The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-16
EMPIRE THEATRE.

In its summer dress and with NUMBER
of improvements conducive TO comfort OF
patrons, the Empire theatre Will be opened
Monday night for the summer season OF
drama by the Katherine Rober Stock
company headed by Miss Katherine Rooer,
one OF the greatest stage favorites ever
seen in this city. The company Is the
best Miss Rober has ever had in any
OF her successful summer seasons III
Providence The scenery Is all new nav
ing been painted especially for TINS pro-
duction by the two scenic artists VINO are
constantly engaged In preparing sceher!
for Miss ROBBERS plays.
The play, Under Two Flags" will be
given with all possible detail and erect
/ a number of extra members OF the COM
| pany having been engaged for the opening
week IL is one Of the greatest or New
| York successes OF the last decade, and
was played for an entire season by Miss
Blanche Bates. now playing Belascos
THE Darling of the Gods Miss
Rober will be seen as Cigarette. Mr..
| Thomas Meishan her new leading man,
as Bertie Cecil. and Harry King Provi-
dence favorite. as Col. Chateauroy.
-"ndt.f 1--WE Flag! is the story Of the
| love OF Cigarette. a French viyandiere'
for BERTHE Cecil a young English noble
| man. who has enlisted as a private i'm the
French army at Algiers TO sink his iden-
tity. AT home he has been accused OF a
forgery committed by his brother and Tor
the sake OF his mother has taken the
crime on himself Unable 10 remain there
he has left his brother, the real criminal
I'm possession OF the estates, and gone
10 seek adventure and death. He iucurs
the enmity of his colonel. Chateauroy, anc
is prosecuted by that officer. BY timely
act of bravery, performed with Cigarette
Cecil saves the battle of Zaraila. mar
shall OF France decorates Cigarette Tor ne
mart I'm H. but when she offers the crown
3 TO Cecil he declines it, He Is In low
2 with Countess Nenetia, young Engllsh
I woman visiting i'm Algiers. Colonel Cha
teauroy insults the countess, and Ceci
: forces him to fight duel with broad
| swords which Cecil wins. The privat
soldier is then courtmartialed and sen
fenced to be shot for having insulted hi
colonel with the proposition for duel
Cigarette writes to the marshal or Franc
for his pardon. and obtains II. ON ne
/, | return with IL she is intercepted an
: chased by a band OF Arabs whom sh
, manages, 20 escape i'm binding san
: storm. She arrives at the prison gat
: I'm time to see the man she loves standln
I'm front OF the wall against which he
TO be shot. and TO see the firing squa
raise their rifles. Just as the word TO hr
Is given by Col Chateauroy, she throw
herself on the breast OF Cecil. and tn
bullets intended for him pierce her breast
She dies in the arms of the man sh
| loves.
Between the acts the best interpolate
vaudeville ever seen In this city VIII D
given. The opening week will see IN
Namba Japanese troupe of acrobats, IN
| cluding the only Japanese woman equi
librist. Otora; HuXtable and Stock In pic
torial melodies. differing from illustrate
songs i'm being sung in character In a
illuminated cabinet; and Melie's "A Tri
10 the Moon" series Of moving pictur
Illustrations of Verne's celebrated move