The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-23

TO New York. BY an arrangement with
the executors of the DAILY estate. and
the directors OF the Drury Lane thea
tire. the entire production and the
rights 10 the play have passed into the
hands OF Jacob Litt and he is at pres
ent presenting II i'm a few OF the larger
cities OF the country this being one OF
them. II is said that Mr.. Lit has re-
tained the services OF as many OF the
DAILY players as was possible. and that
where changes were necessary in the
personnel of the company. that he has
engaged only players of known ability.
The production OF The Great Ruby" is
one OF the heaviest ever set up on an
American stage. and is said to be as
perfect as skill AMI money can make IL.
There are FIVE acts and twelve scenes
I'm the PLAY. each scene being given a
separate and elaborate setting, and all
OF this mass of scenery and properties
is carried by the company. Cecil RAJ
egh and Henry Hamilton. two of the
best known OF the English writer's of
melodramatic plays, are the authors of
THE Great Ruby and the story OF the
play is said to be OF exceptional inter-
est. a great ruby. valued at the enor-
nous sum of fifty thousand pounds
sterling, is stolen from the jew clry
store of Sir Jonah Garnet, In BOGd
street, London. The robbery is effected
"a
by one Longman. but the real brains OF
the gang belong - his mistress the
Countess Charkon "a beautiful but un-
scrupulous woman. Woman like, tile
Countess has fallen IN love with az in
dian Prince who is visiting London ami
ne has returned her affection. Of
course the police are WORKING on the
case, and they are maxine but Hule
headway. The Countess into " hose pos
session the jewel has passed. has place a
IL fur safe keep.rg, IN an ol4- 4-eat4As boE,
and she finally manages To place the
box in a new safe belonging to Lady
Garnctt. the wife of the Jeweler. Lady
Garnett has the bad habit o. walking
I'm her sleep, and while I'm a somnambu-
listic state, she is given to hiding h,r
valuabes, and OF course thinking hat
she is being robbed. During a perio! of
somnamhusism.s she takes the candy box
from the safe and dropping IL on he
noor,U passes into the innocent posses
sion of an army officer, whose servant
places II in his grip and IL is sent to
his tent. Longman determines TO secure
the jewel at all hazards He is accom-
panied on the expedition by the Prince
who has promised the Countess hat a
will place the box in her hands The pO-
lice are closing i'm and escape seems
impossible. still II is accomplished by
means of balloon which is moored
nearby. BUT the flight I'm the air ends
with the death OF Longman. for the
Prince after securing possession OF the
candy box. forces him 60 fall to the
ground from the dizzy heights OF cloud
land The Prince desccnds in safety. but
overcome with remorse at what ne has
done. he rides so reCklessly the follow
ing day I'm a military tournament in
which he Is taking part. that he is
thrown from his horse and fatally In
jurcd. His last action Us TO give the
Countess the box. and she. hardly con-
scious of what she is doing. turns "
over 20 Lady Garnett who passes il to
her husband
The company includes such wei
known players as Isabelle Urquhart.