The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-28
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

"The Other Girl" by Augustus Thomas.
author OF Arizona" "The Earl of Paw
tucket." "In Missouri and a number Of
other clever pieces. was seen for the
first time in this city at the Opera house
last evening
| II is safe 20 say. evidenced by the
dramatic pulse OF last nights audience
that the play made a decided hit; in fact
TO give full justice to THE other Girl"
not in many seasons has so natural and
mirth- provoking a comedy been seen
here.
1t is up-to-date, bright, witty. not over
drawn and from the time the curtain
rises on the opening scene unttt II drops
on the last act the audience displayed
approval both by the hearty applause
and facial expression. Laughable and
sometimes serious situations Dust border
ing on the dramatc) follow one another
i'm quick succession.
The piece Is built about one Mr. Shell
don, whose nom dc plume is kid" Nc
Garvie, the champion middleweight the
Rev. Or. Clifton Bradford. a minister
who believes i'm the art OF self defence and
who is instructed by MIR. Sheldon. not
knowing he is a famous pugilist and Miss
Catherine Fulton, a young girl from the
City OF Brotherly Love. During the course
of training taken by the minister the
girl from Philadelphia falls In love Cor
thinks she does) with the fighter and
agrees 10 elope with him. a girl friend
discovers the identity of Mr.. Sheldon and
endeavors to disllusionize the Fulton girl.
but fails. Then she uses heroic treatment
and imprisons her friend, taking her
place in the automobile used in the elope-
ment They run down pedestrian who
proves to be the iancee of the Philadel-
phia girl, and the kid" and the wrong
girl are arrested. Various complications
and cleverly worked up situations begin
from this point which as the play pro-
crosses are untangled. and all ends as
one might wish to see II end.
Lionel Barrymore was down on the pro-
gram TO interpret the character of Mr..
Sheldon or Kid McGarvie. but being I'll
his place was taken by Mr.. Tully Mar
shall, the stage manager. Those In the au-
dience. who had not previously seen Mr.
Barrymore were in blissful ignorance
that he was not in the cast and the ap-
plause that greeted the sincere and intel
ligent work OF Mr. Marshall speaks for
the praise that he really deserves as his
Interpretation was artistic to a fault.
In reality there Is no particular
"star" In "The other GirI''-every mem
Der of the cast was one IL seemed last
night and a stronger company has not
been seen here in long time. Mr.. Fran
els Byrne a member of the Albee TX
company last summer was seen i'm the
part of reporter for n newspaper and
came in for n good share OF favorable
comment. Mr.. wallace Eddinger as Regi-
nald Lumley, was most clever in his por-
trayal OF young man with more wealth
than anything else while Mr.. Richard
Bennett, as the minister. was well recelv-
ed in a difficult role Miss Doris Keene
the impressionable maiden and Miss
Rocbuck, az "rhe other Girl" were both
well placed and artistic In their work as
was also Miss Henderson as a typical
New York society woman.
The piece will be repeated tonight and
tomorrow afternoon and evening and will
undoubtedly attract all who desire TO see