The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-21
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.
Chauncey 0lcott and His Company Pre-
sent "Swcet Inn scarra."

Mr.. Donnelly y................ Frederick Lander
Kate 0Donoghue .Rolinds i Bainbridse ridge
bridget Quinn. ........... Mrs. Lizzie Wasburne
Nora Roach. h........,.......E Eta Baker Martin
flsnwiie ...''..'''.''''.'''e '''eannette fsTreil
An Old Mother. Argyle Gilbert
Katie Mullen .....................L Little Tottie
Dannie Mullen. ..,....... Marguerite Dimond
A very interesting and in many ways
charming play is sweet Inniscarra.
which was presented last evening in the
Providence Opera House by Chauncey
Olcott and company that includes some
very excellent actors. The play received
q very warm reception from the large
audience in attendance and all the favor
extsnd both TO the play itself and Mr..
Olcott and his associates was we'll de.
served. Sweet Inniscarra" is one of the
most charm ng of stories. 1t has "a deli
cate and beautiful romance,a a comedy that
| Is as light and easy flowing as could well
pe asked for and Of course the flayoring
OF romante e. without which the scene OF no
play could be properly set in the Emerald
Isle. 1t is an Irish play but the ever-en-
| trancinR tale might be substantially TOLD
anywhere that the beautiful poetry Of life
and its crushing miseries are emphasized
in mors than ordinary way. IL differs
from the traditional picture of Irish lie
as given on the stage, too frequently, for
with all the rom ancc there is some line
tonine of the picture without any sacri-
flee OF earnestness
The happiness of youth is told in SO
captivating manner and the measure OF
men and women's sentiments Is so aocu-
rate that the interest is splendidly aus
tained through it's four acts. The picture
is drawn with such deicacy that the viii
lain though he is there never hts the
brass band accompaniment that even
some OF the best Of Irish playwrights
have seen fit To go with him. The
bits OF comedy are worthy of Augustus
Pitou for to mention but one. Quinn's
twins, the seeing of whom mean that no
matter how dry the heart is mirth must
follow. A better sustained or prettier
legend than that of the lovers at tn tryst-
ing place one does not often hear better
told than il was last eye yening by Miss
Bainbridge.
There are many incidents in the piece
apart from the chief characters, all full
Of interest and mirth, and the rich man
playing schoolmaster has some difficult
problems to solve. Mr.. Olcott's work
needs no extended comment it is
enough to say that the part of Carroll wall
suits him, as its portrayal is refreshing.
and he keeps mp to the last the keen in
terest of his audience. His songs were
all good, and were last evening, as bo-
fore intimatcd. we'll received. The scenes
in which he has Jo look after Quinn's
twins are particularly amusing, and bis
dismissal of the scholars has a tender
ness in it that appeals to every lover of
childhood. Daniel Gilfcther, as the
Squire O'Donoghue, we'll pictures the
proud father, and dignified IL at times
harsh, landlord. aud Paul Gilmore is al
ways interesting in the part of Eyre. the
attorney, and friend OF Carroll As
Quinn, the fiddler, Luke Martin was en-
tertaining, and his slowness in some
things and quick blarney with his wife
are not the least interesting things in
the play. Mrs. Lizzie Washburne, in the
character Of mother of the twins. is very
entertaining. especially In her manage
Inent of her husband. Charles Hamil-
ton s conception of the part of Cresw ick
and his acting left nothing to be desired.
Rolinda Bainbridge was the daughter
of proud house, but with all the grace
and charm Of young womanhood, gave
one of the prcttiest portrayals Of the
beautiful character Of Kate . Donog hue.
She seems part Of the charming scenery
of her home and very womanly in the
scene where she defled the anger of her
parents and all by her devotion to the
rich lover whom she supposed to DO but
a schoolmaster.
There was not in the large cast one un-
| worthy of priase. nor one that did not
seem to really add to the delightful per-
formance. but in addition TO those names
the work of Imogene Washburnc and Ada
Vanden Gilbert as Quinn's twins their
naive ways and brogue and quaint speech
cannot be forgotten, nor for that matter.
the really good work OF Eta Baker Mar.
tin as the capricious sweetheart Of the
hostlcr at the inn.
abe scenery is excellent, and worthy of
special praise is the hillside near the
trysting Stone and the banks of tho river
Lee. Sweet Innisoarra" will he the at.
traction during the remainder Of the
week. and there will be the customary
matinees.