The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.


Lucy White. Miss Maud Fealy
Efhe Proctor. Miss Rose Beaudet
DIR. ns....................,..Mr Mr. IL. cane
Dr. Yellowlees. ...... Mr.. W. r. Edmunds
Sir George Gliding. Nj. P..............
.....................Mr A. g. Homewood
Lady Gliding g..........M Miss Mabel Roebuck
The Dowager Lady Gilding......".....
......................Mi Miss Laura Linden
Henders. s..........."..M Ernest Stallard
Pete. te..".............,.....".. Mr.. III. Barfoot
Dawson. n.......................... Mr.. q. Bonn
Mr. r.. 8. Willard in "The Professors
Love story" closed his weeks engage
ment at the Providence Opera House Sat
urday evening. II was large audience
also what we might term society audi
ence. The orchestra had been forced
TO abdcate their playground and chairs
were placed In the space Those who
TO have been able 10 obtain them. Those
who stood up I'm the rear OF the house
were gratlfed that they could get In at
all.
THE Professors Love Story" as a
farewell performance was well calculated
~ Is one OF those bright, clean comedies
and MIR Willard as Professor Goodwillie.
lightful and ioving personality. appealed
10 everyone. Mr.. Willard and Professor
Goodwillie seem one. The audience fol-
lowed him through all his different
moods. brought on by love OF which he
is unconscious. They were with him and
for him from the start. From the time
he made his first entrance and exhibited
that absent-m -mindedness where he used
water for ink and vice versa. or failed
10 change his dressing gown for his
Chesterfield when it's necessary; where
he. In the country, exhibited that boyish
exuberancy OF spirit all under the uncon-
cious effect OF the malady OF the world
they were with him. When he finally
awoke 10 the fact that he was in love the
audience felt like saying to their neigh
bor. "Well. I'm glad Of IT," When they
saw he was loved by her whom he loves
they d'd say 10 themselves. possibly 10
their neghbor, "Oh. I'm 20 glad"
As Professor Goodwilie Mr.. Willard
was doubtless just what Mr.. Barrie. the
author. had AZ his ideal. and IL would
he difficult 10 think Of any one else
playing this character as does Mr.. Will
lard.
Miss Maud Fealy as Lucy White, with
whom the professor falls i'm love, did this
character TO perfection, displaying girlish
sweetness throughout Mr.. II. Barfoot
as Pete" Mr. Ernest Stallard as Han
ders," and Miss Rose Beaudet as "Efhe
Proctor" together gave one of the clever
est pieces of character acting seen here
in long time, their interpretations OF
Scotch love making calling forth much
applause from the audience Mr.. II. Cane
as DIR. Cozins was very well placed and
Mr.. A. s. Homewood as Sir George Gid
Ing was excellent. as was Mrs. Laura
Linden as the Dowsger Lady Gliding.
Mr.. Willard had much applause during
tf1 q
IL was indeed pleasant to see Provi-
| dence audience awake from it's lethargy-
| they certainly did on that occasion.
/ Throughout the piece there was more or
/ less applause but when the curtain drop
! ped on it's last act-well. as we say. IL
| was pleasant to note the demonstration
! that took place. 1t was all right! II
! came spontaneously which made II
| doubly attractive. The audience didn't
seem quite 10 know what TO do--they
! didn't seem 10 want TO go home but
stood and cheered-cheered mind you--a
| Providence audience!
Responding To this Mr.. Willard stepped
! 20 the footlights and said: Ladies and
| Gentlemen-I am very sorry that we have
| closed the final performance, as 7 have
been treated with much kindness in your
! charming city. But i assure you | will
return again although am sorry TO say
| II Will be some time yet before have the
1
London. Two years hence. however, I am
| TO return TO this country and shall
| come To Providence. CApplause) The
| prospect. ! assure you. is as pleasing to
me as II appears to be to you. and I
| thank you again"
Forty people. including several WELL
known vaudeville stars and chorus OF
twenty attractive and smartly gowned
| girls, all OF them selected for ability 10
sing well, together With complete spe-
cial scenic equipment. are comprised In
The DoinGs OF Mrs Dooley" the new
musical comedy in which George w. Mon
week. This succeeds his Famous Aunt
Bridget characterization. gives him the
name type in new situations. and Is the
most elaborate production OF his career.
IL is brimful Of fun. we'll contrasted parts
thoroughly up 60 date has opportunities
Tor Monroes famous monologue and for
half dozen vaudeville specialties, which
have already become standard acts bv
themselves Twelve musical numbers re
Included. specially written and staged. In
Fuller. James Lee. Harry Walters Ed
win Doper. Anna Kenwick Matte Mich
0ls, BESSIE ClaXtone, Lotte Burke and
the Misses Melbane and Frankel. high
class singers
II Is always pleasing 10 note the sue
cess OF a meritorius play. and more 40
| well presented as Denman Thompson and
George W. Ryer's Our New Minister" +"
whrch was one OF the big hits OF two
years ago AT the Opera house. and which
comes 10 the Imperial on Jan. 10 This
play, portrayed by an excellent company
Iar gr payers Sser, setting bfH hod On the popu;
Don't let IL get SWAY without seeing it.
" you want 20 know what good acting
and nm up-to-date play really are. III YOU
have seen II before go again, for there
are number Of artistic touches here and
there that YOU may have missed. II Is
excellently staged. It's scenery realistic
20 ereat degree. and the vivid portray
ais OF character md effective scenic
blending make the play one that will live
for years \ magnificent scenic produc-
tio1 is carried.
There has never been a better produc-
ton 9f Uncle Toms Cabin" II is claim
ed. Than that 20 be yeen at tho Empire
theatre this week. Tho Al. q Martin pro.
ducuon. The company comprises 20 peo-
PIE. and includes large troupe OF dark
ies; who ngure in the plantation scenes.
AMI ihere furnish music and dancing
enough for an ordinary performances