and costumes are as follows: The two
Red Cross nurses appear trim and spot
less in pale gray gowns after an alleged
days work in hospitals. Al Lesptured