The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-07
KEITH'S THEATRE.

No production ever given by the Albee
Stock company has excited the attention
and interest that has been aroused by the
stupendous production which r. announced
by that clever and popular organization
for the coming week at the Kelth's thea
tire OF Bronson Howards celebrated mill
tary play Shenandoah In every way
possible. the management has endeavored
TO make this the big production OF the
Albee company's history. and no ex-
pense or trouble has. been spared to make
II so. IL is great undertaking for
n stock company TO attempt with but
one weeks rehearsals. but the calibre
OF tho clever players and the efficiency
of their able stage director. Mr.. Win
ter, makes it an assured fact that some
unusually fine results will be secured
A special augmented cast has been Sc
cured, together with a very large corps
OF supernumera rles. Entirely new and
elaborate speci8l scenery will he used, to-
gether with special costumes. military
accessories. light effects. all the original
music. and horses. and in countless de-
tails the production will be replica OF
the original production which ran for
an entire year 10 an unbroken series OF
capacity houses I'm 1889 at what is now
Proctor's theatre New York. IL Is safe
20 saw that no one who sees this produc-
tion will soon forget IT, Shenandoah
Is n stirring play, and IL cannot but APP
peal 10 the patriotism in every human
breast. IL ~ story of love end war;
ekilfuly blended so as TO hold the inter-
est OF the audience from beginning to
end.
Ii tells of Lieutenant Kerchival West.
who is in love with Gertrude Elltngham.
Southern girl When the Confederate
army is formed in the Civil war, West
scfx he T.,fn
Haverhill, I'm sher1dan's army. Gertrude's
sympathles are with the Confedcrates
and so will not listen 10 Vests avowal or
love. Edward Thomson, an unscrupu-
lous Secret Service officer has been an
noying the young wife OF General Haver-
ill with his attentions. and Lieutenant
West takes II upon himself 20 avenge
the honor OF his commanding officer. He
does so. unknown TO General Haverill and
thereby incurs the suspicion OF General
Haverill who thinks West is the lover OF
his wife.
General Haverill gives a favorite minia-
ture cf his wife to her with the instruc-
tions 10 have her send II TO his son,
who is I'll in Southern hospital. She
asks Lieutenant Vests aid, and he prom
ises TO deliver the miniature into the
boys hands Lieutenant West ia wound
ed, and while I'm this condition the minia-
ture falls from his clothes and IL dis
covered by General Haverill, who believes
his wife to have given IL TO West instead
OF to his son. The discovery is made
on the eve OF big battle and General
Haverill does not acquaint Haverill with
his suspicious. but confides them 10 Ger
trude Ellingham. who also doubts West.
General Haverill orders Lieutenant VESTS
arrest but the latter breaks his arrest
10 Join his regiment on tho firing line In
an attempt TO rail- to retreat, which later.
is saved by Sheridan's famous So-mile
ride. which has been told In poetry and
history and is known TO every man. wom-
an, and child in America.
In the battle. West disappears and is
presumably lost among the mass OF dead
and wounded. At his disappearance. Ger
trude's doubts vanish and she realizes
how much she loves him. She imme-
diately goes in search for him and eventu-
ally locates him In a hospital. She nurses
him back 10 life and he returns to
Washington, where he learns the suspi-
cions entertained by General Haverill.
and when Mrs. Haverill explains hap
piness is restored TO all concerned. There
are two other pretty love stories inter
woven in the play. and considerable com
edy is mingled with the serious theme OF
the piece. The play affords a great many
excellent parts. and every member OF tho
augmented cast will have excellent op-
portunities to demonstrate his or her
ability.
The cast will be as follows: Ideuten-
ant Kerchival West, Mr.. Craig: General
Haverill Mr. Losee: Captain Heartsee.se.
Mr. Byrne: Frank Haverhill. known as
Frank Bedloe Mr. Nicander; General
Buckthorn, Mr. owen: Sergeant Barket.
Mr.. Robert c. Turner; Colonel Robert
Ellingham, Mr. Walter Hill; Edward
Thornton, Mr.. Henry Duggan; Surgeon
Hardwick Mr.. Fisher; Gertrude Elling-
ham, Miss Lawrense; Mrs Haverill. Miss
Young; Madeline West. Miss Rivers,
Jenny Buckthorn, Miss Ingram: Mrs.
Edith Haveriu Miss Love: Margery.
Miss Reimer. and jeanette. Miss McDoh-
aid.