The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-13

physically brave. He is beloved by his
fathers tenants and by all the country
folks of the neighborhood. He has Of
ten Joined in their merry-makings,
danced with their daughters, enter
tanned them with songs and written
verses eulogizing their characters and
virtues. He is a young Irishman with
the same love for Ireland that filled
the breasts of Robert Emmett and other
Irish PATRIOTS he -inherits from his
mother, who is from the royal blood Of
the O'Briens of Munster. a gentle ma
ture, and combined with this gentleness
is the courage OF his ancestors on his
mothers side. He is joVial and light
hearted. He has good insight of char
acter and knows something OF human
nature, having mingled largely with
different kinds OF people. In his asso-
citation with the peasantry, he has ac-
quired many OF their quaint and home
ly expressions. which he sometimes
uses in conversation in contrast TO his
half-brother, Francis, who has lived
largely in London and Dublin, and who
has cultivated the extravagant and
hippant expressions OF the bloods and
fops OF his age. Francis has con-
vinced his father that this is the prop
er thing, and has induced his father
TO put his servants in liveries and pow
dered wigs. Dick despises all of this
tomfoolery, and openly and bluntly con-
demns 1t. For this reason and because
of his plain and homely speech, his
father thinks him coarse, but his moth
er knows his true worth. When, in the
course of the play, Dick is put To the
test, he is found to be man of educa
tion with a command OF Language 10
express his thoughts. Dick is in love
with Rose Manning. the daughter of an
Irish hero. Major Manning. but who has
assumed the name OF Eleanor Mcbride,
the Majors ward. ----
Dicks brother Francis is paying suit
TO the real ward. who passes under the
name of Rose Manning; but he is en-
barrassed by an escapade with certain
girl, who has been reared I'm a gyjsy
camp but is not a gypsy. To rid him.
self of this association plot is con-
cocted with Robin MacMahon. the gyp-
sy chief to remove the gypsy girl.
Mary, from the neighborhood. Among
other things the scheme involves the
abduction of Bessie Ronyane, Dicks
little sister, for whose return a heavy
ransom is 20 be exacted from Sir Philip
Ronyane. This ransom is TO be a mon
ey consideration by which Francis Ron
yane is TO be relieved from his dis
graceful relation To the gypsy Mary.
The dastardly plan is skillfully
thwarted by Dick Ronyane. who con-
fronts Robin MacMahon i'm Sir Philips
house on the night Of the proposed alb
volvcd plot is formed, but the confusion
is finally Strengthened out and virtue
Is triumphantly vlndicated at last.
The play is unconventional as an
Irish romance i'm that the priest. the
peasantry and the mortgagci home
which usually do duty In an old time
Irish play, are eliminated. AT appro-
pirate moments Mr.. Olcott is furnished
opportunities for the Introduction OF the
songs for which he is confessedly ~
nous.
The duel In the last act. between
Dick Ronyape tMr. OicotD and the
Hon. Standish Fitzsimmons tAlr. Mat
chien) Is said TO be a most skillful dis
play OF the use or the foil ever seen on
any stage. IT is said that both OF These
gentlemen are past masters In the use
OF the rapier. The play will receive the
same careful production that marked
It's successful run OF over three months
in New York. Matlnees viii be given
"Wednesday a Enthusiastically ri frrf
Wednesday and Saturday.
Mr.. T.. II. Sothefn viii play az the
Providence Opera House opening May
% From the New York reports. he has
the finest play II has ben his lot Co pro-
duce during his starring career. An
entirely new version OF tho great mus
keteer series Of stories By the famous