The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08

~ .more perfect. The charactcrs smell
not uf mustS' books. AMI tho chief char
octcf around which the others ia a loyal
Wy bcv Is ind cd 8s happy prcscuta-
ton az one could recall u stage work
Mary fudor of England has like tho
oihcr falr ladies whose glories have
marked tho pages OF history and of ro-
n'ancc rono 90 be guessed for with tha
saving cllIse -Mherc are the sorrows or
ycster ycgr The daughter of kings
and the sister OF that rough hut much
considered Henry VIII hers was m e.-
crything a royal life.
Julia Marlcwc has bad in hor many
successes and variuns character por-
t~ayais mono better than this For an ace
t~ess 81 would be hard Ia hnd more
powerful charactor-it ls the picture OF
woman not very much unlike most
women, but woman when their was
full roundness 30 lite that make indeed
certain autigs of those of the fair sex
called new women ftint reeds deckfd ont
ga testers costumes and with ciownish
turks Mary Tndor, as The wilful. out
Fooken, proud representative ~ the great
TUdors lives aslin of the stage There Is
depth end "a wilderness 90 The character
and there Is humor and sprighlihcss that
fascinatc and the fasciation is one that
leaves no regret because there Is over
the merry wilolpsome laugh
Miss Mariowe riscs % al th7 varying
requirements of the past with an case
and naturaluees thai lNns aso won for
her high place Nith the lovers of the
theatre.
Very strong indeed arc the opening
sctnes v hare-N Master Brandon Is in doubt
whether Tie sistcr of his king is iu cam
est In uer love with him or oniv fooline
he is moi noble but hc Is very much
man and he has long eipce admitted that
theeA-eauld be no other lhAn she SO
strong are these incidents that Il takes
81 tho mlrth and ever amusing ca
priclousncss OF Mar Tudor 10 prevent
the tension being too scvere But though
the changes come quickly and incidents
crowd on there is ever Che brilliant
work of Miss Msrlowe
She rs well in the fulnoss Of the char
acter Her passion and hof capriclous-
negs Gre most powerfully end most
chsrmingh portrayed Women ana mon
in Mary Tudor's time ased good round
words and ewes arms ana swords aided
the speech which would seem of Itself
powerful enough Yrt with all this force
~ is With ali wauusnlv character that
Miss Msrlowe gives us There a. not
thiug that has a double meaning. but it
e honest wilfulncss. honest detcrmina-
ion % havc her own way that the char
aCter OF Mary Tador shows ln all its
varying p11scs Miss harlowcl leaves
nothing that is not done az one would
wish t
Surprises and climaxes there are all
BROUGHT out most delightfully."-. Miss Mar
lowe holds ever the centre OF the stage
f. ever me chief bond ~ the story Never
thourh Is there serond's regret that
such is tho case The highest masters have
placed women IN varying moods on The
stage and there have been womanly char
acters given moro really important parts
Powerfpily has - submission ~ proud
women 90 the master love been presented.
but seldom. if ever has 'enatist given
such satisfrction as in this case
Most worihilv zoo he different sccaos
M hle t0ilgomc life OF Charles Brandon.
tho nrest trucst gentleman IN Christen-
dom. was Mr Bruce McRao I'm lovers
doubt and lovers bravery his work was
true and wOrfhF Hard indeed would IL
La To- recall anything more satisfactory
than Mr. McRaes scenes with Miss
Narlowe Ma sydney Toler was dignity
itself a. the Duke of Buckingham.
Miss Charlotte Crane as the companion
OF Mary Tudor. Lady Jane BoiinghroOke.
vas IN every way most suited 10 the
part and VA her gentle portrayal splen-
did foil 10 the rapricious Tudor. LADY
Anre Royelen figures IN the play and her
deceitful character n shown even IN
these early days of her future husbands