The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
PROVIDING: OPERA HOUSE.

clr Malcolm vernon. ...... Sheridan BLOCK
Lazy vernon. ........ Kate Denim Wilson
Earl OF Rutland. Carl Anthony
sir John Manners.......,.W William Levers
Perkin. ..,.................Ge George lie Soir
Sir William ST. I.oe........Allen Murname
VIII Dawson. ................C Charles Martin
Mark. rk........,..............F Ferrers knyvctt
Gregory. ry...........,.......... Harold Mitchell
Queen Elizabeth. May Robson
Mary, queen or Scots. Isabel Richards
Bess,, ,........-. .....'...,.. Emma Millard
Dorothy Vernon. Mary Bacon
At the Providence opera house for the
week with matinces tomorrow and SAT-
urday, the historical romantic drama
from the book of the same name by
Charles Major Dorothy Vernon OF Had
don Hall"
picturesque. strenuous play. in
magnincent scenic and costume setting,
with red-hesded folks much in evidence
who demonstrate the destiny said TO be
associated with red hair--thRt IL. by per
sons who have not. the privilege 10 wear
red hair barring the peroxide kind
member that Dorothy Vernon had red
hot temper IL was In the Vernon blood,
or, perhaps. moro precisely speaking, 1t
was In the Vernon hair.
You could tell a Vernon by tho hair
and the temper. We do not now recall
the color of Mistress Dorothys gallant
steed, on which she rode 10 save Mary
Stuart and her sweetheart. Sir John. and
the dramatic version does not discover
the animal 10 the view. But Its dollars
40 doughnuts that the beast was white.
Now. just to show how little things lead
ZIP 10 tragedies: n was all because. sever
al hundred years ago Dorothy Vernon or
Haddon Hall was red headed-she who
was the grandmother. or great grand
mother. we've forgotten which, or that
Dorothy Manners OF Annapolis. Maryland.
r.S.A OF the Richard Carvel period-who.
nv " "A "A n az n fpr
Actor John Drew. stil later on. by tempt
fnEhim into doublet and hosc-it was. we
repeat. ell because that htgh-tempered Yer
non girl lad red hair--or, al least, be
cause Charles Major so distinguished her
pompa dour-that Col Wendelschaefe
here IN Providence, Il T.. manager OF the
Providence Opera House generations af-
ter and thousands OF miles from Haddon
Hall-it was all because--we repeat II.
again-Dorothy Vernon had rcd hair that
our COL Wendelschaefer came near get
ting cold feet last evening.
on the face Of H. that sounds as incom-
rrehensible as anything well could be.
Yet. II is AS perfectly logical as that 9TH
or universally admitted fact that
in Adams fall
We ji-ned all!''
and. after all. 81 Isn't nearly 80 far from
Miss Vernon's red hair 20 col. Wendell
schaefers cold feet as from Adams sin
ming 20 ours Although. the distance is
great enough 20 make the connection or
curious interest.
The line of descent IL traceablc as fol-
lows:
On Dorothy Vernon had red hair.
90 Dorothy Nernon's rcd hair created
high temper
90 The high temper that Dorothy Yer
mons red hair created was often express
ed I'm explosive remarks and much bolster
Gus talking ton. occasion. Dorothy. like
George Washington. Is credited with say
ing "d--m).
90 Tho strain of Dorothy vernon's
style of defamation. due to the frequent
high temper that the red hair was re-
sponsible for. was a severe tax on the
voice OF Miss Bertha Galland. who Is the
star Of the play about Dorothy that open
cd az the Providence Opera House. last
evening
90 Tonsilitis resulted
90 Miss Galland was compelled to lay
of.
CO The cold feet O. T.. D.
Alack-a-dayl An. beshrew me-
When the red plush curtain went up.
last evening. and disclosed "A green plush
curtain with the monogram "B. G."
richly embroidered in a wreath in the
centre OF IT. il might have been suggested
that the "B G" stood for something less
pretty. II not less picturesque, than
Bertha Galland.
A diffident young man appeared from
between the folds Of the green plush
curtain and announced that the audience
could depart In peace and get its money
back. like Chidlow bread--either before.
or after the first act. The management
could evidently do no moro in the dis
tressing circumstances
Curiosity kept the audience in their
seats before tho act opened. Surprise
delight. supreme satisfaction kept them
still there after the act closed.
For IL IL safe TO say, except for such
% the audience as were familiar with
Miss Galland's personality. nobody would
have known that the star had doffed her
red wig and was nursing tonsilitis and
that IL was an understudy who was doing
the pretty--and pretty violent psrt-of
Dorothy Vernon OF Haddon Hall
Miss Mary Bacon was the star last
evening and we understand that she IL
likely TO be the star for the whole of the
engagement, which really doesn't mat
ter. 80 far as the pleasure afforded by
the play is concerned, for Miss Bacon Us
wonder of an understudy, and she
makes an admirable star
We don't imagine that she Offers an |
original Interpretation Of the part that
Miss Galland has created. ON the con |
trary. she probably rcproduces 10 nice
~ everything that Miss Galland is, and |
does, In the part.
The production has been out about ten
weeks. Miss Bacon. ordinarily. takes an |
fnconspicuous part In IL plainly not be
cause her capabilities are inconspicuous \
but solely 10 enable her TO supply In |
event Of any break down of the star
She knows the part as well as Miss Gal
land. She has copied Miss Gslland faith I
nully and with extraordinary cleverness |
not only through the ten weeks that the /
production has been playing. but all i
through the rehearsal time preceding as /
well. She is letter perfect and she /
swings the business Of the part with /
easy nonchslance and even authority. |
Miss Bacon may not have the calihre 90 '
create n star part, but as mimic she 1
l. star OF the Ctssy LOTUS magnitude.
She Is winsome. pretty. engaging pos
seSsed OF temperament so completely 4
drilled into the part a. she. that she WAS
not the least embarrassed by her call last
evening. She fairly threw herself into
Il. and seemed to rejoice In the oppor.
tunty that Dorthy Nernon's red hair and