The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-17

Gilroy Mrsi Mckee Rankin. Rose
Beaumont. Nellie Beaumont. Hattfe
Delaro, George Carhart. Maude Ho-
mans. Etienne. Girardot. George G.
Boniface, VIII Armstrong Charles
Dandy, Richard earle. Snitz Edwards
Jean Caskie, Efile Fay and all the 9TH
ers In the company. Then there is a
chorus or dainty girls who would
break all records AT any beauty show
IN the land and susceptible hearts OF
IroVldence young men will have many
hutter when this array of dashing
femlninity comes dancing before the
fcOtitghts. The piece caught the 30 t-
ton public most emphaticaly. and il
VIII also delight the Providence pub
nc, Tor u has a story of romance which
cannot fail 70 interest.
The scene Is laid at private hotel
az Eastbourne, England and the ac-
ton covers period OF "A hours Lord
Bobby Belford has just married Janet
! thertOn, and has come TO Eastbourae
20 escape MIS- creditors, his only nope
being e. stuVe them of until the death
of his uncle Roderick, which calamity.
the doctors say, cannot possibly be
postponed longer than "a hours BY
this death he viii inherit a large sum
or money and can easily pay cff his
dt0ts. His plan is upset however. by
the arrival OF his chief creditor. Julius
Ippic who also conducts matrimo-
MAJ agency and mas planned 60 wed
Lord Bobby T. HonOrah Hawkins. a
wealthy but vulgar cocEuey. Bobby
pretends TO agree q thfs plan and then
asks Janet and his friend Fitzroy
Cavendish, who is also living AZ the
hotel. 10 pass themselves as man and
Wife Tor "a b Ers 20 which plan they
reluctantly consent. Bobby then pro-
poses 10 HonOrah. who mas arrived I'm
the meantime, and rs accepted Also
living In the same hotel is an Irishman
nUmH0 ftsb h. &c.
order 10 inherit a castle In Scotland. 10
wear kik and adopt the additional
name OF MacGregor. He is anxious to !
marry Hon rah for her money. and so |
BoDDy cOnceives the idea of exchang- |
ing clothes with MacGregUr whom Ho- |
nprah WIN marry by mistake. AN This |
is carried out but the ceremony is per
FORMED by bunc. steerer in the giiise
OF minister, who is also guest At the
motel MacGregor is tod by Ippic that
hgnorah IL poor and is therefore de-
lighted a. find that the minister is an I
imposter. Miss Hawkins all this time
believes that she is married to Bobby
ana ne consequently. is In a peck of
trouble trying 90 COnciliate both F,-
norah and his real wife Numerous
other complications ensue untn the
death or uncle Ruderick straiehtens
matters out Among the musical fea
lures is physical culture number I'm
act one. coon song and cake walk ex-
ecuted by principals an chorus. n
stirring match finale % act second. and
n very picturesque number in act three
entitled The Fox Hunt"
The engagement at the Providence |
opera house is positively limited To- the 4
coming week. for the entire orga MIA
ton VIII go to New York on Monday
feDruary 20, Co open an extended en-
gagoment at the Victoria theatre |
who're IL undoubtedly will remain nm.
III hot weather comes. There will be
The usual Wednesday and Saturday
natinees. as well as an eVtrn perfofm- |
lnce on Washington's birthday.
THE Parish Priest" will have its
Irst presentation I'm this city begin
ing Mon fav evening Feb 2G at tho |
'roNidence Opeta House coming direct |
rom IT'S successful Boston engage
cent al the Park Theatre n Is Inter d.
sing TO watch the audience during the ! n
rogreSs OF this play. Al one moment ! y
he silence owing 90 tho strength of ! a
ic scene being enacted o. so intense ii
nat the ruq,lc N program can be ii
s1rd in al narts ~ the house. IN an M
'St1rt laughter p,1ls forth loud haartv la
ugh'er N n good honest sof- Then fr
~ moonlight crcpns over fhs Stone "A
all and the little battle OF ne Fought ( d
its mellow glow brings tea-g 20 tho oi
fea OF tho on'oOkprs nut 4hev are
ntle tears. and leave no unoieneant | tf
emories, for they are as natural as ! m
lr shadows of The night ~ riiithfullv | Il
'.iur'h hN 80 ecenr artists art. and I ~
'f're th. iesr has found iis wsv 10 J ul