Mckee Raskin As "the Canuck."

McKee Rankin's return to the metropolitan stage took place last night at the Bijiu Theatre, before a house filled with friends and admirers, the majority of wlmra were members of the theatrical profession. The very makeup of the aulience made it enthusiastic over points which a critical first night audience, during the regular season, wouid be apt to recelve in silence. "TheCHnuck " was the vehicle chosen by Mr. Rankin to bring himself and co-laborers before the public. As a play, the best thing that can be said of "The Canuck "is that it attempts to deal only with natural incidents and effeets. Like the majority of contemporaneons plays, especial pains have been taken to depict the homely life of country. In this respect, the play is deeidedly a success. i (The characterization is also marked enough to require the emtloyment of clever playera. As a whole, it is safe to presage that "The Canuck" will be a success It received its first trial in California some years ago, and it was that trial which induced Mr. Rankin to eive the play a New York production. L]Mr. Rankin's part of John Baptiste Cadeaux, "The Canuck," introduced a character entirely new to the stage. As the name would indícate, Mr. Rankin impersonated a Freuch-Canadian. To say that his portrayal of the character was successful, is to put it mildly. During his entire professional career, Mr. Rankin has neverdoneanything which approached last "night's performance, in Btrong characterization and artistic finish. The supporting company was exceptionally good. Charles Cowles, as an old Vermont farmer and friend of Cadeaux, gave a quaint and natural portrayal of the familiar Yankee character. - New York Press. The Ypsilanti Sentinel urges the democrats to tupport Metira. Lehman and Broum for the sake of the party; the Ann Arbor Argus refute to support them at all; the Ann Arbor Democrat supports them because Arthur Brown it o " very worthy young man." These three papers are the only democratie organs in the county. But, mark ! not one of these has, as yet, undertaken to defend them f rom the charge of being ringsters. Thegreatestenemy any man can have is the spirit that persuades bim to wait awhile before trying to be a Christian ITundreds of democrats loill vote for that estimable young lawyer, Amariah F. Freeman. Jf the citizens of this great counly will hut do their duly, he witt be the next proucuting attorney, Wee Lehman discharged. i