The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-23
THEATRICAL NOTES.

To succeed these days a star must
either have talent or rare personal
magnetism. Some times these qualities
are combined. though rarely. Miss May
Irwin certainly has lot OF histrionic
ability and a personality as magnetic
as it Is comprehensive. If one wishes
TO see matter triumph over mind. one
has only 10 see a performance of sis
ter Mary" Good comedies and farceI
are more uncommon than in times gone
by. Not perhaps that the public are
tlred of Them. but because writers Of
that stvle Of entertainment are not able
now To turn out as pleasing cOncoc-
tions as they once We're. Miss Irwin,
however has found an exception in her
new play by Glen MacDonough. which
- original i'm the extreme, genuinely
comic and productive OF unfeigned hi
larity. But however clever is the play,
the star is more so. Miss May IrNan
is sui generis." she is the embodiment
Of good humor and spontaneous fun.
She has only - appear ON the stage
and q CT0ST DOUu Ur sympathy Is at Onc9
established between the two sides OF
the footlights Her ioviality and bon
homme" are irresistible She has what
So few women on the stage possess--a
Keen sense of humor. And 10 all these
natural gifts Miss Irwin brings 10 her
work. however trivial IL may seem
az times. an artistic perception of the
highest value. nc Is something more
tbou mere insDiration that enables -
singer to get as much ont OF a simple
little song as Miss Irwin docs ont ofany
ono Of the coon songs or other little dit
ties she renders So CharminglN. Her
appearance here at the PrONidonC"
opera house tonight viii - an occasion
for crowded house. and the announce
ment that she viii return for her an
uuaI apuearanCe tonight viii no doubt
be "a signal f5r vigorous onslaught by
her numerous admirers at the box office
for he choicest seats.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox the we'll known
"poctoss OF passion as she styles her
self suggested that mile Fiji should
have been called "Thc Modern Tempta-
ton OF St. ANTHONY From this Local
theatre goers must ut erstand that
there Is a moral worth following taught
i'm that really eXtraVagantly funny
French comedy u might be sometime
OF q misnomer 90 apply the appellauon
of 81 ANTHONY 10 Mr. Aubrey Boucl-
caulI that bright son of an Intelligent
father Vet declares Mrs Wheeler
wilcox he has Justly earned the title.
Mile IN who enjoyed the dtetinc-
tiOn or auueaflnR before h+i hlghN
amused admirers Tor nearly the whole
II Iast season at the Manhattan the.
atrp in Sew York city. H. presented eii
tour bN Ne4srs. Brady g Iiegfpld With
practirlHy the same company and pro-
duct.un as charactorized its New York
run. Iu addition Co Marie wainwright
and Aubi,N Eoucicault. the east in
cludts Mice hudson. Jeannette Lowry
Thomas I Burns. Dore Davidson. y
O. -.f .l4.l--.4t4f-.
standing fIn' IL q Neritahle ohsme.
Icon y! pI3f and assumes new com.
ylev 'au errtN minute She d. a. iu|
constant d- .ne moon. She "a naughty
Vet Innocent ana runs The whole come-
dV and far.i,Il gumut The compiled.
ions of h'. ingenious farce are suck
as would sfir the rsiblities of "a monk
Milo. Fin' VIII be seen ~ the Prnvi-
deu,e oppra house ou Thursday. Friday
and Saturday Of this week.