The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-05
TALMA THEATRE.
Opening Performance Given by the Roman Stock
CompanI SATURDAY. Evening.

The Roman Stock company gave ITS
opening performance at the new at
tractive and handsomely improved new
Talma Theatre on Saturday evening.
The piece selected for presentation was
the very pretty farcial comedy In three
acts. from the German or Won Moser'
"Our Regiment" 1t was presented III
a charming manner that met very warm
appreciation from large ana seleCt au-
dience. ., no
Gently made are many and varied. The
colors chosen for the interior decora-
tions are well harmonized. A new en-
trance from South Main street ls az
| tractiye as well as useful. The loples
| have all been remodelled ana nhely iul
! nished The draperics througnout lne
theatre show splendid taste, ana lhele
| have been many important lhproIe-
| ments made in the arrangements pe
| hind the stage 1t is true, as the man
| agement state the Talma is now
| model house and as 1t is about the siIe
Of the Lyceum Theatre In New YORK, u
| cosey and homelike i'm appearance wwl,n VIII
all the incidentals necessary 10 iis.
class theatre, there seems TO pe ~ o,, :,
,,aa'son For the belief that the stock
company and the managemehi WIZ ~
| ceive the support that they rlchly ue-
| serve. -, ., ,,.as
bright clean and interesting fun was
| the order on Saturday evening, anu a
simple thing was presented py casl'
! every one of whose meSnDers auueu "
the grace or pleasure or the auuielioe
Beginning this evening ana eNsIg e =,
ming of this week, the worthy loui l, a. a.
drama. "The Iron Master, VIII De
given. ..,, 81 the
,,isi, of soldiers and officers 10 qul"'
town. The excitement created Is Nery
| amusing all the young Wolne! 9e1,lus ,Ia-
their caps for the officers ana the l olue,
women giving them Kin1N WeI'1s iass
| for the Young womenS sakes, io iV0s
| than the officers own merit. ihen
new curate arrives about the same tlhis
as the officers and the scarlet ana piach
cloth has battles fought for them pS
the young women
The part OF the curate, which PROV
an amusing one. was well taken pn r M
II. w. Pigeon. late of the Emplre NO '.
ire and "The White Heather company
Mr. Orr s. Cash, late of Frawley stoci
comnany. San Francisco, did not nav
| as fun creating "A part as dlu soiiis y
! the others but he carried out tne r.tu
of the proud captain or the oth M MIiun
zars i'm a careful and capaple fiaiiiie'
A good representative or a retreu ny,
1
well only TO be bossed in turn py III
wife was given by Mr.. Malcom Arthu
cate of Castle Square company bos'ol
Very lively and interesting was ,he op
, posjte character of the i've ora ma
| MIR. Ellaby who entered into all IN
{ fun of the soldiers coming, as gwen
Mr.. Harry Lane, late OF "What hap
, | nened To Jones company AS Lieu
| Cuv Warrener of the Sth Lancers Nj
g William j. Romain furnished lots ot iu
e by his clever conception or the manner
{ isms and lines of his part. the part
$ Mrs Dobinson, the ruler OF the nous
Y was adequately taken by Mrs. Pauiln
Duffield. formerly of Boston ana ne
\ orleans Stock companies and Lou
= James company The parts or I'm
Y Thurston. her niece, by Miss Althe
;. Craig. late of DAILY Theatre, Mauo
: Ellaby taken by Miss Celia McDonal'
I late OF the Empire Theatre, and OF .
4 i've Dobinson by Miss Leslie Haskell. {
g well as the part of Dobinson's butte
y taken by Mr.. Duncan Campbell, la
:. of Frederick Paulding company, WEI
= worthy given, and the ladies were II
: genuous i'm their coquetry. The dane
2 martial was finely done and received
u | deserved encore.