The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-23
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stetson's Company Ina Lied Astray" at
the Providence Opera House.

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rightly enthusiastic. The lines
are by Dion Boucicault, and
their character at once announce the
playwright and the player. Very prop
erly termed AN emotional com cd ""
LED Astray" Is one OF those society
plays which touches "a vital detect ia the
polite customs of the day. 1t develops
the too prevalent truth in life hat tine
reason and judgment OF both man and
wife are allowed free activity In ali mat
tiers except those that pertain to tbs
treside and home; there emotion
is the sole guide and sorrow is the result.
The romantic nature OF Amanda Cnan-
dose is welded to but not mated with the
more practical nature OF Count Rudolph.
The unsatisfied longings o. the one leads
to ARRANGEMENT, aud that nearly TO the
ruin of each. But the sense Of approach
ing disgrace serves as the awakening OF
the deeper and truer nature OF each.
Then Rudolph realizes that romance
in a woman Is virtue carried to excess"
and he learns that letter.c ~ social GUS
toms he has been dupea Into LelievinR
that 'that which society calls folly In a
man il "A crime in Il oman" Tue hrst
overture toward reconciliation very pro-
perly comes from Count Rudolph, whose
acquaintance with the world shou d have
given him better insight into the roman
tic but unselish devotion OF the "xentler
sex" and the requiting o that such
devotion merits.
On these lines the play is exception
ally well developed; the cast Is exception
ally we'll adapted and the com blnation
of he two affords an evenings enter
tainment which must satisfy even the
most captious critic unless he Is looking
for perfection.
Led Astray" will be reproduced to-
night and The Crust Of Society" will be
presenter at the matinee and evening
entertainment tomorrow.
''Thc Eagles Nest" At Keith's.
"TLe Eagles Nest" the new Western
drama, appeared for the first time In
this city at keith's opera house last
night aud was accorde | u success. The
author of this play has sought TO give a
typical picture of modern California life
Cast in Tess favorable surroundings the
audience would look for IA carnival Of
blood and Indian depredations. ArizJna
or Colorado would have Deen u b tier
setting for scenes of depreciation
and general Western "wooliness," out
the author, for reasons that become
manifest as the play proceeds, has
chosen to lay the scenes Of his play In
somewhat more civilized Cal fornia.
'.lhe Eagles Nest" a mountain fast
ness, In which the play opens, Is "A west
tIl ueilts NutIt lltG hdIbna plisOCD, du
old '49er. and her adopted sou
Jack Trail. The he IVY william, Robert
Blasedon, makes his appearance early
and simultaneously with the heroine,
Rose Milford. Love aud villlany on the
one side, and love aud L on
the other strive for the han of
the heroine and the former temporarily
ins the day. B!asedon carries of the
prize and leaves desolation In his wake.
Ia act TWO fortune shifts her smiles an Il
Trail carries off the heroine. leaving
Bla sedou TO heal his wounded pride as
best he may. In act three there is an
other reversal. The villain comes UP
-sHai4iaf carries eff the-maeh-d+ m+Haea
Rose AID leaves the senseless body of
Jack Trail to be devoured by the
flames Of Sierra Suze's cabin, from
which fortunately the hero Is rescued by
the rough but k~ind-hearted young ANA
zon VINO owns the shanJy. BlaseGon
makes the most OF his villiauous success,
forces the girl into marriage and the pair
turn up at the home OF old Banker Mil
ford, one smiling the other in tears. Tbs
last act ~straiRhtens out all entanRle-
ments. The william gets a knife thrust
III q vital part the hero gets
the heroine. There are a number
Of startling c%linlaxes strongly reinforced
by excellent staging. Edwin Arden as
JACK Trail plays a difficult and alterDa-
tive role n plays it we'll. His immedi-
ate support, frank Losee as Robert
Is .aselol, W. IA. uart as Banker Mil
lord, Harry Mack AS Dibsey, late of the
law, Adeila sawyer as Rose Milford,
heroine. and Marion Elmore AS Sue,
also heroine, is strong. Bill Slater, pro-
prietor OF Red Dog camp, is "A genuine
far Mes ener. Ihe play RUS through
the week.
lola Pomroy mt Lothrop's.
Two large and enthusiastic audiences
assembled at Lothrop's Providence mu-
scum yesterday to greet the star soubret,
lola Pomeroy. in her comedy drama,
Pert, the Girl Detective" The play is
exactly suited to display Miss Pomeroy's
talent for the imp rsonation OF juvenile
characters. She was a veritable kid from
start to finish, and the way she made
her companions In the cast stand around
was truly surprising. She appeared to
be having a sp .endid time and evidently
enioyed every minute that she was be-
fore her audience. That those present
were ia "A siiuilar frame Of nina wa evil
dent, as the applause was hearty and
| continuous and the MARKS OF apprecia
ton awarded this precocious girl Were
uncommoply hearty. Miss Pomeroy was
ell supported by the stock company and
her several spt ~cialties formed "A pleasing
feature of the entertainments; Cameron
Clemens was good rs Dick bruce, Pert's
brave young protector; James McElroy
made the colored gentleman Adolphus
Livermore immensely funny; Martha
Conway as Mabel Osborne looked pretty
and invested the part with exceeding
| grace aud elegance; Morris McHugh's
Italian padrone Angelo was u great char
acter bit; George Ricketts, was quiet aud
legitimate "a the tramp, Tom Bromley.
and Miss Minnie DeHaven made "A hi
| as the g~arrulous old Irish w ON al, Jan,
McQuilien O'Reilly.
Burlesque at the Westminster.
The Agnes Evans Burlesque Co., II
which Wright and West are the comedi
aus is at the Yves. minister theatre. III
program as offered is clean aud pleasin,
from beginning TO end aud all Of tn
artists are good in their particular lines o
| business. The curtain rises on n musica
sketch entitled "a Rustic Reception" il
which there is plenty OF good 5 nping an,
other amusing features. In the olio are TIL
tn "Japs" in their wonderful perch per
formance; Miss Pearl Raymond. who's
high kicking n dancing was the hes
.ecn here this season; Will White.
yiolinisl; Hines aud Colby, trapeze per
formers; Miss Agnes Evans, in a NUMBER
of SONGS; Wright West. comedian
In a new act, aud the DE Witt sisters
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