The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-19
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that can build a play upon the momen
tous question which threatens to some ex-
tent the fortunes of us all, directly or in.
directly, and put into IL mine OF Ian
guage that Is never commonplace, always
giving the proper sunlight to each bud In
his bouquet of life. to this parsonage the
future is bright and such praise is but
due to the author OF 1.-The Lost Para
disc"
II ID is your good fortune to visit the
Providence this week there will be dis
closed to your vision by the rising curtain
the drawing room Of one Andrew knowl-
ton, the owner of the Knowlton Iron
daughters birth, and the indulgent parent
has made lavish expenditures for the ap-
preaching festivities. Mr.. Warner, the
superintendent OF the works, Is an
nounced, and ne brings request from the
employees that they must have an increase
pleads their cause and interests the
daughter. The demand is not granted.
Act ii shows the Iron works and one OF
the scenes discloses the engine room with
all the machinery in motion. Miss knowl-
ton enters with her affianced who Is to be
q partner in the works. A committee
waits on the new partner and tell Of their
miserable lot. They are denied an in
crease and strike is ordered, the super
intendent siding with the men. Miss
Knowlton admires the stand taken by the
superintendent and makes inquiries
among the people and finds their lot
miserable one.
The scene is again transferred to the
Knowlton mansion aud here the father
admits that the invention by which they
became rich was in fact the ideas OF the
superintendent worked out by an old
professor who had died after conhding
the secrets of the combinations to Knowl-
ton. Warner Is requested to edit the
diary OF his old instructor and in reading
over the manuscripts nnds the admission
that the dynamo patents belong to him.
After much dickering the strike is or
dered off, the overbearlng lover discarded
and Of course Reuben Werner marries the
daughter.
The story, you see, is not new, but the
material used to develop it is, and the in
terest it creates cannot be properly de-
scribed. There were times last night dur
ing an intense passage by Mr.. Kellard,
who played the part of Reuben Warner,
when hardly person would breathe and
death like stiffness gave proof that a
good actor WAS receiving deserved atten-
tion. Take the names in the cast and you
will find them all from first to last artists
in their individual work. Carrie Turner,
the leading lady, made many friends. She
is best in repose, and as there was little
for her to do that required strong dramatic
work, there was nothing wanting.
Then down the page we read the names
of w ii. Compton, Howell Hansell, Harry
Mills, Kenneth Lee, J.. w. Browning,
Lawrence Eddinger, l.. S. Wiltsie, Charles
Matlock, Walter Perkins, Nine. Ponisi,
Mary Hampton, Jese Winners, Nannette
Comstock and Maud White, and then
wonder no longer that "The Lost Para
CDR. Bill"
civilian Brown. NJ. d." more famil-
iarly known as "Dr. Bill" has opened an
Office in this city at the Gaiety Opera
House where he may be consulted every
evening and Thursday and Saturday
afternoons of this week. His speciality IL
"cure of the blues"
Last evening almost every seat in the
Gaiety Opera House was filed by inter-
ested witnesses of the side=splittinR farce
comedy, "Dr. Bill" The play is a funny
one aud at times fun grows so fast aud fu-
rious that many OF the audience find
on the verge of Mysteries. The
the fall of the curtain there was an up
roar Of applause. However, the other
two acts are funny and the interest does
not culminate until the last line has been
spoken. M
The kangaroo dance was advertised as
"sure to please" and it did. William Will
son, who took the part Of DR.. Bill and his
partner, Miss Belle Stokes, who played
Miss Fauntleroy, were obliged to respond
10 several curtain calls.
The company is a very good and evenly
balanced one. There are twelve members,
all artists. Mr.. Wilson and Miss Stokes
are mentioned because of their part in the
Kangaroo dance but so far as the render
ing OF their parts was concerned all the
members Of the company proved them
selves co-ordinates.
The stage settings are the original ones
lsed at the Garden Theatre, New York,
md are excellent. With funny play, a
company Of players aud such
stage setting DIR. Bill "can hold its own
against any comedy Providence theatre
soers have witnessed this season.
Preceding DIR. Bill " a one-act play en-
titled Sunset" by jerome X. Jerome,
was given.
"The Dukes Daughter"
The drama entitled 1.-THE Dukes
Daughter" presented at Lothrop's
Museum yesterday afternoon aud evening
$ full of shining incidents and at times as
quite amusing. Miss Ethel Tucker was
Il her best in the charming role of
Blanche de Nevers. an heiress who is
ecretly reared by friend of her fathers
n order to shield her from bodily harm.
Charles Barringer had his hands full in
he Interpretation OF the triple role of
Henri de Legardere, the captain, Henri
luez, the arnorer and Aesop, the hunch-
lack, and was all that could be desired in
ach. The other characters were in cap
.ble hands and the performance merited
he applause bestowed upon it. The
ecenery which was excellent, added
materially to the general pretentiousness
4 the Production. Previous to the pre-
entation of the drama the members of |
.othrop's comedy company enacted
omical farce and the Macarthys intro
luced their new and entertaining musical |
ketch. On Friday afternoon aud even
ng Charles Barringer will benefit in his |
riginal drama, entitled The Irish Amer |
can" support by Miss Ethel Tucker and |
he full strength of Lothrop's stock COM
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