The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-27
FROM THE PROMPT SIDE.
No More Free Advertising for PhotoSra-
piers who Copyright Pictures.
MISS WAINWRIGHT TO RETIRE.
Talk of Stage Version of "The Man
without n country - John Murray
Dramatized the sketch and Produced IL
Here, but IL was Failure.

WTlters are lh sJatc Il inipu ooSauoo VI
the use certain theatrical photographers
are making OF the copyright Law. These
makers OF counterfeit presentments
when they take picture OF a prominent
actor or actress have it copyrighted and
then furnish copies to the newspapers
which are permitted to reproduce it on
condition that the words copyrighted
by -" appear under it. For a time
the scheme worked very, well, hut the
newspapers at last awoke to the fact
that the photographer was getting by
far the better end of the barg in, mas,
much as he was securing the best kind
OF advertising for his business at the
trfing expense OF few photographs
Then some OF the ney spapers declined
10 use any copyrighted photographs thus
depriving the picture takers OF vide
pratuitous advertising. OF course the
photographers didn'e like the change.
iu that made no difference. and IL their
names appear now they are to be found
in the advertising columns for which
tLey must pay regular rates.
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With the close Of the present season
Marie Wainwright will retire from the
stage. Miss Wainwright is well knwn
to Providence theatre goers, by whom
she Is recognized as versatile and tai
ented actress. In the days wlei "Pina-
fore" was at the zenith Of It's popularity
she appeared at the Providence Opera
house with the Boston Museum com
pany as Josephine, and sang the part so
charmingly that she became at once
prime favorte. Sadie Martinot was tue
Hebe and pretty and piquant one she:was
indeed. Since that time Miss Vain
wright has made great progress in her
profession, and has taken rank among
the most accomplished actresses on the
stage. Some of her best work w done
while she was supporting the late Law
renee Barrett in Francesca da Rimini," ;"
in which her husband, Louis James,
also made decided hit in the exacting
part Of the jester.
With the close of this evenings per-
formance Mrs. Pauline Hall will drop
"Erminie" from her reportoiIe. 1t is
doubtful whether any comic opera ever
enjoyed more prosperous career or
afforded enjoyment for larger lumber
Of people. In it the late w. 5. Daboll Of
stage career. and Mr.. Wilson the come
dian can credit IL with affording him his
1Irst real hold upon the attention OF the
public. Miss Hall will find II difficult TO
find an opera so well suited to her talents
and so acceptable to the public.
An actor Of considerable repute in the
West will, il Is said, appear next season
in "A version OF '"The Man Without a
Country" Iwonder IL he ever heard of
poor Jonn Murray, who devoted so much
time TO the work OF dramatizlng Rev.
MIR. Hale's work. Mr.. Murray was "A
comedien Of real ability, but his weak
nesses prevented him from reaching that
rank in he profession to which his tai
ent would have raised him. He pro
duced "The Man Without a Country" at
the Providence opera house. but it was
far from being success The work of
Lifting the sketch TO the limits OF stage
representation was so clumsily done that
much OF the beauty ana pathos of the
original was lost Even after his dis
tinct failure here Mr.. Murray fondly
cherished the hope that "The Man With
out Country" would yet bring him
fame and fortune, but that hope was
never realized.
Speaking Of denominations il is inter-
esting TO note that Nine Janauschek
still gives occasional performances Of
Lady Deadlock and Hortense In "Black
House." The stage version of Dckens's
novel is but the mere shadow Of the
original. yet Nine Janauschek's inper-
sonation of the cold, naughty wife Of the
Earl of Leicester and the cunning and
vengeful Frencnwoman Is so artistic and
appeals so strongly TO the Imagination
at the faults of the play are forgotten,
Although her accent has become little
less marked than when she, first appeared
before English speaking audiences she
seems to gain instead OF losing favor.
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The great success Of Modjeska and
Jauauschek undoubtedly gave some the
atrcal managers the idea that the Amer
icau people would paw big prices to see
any foreign actress providing she brought
Win her accent 20 pronounced as To
make half her words uninteliyible and
at lt.lt l lfslNl a. VA lad ha
panies in European cities for star VINO
would fill these require nents. AS "a re-
suit AN actress named Etelka Borry was
brought over and her advent was made
known by a flourish Of managerial trum-
pets that was really deafening. Poor
woman, her lot was an unfortunate one
Indeed. IL she could act in her native
couutiy, sne certainly lett all her art be-
hind her, or more dismal failure thai
she Droveu, has seldom been recorded.
Barely one word out of five could be un-
oerstood, while AS TO actinR-a craven
Image would not have suffered in con,-
parison. a few weeks experiences proved
to her managers that the public was not
TO be hoodwinked. so Nine. Borry was
summarily shipped back again a.w iser,
but certainly poorer woman.
It. should not be forgotten that next
week il the last of the season at Il. II.
keith's opera houe. The Memorial Day
mati ee OH Tuesday lids fair to be
crowded no the early advance sales.
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Vernona Jarbeau ends her travelling
season with her engaken ent at B. r.
keith's opera house this week. She will
no. play starlight" after this season.
but will next year do n new piece called
Ike Fe." Hattie Wells, l6-year-old
Ga, Ger, and Master Fenton, 12-year-old
tenor, are specially engaged for Mis-
Jarbeau's support at keith's this week
Gus Pixley, "A brother OF Annie Pixley, is
also In the company.
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DR.. GEORGE w Purdy, Fannie Rice's
husband has gone To England in search
OF a new play.
Heury ID Key will b managed next sea.
son by Klaw aud Erlanger.
j. NJ Hill is in sore distress Some
time since he engaged Ka' herine Ger
maine for DE Kuveu's new opera, but