The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-04
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Few plays OF the Albee Stock company's
season at Keith's have given such great
satisfaction as "The Unforeseen" the
clever play BY Capt. Robert Marshall, the
author OF "The Royal Family" ''His Ex-
cellency the Governor" and other big
successes. which Is the current weeks
attraction at Keith's. The intensely In
teresting theme, powerful though simple.
is developed in such a manner es TO give
the different members Of ths cast ex-
cellent opportunities for the display OF
their cieverness. and there In just enough
comedy introduced In the play to make
tear. alternate with laughter. One OF
the strongest scanes Of the play is that
OF tho last act, when Maxwell, having re-
covered his sight. recognizes In his wife
the woman he saw three years before In
Ira quair's apartments.
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Miss Laurence's impersonation of
Margaret Fielding. the unfortunate vic
tim OF circumstances, Is one OF tho finest
pieces OF acting she has given here this
year. II In role calling for wide
variety OF emotions. but Miss Lsurence's
strong grasp upon tho complex character
ena sles her 10 depict each with q clean
cut, intelligent mannsr- that makes her
success an emphatic one. Her remarkably
fine enunciation, which Is one OF her most
pleasing characteristics, makes IL a
! positive delight to listen to her, as every
word. no matter how softly altered. can
be dstlnotively heard In every part OF
/ the pretty theatre. She wears some
| beautiful gowns, as usual and makes a
most attractive figure 20 the eye.
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! Mr.. Losee's virile impersonation at
I Keith's this week IN Tho Unforeseen"
/ is a decidedly interesting one and OF The
/ same high calibre as all tho chsracteriga-
/ tions given by this incompatible artist.
! he makes Henry Traquair an impressive.
| convincing character. and In spite OF the
! fact that he Is a rather dissapated man,
| one forgets everything but that he Is dis
| tinctly human. Mr.. Losee never paints
| the characters he portrays with a vivid
| brush but gives to them the lfelilxs
! quality that appeals 10 everyone and
which is the msrk OF the true artist
An unusual sight will be presented next
week by the Empire theatre. for the
| house will be closed for the week II has
| not previously been closed for woek
since IL was opened Elk years ago by
! Johnstone Bennett in "A Female Drum
nnsr." Managers spltz and Nathanson
! have kept II In excellent condition. but
wish 20 re1ovste and frcshen it now for
| the opening Of the regular season on the
evening Of August ~ with Howard Halls
rev play OF American life The wairs
! Paradise" sn attractive title. It's name
I comes from the fact that two waits. who
/ havs been adopted from an orpts n
asylum. fall in love with each other and
secretly marry. only 20 he informed by
an enemy and TO their distress. being un-
able for tins 10 disrrovs that they
are brother and sister. They are finally
brought together agais. but Only after \
ser'es of most exciting adventures Ons
| of the big scenes shown IN ths play Is
q den Of lions, among whom Mr.. Hall
goes 10 rescue a child who has been
thrown In there
II is announced by Managers spitz and
,Nashsnson that the ,ins OF bookings at
the Empirs theatre this season win be the
best ever seen az the ho,pA Some Of
the plays coming here have never before
this season been seen at popular prices.