The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-06
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"a Modern Magdalen," the powerful
play adapted by Haddon Chambers, the
author OF THE Tyranny OF Tears" which
will be produced here at the Providence
Opera House tonight for three nights and
Saturday matinee for the first time by
Amelia Bingham and her company. as
suggested by its title, deals with the trib-
ulations OF a beautiful woman who sacri-
fees her honor TO save those she dearly
loves, and is a pregnant lesson OF the
heartlessHess- of the world In casting
stones at the unfortunate. SITenr herotsm
is always appreciated by the sympathetic.
and "A Modern Magdalen' Is so replete
with intense scenes and beautiful pass
ages that the interest OF the auditor Is
held from beginning until the final de-
nouement.
1t is enough 10 add that no more pow
erful support has ever been heard In
modern drama: the cream OF the profess
sion Is enlisted in the production and be-
sides Amelia Bingham. Henry e. Dixey.
Wilton Lackaye, Joseph Holland, Ferdi-
nand Gottschalk. Hobart Bosworth, Al
fred Fisher. Madge Carr Cooke and Adele
Harrington are cast for principal roles
Up TO the present the Roman ponun
has never been represented on the stage.
During the present theatrical season, the
Pope will appear In two plays, in Rev.
John Talbert Smiths unnamed drama
and in Miss Viola Aliens production or
Hall Gaines THE Eternal City Father
Smith AYERS that the pontiff OF his play Is
an actual parsonage OF church history;
but he refuses TO disclose the identity OF
his Pope. and until the play is produced
IL will be impossible to even guess which
one IL was.
Father Smith, by the way. promises
some startling revelations I'm church his
tory, regarding this Pope Being Cath
Clic Of RrOOlIlNn. X,
Father Smith knows what he Is about so
his disclosures, so-called. are not likely
TO be of offence to Ecclesiastical authorl-
ties The Pope, impersonated by f. Nj.
Holland I'm Miss Aliens production or
THE Eternal City," is a pontiff Of the
future.
Regarding this Pope one OF the char
acters In the book says OF him: Hes
not a man at all, he's an anger! TO
friend Mr.. Caine lately disclosed the fact
that there was a Roman pontin or the
long ago whose life exactly corresponds
with that OF Piux x OF The Eternal
City" Mr. Caine refused to disclose the
identity OF this Pope; but student or
church history AYERS that Felix V, VINO
occupied the pontihcal throne in the lat
ter part Of the fifteenth century, was the
Pope in question.
II was feared by some that there would
be an outcry over the appearance or a
mimic Roman pontiff on the stage; but
this was a mistake, since the highest
powers a Rome were consulted and gave
their tacit approval. Father Smith. by
the way, scouts the idea that there could
be any objection TO the appearance or the
Pope on the stage. providing, of course,
that he be presented I'm dignifed and
reverend manner. Miss Allen Will present
''The Eternal City" in this city all next
week matinee Wednesday and Saturday
at the Providence Opera House. ON We'd
nesday matinee the entire -Parduet will be
$50.
The two-acts that are being very much
talked about around town on this weeks
program at Keith's are the intensely lu-
dicrous crockery breaking act OF the
Baggessens, and the acrobatic act or
Paul Stephens. the one-legged equilibrist
Mr. Stephens does many feats that have
never been attempted by a two limbed
performer, and with a neatness and pre-
cision that would put TO shame the most
finished acrobat. A strong feature In this
plucky young mans favor in his delight
ful personality which makes itself felt by
the audience the moment he appears up
on the stage. There is a something about
his smile which reminds one OF the popu-
lar young juvenile man of the Albee
company, Mr. Weldon.
Quincy Adams Sawyer" the New Eng
land drama which New York critics de-
Music as 1.-The best OF rural dramas"
but each artist was picked out. irrespec-