The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-21
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Mrs. Leslie Carter will devote only the
present season to 'Zaza." and the only
opportunities which this city will have OF
seeing her In the part will be offered at
the Providence Opera House Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights. AS the
heroine OF David Belasco's great play,
she has won the greatest triumph known
to the American stage In many years.
This city has not forgotten the wave OF
enthusiasm that swept over the country
when It realized for the first tisae the
greatness OF her success. That this sue
cess was to be permanent and that IL was
due solely to the woman's genius, has
been demonstrated first during her tour
of this country, later during her recent
season In London. IL was In England
that she achieved finally the critical ver-
dict that gave her the first place among
the English-speaking actresses OF today
Now she comes among US TO say farewell
In the part through which she has risen
10 greatness, and we venture the predic-
ton that Thursday night the Providence
Opera House will scarcely hold the
people eager to pay tribute to her splen-
did art. The original cast. scenery and
effects. as seen I'm both New York and
London. will be brought here unchanged
The evening curtain will rise at o'clock
sharp.
Andrew Mack's play. ''The Rebel" In
which he will be seen at the Providence
Opera House next week, Is a melodrama
OF the real old-fashioned type, filled with
sensational scenes, gallant lighting. hair
breadth escapes. tender love-making.
sweet. sentimental songs, as well as those
OF patriotic temperament; brilliant eli
maxes-in fact. all that tends to make a
play that will be a popular success. Its
story is OF the Irish Rebellion in 1896,
therefore IL has it's heroic side, for
story OF war necessarily furnishes nnum-
erable opportunities for all sorts OF hero
ism. AS Jack Blake. leader OF a party of
Rebels. Mr.. Mack Is said TO have a char
acter that Is particularly well adapted TO
his well known talents, and he rs expect
ed TO score an heavily in his new dra-
matte role as he has in his past light
comedy characters. III THE Rebel were
the best play In the world 'twould be the
very opposite to "Andy's" clientele IL IL
were without songs. But he has not let
that fact escape him and his sweet SYM
pathetic tenor voice will be heard in the
rendition of four new original compost
tions--"For Freedom and Ireland" a pa
triotic march number that has a catchy
swing, a sort of Celtic Stars and
Stripes" that musical critics say win
cause Andy" to be dubbed the Irish
SOuSds Eyes OF blue, u cndTdcterlstfc
love ditty: Little Tommy Murphy was a
Soldier Bold serio-comic military
number with the real Gaelic favor. and
"Macks Serenade," an amorous. melodi
Gus song. written In his favorite style.
all OF which are destined TO acquire as
much popularity as his former vocal
successes. IL is said 'The Rebel will
have a great cast. There are over twenty
speaking parts which will be in the hands
OF we'll known players, and the military
and peasantry will require the assistance
OF an army OF auxiliaries. The produc-
tion Is a magnificent one and equals any
OF the most famous presented by Messrs.
Rich and Harris. who Will bring the en-
tire production to this city. During Mr..
Macks engagement matinees will be
Thursday Thanksgiving Day. and Satur-
day. The sale of seats opens Friday
morning.
Some idea OF the character OF next
weeks Offering at Keiths may be gained
from the fact that an act which headed
the bill at the New York house recently
will appear third or fourth on the local