The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-28

Ferdinand Gottschalk has been spe-
cially engaged and will also appear
with the comedians. This company,
at the conclusion OF its engagement at
the opera house, will return ~ Lon
don and again appear there under
Charles Frohman's management. Ell
laline Terriss has been seen In New
York In Cinderella" and His Excel
lency,Y but never in comedy. Mr.. Sey-
mour Hicks was here in cinderella
and THE Shop Girl Miss Fannie
Brough of the famous Brough family
is known In London as one OF It's great
est character actresses. Herbert stand
ing, who is the father of Guy stand
ing OF the Empire Theater company,
has been for twenty-five years con-
nected with the iCrfterion theater In
London. Henry Kemble has appeared
with Beerbobm Tree John Hare. George
Alexander and all the London actor
managers. j. l.. Mackaye has also been
connected with the Criterion tneater,
London. for "A number Of years. MY
Daughter -in-Law" was originally
played at the Odeon theater in Paris,
where IL was called Ma Bru." The
present company gave over 100 per-
formances of MY Daughter-in-Law
i'm London.
The story OF the comedy is as fol-
lows: Mrs. Reginald Mainwaring. Sc
niOr. rules her home with "a rod or
iron and her son, Mr., Reginald Main
waripg, junior, has lately escaped this
dhraldom by marrying a very charming
girl, but has most unfortunately, taken
n fiat Immediately below his parents :.
This Is the more unfortunate as his
mother has taken "a rooted dislike to
his pretty little wife, and gradually
brings herself TO believe that she is
unworthy OF him, and employs their
servant to report everything that takes
tn h.f falt tn ha f,f a.
ing some grounds for her suspicious.
which she trusts may ultimately lead
to the divorce courts But MIR. and
Mrs Reginald, junior are devoted to
each other. and together with Mr..
MaInwarng. senior. do all they know
how to keep the peace and avoid
"rows." Mrs Wainwarng. senior.
gives dinner party,and her daughter
in-law. 10 please her, gets a dress from
her mOther-in-law's dressmaker. but
unfortunately the dressmaker takes
her orders too literally ans makes A
fac-simile OF Mrs. Manwarlng seniors.
dinner dress for her and she appears
in II AZ the dinner. This Is the begin
ming of a scene which first drives Mrs
Mainwaring, junior. away ia her own
fiat to b. gradually followed by her
husband. her fathcr-in-law and the
guests. Mrs. Reginald, junior. tiudlng
that her servant is bearing tales TO her
anu udNllS a
meeting arranged between her father
fn-law's private secretary. Algernon
Sweeting. and Countess Lodoiska a
confidante and adviser OF Mrs. VAIN
waring, senior she writes a letter TO
Sweeting as though she was TO meet
him at his rooms az the same hour as
the countess. and this letter she leaves
about so that her servant. Mary. finds
IL and, of course, tells Mrs. Lainwar-
ing senior. who determines to be pres
ent with witnesses 30 confront the
guilty pair. I'm the meantime MIR. Main
waring, senior. who is n gay old dog.
persuades his secretary. Sweeting 10
allow him TO meet the countess. aud,
of course. Mrs. Mainwaring. senior. in
stead of finding her deughter-in-law
at Sweetlng's. finds her husband and
her dear friend. the countess.
The Singing Girl" the new comic
opera by Victor Herbert. Harry IL.
Smith and Stanislaus STANCE will have
its initial local presentation at the
Providence Opera House on Monday.
May Z. and continuing for four nights
with prima donna Alice Nelson and