The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-05
Keith's Opera House.


baron hosenSranz .....'....., Harry A smith
Matt Hogan ......,.t..,,,.......J q Huffman
Tim Magrsre $500. ................,..k h j Moye
boalth fnspector. .,....... James ID raham
German Officer. ......................RJ N j Move
Emigrant steward .........,. Harry Cl.iion
Roger. ger................... Master Clifford Move
bill. .........................i Jason Downs
Hank Billings ..........H Harry Williams
Mrs Florencs Nelson. ......... Anna Mortland
.sss'e Sss'ie '''..''.'''' .''... Merri Osborne
Mrs Cordelia O'Grady ..,,.. sadie Connolly
bal sniikins... -! .............. Mona Lnncou
That Mr.. Gus Heegc is a favorite with
the theater-going public of this city was
very decidedly demonstrated last night
by the large audience which gathered at
Kei,h's Opera House TO ste him in his
iew play, "A YeHuine Yentlemap.
The piece gives ample scope for tho dis
play OF this Ang lo-Sweuish dialect, of
which Mr.. Heege Is 60 tho orgh master.
i, sbounos in witty sayings. laugh hable
titCations and there are examples OF the
eainestntss or depth that runs in the
character OF genuine man, no matter
what race he may have sprung from.
4 he au jence was kept IN the best CT
possible humor from the raising OF the
curtain on tie first pct until the finish.
ut the close of the third act Mr.. Heege
was called before the curtain.
There IL not great desI OF strength 10
the plot OF The play nor is 1t perhaps called
Tor when there ~ sScb sn attraction as the
leading aefor, iCr the majority OF those
VINO attended, last nights performance
robabiy went 10 hear again the dialect
That pta5s them so mitch on q formec
,ccaSon and 10 enjoy tie .nerriment
wnIch they snew hoycrs around the place
mere Mr.. Heege H..
The story is,Ot course, that Of Swed-
ish ImmlgfaLl who comes TO this country
ana by the performances Of a daI ing act
~ snipb)asd gets into the good grsces Of
q Mtstern naa thst j. on the steamer
with min, and gees 10 the Coecr d'Alene
nia ny country, where he strikes II rich,
and after rriber of Interesting events,
msrries tee daughter OF the Mesterner.
sven Hanson, Tor such X the hero's
rFne shortly after going &C the mining
oCuGtry, finrs hat his brother who left
hcne years ago. has married the sister Of
tn womtn ne loves ana also that this
Dflti er IS hort IN his accoGnts about
;lR,np This sum re gives the trot her,
,asing just received 1t .or the sale OF his
Isfe OF min
lie makes s. " worse Gisncvsr when
be iinos tnal a woman he befr. led on
shipbcsrc Is really n wife Of his prothar,
the later, rdving contracted his second
marriage Jnder mistakcr idea that his
ttsi wife wa' dead. In oEder 10 save the
leIu;a,ion Of the sister cl mis- future wife
he ttis tee German baron thar there Is
4 mistake, that tho woman who has Just
cen upon the scene ls his own VIE. He
l., ars tho.Condcmuai ion ana the insults
that are hsepcd uron BIN for while,
hut tie irnth cores out al last.
The different men befs OF the cast were
tqlai 10 tao demands made upon them,
a4d n more than one instance of far
more than ordinary capscity. As Mss
Jsss, Jsstie, the sweetheart OF the strange
but earatse sven, Mas Merri Osborne
vrs dccic c-dly clever, ano Der dsrkey
ipecialties and songs In the fourth act
won ss they deserved, many en, ores and
vry generous applause
Miss sadie Connolly made good typi-
cal stage Representative ~ .. trib c"ok