The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-01
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rare opportunity Will De oHefeo, uur-
ing the coming engagement OF Mr.. e. >.
willard at the Providence Opera house
next week, to see one OF the best drama
| tizations ever made OF a story by Charles
Dickens. TON Pinch" is the title OF
| the comedy. and OF course IL is founded
on the episodes in Martin Chuzzelwith."
in which this exceedingly lovable crea-
ton OF the famous novelist figures. Mr..
willard's treatment OF the character Is
said TO be an actual embodiment. rather
than a conventional impersonation, so
that I'm him poor humble, self-denylng,
great-hearted Tom Pinch lives again.
Pecksniff, the elder and younger Chuzzel-
| with. Mark Tapley. May Grahame and
other personages familiar TO all readers
| OF Dickens appear on the scene, and the
| costumes OF the period and the carefully
| designed scenery and accessories give TO
! the stage pictures the semblance OF gem
| uine sketches by Cruikshanks.
1.-THE Mddleman." Henry Arthur
| Jones play. which Mr.. r. s. Willard will
| present during his engagement at the
| Providence Opera house next week, is one
| OF the strongest types OF the modern
drama. II is highly emotional, but never
| hysterical. and although sometimes APP
preaching the borders OF melodrama 1t
! never crosses them. vlrile originality
! peEpades -all-and 1t is remarkable for
| its absolute avoidance OF the conven-
tional One character dominates IL
observation-disclosures Blenkarn the patient,
humble. meanly- dressed potter, whose un-
couth eXternals but emphasize the lights
that burn within-the fiery soul, the illu-
minating mind, the great heart the un-
|
severance This striking figure is made
an actual living parsonage by Mr. Will
lard, whose lmpersonation is extraordi-
nary for It's fascinating naturalaess, its
simplicity and directness its depth and
suggestiveness, its passion and its pathos
In brief. its wealth OF human feeling
IL has served to place the actor upon the
highest eminence OF his art and while
his embodiment OF one character or an
other I'm his broad repertory may have
won him more praise from the crisis ac-
cording To their individual Judgment
they have all united iii unstinted praise
for this. .Nnd with them has agreed the
vast majority OF playgoers Mr.. willard
VIII have the support of "A very strong
east in this work. chief among which will
be Miss Maude Fealy, who, though the
youngest leading actress on the Ameri-
can stage. has won her conspicuous posi-
ton by sheer merit.
s-s
Little Buster" Keaton is making n
tremendous hit at Keath's this week.
this little fellow being the great laughing
hit OF tho nm Nothing funnier than his
antics has been seen here this season
and II is worth the price OF admission
alone to see him.
The act of Lewis McCord. the former
noted legitimate actor at Kejth's this
week Is strongly reminiscent OF the AIbee
company's rehearsals under the direction
OF Mr.. Percy Winter-because Of the diff
ference between the two with Manager
Alhee's talented artists MIR Winters
work was less trying than that OF the des-
pairing stcse manager depicted by Mr.
McCord. and perfect harmony and dis
cipline prevails when either Mr.
| Winter Mr.. Marsh holds the
stage. Speaking of the Albee
company. Is almost time for announce
ments Of the re-appearancc Of Prov
ldence's favorlte organization for the
! coming spring No news is more eager
! ~ looked for by Providence theatre
eoers than Of the Albee Stock company.
| and they will the coming year be even
more popular than ever before.
II II sometimes thought that girls can
| not recognize Cor. N recognized will not
admiO beauty In others ~ their seN
| A proof that this - not so was seen 81
Keith's tho other afternoon. when n party
\ of four young ladies' were heard enthus-
ing over the number % pretty girls on the
program at that theatre this week
Winona Winter. Miss Laskoy. Sadie
J Cushman, and Miss Bates all had their
supporters. and the girls left the theatre
determined 10 write 20 their respective
| favorits and request an autographed pho
: tograph. II such enthusiasm IL aroused
| by these beautiful artists among the
| members OF their own sex, what can the
members OF the masculine sex be saying
| Of them7
The famous Clyde Fitch play. Lovers
| lane" at the Imperial this week. IL
radically different from all the other
! Fitch PLAYS It's personages are all pla lin
| fax I'm simple homespuu. such ~ Eo to-
make M an average small community.
| The central figures are liberal minded
| young clergyman and the girl whom no