The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-02
+" the R0UkDEFS."

Possibly no production emanating
from the New York Casino or any 9TH
er. place, has been so pleasantly re-
ceived as THE Rounders," which makes
It's appearance at the Providence Opera
House tonight for three nights and
Wednesday matinee. The concensus- of
opinion IL that this latest and great
est Lederer condimeTt from his popu-
lar New York playhouse is the best he
has yet offered. The presentation is of
the usual lively CASINO order. and
there is colony OF pretty girls With
gowns white, pink, yellow, saffron. and
all colors of the rainbow, in fact. there
are notes OF music riveted to verses
that almost dance themselves. and fan
tastic figures OF men who dare TO be
amusing. There is Dan DAILY, tall and
gaunt and captivating In the affected
disenchantment OF his long gray
clothes. dropping light moustache. and
phrases heightened like shadows of
marionettes in the sun; Thomas q. Sea-
brooke, as an Irish Turk, in red and
green garments juggling with a thou
sand ways OF making merry; ID. l.. Don,
leading German street band through
everything. like the most comical OF
refrains: Cyril Scott, handsome, alert
and enthusiastic: Frederick Urban. Linn
perturbable and typical as an old stage
door roue; and Fred Urban, as watt
er with a polyglot OF seven languages
endeavoring to entertain all of his
guests. Then there Is Madge Leasing,
a bather. and incidentally a Quaker
beauty; Marie George, in pink. white
and fuffy garments, as restiye and
. .terpshchorean as ever; Sarah McVicker.
irresistible and droll I'm her grave re-
sponsibility; and Phyllis Rankin, fasci-
mating and beautiful as the roses. Then
come the ladies Of the ballet" and the
patrons of the ballet" the members Of
fal a,.Io ,,exfe
band. the Bathing Master. the cadets
in uniforms. consolidated with gilt but
tons, and a bewildeI'ng array OF daring
costumes and brilliant scenic accesso-
ries. In fact the stage is a mass OF
light and gayety. The story of the play.
Thea phyllis Rankln). Partisan
dancer. whom the boulevardiers idol
ize. The Marquis De Baccarat's (Cyrll
ScotD wife (Madge LesSing) is a Qua
ker and prudGsh. He inyents stories
that would not deceive a child or
rock to explain his frequent visits to
Paris At Biarritz. where the Duke De
Patty Du Clam (Dan Daly) takes mon
ey cigarettes. matches, watch, cham
payne. everything from everybody. the
Marqulse DE Baccarat learns of Thea.
She goes TO Paris, to the green-room,
where Thea is IN pursuit of her re-
creant husband, and takes from her
mat follow are natural and laughable.
Magjnnis Pasha tThomas @. Sea-
brooke) an IrSshman elevated to favor
in Turkey, pursues Thea as ardently
as the Marquis De Baccarat. mistakes
her mother for her. Is suspected by the
Marquis De Bacearat of having run
away with his wife disculpates himself
with difficulty but succeeds I'm doing
so in the end. or course the curtain Of
the final act falls on a clear social
situation. There is no mockery and no
pessimism. II is all light and gay, and
pretty Through the scenes of the beach
at Biarritz. the dressing room OF Thea
in Paris. the parlor in Maginnis Pasha's
house. and the corridor of the Hoted de
I4usigan in Paris. everything Is bright
ness aud mirth. In fact. the entertain
ment as a whole Is destine1 to drive
dult care away and az a gloom dlspeller
has certainly proven itself 10 be the
peer of Its Casino predecessors.