The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-07
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4 blen Masters. .Mr. Douglas FaTbanks
| Jennings. gs...............Mr. Percy Brooke
| Flash. sh....................Mr William Elliott
| Watkins. Mr. Archie Curtis
Lady Canning ...... Mrs. Isabel Waldron
| Grandma" Chazy Bunker...........
| ......................Mi Miss Hattie Russell
Mrs. Stillwster...........Mi Miss Ida Darling
| kitty................M Miss Winona shannon
| Indiana Stiiiwater...........M Miss Shannon
At the Providence Opera House last
evening Mr. Herbert KeIeey and Miss
Erie Shannon, after a considerable alb
sence from this town, presented a comedy
| by Martha Morton entitled Her Lord
and Master" The bill will be repeated
this and tomorrow evenings and tomor-
row afternoon
Although only occasional visitors TO
Providence, Mr.. kelcey and Miss shan
non are we'll liked ana greatly apprecia-
ted here and their assured position
amone the Leading people of the stage is
not 10 he reinforced by new comment
They are actors or distinction and. II
memory serves, their dramatic enter
prises since they joined company as dual
stars have been pretty uniformly success
ful. The Moth and the Flame" the play
which they produced upon their ear
lier appearance here was one or the very
ok successes OF recent dfdmatlc years.
The play with which they are now fitted
also ought to prove highly prosperous. IL
Is not deep. or pretentious I'm the way OF
originality. But it ia delightful comedy
with a story OF a kind that rarely fails 10
win popularity and IL is excellently well
done by the stars and their notably well
qualified company.
The theme is the old one OF the tam
ing OF the Shrew" in It's many possible
Manifestations or the affiliated idea as
worked out IN the dear old Honeymoon"
The heroine is a western girl, quite too
young 10 marry as the marrying axe is
now-a DAYS regarded certainly with n
good deal To learn before becoming fitted
for the sober wife OF an ancient house
hold and nearly heart free as regards the
man she marries as well sc all other men.
She is simply sprighty and somewhat
rsmbunctious girl 60 whom an her family
and relatives nave got accustomed TO
bow
The English lord who falls In love with
her takes her away with his eyes open
20 her faults. but believing the result viii
be worth the task he proposes 20 develop
her into = proper wife Che takes kindly
20 the proposition and indeed makes him
promise ss "a condition OF marriage and
the ultimate winning OF her hesrt tnat hs
will never give in TO her lie proves 10 be-
n man OF his word hut the outcome ir
not Immediately all that had been hoped
for.
The young wlfcs open revolt against
the discipline that she Insisted brings
mailera 10 a passionate climax And thnn
= re-adiustment follows so that when the
final curtain falls the audience is dismiss
cd confident that the couple will live hap
pily ever after.
The plav as q piece of workmanship. n
cepitally done The dialogue 10 speedy and
frequently very bright and n there is
lack of incident the play is 30 finished On
lts style and 50 consistently worked un
10 its crucial scene that interest rarely
falters.
The secondary characters srs strong N
individuality. the Kind that an asfitnce