The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-01
EMFiRe TEA RE.

The Factory Girl made her initial
bow to a local audience at the Empire
last night and she proved a thoroughly
enjoyable young person her popularity be-
Ing attested by such hearty applause
from the gallery that made the rafters or
the play house hidden through they are,
fairly ring
smile for every tear, the bills say.
and this Is more than true. for the ma
ture of the chmaxes.is such as to leave
a satisfied expression on the face OF
every one. the heroine being snatched
from the very laws OF trouble every time
by an unexpected incident
Carrie Graham. the factory girl" is
beloved by both the sons OF her en-
ployer, one q sterling young fellow. i'm
pulsive and strong; the other OF wilder
disposition and a schemtr. who is under
the thumb OF the vicious and unscrupu-
lous forewoman OF tho factory.
The last named succeed in involving
the factory giTl in a mesh of troubles by
placing some money in her coat, which
She accuses her OF stealing. but the timely
intervention OF an irrepressibie Insurance
agent confounds the schemer.
The revengeful foreman succeeds in
causing tho arrest OF the heroine and
she Is shown in prison and by an unsual
con junction Of circumstances the evil
woman and the yillainous brother are
locked in opposite cells for time fact
which the gallery gods appreciated.
There Is a strong climax In the scene
I'm the court room when the factory girl Is
being tried on the charge OF theft. when
aust as the Judge is about to send the girl
10 prison the insurance agent states ne
is the real thief and produces the money 10
prove II.
The height Of the play is in the third act
when the interior OF tho aluminium fac
tory Is shown with tho machinery I'm mo-
tion.
The plotters foiIed i'm their attempts 10
iniure the heroine. decide 10 make last
nv for the money Of the factory owner,
and as the villain is opening the safe his
father enters and Is pushed against an
electric switch board aud killed. The
heroic Tom Hartman appears and rs
placed upon moving table and the ma
chinery started to take him beneath an
immense trip-hammer lie Is saved al the
last moment by the factory girl who
/ breaks out of the office in which che
was locked with truly realistic crashing
! OF glass and wood. and stops the ma
chine.
| An ends happily. OF course. as Charles
] Blanev's plays do and the audience If
/ sent home happy.
Laura NJ Stone Is very pleasing as
/ tho factory gTl ana the ioil Niai 'i' "
/ Neil Barrett Charles keane Is convinc-
! ing Roger Hartman, the bad brother and
handles the repentant scene in the last
oct very sklfully Ella Cameron por-
rays the hateful character OF Salhe
french. the forewoman, with such skill as
win the Kisses ~ the gallery.
The bright particular star Of the piece
vas Lon Hascall as the insurance agent
Charles Wilde. who admirably took ad-
vantage OF tho opportunities offered by his
strong part George r.. Fisher as Gin
ger and Estelle Y. Wills as Mary Wells
were a capital comedy couple. who sans
topical songs In addition to their lines II
the play.
The supporting company was equal t'
The requirements and good bits were done
by Sheridan Holmes, Irene Hedden, Ma
Wuerz and Minnie Taylor
Next week Too Proud To Beg. Lin
coin J. carter drama Is announced.