The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-20

Fitch from the French of GayauIt AID
Berr.
Probably Mrs Johnson loses some -
her friskiness IN the adaptation, tut she
still retains sufficient to satisfy the sim
pier Yankee appetite.
She is good girl. after AL and when
the very unfrisky Jim Morley captures
apparent 1riskiness.
That Is. she would like to- But she has
got in so deep that II Is difficult 10 re-
sume her reputation.
1t wasn't her fault that she got in
deep. Her greatest and most alarming
illustration OF fris<iness Is superinduced
by a careless sister. She goes I'm to save
the sister from the consequences OF too
much friskinees. She compromises herself
pathetically at "A critical time. In the
end she doesn't save her sister at all.
Which, on the whole, is quite as we'll for
the sister. too since that sprightly con-
triver OF trouble is welded 10 a curmud-
geon of chap that II ought 10 be relief
to become divorced from, on most amy
oort of grounds.
Mrs. Johnson Is a widow. She eis at
tracuve, especially to train of young
mlddle-aged and old men,. That gives asr
her frsky distinction. Mrs. Frank Morely
(Bijou FernandezD. Mrs Johnson's young
er sister. Is also frisky. though only with
one young man. But Mrs Morelys hus-
band is still extant-which makes all the
alarming difference between the co lse-
ouences of her frisknesses and Mrs.
Johnson's. The latter. being sophisticated
promptly scents trouble for the little
sister The trouble comes. and To avert
Il Mrs. Johnson assumes her sisters place
as the object OF the attentions which
threaten TO wreck the sisters domestic
joys.
III. LII.
that this voluntary assumption of
Irritation, in which she has no interest
other than the rescue OF her sister,
threatens her own happiness with the
man with whom she Is duly In love the
one man. by the way. In the whole com
pany of characters, who IL at all worth
being In love with. Fortunately. he is
81 shrewd and unselhsh as herself and.
being likewise no chicken OF a man, he
quickly seizes upon the true explanation
OF what is to him an unaccountable ac-
ton, although. thanks to Mrs Johnsons
general reputation. that action is taken
as matter of course by all the other
men.
Thus runs the tale. II r. slight. not too
deep. fairly plausible and compelling in
its interest for the audience because OF
the warm heartedneas OF the whole
theme. More than all. the play affords a
really beautiful piece OF acting by n
stock company that Is unsurpassed by
any aggregation that comes TO town I'm
the course OF n season.
Miss Bingham Is identified 20 Provl-
dence audiences with "A Modern Mag
. dalen.' n drama that was distinguished
by gizzard. IL was an unsavory play I'm
many respects. but II did have glzzard.
gumptton % IL. the absence of which In
great proportion OF our modern plays
s the rule rather than the exception The
new Mrs. johnson play Is more savory
than the Magdaien drama and likewise.
u has less gumption 20 a. The company
required for it, playing is OF a different
Kind and the title role shows the talented
etap~in different light. not so strong n
Hight. perhaps. but not less interesting
and entertaining. certainly more savory.
For finished performance. the new play.
IN its own way. n quite "a distinguished
ne the former one. And like that cf
hasdalen. 1t Ia truly remarkable COM