The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-05
IMPERIAL THEATRE

one OF the lvehest comedies ever seen P
on the stage Is "The Thoroughbred,
play of English race track life. II has
never been seen ia this city and will be
produced next week by Malcolm VII .
liams end the stock company ~ the I'M p
perial There are said TO be more laughs 4
.to the minute IN this lit.le comedy than I
in almost anv other ever offered 70 the
public. Although It's tirfe would tend to IN .
dcate that The Thoroughbred is IN the
same class with the regulation srortns
comedies which have been so numerous
during the past few seasons IT cannot I
really be classed "a such
Like such plays The Thoroughbred Is
b,ssd unou a horse race but the comedy !
element is SO conspicuous that the inter- !
est eoes not all work up 20 and culninete
IN one tir scene with the horses uSFeins
around tho race track neck aod neck ne (
stor,. "a , sl,npIe one and IL Is SIMPLY anu 1
clearly told and the l'nes anf me sl'ua-
TONS thrnJshout are interestins ana eA- I
tren,ci, funny The scenes OF thr play aFe
laid lr E3 gland AID inci1dF = ih"IAsteiH
garden tae ruined IN mastery az -
co-nhe me vcranGuh ~ Polo lodge at
a
rash,ouaols folk are wetchinB the lHces'
The story OF thr play ~ n'n'0''HS
throughout t.. =,
be blst 1, fplriv good horse siltnp." ioI
use ~ h.raaeif -rG tiS tHWlN soon "ltrI
hp gets his purchase nome ne 80
tnat a.. animal 's u celebrated f"ceI
witch h. has brought under the name OF
, .poast ~htcErn" The knowledge or the
/ anfod nf MS horse works something or
| Transforms tion in tne slmpie Ia 'he''
Riupic who sudden. becomes lWoueu 70
strongly with SPORTING procilTties tlat ne
/ can tallr OF llttla else than the fire duan-
/ ties az mis- horse. tie finally makes up MS
/ n,,nd 10 enter Roast Chicken In the big
I roc. ot Ascent uis wife does not approve
/ Of hts betting money on horse racet ana
/ though she herself geta the bettlns teNer
! she attempts 20 keep her husband away
/ from the race. In pursuance or TINS 90
( ,.et .ne deprives him OF all his money and
/ other vsluabies and thus enoects thht ne
: will have 10 stay ne horne. This done snH
her,elf gees OF 20 the races Meanwhile
/ her huabRrd s In quandery as 20 now
/ he shall get 20 see his horse race lie
+ falls ia with Jeb Tosh "A race track tout.
But Je, is hrcke and cannot helm FiT1n'e
nut 90 his disyiruitv. Finally thsy both ep-
( neal for assistance 10 Blsniinsopp Car
| liushp m. the son of Lord Sendacre. I'm
/ fortunately thr young nobler1an IN also
! nsnniiess and the trio are getting prettv
7 hard pushed for means 10 get 10 me
! rHcer when th-v conceive brilliant id"a.
! They black fhrir faces ard otherwise dis
/ y,7ise ther,-e,v-s as Chripty mlnstrels.
| T'Ney also learn to sing together two or
| three eona~ and also learn to do r dance
J or two with these accom- olishmenfs ths
| trio think that thev can pick IN enough
| money 10 gain their object. Those three
rts will Re taken hv Mr. Graham. Mr..
~ 4Nvac- "A n
p~ar in their Disguise and 90 through
| their performance IN the presence or
their relatives without being recognized
! the situations are screamingly funny and
| Faep the audience in rosrs OF laughter.
/ Three love stories. one OF them serious
! and the other two in n comedy vein. run
| through the plav and form en- excellent
| foil for the lighter moments. Mr.. Will
llau,s will appear as A V. Decker. He is
a wealthy young American whose ambi-
\ tion Is 10 make peoole think that he ts a
| born Engish~an Miss Reed will inner
| senate the Hon. Wilhelmina Carlirghem,
with whom Decker Is deeply in love. The
! entire cast will appear In congerlal roles.
| The matinees at the Impcrial have
| proven very popular and this is true to
such on extent that beginning with next
\ week performances will be given every
| afternoon. TUESDAY, afternoon Of next
| week the lady patrons Of the theatre vii
! haze an ornorturity 10 meet Miss Dun
! Ion who will hold a recention on the
stsxe immediately after the matinee
| That same night the election returns
| will be announced as fast as thev come I'm
1 from the stage during the performance
I and after the result OF the president'a al
contest is known souvenir brooches con-
tanning portraits OF our next president
/ Will he distributed among the audience
At the Friday matinee souvenir brooches
Z with pictures OF Mr.. Ben Graham will be
given To the patrons Of the house.
For the week of Nov. "A Mr. Williams
and his companv will make a spienSid
production Of sheridan's classic The
school for Scandal