The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21
DRAMATIC NOTES.

On Thursday evening, July 30th. the
legion OF admirers and friends of Mr.
William II. Turner who is unquestion-
etly one Of the most popular members
OF the Albee Stock company, will have
an opportunity TO secure photograph OF
the favorte artist, for on that evening
souvenir photographs by Sands and
Grady will be distributed.
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Miss Heller Relmer OF the Albee com
pany will spend a few days this week
at 'Sconset.' as the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smythe well known in the
theatrical profession. As a curious CO.
incidence. it was Mr.. Smythe who first
produced MY Friend From India" IN
which Miss Reimer created thee role Of
Mrs. Beekeman Street which robe she
VIII play In the Albee company's forth
coming production OF that funny play at
Neiths
Since the tremendous success at
keiths a few weeks ago OF II A. Du
Souchet's furiously funny FARCE THE
Man from Mexico" many local theatre
goers have requested Manager Lovenberg
authors other big success, MY Friend
From india" and Manager I.ovenberg
now announces that ne has secured TINS
play and will produce II July eth This
play was originally producei in 1896 by
Smythe and Rice. and made the big hit
Of the New York theatrical season tnat
year In the original company were
Frederick Bond, Walter Perkins. Edward
Aheles, Helen Remer, May Vokes, Mar
Ion G'reauX, Louise Galloway and several
other well known profess onal artists.
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So great success did MY Friend from
India make when II was first produced
that secop1 company was organized
after the original company had run six
months and was sent on the road. the
second company being headed by Mr.. I'D.
win Nicandcr now ono OF the most pop
ular members Of the Albee company.
whcse success brought him prominently
before the New York press and pubic
and led FOR his being engaged for the
role OF Fritz Won Buow. the exc'tanie
little Dutchnan I'm "The Man From Mex
'co." which Du Solchet wrote about two
years later. ~ Is n peculiar fact that
Du Souchet tried for seven years 20 get
a New York theatrical manager 20 pro-
duoe h's piav. and IL was rejected by
both of tho Frohmans and several other
leading managers. Rice ana Smvthe
however. saw IN n the elements ~ sue
coss. and ~ w7s the seueaton cf the sea-
son - l-9'-lf9l
N interesting little story fg told Of
Walter Perkins who originated tho role
N Aucustur Keone shaver. which Mr.
Wilh0ns will play IN The Albec com
r7rv's production 81 NV Friend From
indie. D." ~ Eoi'h's soon shaver makes
hie fret arre7rance in p7i70ns slippers
md tl1ntct. md 10 con'ulete the cos
furne and make NJ Perkins was anx
lows - woar ~ert-in wig which ho own
- 80 hunted hIrh and low for tho wig
in question. but was unable 10 fnd ~.
md was ohUVed ~ usn another. one
night about three wcoks nfter the open
had found NJ perLt~e walking in his
sleep toward the theqt. clad only I'M his
pa i1r1qs n blanket ~nd slipucrs and
wearing the very wiz f1~ which ne had
been so fr7ntfcaiiv hunting FOR weeks.
he having walked from his residence on
Siyth avenue in his sleep. 1io was ar-
rested md tafen 90 a poilce station.
whore teinr tho w0n about whom al
Nev- York wne taikln~ al the time on
account of hla biz hit iu MY Friend
From India" hc was released.
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william srvthe who originally pro
duced I'm SoucheFs flri1ugiy funny
farce NV Friord From India is cu.
riour'- eurerofifiour w1u and believes
STRONGLY fn tho good iuck contained ~
the nutrhcr I3 and On the day Friday n
was on Friday. tho 18th that Nv Friend
From India" was first PLAYED and IT'S
tremendously successful and long run
further strengthened Me- Smythe's belief
IN that day and number.