The times., 1899-04-11
Rip Van Wrinkle" fills out the remainder
OF the week 4s
Acndemy--DeviI,. Island,

Rip Van Wrinkle" fills out the remainder
OF the week.
Acndemy--DeviI'x IsIapd.v
Devils Island" which attracted large
audience to the Academy last night is
founded on the Dreyfus case. although
some liberties are taken with facts in
order to make an agreeable ending for the
play, which abounds in happy ailusions to
current events. to all OF which the assem-
bly, responded with alacriiy and Joy.
The plot of the piece is good one. but
the less said about the lines the better
ms TACT is unfortunate. because the bald
ness and weakness of these lines ob,rude
themselves upon the listener during .he
entire evening. and the attempts made at
wit are more pathetic than is any of the
pathos. This is especially true in the case
OF two newspaper correspondents, Silver
Pen and Patty Pry. impersonated respect
lively by j. II. Wallick and Dorothy Ross
more. One is tempted to wonder what
grudge the authors had against the Jour
nalistic profession that 1t should thus
be pillcried before the world. Miss Ross
more makes fair success OF a part in
which she, as a woman reporter. is sup
posed to confde all her scoops to her
rival in sheer feminine thoughtless-
ness, but Mr.. Wallick behaves in
manner which leads one to wish 1t
possible to take him asiude somewhere
and try to persuade him to give
up the stage. II real newspaper cores
pondents did as he does they would be
familiar only with the outside Of the
private dwellings Of the rich. Leander
Blanden. as Maurice de la Tour. is hardly
heroic in appearance or behavior but his
portrayal is quiet, dignified and gentle
all t. ffa.
villain, and Emile La Croix, as the head
of the war department; Carlton Wells,
as lieutenant, and Edward Ames as
gilded youth of Chicago. are all fairly
notable The real hit of the offering.
however, is made by Emily Rigl in the
character of the adventures, Countess
Nina Petrovsky. Miss Rigi is magnetic.
graceful. and artistic from first to last,
and the barrenness of some OF her speeches
became wit or pathos according 10 her
rendering. Her portrayal is one of the
best of its kind lately seen here. and no
one could possibly have done more with
the part. The role of Pauline de la Tour
had some possibilities IN It. but none of
them are realized by Cora Macy. Christie
Maclean plays an American heiress in
somewhat inadequate manner, and Mary
Mullen is a picturesque Babette.
Grund-The Harris Symposium.
Vaudeville is temporarily supplanted at
the Grand this week and the attractions
being offered are OF varied nature. The
Harris brothers, who are well known local
ly for their efforts in the line of operatic
composition. assumed direction OF the stage
yesterday and on it presented a medley OF
all their works. While many entertain
ments Of the sort have been given here
under the head of musical kaleidoscopes
by professional combinations, the idea is a
new one in amateur circles, and probably
half the audience which assembled last
night was ignorant as to whether the per-
Torrance scheduled was to prove an exhibit
Of trained monkeys or an athletic carnival.
Any uneasiness in this regard was soon set
at rest. however. and the affair proceeded
as such things generally do
The programme announced was a unique
one and decidedly long. embracing no less
than sixteen numbers. Several of these
were solos and duets, others hallets and
choruses, and still a third class consisted
of entire scenes taken from the Harris
operas, among which are The Triekster
and the Witch" THE Hula Girl" THE
Mountaineer" "The Three Dukes, The
Baronet," and THE Sea Beggar." Only two
of these have ever been done here. and
so the material provided had the merit OF
newness to most of the assembly. The
greater portion of the interest in the per-
Torrance centered around the music. and
this was, in most cases. pleasing Oc-
casionaiiy rather colcrless. many of the
melodies have a swing and catchiness that
make them memorable. while. the orches-
tration would do credit TO q man OF greater
experience and skill than one looks for
in Washington. The lyrics are also rather
clever and so little OF the librettos were
heard that they need not be harshly crit
icised.
Most of the performers did extremely
WE'LL all limitations considered. Several
of the east proved themselves possessed of
exceptional voices. and so made up in their
singing what they lost of favor by their
acting. Ivy Herriotts My Hero. My
Mcuntaineer'' Mrs. Thomsa c. Noyes' 20
Gentle Heart" and My Heart Is for Thee"
Mrs. G. McAllister Harris and Paul War
rington Evans Ladder Duet ". II. Har-
ris' imitation of Dan Daily and Francis
Wilson, Marie Howe's The Typewriter
Girl" and the children's ballet under the
direction OF Virgie Luckett were the gems
of the evening. both from the viewpoint
of the musician and the general spectator.
The remainder Of the company was made
up of Francis r. Dooley. William II. Con-
ley. E. Clyde Shade. William Morsall,
Bertha and Susie Gundlach. Louise Klenk,
Mildred Coons. Viola Mallett. Helen For
ker, Lillian Adams. Pauline Crupper. Mary
Unsworth, Maggie Keefe. Catherine Byrne.
Sarah Murphy Mary Plant. Margaret Har-
ris, Mabel Brown, Violet Wimsatt Kathe-
rine Kip. Mary Mckenzie. Gertrude
Murphy. Ruth Herriott. Helen Alden. Ethel
Lee George Prather. \. q. Seibold. II. c.
Chandlee. Charles Patterson, John Madert
]. Everett Mcconnell, Edward Brown.
Clay Herring. F. Z. Roberts. Theodore
Howe. F. E. Roberts. T. J. German. Frank
r. Watts. G. A. Baker. Lester Hooker
Norman Luchs. and Edith I.uckatt, whose
dancing was much enjoyed. There will
be a change in bill this afternoon and to-
night.
I<ernan's = May Hownrd's BurIes-
Iuers.
There are two women on the stage wto