The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.


King Rudolf OF Ruritania. ..
Rudolf Rassendyll.. ...........
james *. Hackett
Col Sapt.............E Edward Donnelly
Count Rupert OF Hentzau.. "A. Hoops
Fritz Won Tarlenheim. .........B. Royce
Lieut.. Won Bernenstein. Wright
The Count Of Luzau Rischenheim
...... .............. George Alison
Bauer. Thomas ID. Daily
James. ........ .......... Longley Taylor
1nancelior...'.. ........... sidney Price
SIMON. '.... .............. James Ottley
Herbert Grace Greenleaf
Heinrich Edgar MacGregor
Guard. ..,..... ............M. G.. Wymau
queen Flavia. a......... .Jobyna Rowland
Helga Won Tarlenheim ..........
-. ................Ge .Gertrule River,
Mother Holt. Virginia Buchanan
RoSa Holf. lf.......,...........Gr Grace Reals
There was a large audience at the
Providence opera house last night to
witness the production for the second
time here OF Rupert or Hentzau," by
James *. Hackett and well balanced
company. The stirring scenes i'm the
play az times won very earnest ex-
pressions of approval and Mr.. Hackett
ana the other principals had a number
OF curtain calls
The play is familiar to many theatre
goers. and the story TO many others.
VI course the assumption of the parts
Q; me King and Rudolph by Mr.. Hack
EFT let one behind the scenes so TO
speak, and certain Thrilling things that
were threatened one knew could nor
take pace. But this assumption OF
uuai roles caused some of the most in-
terestlng incidents of the play Mr..
ifdcketts work was as entertaining as
ever, and the audience was very earn
est IN Its recognition Of the very rapid
ohanges he made from one character
70 the other. As the king. whose in
esu,,t mas peen weakened by suffering
ana Dy the knowledge that though his
Inrone was restored life could never be
Wnat " once promised to be. Mr.. Hack
ett was careful and AT times almost
PVlIVCt VA MS personation of the sad
.h"racter. In almost n moment he was
sne ,ne, gay and interesting lover. II was
uaii,Culu to say I'm which character tn,
audience liked him best.
ne remainder OF the cast did its
tlavia Miss Rowland seemed - iec,,
that poetic beauty OF sentiment tbo,
aione can excuse the queen for her ac.
luis towards her husband Mr. Uoon's
.sohatlon OF the part OF Rupert
was too dainty for that OF 81 t,,,itor
i,np am murderer Mr.. Taylor. as the Eng |
49,, ser.ant or Rudolph. made that mi |
,ior part one OF the most interesting q,
,, .ne Whole Performance. The same |
lt lS.se ~ due ID Miss Reals I'm tho |
character OF Rosa Holr ~ INV
Mahager Nendelschaefer rece,v.s
"o,l yesterday To- the effect that tho |
,.'ipehlers OF the william n crane |
,"PaHN would reach the city nn Sat
uIlay ~ Rht. prepared ID take u,esss- |
s'oh ~ m stage - his house a. quick
~ aS Mr Hackers company vacate II.
: ''' ~ h.fN o. Peter Stuvvesant. Gov |
.Ii"F u New Amsterdam" will De hung |
w ",nu,N morning and the afternoon |
,i p' erN"itd - scenic and musical |
-H"als.ls ln the evening a conpIets |
liess o. hearsal of the play viii be held. |
Bi-lnder Matthews ana Brons,n How.
'l"' lhr authors of thc play. viii oanc |
'n rom New York - attend this re /
hearsa and allen ., bc pree-nf az the |
nlay. hrst public presentation on Non.
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