The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-24

EDWARD vRoOM.
osity and caused no end of the sort OF talk
which most managers nowadays seem to
regard as necessary TO the prolongation OF
a run. Miss Nethersole has ability, of
oourse-a great deal Of it-but not nearly
so much as she Is alleged to possess. The
newspaper paragraphing done In her be-
half has had much TO do with forcing her
into q position OF prominence on the
American stage.
am inclined to think that Miss Marti-
not will surprise everybody by her Inter
probation Of the character of Prosper Mer-
rimce's hcroine-wanton. / well remem-
Der her work as Dora in Diplomacy" an
emotional role which Is almost always
overdone. Miss Martinot, however, gave
IL the exact quantity of force, leavened by
the necessary naivete, and her touch was
as accurate rs though she had been used to
no other class OF roles in her stage career.
She may, and, Itlarc say will, do tho same
thing with Carmen"
How "rhe Highwayman" Was Written.
A we'll known theatrical writer of this
city tells the following story, which, be-
sides being interesting, Is true, which Is
moro than can be said Of most stage anec-
dotos:
Great oaks from little acorns grow"
One day last July Mary II. Stone, Richard
Mansileld's literary amanuensis, was rid
ing in bobtail cross town car. OF course
it happened in this city, for they don't run
bobtail horse cars anywhere else any more.
Well, in this said antediluyian coupe Miss
Stone met friend, and they fell to talk
ing shop-about books and things. In
the course of fthisconversation Lippincott's
was mentioned. That reminded tho friend
that friend of hers had advised her TO
advise Miss Stone 20 read the then current
number of that magazine, since in her
(tho friends friend's) opinion Miss Trains
novel could be made into q great play for
Mr.. Mansfield. SO Miss Stone straight
away bought the July Lppincott, read
Miss Trains story, found her own judg-
ment coincident with that of her friends
friend and reported as much TO Mr.. Mans
fold, who promptly ordered scenario
sketched out, upon the strength of which
two acts were completed when the actor
fell i'll Of typhoid fever, and tho rest Is
stage history. a Social Highwayman'
proved successful. The chance encounter
on bobtail car filled out tho flush"
A Fortunate Dramatic Author.
Charles Il. DaZoy Is a remarkably fortu-
nate fellow. Some Of those envious per-
Sons who Imagine that they conceal within
their own pates the concentrated wisdom
Of the universe have insinuated that he Is
lucky and nothing else-in other words,
that he Is an authoristic accident. Mani
testify that IL nonsense. but that fact
doesn't prevent tho low brows from say
ing things" A man may possibly make
n lucky strike once, and IL may be fluke
out and otft, but II he keeps on doing 1t no
must bo possessed of considerable ability.
Now Dazey has been turning out successes
with Ito tho croakers) discouraging mo-
notony. To say nothing of his earliest eff
forts he wrote I'm Old Kentucky" which
he tried his best TO sell TO AMMO Pixley as
well as TO numbers Of othCl stars Miss Pix
ley wouldn't have the piece, although sho
would have made an ideal Madge. Finally
Dazey ran up against Jacob Lift, who had
begun to branch out extensively rs man
agcr of melodrama. Lift tried the piece
during summer stock season and con.
cludod TO put it on tho road.
This hc did in the fall, and IL proved
veritablo gold mine, Dazcy's royalties dur
ing the second season amounting To more
than $1,000 week. The play is still
doing fno business and looks rs though it
would be good for another year.
Dazey afterward sold Tho Old Lime
kiln, which developed into a success, and
then wrote "Thc War Of wealth." which,
whilo not much OF Is money winner at tho
start, has boon SO whipped into shape that
~ has been brought To the star thcatcr, In
this city, and will remain here throughout
the season. tho popular verdict boing that
IL Is one Of the most thrilling and thor
oughly clean mclodramas ever seen upon
tho local stage. Tho mounting of the
piece is conceded to bo as elaborate AS has
ever been given To an entertainment Of its
sort.
\ few years ago--avcry few, too-Dazcy
was poor man. He would probably then
have been delighted 60 bo assl,cd weekly
income for lifo equal 90 the amount ho
now pays for his board at one OF the most
expensive hotels in this city.
yroor,'s Hard Luck.
We hear "A good deal about tho elevation
Of the American stage. and no one is more
olamorous In tho demand for this great
dcsldcratum than the critics Of the New
York daily press. who, as rule, promptly
attempt TO crush with ridlculo any one
who may make q sincere effort 90 carry
ont their supposed views. A case In point:
tuWard Nroum, n rraisoworthily anbi.
tous young actor, managed 20 secure the
American rights 10 tho play, For tho
Crown" by that French master Of trag-
tiy. Francois Coppcc. Mr.. Vroop thought
bs saw AL opportunity to elevate the stage