Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-26
STRONG
Presentation Of
East Lynne"
Miss Rebecca Warren
Met All Expectations.
Stuart Robson In Shakespearean
Play.

There are plays which, like wine,
grow better with age. To this class
belong The Old. Homestead "a Poor
Relation Way Down East" and
East Lynne" which was given at the
Grand opera house last evening. EAST
Lynne" has been presented in Akron
before. How many times the oldest
inhabitant alone, perhaps, can tell, but
this has not caused it to suffer i'm pop
ularity. Some of the companies that
appeared here have been poor and
there have been disappointments, yet
when the curtain rose last evening,
there was not vacant seat in the box
es nor down stairs nor in the balcony.
Akron theatre goers have a warm spot
for East Lynne" There were no
disappointments last evening Rebecca
Warren, the star, proved to be all that
has been predicted and her support
was exceptionally strong. Miss War
ren makes pleasing appearance on
the stage and she is without doubt one
Of the greatest emotional actresses that
have ever appeared in this city. Her
rendition of Lady Isabelle and Mad
anne Vine, Lady Isabelle in disguise,
was superb, and the extremely sad
scenes at the end of the fourth and
fifth acts were exceptionally strong.
1t was in these scenes that Miss War
rem displayed to the best advantage
her wonderful emotional talent. Her
support was very good. John Dillon
as Archibald Carlyle was excellent
Frederick Kirby as Sir Francis Levi
son, the crafty nobleman, acquitted
himself in creditabe manner. James
j. Corners, as Mr. Dill and Mrs. Jane
West as Miss Carlyle pleased and their
parts stood out in pleasing relief to the
sad scenes of the play. Miss Jennie
Dunbar, as Barbara Hare, Miss May
belle Carey as Joyce, the maid, William
J. Dean as Lord Mount Severn, and
Arthur Roache as Richard Hare, were
good. Little. Rhea Eloise performed
her child's part in a very pretty man.
ner.
Miss Warren is starring under the
management of Mr.. Frank Burt who
has been fortunate in securing a strong
company TO support Miss Warren. The
scenery of the play Is very beautiful.
1t will be repeated this afternoon
and evening and Saturday matinee and
evening.
Stuart Robson, who appears in "The
Comedy of Errors at the Colonial
next Tuesday probably has done more
than any other American actor of any
time to place this delightful Shake
spearean comedy in it's proper place in
dramatic literature. Mr.. Robson al
ways has stoutly maintained that "The
Comedy of Errors is a comedy of the
highest order, while many persons, not
over-deep students of Shakespeare,
have been inclined to regard it as a
farce pure and simple. Critics of to-
day, however, almost to unit, have
come to accept Mr. .Robsons view as
correct. The sale of seats begins to-
morrow morning.
Mr.. Joseph Sparks, the well known
Irish comedian, who was many sea-
sons with May Irwin, will present the
new musical comedy, "NIr, O'Reilly,"
at the Colonial theatre next Wednesday
evening. There are over 81 people in
the cast, including a female chorus.
Seats will be on sale Monday.
"The Evil Eye" comes to the Co.
lonial next Thursday night. 1t is
full of good. clean fun and music.