The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-30
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No production ever given by the Albee
Stock company at Keith's has excited the
deep interest and unqualified praise that
the splendid production OF Romeo and
Juliet" Is winning on all sides this week.
Too much cannot be said in praise OF II.
and II spells triumph for the management
and the players. individually and collect
lively. Even those familiar with the abili-
ties and past successes OF several mem
bers OF the Albee company In Shakes
pearean roles have been amazed by the
excellence OF the Albee company's pres
entation of this immortal tragedy. An
old Shakespearean student who has seen
every production of any account OF
Romeo and Juliet" made during the past
35 years declared the other evening. after
seeing the Albee company's presentation,
that taken as a whole he had never seen
better production than that given by
this incompatible company. II takes an
organization OF high standing To present
modern plays--comedy, farce or society
play-week after week and still hold the
attention and admiration OF high class,
intelligent theatregoers, but IL is indeed
a company of exceptional merit that can
prepare production OF Shakespeare's
most famous play In one week and give
such an unusually fine presentation. IL
has attracted the attention and praise OF
theatrical managers in all parts OF the
country and win serve TO emphasize even
more forcibly than has been heretofore
that the cleverness and ability OF the Albee
Stock company has no limit.
Even though II spoils the artistic effect.
there is hardly a performance at Keith's
this week Of Romeo and Juliet at which
Mr.. Byrne and Mr. William III. Turner.
as Mercutio and Tybalt respectively. are
not obliged 10 step before the curtain and
acknowledge the storm Of applause show
cred upon them. even though they are
supposedly dead. This duel scene is finely
given by both Mr.. Byrne and Mr.. Turner.
and is one OF the features OF the excellent
production. Mr.. Byrnes Mercutio is un-
deniably one OF the best that the stage
OF recent years has seen. not even except
ing those of elaborately doomed all-star
casts. His reading of Shakespeare's beau
tiful lines could not be improved upon, and
the exquisite delicacy with which he gives
the famous Queen Nab speech is deserv-
ing OF unstinted praise. His death scene
is also splendidly done. and IL will be
long time before his delightful portrayal
of the debonnair gallant will be forgotten
by those who see IL.
The beautiful cestus. or Roman mar
riage girdle. worn by Miss Lawrence, the
charming leading woman OF the Albee
Stock company, in her finished portrayal
of Juliet In Romeo and Juliet this week,
Is one OF that clever favorites most cher
ished possessions. 1t consists OF some
thing like eighty solid silver pieces. about
as large as a half dollar. upon which. on
one side. are the monograms. and on the
other side the names engravedtof a large
number Of friends and admirers OF Miss
Lawrence In Boston. The cestus was
presented to her at the close OF one of her
seasons there the closing attraction being
Romeo and Juliet" and because Of the
association and the fact that the names
Of each giver Is upon the different pieces
OF the girdle. as we'll as an affectionate
inscription TO Miss Lawrence. she prizes
IL even more than for its value
Miss Dot Karroll. the popular little lead
ing lady of the stock company at the
Empire. has been the recipient Of many
social attentions during her stay here.
and has become a warm favorte with the
theatregoing public.
Manager Welsh has been on the lookout
for some new novelties for the stock COM
pany at the Empire. and will shortly pro-
duce new play by a well known New
York author, written especially for Miss
Karroll.
The specialties between the acts at the
Empire during the stock season are
strong feature In themselves. and for the
coming week the management announces
something entirely new.
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