The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-16

DIA 4S ~ "A An ~ AN lOs
the Garden Theater. This play was actes
In Chicago and st. Louis recently, and IL
both places 1t developed positive merits
In association with negative faults. Il
had been rswritten for New York and II
scored q remarkable success.
Ellen Terry Is now in the South OF
France, where she has gone In hope O!
finding relief from DER growing nervous
troubles. She has lately taken 20 wearing
and Ailss (who now calls herself Edith
Craig), were in the production of "Rhard
III.' at the Lyceum, and khe watched the
performance from the box. Julian Arthur
is said to have been burdened by q grote-
sque costume rs Lady Ann, which mace 1t
difficult for the spectators toAtell whether
her deficiencies in the role were her own
fault or not. 1t is curious to find tho
London critics accusing her of lack of
force. That used to be her most striking
quality.
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"Tbe Sign of the Cross" will, after
eli, not be taken back to England, but
a further effort to make 1t popular in this
country will be made by tho managers in
terested in the plays career here. There
seems little likelihood that the Biblical
or religious dramas will ever become
popular here. Americans refuse to be-
come excited over the questions they in
volve, and the noncomf formist conscience,
when aroused, is what makes these pieces
popular in England. This particular play
used TO be advertised in London by q
cross in electric light shining on the
facade of the theater, and that was
thought so audacious that, in itself,
profits BILE discussion followed.
Ono of the buxom chor US girls in
Lost, Strayed or Stolen," is the fortu-
nate possessor OF Q rich uncle and when
she insisted onssdopting the state rs
profession some two years ago, he
demnrred considerably but finally said
All right, go ahead and IL you display
any talent in your chosen walk of lite, |
will help you along" One night in Bcs-
.oD, the uncle who had never seen his
neice behind the footIights, strolled into
he Park Theater to see Good win &
Morse's musical comedy success and |
discovered his neice encased in a gown
'ut decollette both. ways. The next morn.
ng Miss Latesuppers received check for |
goooly amount together with a note |
rom her uncle which read ;" Please accent |
his as aaslight token OF my appreciation |
" your rapid advancement in the stage |
world, you made the beet display Of
ny Of them."
According to Fanny Davenport, who
las made extensive researches on the
ubject, women first appeared in dramatic
'erformanoes in 1640. Desoemona was
layed by woman on Dec..6 of that
ear, but IL Is not known whether the
foman was Annie Marshall or Margaret
hughes. Pepys mentions other women In
he cast of "Beggar's Bush," in the fol-
|
eceived with disfavor, ana by writer's of
be time the first actresses were styled
womanish and graceless, not meaning
hem TO be ungainly or unfeminiue, but
hat play acting was below their dignity,
nd unbecoming women born in an era
grace. e.-"Glad am ] to say" remarked
homas Brand, speaking of these actres-
IS, "thst they were bissed, hooted and
ippin pelted from the stage, so that / do
ot think they will be soon ready to try
le same again"
The dramatic genius of Caive sometimes
terferes with her success in music.
here are times when she is SO intent on
ting than she gives less attention to
elody that it's due. During her delivery
those famous passages, "The King OF
A.