The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-20
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Jack Frere ............ William Faversham
Sir Harry Harman.. .Charles farouI.
Jim Greaves. es............... Richard behhe't
Mr.. Munkittrick. .........J. NJ rrancoeur
Captain Becher. george IRVINE
Mr.. Raddles. .........''''''..h y. neouhe
Hagson ....................Wal Wallace Erskine
Ford butler. Walter Laidlaw
Mrs. Jim Gresves. s'Jenieys LeMis
Lady Duncan. .........,.'' illus Spo"s
Hon. Mrs Herring. Mrs. George Dlchsoh
Lady Roop. ... Maggie Holloway Fisher
Lady Fairleigh. .............. Mrs. Soi enll.n
Miss Perrott. iieion ~"
Fielding ng....,..........., Caroline starouck
Fowler ...................Flo Florence Howard
Miss Wilhelmina MARI. Davis
At the Providence Opera House for the
balance OF the week with matinee tomor-
row, Mr.. Charles Frohman presents one
OF his more recent and a favorite star.
Mr. William Faversham. In a comedy by
II. " Esmond. entitled "Imprudence
The performance last evening disclosed
comedy Of an unusually delightful sort
and a company OF sustained excellence
Esmond's forte is the youthful love
story. With a theme that Frenchman
might write a suggestive farce AROUND
Esmond produces work very cioseiy ap-
proaching the pest s''"""i"
comedy.
And "Imprudence" is exceptionally
| strong In the item OF youthful love. IN
| deed we guess this item may be coming
| into fashion in modern plays. There nave
been several examples OF II In plays we
| have had and we understand there are
! more on the road and coming. The tnihs
| Of IL is, to make the star. or the leadlng
man his own Juvenile and to dispense
with the blithesome young creatures that
used 10 carry the secondary plots IN the
problem plays, for instance, and the sort
OF dramas which the Belasco ana be
| Mile period made conspicuous.
II Mr. Faversham were not so excep-
| tional a leading man he would. or course
| make a capital Juvenile and In "impru-
| dence" he is fitted with part tnat IL
| both. 20 to speak. Faversham Is today
| our chief exempiar OF the manner and
I fashion of the young fellow or the
| Twentieth century. He sets the style In
| action and speech and the proper tnins
| as we see 1t on the street and In society
| is modelled from the Faversham plates.
| Go 10 'Imprudence" young man and learn
| how TO talk and to walk II you would
| aspire to be "it' after you have had the
| rudiments OF your education from the
| m magaz zine success and the correspondence
schools. The boys at the University on
| the hill who get into the toniest Greek
| letter societies will all be found, on In
IL
| Thus Rayvy Is a matinee idol and an
| inspiration to youth OF the male sex as
| well-a rare combination. But II Is or
| more interest TO a good many other peo-
| pie that he Is an actor qualified almost
| IL not quite to the point OF ben gan artist
! II not quite to te pohint OF being an artist
| the young man OF the old tragedy as he Is
| OF the young man OF present day life. he
| would certainly be classed with the ar
| lists And we guess he Is Just as much
| entitled to that classification by reason
of his successful characterization OF n
fine young fellow OF the modern sort.
filed with modern day ideas and ambi-
tions and loving the girl he loves In the
modern day fashion which is probably
not so greatly different, down in the
heart. as the fashion OF the classics, al
though the poets OF the classics under
take to make IL seem different.
"Imprudence" In a play OF characters
| as we'll as OF plot--of modern characters
, that as delineated by Mr.. Esmond and
performed by the Frohman company. are
quickly recognizable and are delicious II
is a play OF handsome men and attractive
woman and gowns that are fetching and
| clothes that are correct, all thoroughly
| in the modern style and making no apol
| ogies to any other style. And in Its deep
| er strains II is play that catches th'
| heart and enthralls the interest after sim
| pie methods and direct motives, th'
everyday. commonplace materials ant
motives that Mr.. Emerson Is authorit!
for declaring are all sufficient for TN
materials of genius. And IL Mr.. Esmonc
| is not a genius he has the soul
| genius In the wisdom of his selections
| OF theme plot and character for nj
plays. OF which "Imprudence" Is tn
latest. as 1t is by far the best
Mr. Faversham's company is headed bl
Miss Fay Davis. an actress new TO thu
country. although she Is an American
girl. She is of the willowy and winsom
type of Annie Russell for instance, will
dalntiness and deicacy about he
speech and action that quite suggests tina
most charming of actresses although pos
sessed OF an individuality that is all Mis-
! | Davis.
As the young girl whose imprudenc
| has been misconstrued by scandalizin
society. she wins the sympathy OF he
audience as she does the loyalty OF he
l'voung lover who as illustrated in tn
( charcter that Mr.. Faversham portrays
Is too young TO know how to handle
situation OF the deicacy that develop
: and makes a fine mess o. things in Yer
: naturally youthful way.
Miss Hilda Spong tries her beauty an
, | her talent on a part that is quite milk
. ANYTHING we have seen her I'm here. reall
the villain OF the play, and she succeed
: I'm producing a study that is quite 81
j perior TO what she has done In roles ths
$ one would have thought were more
I her liking and her talents as well. Je'
3 freys Lewis. as the wife OF highly In
prudent man, a part that at times al
e proaches the farcial. is a treat and d.
: light. Then there Is Mr.. Harbury ms ~
o older male friend Of Favershsm's Jac
Frere more worldly wise. who gives
e rattling character sketch that is
i fine foil for the youthful. hot bloode
L loving and laundering. but faithful JAG
The scenery and appointments Wit
which this fine and finely acted coined
, IS produced are OF course exceptional
I Mr.. Frohman's best style OF doing thing