The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-31
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The attraction at the Providence
Opera House this week is to be the sweet
singing and clever Irish comedian,
Chauncey olcott is his new comedy
success. Garrett o'Magh." the play writ
ten for him by his manager, Augustus
Pitou and will be presented here with
the original cast and scenic embellish-
ments which characterized Mr.. Olcott's
successful run of five months in New
York. The beginning of the play Is the
beginning of the past century, which
gives ample opportunity for effective and
picturesque costuming.
IL is a wide departure from the usual
Irish plays, inssmuch as II is a comedy.
The characters with the exception of
some peasants. are all Of the upper class.
Mr. Olcott has the strongest acting part
OF his career. Olcott is, without doubt,
the sweetest singer on the stage and his
productions have become famous for the
excellence of the musical numbers com
posed by the star and rendered by him
self.
His five new songs for Garrett
O'Magh" are said 10 be particularly de-
lightful. They are melodious, simple ball
lads sung IN a sweet and powerful tenor
of perfect cultivation. Olcott has more
than once been credited with combina-
ton OF the virtues OF Seaman, Emmett
and Boucicault. He has "A delightful per
sonality. keen sense of true Irish wit
ard humor. "A touch for comedy light as
air, and voice deliciously sweet.
Astounding I'm scenes of the deepest in
teresi 10 the heart and mind. The Night
Before Christmas' is one OF tho most
popular plays ever seen at the Empire
theatre IL has been witnessed by crowds
that very nearly broke the record OF the
house FOR attendance, and N comes TO the
theatre this week with better company
and with b tier scenery than ever before
No more thrilling situation than that IN
which a father is forced by duty as "a
Judge 10 sentence his own son TO be hang
ca Tor the murder of which he has been
I95Rgb Tbeb s@ r6veTnor 9 ~ me ST state ana the
highest power he refuses to change that
sentence, or % grant a repricve although
he believes his son innocent has ever
been used ln any stage repr Tcntation OF
life Mr. Elmer Crandin, who is play
ing Judge Phillips. Is an actor of wide
cxnericnCe and of very considerable rcpu-
tStion With him the part Is invested with
IN atcr interest than ever before.
s,s
or thrilling interest the story told in
'The Gamblers Daughter at the New
Park theatre this week. Us one 90 stir the
blood in engrossed attention and sym
pathv. The sccHc I'm the wheat pit OF the
Chicago Stock Exchange Is faithful
picture by the scene painter and by the
dramatist for the author OF the play Is n
successful operator and a member OF the
board. The daughter OF one OF the big
operators uses her own money through
brokers 10 ruin her father. and succeeds
Then. disguised as n masked Spanish
woman. she follows him into the swell
gambling den of which he IS the owner
and az play takes from him his Sast cent
because he had set out 20 ruin her How
she fois the attempts OF her father and
his foul associates TO ruin and murder her
and her subsequent adventures. are best
told by tho play Itself, which viii be given
with a daily matinee at Park populac
prices. by a well selected company. The
play n new this season, and has never
before been seen IN Providence.
The Albec Stock company have I'm prcpa-
ration n. &. Carriers comedy drama. Lib