The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-27
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.


A great actress and a great play
This Is the promise which the Provi
dence opera house offers for next wees
commencing Monday night. when Mrs
Leslie Carter win begin her long an.
Il ,ipatcd engagement I'm the drama
which has carried her up the heights
% success and has placed her amoae
the great ones OF the stage. 'Zaza''
is the play, the mere announcement al
thc Iame recalls that sensational event
IN tho theatrical world wear agl,
- hth the woman whose years OF strag-
BE and work against discouragtng
QUITS. reeu.ted AT last IN artistic great
II 'sa. Theatre gOers well remember
the itportf which came OF that nl ~
Hlghl OF '/aza" at the Garrick thee =
ttc Il Is n exaggeration 10 say tna
IT, next mcfnlngs papers set all Nrw
York adam, with enthusiasm over
Nnat hac been 80 Unexpectedly re-
Nfa.el IN the talents OF Mrs. L.si'e
carter. The entire country re-e hoe !
the Ilaadts whith this sensational
triumph called forth, even from Shf
mu,t Co seINatiVe critics Week after
week. mCnth after month. went by IA ;
.'hc story of the Garrick was alway 9
The saplc.. From January TO Jane a.
the theatre was literally packed to the
Gunis al each performance, and when.
aiter Mrs. Carter's summer hoi day
Shc yeopened the Garrick engagement
ths lst of September, the tremendous
rucCess was taken up By the public
with as much eagerness as II only a
week had interviewed. Following New
York, Brooklyn Baltimore Washing
ton and Chicago, and many another
great city have sought 10 rival each
other I'm the warmth and sincerity of
their praises Now comes Provi-
ienre which I'm spite OF the
fact that Mrs Carter has succeed
ed In other plays here, has yet 60 learn
from "Zaza" the great possibilities OF
the hard working woman who. through
determination and persistent toll
turned failure into success. and sue
cess into triumph. IL may be predict
cd. with confidence. that Mrs. Carter
mas surprise IN store for local thea
tre-goers.
'Zaza is an example OF realism--not
the bogus realism OF The press agent,
which puts real ash barrels and gar
bage cans on the stage, but the ar
tistic kind which treats OF human ma
ture without selection or idealization.
The central figure is a girl from the
tenements thrust on the streets In her
childhood; brought up by a tippling.
conScienceless old aunt. gaining noto-
riety and fortune IN the music halls
through her natural gifts and the as
sistance Of a goOd-natured performer
TO whom she is a help. Zaza Va not in
tellectual, and until she meets Bernard
Dufrene she is a girl of loose morals
and generous impulses. Dufrene is
middle aged merchant. whose prim,
pretty young Wife II with their child i~,i
Italy.
Gha fa1rg -, to,.o ,,tth n,,fra,o "a
captivates him with her low arts lie
lives with her six mhnths. Then the
wife returns and ZaZa learns OF her
existence. she goes 10 her house TO
denounce Dufrene. but meets the child.
whose prattle touches her heart and
q awakens a sembance OF a better ma
ture I'm her.
fourth act. with it's mixture OF tears
ard laughter. petting and denOuncing.
Xaza realizes that she is only "crea-
ture" 70 Dutrenc. ana he lea fcs her
Then she returns 10 the music halls. !
becomes famous as a star and when |
& year later. the fat-witted. immoral |
Frenchman. who can yet have code |
~ honor" and feel himself respectable
\, ants her 10 return 10 him. she has |
become strong enough through suf- |
.er.ug 10 send him about his uslness |
1t Is gratifying 20 learn that we are |
'C see ar the Providence opera house /
.he Identical production which achieved |
The New York triumph. Among the /
'sst are still 70 be seen the names ot !
Charles \. Stevenson. Hugo Toland. \
Marie Bates. Mark smith. Maude Win
Ter. Helen Tracy. Helen Robertson.
Little Therese Berta and 20 others. who
rom the first have done their share To
add TO the excellence of the production
N it's ensemble. Indeed the entire COM
pany was chosen with especial care by
Mr. BeiasCo, the author. and his ex-
,eriences and skiliful hand Is likewise
seen in every smallest detail which con
rbutes to the perfection OF the piece
Mr. Belasco has arranged To give the
Providence presentation his personal
are. therefore Monday nights per-
ormanCe VIII show all the strength
md finish that were such pleasing
characteristics q the New York en-
,agement
Owing to the length OF the per-
ormance during Mrs. Carter's en-
the curtain will rise prompt |
Y at 7:45 and O'Clock. and IL is ad-
disable that all persons holding re-
erved seats should be in their places
~ that time.
James A. Herne. who will appear at
he Providence opera house the week
" .FeD. -, ~ III many feSpeC(St III, lH- !
Iced not In all respects. phe foremost
artist in the present day Mr.
Ierne is nothing short of a dramatic
yenius. He Is as great dramatic au-
hor as he is actor. and as a theatrical
PRODUCER IL the single exception OF |
Henry lbsen be made. I'm the world
Jr. Herne Is recognized generally
the profession today as the
both in dramatic writing and |
lramatic production, and the highest
alaried leading players I'm the country. |
10Th men and women. are glad 10 sit
{ his feet and learn the profounder /
ecrets of the art Of dramatic inter-
retation.
II the list Of players could here be
amed who owe the major portion of
heir success 10 the big-hearted star
he list would fll "A column. perhaps IL
ill he enough to name few James
NELL. the celebrated romantic actor;
souis James. and the late lamented
'harles Coghlan were three famous
tars who always accorded To James 4.
ierne the credit for their stage sue
saG And the list OF famous UaOfnCn |