The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-28

recalls boyh0Od memories Of quiet en-
thusiasm. but not in such a way as TO
make one ashamed of having been once
amu'ed by simple things.
Grange as IL may seem the usual
farmers slang and ''cuss" words. which
eAist nowhere but on the stage. are
wanting; there is no eXaggeration OF
u1couth which is supposed TO predom-
inatc New England rural lcircles, but
which as a matter of fact. does not.
1t is a story of plain people. country
folk. told I'm graphic and fOrceful
manner without resortinE "a flowery
language and exaggerated figures OF
speech SO prominent IN the usual so
called ru II drama. The story Is from
the pen of L3ttie BlairSParker and 1t
nas been elaborated ana STAGED by Jo-
seph R. Grismer
The story Is told in four acts. which
are appropriately staged. The VIVID
nature OF the scenery deserves mention.
The interest in ana character of the
play is in no place subordinated TO
some piece Of stage mechanism. bf
course there is "A well-sWcep "A chul n
and a quartet without which no Down
East plav wouG be complete
The action begins when Anna Moore
plot hinges upon the love which grows
between Anna and David the squire's
son. The dramatic principle Of sur
prise Is well worked out The audience
Is led To believe that A guilty error in
a woman's early life Is responsible for
the mystery which surrounds her
However. the author reveals at the end
Of the third act that while the past was
one which woman would prefer to
forget ID was not-one which did her
name real dishOnor.
II IL highly consistent that the Catas-
trophe should be precipitated i'm the
second act bv the gossip " such a
character as is Martha Perkins. From
this time until the close OF the play
tragic incidents are frequent.
The scene OF the third act is set IN
the kitchen Of a farm house. Through
the window a raging snow storm can
he seen. The end Of this act witnesses
tho discovery -ef-AHna Moore's past
and her expulsion from the homestead.
as we'll as he breach between the
squire and his son
The last act which brings about the
explanation and the reconciliation, is
naturally the opDnrtunitv FOR several
serious situations There is much COM
edv interviewer i'm the action Of the
play. and one piece n comedy work
that will attract particular attention is
Bound Round With a Wooden String"
bv Frank Bell. The cast selected by
Mr. Brady TO Interpret Way Down
East this season Is practically the
same as when this plav broke all pre-
Vious Holy Week records AZ this house
last season and includes, Phoebe Da-
Nies Odcll Williams Ella Hugh Wood,
Howard KYLE Sara Stevens George
Backus. Mabel Strickland. Felix Ha-
nov. Caro- Gordon LeiGh. j. n. Bunny.
Jane Forrest Frank Bell Louise Leh-
man. w. r Elwanger Cora T.. Calk-
irs. Edward w Hon Bertha Tuckman,
Glover Ware and others
The usual Wednesday and Saturday
matinees will be siven.
Daniel Frohman will present~at the
Providence opcra house November SIS
the celebrated English artists. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendal. supported by their Lon
don company. In their latest success
"The Elder Miss Blossom
"Tbe village Postmaster" will be pre-
scented AT the Providence opera house
Nov o 10 and ~. II is rural drama
~ "Thc old Homestead and Shore
Acres" tvpo, which PLAYED a success
ful eppagemcut at the providence opera
house las season. and VIII play 2 re-
turn engagement at this theatre Ihufs-
dav. Frdav ard saturday evenings
with SATURDAY. matinee Nov. p 10 and
II. II p0rtravs New llampshire farm
'ifc in the nftips AMI introduces manN
quaint and curious characters modelled
from uf. There .- thr village ch .ir ah
countiA bra.. baud The ptodu,tI0n
v.u D. th. same d. It wl. lss, sea. h'
\ powerful ComuHnN headed ny Mf
Arohip Phvd who flr very 'onr Wh'I-
appeared m prnman ThTu'rsin PlI
of Joshua Nhite-mh in ne o'H