The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-23
OLD ARM0RY
WAS MADE
BRILLIANT.
Entertainment Given for tho
Benefit Of 81. Mary's Orphan
age Of East Providence.

The historic and picturesque old armory
on Benefit street was this afternoon.
transformed into scene of unusual bril7
liancy; blinds and shutters we're thrown
wide open and the Light OF heaven
streamed in at windows and doors, and
shone on as goodly "A company OF men
and women as ever assembled together
in this city. 1t was a representative com
pany. too. representative not only of
the wealth and social position that of the
Intellectual life of this city.
The occasion which called the large and
brilliant company together was that bond
Of common interest. ST Mary's Orphan
age" OF East Providence, for whose BEN
eft two short PLAYS were given under the
pseudonym OF "Thestricals
The plays were entitled The Duchess
OF Bayswater and Company" and "A
Proposal Under Difficulties and they
were given by the "Pomfret Dramatic
company" of which the leading lights
are: Mr. j. G. Gilliat, Mr.. Lawrence
Perkins. Mr. William Chaplin of Pomfret,
and Miss Louise lIoppin, Mrs. Howard
IIoppin. Mrs. j. X. ii. Nightingale OF
this city.
The stage was arranged for the occa-
sion under the able guidance Of Mr.. How
ard Hoppin. and by the judicious use OF
oriental hangings, American hags and
profusion of palms, N was improNised
into a thing OF beauty.
The afternoon performance began AT
80 o'clock. the rising OF the curtain he
ing simultaneous with a burst OF sp-
plause. The dramatic personae OF the
Duchesss OF Bsyswater was as follows:
Sir Jeremy Jole "a Valetudinsrian)...
............. MIR Lawrence Perkins
The Duke OF Bayswater. Mr. John Gilliat
Caryi Stubbs (Son OF "Stubbs Timed
Meats D............Mr. William chaplin
Jenkyns. Mr. Henry Du Willard
The Duchess OF Bayswater (Mother OF
the Dukei..........M Miss Louise Ioppin
Kathleen tSir Jeremys Daughter).....
..................M Mrs. Howard Hoppn
The dramatic personae Of "A Proposal
Under Difficulties" was as follows
Bob Yardsley. ey...................Mr MIR. Gilliat
Jack Barlow w.....,................Mr Mr.. Chaplin
Dorothy Andrews. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
..................M Mrs. John Nightingale
Jennie. Mrs. Howard Hoppin
As to the character of the plays and
the individual work Of the performers no
word Is necessary 10 those who remember
the fine performance Of Diplomacy
given by this same dramatic company Al
the IrONidence opera Rouse s"le tHlee
years ago.
Sufficient 10 SAY however that Miss
Louise Hoppin scored a tremendous hit
as The Duchess of Bsyswater.
Mrs. Howard iloppiu also was distinctly
pleasing as Kathleen" while the work
OF Messrs Giliat Perkins and Chaplin
! bore the stamp of something far beyond
mere amateur acting
| Mr. Du Willard also made a great sue
| cess as jenkins
| Ia the second play. "A Proposal lindel
! Difficulties, Mrs, John X H. Nighun
| gale was particularly clever IN her de
| Nghtful impersonation of Dorothy An
! drews. winning continual applause.
| The entire performance. a. whole. wa
| not ouly financial. but a decided ar
! tistic success and the great success o
| the same is due iu large measure 20 m
| entertainment committee. OF which Mis
| David :. Baker was the leading spirit
! other members uf this committee Wer
| Mrs Winthrop Brownell. Mrs. llowar'
| Hoppin. Mrs. William GroSveuor. Mrs
| Louis r. Foster. AIRS Asa J.. Bosw"ftl
| and Mrs Frederick Collins.
| The ushers for the afternoon We're Ia
! Md y Raker Jr. Winthrop Aldrich
| Thomas Rlumer Alder Blumer. Hunting
| ton RAhcuck Harold BahcCck.
! \ thriving business IA candy selling Wa
also carried ON hV Dorothy BuCklin &c
ciie Briggs and Gladys Baker and all 10
sweet chprity's sake.
Ats O'Clock this evening the same play
/ will he repeated Reeves orchestra fuf
uishing The music