The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-16

f<sThe Girl Left Behind Me" was writ
I1n by David Beiasco and Franklin Fyies.
3 b the greatest success New York has
uown for years. IL is play everybody
- understand. 1t keeps the heart in
Htter of delightful excitement and
y bright language, sweet, true SEN
,ment, make q claim on the memory.
It will be presented at the Providence
'pera House next week, beginning Mon
Nv evening, with the original company
md all the special scenery. On a pre-
{ous visit this play achieved great pop
larity in this city, but its presentation
bis time will be on far greater scale
ban before. As a matter of fact it will
ave its metropolitan dress and cast and
ifilI be offered with the wonderful elabor-
tcness that made 1t SO phenomenally
fosperous in New York. The New York
Ierald said that "The Girl Left Behind
Ie" was the best American play and that
rec the general verdict Of the metropoli-
IN press.
The company employed was carefully
olected from the army OF first-class actors
nd actresses all popular favorites-with
be Intention and for the purpose of max
= og the performance as thorough h and fault
sss at every point as 1t is possible to make
theatrical representation. The result
- been the most perfect performance the
1odern stage has yet evolved, with
,olished players, beautiful women, splen-
ia scenic settings and q half hundred
inmate and inanimate delig ghtful contri-
.iutory features united in the telling of
fpry whose beginning Is In the hearts of
<oung lovers and whose ending is wreathed
}yith orange blossoms and joyous with the
ousic Of wedding bells.
Z The story of 'The Silver King" which
Will be presented at b. +. Keith's Opera
1ouse on Monday evening next, Feb. Is,
} simple, but 1t is full of the dramatic.
Carl A. Haswin, who essays the leading
lole Of Wilfred Denver, is a capital actor.
fhe following IL a synopsis of the main
Incidents OF this powerful melo- drama:
FWitfred Denver has lost money at the
nces and is trying to drown his despair
IA drink. He is taunted in his misery by
3eoflrey Ware, a former suitor Of his wife,
yho goads him to such madness by his
neers, that he threatens to kill
Aim. Denver reaches Wares chambers
nte at night and finds them occupied by
gang Of burglars, headed by swell
Eocksman, Captain Skinner, who uses
~ social position to obtain points for
criminal enterprises. Denver is seized
ind nd'chloroformed, and soon Ware enters,
ind in the struggle which ensues, Skinner
}hoots him with Denver's pistol.
Denver slowly RECEIVERS consciousness
and recalls the purpose OF his being there.
Cropping for his hat, he touches Wares
ifeless body, and the terrible conviction
b forced upon him that he has killed the
nan. Concealing his revolver, he rushes
sway, feeling himself murde rer and
jogitlve.
He returns to his wife and makes a con-
lession of his supposed crime. when she
,ssists him to disguise and he departs
Tor q Northern:sseaport. Before the
rain reaches its destination, Denver
Jumps from it to avoid detection and
after SO doing makes his way to an inn,
where he learns that the train from
which he but recently jumped, had, fur
kher on, collided with some wagons loaded
with petroleum, and the car in which he
had been was burned. Thus he is enabled
10 leave England unrecognized, and goes
TO America; he becomes the owner of a
Nevada silver mine and immensely
wealthy.
+ He returns in a fewyears to find his wife
and children about to be elected from
their home by Skinner, for unpaid rent.
Denver then discovers that Skinner and
not himself Is the guilty man, and the
play closes with the triumph OF innocence.
and the punishment of the guilty
+. A special feature OF the engagement
uext week is the extra holiday matinee
Friday, Feb. 22, Washington's Birthday.
Miss Katherine Rober and her talented
company will present at Trowbridge's
Star Theater next week, beginning Mon
day afternoon, Bartley Camppell's drama,
IA Heroine in Rags" Miss Rober has
always been an especial fsvorite at this
popular family resort, and already the
sale OF seats indicates a fiattering well
come next week. "a Heroine in Rags"
8 particularly interesting. 1t
= strong, plausible and consistent, and as
presented by this company will undoubt-
edly prove to be one of the greatest at
fractions OF the season. The story in
brief relates to the fortunes of Gabrielle
miss Rober), flower girl and
ballad vendor. She falls In
love with an artist, Jean Lucrosse.
a murder Is committed and knife be-
longing TO Jean is found beside the dead
body OF Victor Prade. an Italian adven-
turcr. Jean IL accused OF the crime.
Gabrielle proves and alibi at the loss OF
her own good name. her friends become
her enemies, her father disowns
her and she becomes q ragged object
Of charity. She supec:s Carmon, and
BY pretending TO be in love with him she
obtains coins and jewels from him which
sre known to have feen in the possession
OF the murdered Italian at the time the
q me was committed. lie confesses,
0abrieiIe IL restored 90 her home, her
good name II cleared OF all stain and ell