The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-17

1t may suit New Workers, after 1t 10
altered over bit. Its dullness must be
eliminated or IL will be received With
north pole temperature. The Bostonians
60 from this city to the new theater.
There was time when the infiuen ce
Of the so-called problem play was very
generally represented on our stage. But
the pendulum swung back with a force
that left no doubt as TO the gen nuineness
OF the revulsicn against these dramas.
The pahlic, weary OF hnding them in the
theaters, rushed TO the first successful
contrast that was offered.
Actors lucky enough to be swimming
along In the second mouth Of a prosper
Gus current with their present plays In
New York are John Drew In ''Rosemary'
at the Empire, EDWARD ii. Sothern in
San Enemy TO the King" at the Lyceum,
and Francis Wilson at the Knicker-
booker. Other pieces continued in much
favor with this publi are "Lost, Strayed
or Stolen" st the Fifth Avenue, "The
Geisha" at Daly's, "My Friend From
India" at the Bijou, and SHERRY
Tramps" at the Star. "Evangeline" holds
on at the Garden. "Sants Maria" will
remain for some time at the Olympia.
Visitors at the week stands are excel
sior, Junior" at the Harlem Opera
House, "On Broadway" at the Grand
Opera House, "Hogan's Alley" at the
Peoples, and "The Fatal Card" at the
Columbus. Newly started plays are "A
Florida Enchantment" at Hoyt's, "A
Good Thing" at the Casino, and "The
Cherry Picksrs" at the Fourteenth
Street.
Mr.. Arthur's new play, "The Cherry
Pickers," which was produced for the
first time IN New York at the Fourt eenth
Street, Theater last Monday, may not
duplicste the success of "Blue jeans"
but IL IL none the less an interesting
contribution TO the melodramatic stage.
The story is laid in India and Afg hani-
stan during the campaign of 1s79-s0, and
Is full of local color "The Cherry
Pickers" are a regiment of British hus-
ssrs, a distinctive feature OF whose gay
uniforms are their cherry red trousers.
Mile. Alice Verlet of the Opers Com
.ique, Paris, who was heard I'm Newport
during the summer, will remain here
this winter. She has been engaged by
Theodore Thomas in the West, and will
sing at the Damrosch concert In Carnegie
Hall, Sunday, Novem ber 1.
There Is no habit more oeplorable In
acting than that OF dropping, even for
the briefest moment. away from the
character that is being portrayed or from
the prescribed actions..of the play that Is
being performed. This 10 as true of comic
opera 40 1t Is of serious drama. From
the actor OF q leading role In q tragedy
down to the chorus eirl.in the back row
OF q burlesque, every performer should
attend strictly to business. The hour or
two that the actor 10 before an audience
makes q very short days work, and he
should be Industrious every minute. That
Is what his manager and its auditors pay
him for. That is what ne 10 there for.
He is not hired to amuse himself, or his
companions on the stage, but the people
at the other side Of the footlight and
they always have a feeling of resentment
whenever they see him cease playing for
them to play with his comrades.
Modjesks, like Eieonora Duse, was born
in q covered wagon, which IL generally
used as Q travelling home by the itinerant
showmen OF foreign countries.
II is said that the total receipts of
"Rosemary" during the I've weeks it
has been at the Empire. Theater amounts
to nearly $4,000. Not bad, is it, even
for a successful play In good season?
Mr.. Drew will continue to present the
piece at the Empire until Decem Der, and
after that he will De seen In 1t in the
principal: .cities OF the country. OF
course, though, there will be many
places he cannot visit, so Mr.. Frohm an
has decided to organize No. company
to visit cities not on Mr.. Drew's route.
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One of the actors in revival OF
"Richard uI' at the Lyceum Theater In
London IN the year 1877 was Arthur
Pinero, now the best known among Eng
lish playwrights. He played the small
part OF Lord Rivers. Another subordi-
nate role In that production was acted
by X. c. Carton, another successful dram
aitst ana the author OF "Liberty Hail.
A receiver has been appointed for the
property OF Miss Rose Coghlan. She has
lost all her property and 1t is saia she is
practically dependent upon her mother.
There are many variations in theatrical
life. Friends of Miss Coghlsn derlore
the circumstances that have brought ber
to present fate.
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originator, was in Munich, Germany, at