The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-03
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mer season at the Empire theatre, this
year There Is 10 be a summer stock
company there as there has been every
summer since the house opened, hve
years ago. The season will begin early
I'm May. and announcement OF some OF
the players engaged for the company
will be made very soon. Negotiations
with several OF them have not been com
pleted, but II is already certain that
some pronounced Providence favorites
will be in the cast of the company. The
plays TO be given will be popular and will
avoid the hackneyed and familiar and
the company will contain some players
OF high grade The policy. the names
OF members OF the company and some OF
the details decided on viii be announced
in the course OF the next few weeks.
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No plans have yet been made for the
summer season at the Park theatre. or.
rather. none has yet been completed.
Managers Spitz and Nathanson have had
several propositions submitted to them
but have accepted none, and the house
policy is still uncertain.
80
The big audiences at the Imperial this
week are enjoying a genuine feast OF
laughter, for Charley Grapewin's presen-
tation OF THE Awakening OF Mr.. Pipp
keeps them in one prolonged roar from
the rise to the fall OF the curtain Col.
Wendelschaefer's patrons are especially
favored in seeing such a company at
such low prices. for this snow is to be
seen I'm no other theatre in the country
at less than 81 prices: and IL is certainly
quite as good as the larger part OF those
musical farces for which even higher
prices are charged. Mr.. John Kurkamp's
tenor solos between the second and third
acts are a great musical treat; and IL Is
not an exaggerstion to assert that to
hear the handsome tenor's wonderfully
sweet and sympathetic voice is alone we'll
worth the cost of an orchestra seat.
80
The advance sale OF seats for Neil
Burgess County Fair" at the Imperial,
next week. proves anew that no rural
comedy has ever been written which en-
joys an equal measure OF popular favor.
Mr. Burgess himself will be seen in the
role OF Abigail Prue. a character creation
that stands among the few really great
ones of the American stage; and all the
familiar incidents and intensely realistic
and amusing scenes OF the drama are
retained. Dixon. Bowers and Dixon.
probably the best "rube" comedians on
the stage, are in the company. and a
number Of new specialtes are introduced
in the last act I'm which the famous horse
race. won by "Cold Molasses." occurs.
There is no dramatic star who occupies
a higher position than does Miss Maud
Adams. nor are there any Others who
are more appreciated and thoroughly ad-
mired by the theatre-going public than
is this DISTINGUISHED and talented actress.
Charles Frohman viii present Miss
the Providence Opera House tonight, to-
| morrow night and with matine on Sat
urday, at which time she will be seen In
| Jose" in which Miss Adams has made.
/ IL is said. the most distinctive triumph
OF her stage career. The play. az is
Frances Hodgson Burnetts beautiful
e. novel The play has Ths very marked Ie
sster 70 Of aIe Joss near sVes Miss ADAMS re the
opportunity Of demonstrating her powers
will be seen here with the original pro-
duction and cast. idenucally the same as
was given at the Empire theatre In New
Ssv Tsers sS sasse. Mss sae taxed Re
pacity of that popular playhouse.
Nance oNeil Is the only American
actress who has ever been received by
ns sSeSys so 9r Mss 'ns apseas
ing at the Khedival opere house IN
Saro T3, sr thssre Is fsRSSs for ONE tn,
his greatest operas, especially TO dedi.
cate the great playhouse. During hei
eral times entertained by Lord and Lad,
Cromer.
The first star OF the FIRST magnitude thi
season comes TO the Providence Oper,
House next Monday In the person OF Mrs
Leslie Carter, who will offer In the thrill
ing Belasco drama "Du Barry the frs
substantial dramatic offering OF the the
atricaI year. The present tour OF Mr.,
Carter is her farewell to the role OF ID
Barry" I'm which her greatest triumph
have been won. Eight performances onl
will be given, beginning on Monday might
The sale Of seats and boxes began thi
morning and Judging from the counties
induiries already made for seats. the Dc
mand will be so great that early applica
tion is advisable.
The company surrounding Mrs. Carter
the same that has given her such eff
cient support for two years. The produ,
tlon which ls noted for the rare beauty
it's scenery the splendor II It's costum
the substantial and accurate furnishing
the harmonious blending OF colors n
admirable use Of lighting effects and n
thousand and ono details that go 10 nal
up the ensemble OF tho Belasco play, VI
be seen here I'm It's pristine glory. Mr.
Carter comes TO this city in. speci
train Of eight cars. no less than Ave
which are required for the production.
! In ''Du Barry" Mrs. Carter's skillf