The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-11

Helen s Farren, who has this season
been with THE Silver Slipper coHpans.
Miss tarren was 10 have mace hsr ueuu,
with the Albee company in "rhe Mo,h anu
the Flame" the current week, pul an op
Grafton on her throat makes IL necessary
TO postpone her first appearance uhu,
some later date Both Miss klrwln ano
Miss Farren have hosts OF local. iriehue
and admirers who are watching ther plo
fessional progress with interest ana
pride. and i'm thus encouraging local tall
ent. Manager Lovenberg has won the
hearty APPROVAL OF local theatregoers.
s's
Mr. Frank Losee OF the Albee company
is an enthusiastic pedestrian, and every
morning takes a long walk INTO the sup-
urbs scoring horses or cars. On Ihurs-
days and saturdays when there are n re-
hearsals Mr. Losses walks are sometimes
ton OF fifteen miles long. Besides the bene-
fetal physical exercise thus gained, ne
takes this time to fmemorize mis- parts
Walking along in the cool morning ar ne
repeats his lines to himself unul .hes
are stamped upon his memory, ana ne
very rarely appears at a second rehear-
sal without being letter perfect.
Mr.. VIM. III. Turner, has closed his
starring tour I'm David Harum, and ar
rived In Providence yesterday. ready 10
begin rehearsals Tuesday for Alabama.
which VIII De the AlDtt COMPANY = 49,
ing May Is. and tn which Mr.. Turner VIII
make hts first appearance. Mr.. turner
will play the role OF Colonel Msberly. one
of the most prominent In the play, which
was Created by L. NJ. Holland.
Alabama" a pretty southern story by
Augustus Thomas. is announced as the
Aibee stock company's attraction for the
week OF May is. Mr.. Thomas, who mas
written Colorado" I'm Mizzoura.
Arizona" and other state named pays
wrote Alabama" in exactly three weeks,
IL is said and when Ii was produced IL
was admitted by critics and managers 10
he the best play from this successful au-
thor's pen II was originally produced at
the Madison Square Theatre. New YORK.
i'm 1891, by A. NJ. Palmer. IL ran the en-
! tire season 10 audiences too large 10 DE
accommodated by the theatre and was re-
| yived again In the fall repeating it's pre-
/ yious success Ii has hince been revived
by several stock companies. and Is al
WAYS well liked by the theatregoing pub
| lie.
II js now an assured fact that the Prize
! PLAY Contest opened by Manager Loven-
! berg at Keith's will bear fruit and that
some Rhode Island talent will be brought
! TO light Every mail since the opening OF
| the contest has brought In some plays
and Manager Lovenberg's pretty onice
! now resembles the work room or Miss
Alice Kauser. Americas best-known play
! agent Manager Lovenberg carefuiy
reads each manuscript submitted. and
| processes to be very pleased with the re-
| suits OF the contest. At least two or the
/ plays already sent him have won his ap-
| proval and IL is more than likely tnat
| unless some better ones are sent later
one OF these two will be chosen. Rhode
Island people are vastly interested in the
iaudable project, and are looking forward
! with eagerness to the announcement oi
the successful playwright.
.ss
Many theatregoers who attend the Al
bee company's periormances at 80, Nrs.n ras1,
lar subscribers and do not SIT IN w
same seats on the same night eacn week
are under the impression that by savint
sbeir seat reat checks 10 show that they have
attended the performance each week NV: nv:
/ will be given one OF the souvenir BOOK
of the Alhee company OF me snd a. or case .n'
for the souvenir books are INTENDED 10
regular subscribers, whose names appca
upon the subscription book only
90
The costume. Of the first act OF "Th
Moth and the Flame" at Keith's TN
week will doubtless excite no ntti
amusement All the members ,ntr ot IN
. company are guests at mock chnuren
ball given by Mr.. and Mrs. Wo,tto,
Everyone. young and old. wears rioicu
lously funny child's costume, ana ,nS Ms, =,
, a notable fact Of this production Is ina
= Mr. Winter stage directed the hrst pro
, duction OF this play when II was simp,
IN was then called The Harvest IA
ter il was developed into threc.act pla
and Miss Phillips was In the original cas-
- 4. claimed that the season closing =
the Empire theatre with Looping IN
Loop has been the most successful sins
the theatre was built. MenaSers sp,,
: fractions than ever before and have, h.
almost uniformly good houson, several eeI
gagements coming close to breaking ~
\ ed Aug. "a with George Sidney
! BUSY Ivy" followed by The S3ov
. boy and the Lady. The Man VT
p,redThiS Prae ssop p' Gifi IfneS The Faii
r Wedding" "Le voyage en- Suisse 30.
}. Coehlan in ''Forsct-Ne, Not and TT
second Mr.. Tsnqperoy, !ors2s e2psrSon MgrPr r;
:, nan in ROBERT Emmett" "superba.
!, Wilson in "on the Rhine The .aft .ar,
c prison1sr Prs 1Ir a huex" Tt "t.ost Wivcr'o "tnc
Toms cabin. "ireaagZ,s Of oek aTn. "TId' iT,s
c Southern Skies rasa, ar q. ,Inrr,. Inc hrys ~,
= nu~ p,onsv IN "Acros. the Pacific" -
: Piney % ridge" Hearts Adrft" Web
sna Fields FSd "F,sd;ncs, TIIcse PEP ,teT y
e Mills" Rose Mely,ile in isis hopkins
Il shore Acres Human Hearts. Y
l. Weber and Fields company. with al '
j.. stars. In their first epgagement IN Prov
!. dencc. when Women Love" When "
!. Mere Twenty-orc." Looping tho Loop
!, Dave Marion md Fanny Ncdder. W
:. appcar NJ Tumble Tom nnd as ~.
!, pourtifui I'm Looming the Loop. AZ q
~ I,,nniro theatre for tho last week or ~
regular seas son - ono OF the best Know
~ vaudeville teams. They recently r
A.. turned fipun n four years tour OF EurO'l
pevc Morton fs the author of tho FAR
y comedy whose scene is laid at Roc
IL away Beach. ord hes written a numb
:. of puiriar song sucrcsses. among nc
NJ Na,rg "pnly one pirl IN This World 7
~ ge'' "tier Eves Don't shine Like ID
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