The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-27
= The Theatres =

with great success in her starring tour
In "A Royal Family" in which Miss An
ME Russell won great favor. This Is Miss
Haswelrs first experience as star.
though she is delightfully."- remembered for
her work in the DAILY revivals OIL
Nothing and THE Tempest and as
leading lady with William IL. Crane.
David Belasco's THE Heart OF Mary
land" at the Imperial theatre this even
ing will have a hearty reception.
Mss Alma Kruger, who originally sue
ceeded Mrs. Leslie Carter I'm the character
OF the love-inspired and heroic Mary
land Calvert. heads Mr. Belasco's com
pany and supporting her are Messrs, Her
bert Bostwick, Frank Macdonald. Fran
els Justice and Il. j. Murphy, Miss Flor
ence Foster and Miss Anna Wynee. The
play will be presented with all the real
istic scenic and mechanical effects tnaI
marked it's original production and have
made IL one OF the greatest successes on
the modern stage.
Charles Dickson Is now playing the
leading role and Helaine Hadey that OF
the blind girl In Quincy Adams Sawyer"
which has just finished its phenomenal
run in Boston and appears TO be even
greater popular success than hast season.
II will be seen here at the Imperial. and
should prove one OF the notable attrac-
tions OF the season at that house.
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Robert Emmett. the Days OF 1903" the
new Irish drama which had such a pheno-
menal run In New York this season. is one
of the attractions booked at the Empire
theatre for early production. The lead
ing role. Robert Emmett. is portrayed by
the author of the play, Brandon lyman.
who sprung into instant fame by his
Interpretation of it on the first perform
ance of the piece.
An unusual success has been made by
Lincoln J. Carter, author of The Heart
Of Chicago" the current attraction at
the Park theatre. He writes several plays
a year. and produced them first at the
Criterin theatre. Chicago. of which he
is the manager All of these PLAYS are
distinguished for some unusual rnechani
cal feature, and for an abundance OF
incident. Although his name is unknown
to the average attendant at the highest
class houses. he Is one Of the most popu-
lar and successful playwrights OF the
West
1t seems hard to realize that Joseph
Murphy was one Of the pioneers in stage
realism. but II Is a fact. In The Kerry
smith shop. The bellows, the forge the
tub of water. all arc there And the play
er really works as a horse shoer would
with the tools of the trade making horse
shoes on the stage. When the number
OF years this play his been given Is re-
membered. IL viii be seen that THE
Kerry Cow" with its real forge was
ahead of James A. Herne's shore
Acres" with It's real turkey at the tur-
key dinner
Those who like stirring melodrama
should go to the Park theatre this week
and see Lincoln j. Carter's play The
Heart OF Chicago" which will be shown
for the arst time in this city. Like all
OF it's kind it tells an intense story, but
only more emphatically and artstiCally.
II has been cleverly conceived and well
written. The author has been particu-
larly fortunate I'm his comedy scenes and
has furnished some particularly bright
lines 20 those who are entrusted with
the task OF relieving tension OF wrought
up nerves and emotions % the audience.
II is I'm its wonderful stencry that the
great strength OF the play is discovere l..
however. The author is unqucstiou 1hly
the clevercst I'm America at devising
strong scenic surprises and has surpassed
himself I'm his latest efforts and las
succeeded In constructing some real stase
pictures.