The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
IN. ~. ".:..1heatres

III one were TO Judge by the measure OF
praise that has been awarded the stage
version OF The Light That Failed.
which will have its first presentation in
this city on Monday evening. Nov. ?. at
the Providence Opera house. II is safe to
offer congratulations alike to Mr.. kiplins.
to George Fleming. his adapter, and TO
Mr.. Forbes Robertson and Miss Gertrude
Elliott the chief interpreters.
While the reading public is more or lcSs
familiar with kipling, and many know
something of Mr.. Forbes Robertson ana
Miss Elliott. comparatively few lin this
George Fleming. For the benefit OF
this latter class. the press agent says
that when Mr., Fleming Is ''at home he
is Miss Constance Fletcher. who was
born i'm 1855, and she is the daughter OF
Mr.. James Cooiie Fletcher. and has writ
ten several novels and plays. The best
known i'm the latter category are perhaps
Mrs. Iessingham.' which was produced
in 1894: then came THE Canary" In 1899
and later A Man and His Wife" which
Charles Frohman produced few years
ago.
Miss Fletcher lives in Kensington
square. London. I'm the house that was
occupied by the court maids of honor
when the royal court was held in Ken
sington palace 200 years ago. She does
much Of her work, however. in her win
ter home the Palazzo Capcllo; Venice.
she wrote her most. SUCCESSFUL book.
Nile Novel" before she was 20. She was
an intimate friend OF Robert Browning.
She is at present engaged on q new play
for the Forbes Robertsons.
.ss
Mr.. Thomas r. shea has added 10 his
repertoire a great play In The Hunch-
backs Daughter" II is an adaptation
from Tom Taylors Fool Revenge that
was brought out prominently by Edwin
nla
Shea while on n visit to London three
years ago. In the Legitimate line II ranks
on a par with his "Dr Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" aud his Matthias In The Bells"
T.. j Gallagher. who originated the part
of the policeman" in Ethel Barrymores $
production OF Captain Jinks. at the
Garrick theatre. New York. is playing q
counter role In ''The Winning Hand at
the Imperial this week. and Is making one
of the real hits of tho play. Arthur Klein,
who played Tom Sawyer in Huckleber-
ry Finn" Is with The Winning Hand
company.
In THE old Mill stream" which is
70 follow The Volunteer organist" at
the Empire theatre. Daniel Sully has the
character of q miller. an old man who has
the respect of his neiEhbcrs and who
teaches the duty OF well living by his own
example IL Is something like his we'll
known character, the Parish Priest" ~
the play Of the sane name. and has been
ssid 10 have some of the characteristics
OF David Harum without the horse trad
Ing
BARLEY McCulom. who Is 20 stage the
productions OF the stock company at the
Park theatre. is one OF the best known
theatrical men OF New England. having
had n stock company al Peaks Island. n
summer resort of Maine. for the last IL
years and been manager OF the Jefferson
theatre at Portland for long period
lie In a player OF much experience and
has originated number OF roles. among
them that Of Seth IN the original produc-
tlon OF Way Down East" He was born
In Portland and returned there in 1877 20
open a summer theatre I'm an abandoned
skating rink on Peaks Island. A. that
time. summer companies AZ summer re-
sorts and suburban psrks we're practical
~ unheard of. lie is now manager " Nc
Cuilom's theatre. a house built for him
~ tho local street railway company AZ
Cape cottage Park. another summer 70.
sort near Portland. He has been with
come of the foremost stars ~ this coun-
try and has made several trips 90 Eu.
rope Nth theatrical productions.