The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-06

such productions. Mr.. Olcott will en-
act the role OF Dick POnyane," a light
hearted son of an Irish squire "A part
which hits happily his easy grace and
pleasing manner.
The play will be handsomely staged.
Mr.. Olcott viii have several new songs
which have already become popular.
The week OF the 22d OF May will be a
memorable one I'm Providence theatri-
Gals. Mr.. Wendeischaefer having Sc
cured for the attractions at his cosy
theater Mr.. T.. III. Sothern. who will
present The King ,Musketeers Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday matinee
and evening. and a new play Friday
and Saturday afternoon and night. on
Thursday evening, May 25 Miss Maude
Adams comes for one night only I'm
Charles Frohmans elaborate produc-
ton OF Romeo and juliet" Miss Ad-
ans Will be accompanied by William
Favensham as Romeo" and Mr.. James
X. I-ackett (by special arrangement
with Daniel Frohman)Aas "Mercutio."
orders for seats for Miss Adams en-
gagements no wreceived at the box Of
flee.
Lachlan Campbell. DR.. Weelum Mac
Clure, Posty. The Earl OF Hilspindie.
Marget, the Rev. Mr. Camichael Lord
Hay, Pretty Flora Campbell and all
the other homely folk OF the village OF
Drumtochty, located by Ian MacLaren's
pen in Romance Land, after existing
models I'm a certain Scotch shire, are
To be given living. moving entities I'm
the new dramatized version OF Beside
the Bonnie Brier Bush.' Every reader
who has sympathized with the love and
fate of Flora Campbell who has been
moved by the tremendous conflict of
emotions i'm the rugged breast of Lach-
ln m fQ.. .af.l.a hae faf hA xFh la.a
laughed at the drollery OF Posty and
admired the heroic qualities of the
country doctor under the spell of Mac
Laren's beautiful story. will be inter-
ested in knowing who are the stage peo-
pie TO whom has been committed the
task Of giving these homely characters
physical investiture.
Lachlan Campbell is a study worthy
of the greatest actor who ever essayed
a character role. There is but one man
on the American stage who might safe
ly undertake the creation with hope OF
success, that man is j. II. Stoddart.
who for fifty years past has been ma
turing a stage experience based upon
personality and genius particularly
adapted TO the protean requirements OF
character work Every theatre-goer i'm
the United States has seen Mr.. Stoddart
in some of the hundred or so plays in
which he has appeared; they VIII need
no assurance OF the aIllStlC eNceHtIlCt
OF anything he might undertake. But
the character of Lachlan Campbell is
one which might have been written
around him is the Bonnie Brier Bush
had been intended for star play.
There are a dozen good characters in
the dramatized version of Ian Mac
Larens novel and to each of them Mr..
Stoddarts stage director. Mr.. Staple
ton, has attempted to accord the ser
vices OF the artist whose natural lines
would as nearly as possible be identi-
cal with those Of the individual pic
tured I'm the book. Charles Harbury
will be the Doctor Weelum MacClure
Reuben Fax. the droll postman, Arch
ibald MacKittrick; Miss Lowering has
the task OF living the joys and woes of
pretty" Flora Campbell; Miss Edith
Atheisonc- will essay-the- character of
the aristocratic Kate Carnegie; and
Miss Carrie Lee Stoyle will be the
motherly matrop Of Whinny Knowe.
The "Bonnie Brier Bush" will be pre-
sented at the Providence Opera House
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.