The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-08
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Hadji Tantong ..,..,..,.,'.... Fred trear
Datto Mandi di.......,....... Frank W Hunter
wskeful M. Jones. Melville Collins
Einsuas; ;..,,,,;i..'''''''''''''"I Gea
Sergt Standpipe. pe............. .Jamch W. r'e
Rastus. s......................Jo John j. Fogarty
Did mos os.......,..............Jo John T. o Day
Henrietta budd, .Chertdah simpson
Pamela Frances Jackson. :.,.,...'....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Blanche Chapman
Chiqnita ....,.,....'''''..'Ss 'Ssrruur 0u,n.s.' 0I y
Galula. a..............,.......i Helen Tomlinson
At the Providence Opera house for the
week, with matinees tomorrow and sat
urdsy, 'The Sultan OF sulu." a musical
satire ia two acts, tho foundation OF
which is the point OF view and airy per-
slhsge of George Ade, tho musical trim
mings peing furnished by Alfred c. Wat
hall With George Marion credited with
the sage direction The whole " under
tffs management OF Henry " snfsteT
who. by combination of Boston percep-
lions and Chicago worKmansnip. ~ oN,hs
Naughty New \ FORK a lev Ups In a pro
fassionsl way these days.
symptoms OF both MIR. AIDE ana tne
Sultan OF 5ulu' have been recosnZeu TOT
some time before last nights actual oias
nosiE Mr.. Ade contributed 20 the de-
vsiopment OF the modern school OF hui
uof By his Fables IN Slang before ne
applied his feIicitous touch 10 the stag.
The Sultan of Suiu.' when Originally
produced. proved effective 70 re-establsn
In ell it's former glory--like an American
millionairess TO "A broken down ducsi
csstie-one OF New york's oldest amuse-
ment resorts right AZ a time ~sen tne
wave OF new theatre building IN the Me-
wopoiis was rushing TO the mood
Mr. AIDES method OF musical coineus
construction starts out Win tne NVIi"s
notion that 90 be truly funny " -
pretty good idee 90 have funny ldes-
our national relations with the sultans te
of Jolo, that developed from acquisition
OF the miscellaneous Philippines, SET tns
newspap per wits and paragraphers solns
promptly upon the beginning OF tnose Ie
iations they were 80 intrtnsically XII"
tesaue. although. quite serious fnr poui
yolo and Uncle sam.
The real situation was - dettiN heno'su
that the sultan became a part or INC
I nited states without friction ar russ, al
though II is understood that ne - per,
rnitfan 20 do things under The nag anu
the. constitution that wou'a conut pns,or md Ind
NTH political practices and civic orui,
pances IN INDUCED IN any we'll regulated
torner OF our fair land.
In his musical satire, Mr Ade develops
the anomaly in whimsical spirit that
suggests the late Frederick Stockton $
humorous method rather than ht own
slang dlscourses lie gets lots or tun out
of II for hts audiences with no pretence
o, portraying what did happen. but only
what might have happened II lively
imagination were permitted 20 work out
tho situation without too much restraint
The application OF Arkansas law 10
Ioines NJ centuries of approved practice
n the elimination OF the comedy -itns-
don that confronts the sultan of the sa-
lire after the American invasion. Novel
n~s rrecedent include a handful OF New
England school ma ans. life Insurance
xert. cocktails and -incidentals mat msy
W admitted without too great sire'ch
n the imagination, 10 customarily foiloN
ne nag
Th. @Sul,an OF sulu" is readily -Ac,n-
died TO all these fashions. and particC-
Arly IN the things With the cherry I'm the
ottom Of them and IN by no means sverse
h Arkansas law as operative 20 reduce
ns domestic household from eight wives
q oue-providing no can make his own
elertion OF tho one and can be secured
an income sufficient 20 provide the
sven divorces with their alimony ana
ave something left. The operations or
n these novel factors of his new rela'
lonship 10 mundane things provides tNc
an for the musical piece.
The rtory thus humorously and wittiiy
IA out Is told with equal richness of wilt
antiliating dialogue and sstirica song
ed by Gam Collins, All inimitsble come
Ian sho Is recal He'd from the silver
liprer' earlier in the season. the gro
ssoue fun OF the sultan's situation II de-
Isred across the ;ootlights for all 1t is
brth.
,robstic restlessness. lie gets inside OF
vrotesaue part like this with all the
,oroushness OF q ane character artist
legitimate character study. He Is
,nvincing even TO the point OF suggest
q The pathos or situations Of comical
stress
The music Of the sultan OF Sulu'' has
ous1itv that seems 10 criss-cross be
reen the Chinese Spanish. barnard
"a the every yday sort OF faminar
v,hns and tricks OF tone Combinations,
the effort 10 furnish something that
Nv he accounted to re suitably attuned
.,,ch a theme II is successful in mus
.at,ne atmosphere" and local color
. contrihution OF the enlarged orches-
n there is Gibertisn touch TO
!, AIDES book. there is here ana there
10 marked = Sullivan felicity 10 the
,s,c--as for instance, IN tho charming
brsl which ls sung 10 the battered
Ne pipe hat with which the sultan ~
rested a. indicative of his new Office
governor This trick of fitting
Llly prettv and even sonorous or rev
mi music TO absurd words and ideas.
n the sullivan and Gilbert combina.
n developed to It's highest point u
nuently accomplished with delightfh
sctiveness nv Mr. Wathalrs contriou-
10 Mr. Ade's book
" q spectacle, the sultan OF Suiu
Dr. 10 the modern standard Costumes
effective and lishtine schemes are
,dled brilliantly song. NY sun
IN Loo" presents combination of
coon song movement and the skirt
ice that is striking and a. near
rsIty as n is POSSIBLE 70 c)ntrive such
ngs nowadays. Ths lyric. Since ]
st Met You" gives o new touch 70 The
Florodora inverton One OF nc best
sss IN the piece Is a medley ~ para
sses on fads in popular songs. music
we'll as the words being clevsrly para
ased and burlesuec A rousilg mare
rus is 'ruch m evidence and the
fches are very spirited The music
q whole dances along all through the
"a IN a way 60 suggest the swing -
ball room floor
myers with admirable voices really
ke this musical show muslcally en-
ing Miss Simpson. cOstumed as dis
hly as though for an Appearance at in