The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-23

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Few persons are aware of the great
amount of labor that dramatist fire.
quently has to go through before COM
pleting his labor on new play. This
Is particularly demonstrated in the case
Of ..'The Son Of Carleycroft," the new
romantic COMEDY by Theodore Burton
Sayre. in which j. II. Gimour scored such
a decided success I'm Boston earlier in
the summer.
Mr.. Sayre was for three years gather
Ing together the material for the play,
and IL was another year before he had
completed 1t. Then he laid IL aside for
three months and thoroughly revised it,
The situations appealed to him so that
he decided to write a novel based on
its chief incidents. and that novel will
After completing the novel. he decided
II TO be better than the play, so he en-
tirely rewrote the comedy, making a
characterization from the story. II Is In
this shape that the piece will be put
upon the road next season, and unless all
signs fail. IL will be one OF the distinct
successes of the year.
The bill offered by the Wilbur Opera
Co, this week at the Providence Opera
House is rarely fascinating one. To one
who cares for comic opera at all, there
Is none more pleasing than "Begsr Stu
dent which is to be presented the first
half of this week. There Is a fund OF
bright dialogue and funny situations, and
no end of catchy melodies, and IL IL
safe prediction that the Wilbur Co. will
do full justice TO both score and book.
Harry Lane and Harry Hermsen will be
ssen at their very best. and good vau-
deville bill has been arranged including
a bright new speciality by that prince of
comedians, J. Clarence Harvey.
The bill for the latter half of the week
is "Falka," and opera that Is not quite
so generally known; but one that will live
while music remains one OF the fine arts.
There are four strong comedy roles and
the Wilbur comedians know how to make
the most of them. AS Brother Pelican, the
II,
best. and unless he fails to do what he
has accomplished In other cities, he will
keep the audiences in a roar of laughter
Those who are not attending the Wilbur
performances are missing rare treat II
hardly seems possible to the layman that
a company can be organized TO present
comic opera satisfactorily and yet ask
prices ranging from ten to thirty cents.
But that is just what the Wilbur man
agement is doing. Many and many an op-
era company OF great pretensions, charg-
ing "A dollar and q dollar and a half have
come to Providence. that In no way COM
pare with this organization. The perform
ances ARE all bright and jolly, the COM
pany big and strong one, the two
prima donnas winsome and possessed OF
beautiful voices. the girls an unusually
attractive and shapely lot. and the come
dians men who have made laughmaking
their lifes study.
Matinees are given daily and the per-
formances prove to be q source of great
entertainment to those who attend, and
their number is endless. A splendid seat
may be had for ten cents.