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John Dillon on Monday at the Funko
played to a mojerately well filled house.
Mr. Dillon has tho case and graca of an
old comedian. Although circumstances
kept him from fulfilling the promise of
his youth, his fruition is in no sense dis
appointing. His humor is spontaneous
and original and be leave3 his audience
tremendously well disposed towards
him. Age has not stiffened his muscles
nor his tongue. Both are flexible and
elastic a3 in tho days when youth held
the glass to his lips and he drained it
dry.
"Wanted, the Earth," is machine
male. The characters and the scenario
arc not impressed with the sign of per.
sonality. It was made according t) a
receipt furnished playwrights by Joshua
Whitcomb. First Bcene: Farm house,
old well, pail of water with t'n dipper
and wash basin in foreground. Scene
second: Fabulously magnificent draw
ing room in New York furnished with
two stuffed chairs, a sofa, an escritoire,
and a solid marble top centre table.
Scene third: A street of interminable
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well told and herein lies the strength of
Mr. Morrison's production, for he gives
it beautiful and elaborate stage Bettings
and surrounds himself with carefully
chosen players and when it is seen in
this city new scenery in both design and
material will be displayed together with
entirely new costumes throughout.
Mr. Morrison by hia finished work
gives evidenco of careful study and
taker his playing was promising, as a
tragedian there are still a few chapters
he has not mastered.
John Henshaw and Mny Ten Broeck
played to an appreciative bouse at tho
Laneing on Tuesday evening. Mr. Hen
shaw is a modern comedian with edu
cated hands end feet and facile face
muscles. Superinfused with a good na
ture that is not disconcerted by the in
evitable accidents on stage and auditor
ium. He is a maa's actor. His acting
appealed directly to tho d sire which is
deplorably prevalent in both sexes to
appear batter than" they are. Mr. How
ell I. DoJgd's etforts to conceal his pres
ence at the French ball from his wifo
were sympathetica. ly received by that
part of the audienca which it is not at
all expedient to encourage in such at
tempts. May Ten Broeck is fair, fat and forty,
withall an excellent dresser, parfect re
pose and in spite of all light as a fairy
May Irwin's smile dispenses no more
-vistas, the inside of a restaurant or per
haps the mocking and fascinating sa
loon set with a bar whereat all the ac
tors dash down cocktails and never pay
for them. This one sends the men in
the audience to the door in a rush. I
never knew it to fail. If the inside ot a
saloon bears any resemblance to the re
production of one, the prohibitionists
could rest in peace. As they are still at
work the stage barroom and drawing
room are probably equally unsatisfac
tory likenesses.
Mr. Dillon's support is uneven. Flaxy
and Mr 8. Major Van Dooz'e, Margaret
Shaw and Lillian Spellman were unex
ceptionable. It is kinder to ignore the
Test of the company, especially Matthew
Thome (B. F. Edwards) "the cruelly
wronged husband" who came on to the
stage from the back of the housa where
he had been taking tickets, counting up,
or something and had not stopped in
the dressing room long enough to take
the bag out of his knees. For a ticket-
blessing than May Ten Broeck's. We
were sorry when she left and when we
said "Au R.9voir" we meant it
For the rest the company was excel
lent. The play was a restful farce in
which Epecialties can be put in and
taken out at will.
A MAN AND A DEVIL.
As a man Lewis Morrison is a quiet
and retiring, modest in his dress and
thoroughly domestic in his habits. His
first thought is his home and how to
make it perfect and complete, his aim
being to have it an ideal one in every
respect. How different is Lewis Morri
son as a devil. Here he is insinuating,
cunning, crafty and enticing. Instead
of trying to make a home we see him
using his every endeavor to wreck one
and instead of seeking to build up he
would destroy. This then is the art of
the actor for it is not an inherent devil
we sea portrayed by Mr. Morrison it is
an assumed one. The story of "Faust"
is alwajsone of interest, but it must be
LKW1S MORKI.sON
thought Actors may be born, but
genius, like a plant, is developed by care
and culture. It will never expand into
greatness if left to run rank, therefore,
it takes a studious actor with genius as
well to become truly great. Lewis Mor
rison has reached the height of success
not without a struggle and now that ho
has been crownad with public 'favor he
reaps the reward of continued applica
tion. He has been playing Mephisto for
years, but he is ever on the alert for a
suggestion that may improve his per
formance. His production of "Faust"
is better, if possible, than ever before by
reason of newly designed and arranged
scenes and scenery. At the Funke
Thursday, March 4th. Seats on sale
Tuesday 10 a. m. Prices 81.00, 7uc, 50c
and 25c.
MISS CISSV FIT7GEIULD.
Miss Cissy Fitzgerald appears in "The
Foundling" at the Lansing theatre
Wednesday, March 10th. With a match
less sweep of the limb she danced and
glided herself into the vpry heart of the
New York public, recalling the dajsof
Taglioni. This remarkable English
girl was born in Kent, and came from
an old English family in no manner con
nected with theatricals.
From her earliest days Miss Fitzger
ald was fond of music, and in her fourth
year was known throughout tho locality
in which she was bcrn, for her pretty
childish dancing of the sailor's horn
pipe and other fancy dances. To de
tach her thoughts from the stage she
was despatched to a convent, where she
remained until her thirteenth year.
Miss Fitzgerald on leaving the convent,
found nothing in society as an outlet for
her exuberant spirits, and insisted on
the stage. About four years ago she
made her first appearance in the bur
lesque "Ruby Bias," making an instan
taneous hit.
She has never been without an en
gagement from that day, and the princi
pal managers of London and the Conti
nent have always held strong induce
ments to secure Miss Fitzgerald for the
principal burlesque. Lately she has
been principally in August Van Biene's
companies, in all cases taking the prin
cipal parts.
Miss Fitzgerald made a tour ot the
world with -'The Gaiety Girl" company.
She completely captured New York dur
ing the run of the "Foundling', at Hoy t's
D-. C. Van Duyn, commission mer
chant, 2 and 3 Brownell Block. Corre
spondent, F. G. Logan, member Ceicago
Board of Trade and New York Stock
Exchange.
theatre. She is a tall stately blonde,
with a classic ciste of features and large
brown eyes.
Remember the data. Lansing thea
ter, March 10th.
STUAItT KOIWON's NEW 1LAY.
Stuart Robson is immensely pleased
with his noTol play, "The Jucklins;'
wbih hiH been dramatized for him
from Opio Read's novel. Ho will give
it nt tho Lansing theater tho latter part
of next month. In tho first placo it
gives him a character part different from
any ho has ever beforo played ono that
puts liim into tho cowbido boots of u
quaint old farmer, instead ot the con
ventional dress coat he has bo often af
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