The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-02

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} at ell have for months crowded to see II
In that city. several companies art
travelling through Great Britain with It,
1t was sent to America, with good cast
and duplicate CT the original scenery,
but 1t failed to get support.
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The venerable Mrs. John Drew is going
into melodrsms. She has been engaged
for "The Sporting Duchess" and will
begin next week, thus becoming q stage
companion of that other veteran, D. H..
SIoddart. Mrs. Drew will prooa bly, make
the title character cons iderably more like
the English original from which it was
drawn than Agnes Booth ever did Rose
Coghian had the opportunity to play the
role, but refused on the grounds that it
would be beneath her profess ional dig
nifty to appear in drama OF this class.
Mrs. Drew has professional dignity, IL
any woman on the American stage mas.
Johnstone Bennett, II she were older,
would have made an excellent representa-
tive OF the type. The English woman
who Is said to have been the original of
the character IL very old. Agnes Booth
was unwilling to look any older than she
coulo help.
David Balasco, the author of the "Heart
OF Msryland," which comes TO the Proyi-
dence Opera House next week, is one of
the most interesting men among drama
tists. The Governor OF Connecticut and
his stan came over to New York to see
"rhe Heart OF Maryland" The great
man OF the Nutmeg State sent one OF his
sta6 to SEQ about seats. Belasco wps in
tho box office. The gentleman from Con-
necticut was shown through the tbeater
by the dramatist. When he had made
his selection and returned to the box
oflics he paid for his box and kindly flip !
ped quarter to Belasco. Such Is fame
there are authors who would like a label
to distinguish them from ordinary men,
bat that is not MIR. Belasco's way. He il
content to study human nature from the !
ranks, and that perhaps, is why his plays I
ell nave that mcving quality that can
neither be initiated nor described.
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We unerstand that the flag of true, has
already been hoisted, that the pipe of
peace Is even now being filed with
tobacco, and that negotiations are under
way whereby Nine. Nordica will be a
mem ber OF Mr.. Grau's company next sea-
ION at Covent Garden. III that grange :
nent Is carried through all may yet be :
we'll. M. Jean 10 the politest man in
'miable widow. They will presently
come into goon humor again and he ray-
ng each other fine compliments. After
heir historic quarrel Mines. Eames and
,alve are now the best of friends, and
'ery likely our Isolde will soon make up
With her Tristan. Therefore let Nine.
Sordica abandon despair and take care OF
Ter health, wear warm shoes, W woolen mits,
void chiibIains, and not open her win
ow these frosty nights to listen to the =
us!ic gailants who serenade her. For IL
ii goes well Nordica will be at the Metro
olitan Opera House again next season.
rsnny davenport believes that much of
ardou's success was cue to his great
aith in himself. "In discussing his
areer with me-" declares Miss Daven-
ort, she assured me that be was always
ertain of reaching the top, and he told
10 how one night, when he had not
ven enough money to buy his supper, he
'ent quietly home and seriously dellbsr-
ted how he would furnish his castle,
hich he wanted to buy as soon as he
ad million. He now has the castle and
be million as we'll. At another time he
box a rencil anu drew q bookcase of /
'rved OAK wood 70 a psstime. Today
esk made after the same design is
anding In his study in Paris. 1t often 81
appened to Sardou that. without sou
} his pocket, he would enter an anti
uary's shop to examine some vaua bic
bjects and on leaving would say, Il will II
ny 1t later on, when I arm rich. He has
beautiful painting by Bernard fillsssy
his home at Marly-le- Roy, for which hs
serted he had to wait ten years."