The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-19

sparkling polished TO perfection in the
Tc~f' rmance.
II is rarely that 2 first act stimulates
80 huge an interest for the second as
does the first act OF r. e. Cartons newer
a,n1edy which opened for the week last
evening Indeed the first act Of Lady
Huntwcrths EXperiment' is almost
enough 90 make the comedy famous, OF
itself for what n is and for what n does
to the Imagination OF the audience
The scene s the vicarage garden. The
vicarage Is pretty house with laitico1
windows and the like. The ga rden Is sur
rounded by suggested hedges, rose bush
es In profusion and parsley. At first YOU
don't remark the parsley, 20 he sure but
later II figures conspicuously In the ac-
tiou since one Of the characters actually
plucks Il and places IL I'm dish-for all
the world like the female monologuist
who culls p real apple or grapes from her
picture hat and proceeds to eat them, in
the vaudevlle.
The realism or the parsley H. = success
and IL tickles the audience when IL Is
gathered.
Then there is a hne old tree with
knot hole In IL where the couple that is
preparing IN elope make their postoffce
and cosy seat about 10. lt is a charm
ing scene out OF an English picture book.
Lady Huntworth. divorced by disrep-
utable husband. hides her identity under
sn assumed name and her social position
in the becoming white and pink dream
wherein she appears as the Wears cook.
All hands fall in love with the cook, as
who could help it.
she is modest hut more than that she is
beautiful and. with Miss Spong I'm the
part. the audience does not have to draw
on its imagination 10 explain her attrac-
ton for the vicar. confirmed bachelor,
the captain. though he is already engaged
e..
Before the curtain drops on the first act
Lady Huntworth has made an appoint
ment 10 meet the captain az $3.50 that
evening TO hear something important and
confidential, 10 meet the vicar at 2. same
object, and TO meet her dissolute eX-hus-
hand, who turns up. al $50. Evidently
richness Is promised for the second act.
even without mentioning the man servant
who snatches the few minutes between
supper and the hour for the nrst tryst To
declare his passion. The trysting place,
quito properly, is the kitchen.
The comedy II particularly notable for
the interest and variety OF its characters
and the delightful manner OF their pres
cntation. As matter of fact the plot of
The play is so exceedingly thin that only
a minority OF the people in a. really have
much To do with 1.-THE story would he
complete without most of them, and
thereby be reduced 10 a curtain raiser.
Fatal as would be such an arrangement
10 play written with less art I'm the way
OF entertaining character studies and with
'ess finish I'm their presentation. Lady
Huntworth's Experiment" fills an even
ing delightfully."- not unlike a continuous
performance. Last evening it was about
the least conspicuous part and one more
over that has absolutely nothing 20 do
with the unfolding OF the story that real
~ won II anything a trinc the largest
share OF applause from the audience bar.
Ing that accorded the star herself
As a glance al the hill Of the play wni
show. the company that MIR Daniel Froh-
man offers for the production OF this
Daly's theatre success is incomparably
fine
Miss spong ls surrounded by rarely at
tractive selection OF actors conspicuous
IN their respective lines.
Arthur Forrest Is capital IN the breezy
role Of typical Young English officer.
polished dullness due 10 an easy exist
ence and a lack OF anything in his round
10 bring him out re Is the sort of n good
fellow who might turn ont cad or
hero as circumstances directed. jameson
Lee Finner. baXond compare for dress
suit villain Of the moanest sort also dem
ons,rates thoroughly demoralized sot
IN the comedy-so that II Is difficult 20
know whether ~ admire tho beauty Of