The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-01
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operas and musical comedies without
number In the past few years. and I'm
most Instances these concoctiors have
been particularly marked by their lack
OF what should have been the two salient
qualities; comedy and music.
a large percentage OF these productions
have been absolutely without merit; some
have proved tamely interesting and a
few, very few, have met with a we'll
merited measure OF success. II would
be easy to enumerate on ones fingers the
complete list included in the latter. A
shining example I'm the number OF really
meritorlous and interesting works Of this
class is the new operate comedy, The
Tenderfeot" which the Dearborn man
agement will present at the Providence
Opera house tonight, tomorrow night and
Saturday.
''The Tenderfoot' Is an operate comedy
in all that the term implies. It's musical
score is melodfous. tuneful and spirited.
It's book possesses all the attributes OF
the highest and cleanest form OF comedy;
always interesting. highly humorous ANA
drawn on such novel lines and with such
a new theme that II has interested the
critics and the public to man. II comes
here fresh from its successful run OF 100
nights at the New York theatre, which
followed a continuous engagement of 2o0
nights i'm Chicago. II has also met with
equal success. though the engagements
were OF shorter duration, in both Phila-
delphia and Boston. The company Is a
large one The cast Is headed by that
excellent comedian. Richard Carle, who
is supported by Edmund Stanley. Henry
Norman. william Rock. Charles A. Nor
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Beatrice Mckenzie and Minerva Court
ney. The chorus is remarkable for the
beauty OF its women. This Is a stereotyped
claim, yet in this instance II will he
found amply justified.
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All the costumes used in Henry w.
Savage's production of Richard Wagner $
sacred music drama "Parsifal' which will
be given I'm three evening performances
and one matinee Dec. 5. 6 and In the
Providence Opera House, were designed
and made I'm Berlin by the most celebra-
ted firm OF costumers I'm the world. Into
them was put only the finest of fabrics
and they were made according 10 designs
furnished by men who were very familiar
with the costumes used a Beyreuth.
Only In one important particular is
there radical difference between tho cos
turning I'm Mr. Savage's production and
a
found I'm the Magic Garden scene OF the
second act. In the costumes worn by the
Flower Maidens All those who have
been IN Bayreuth remember with grief
the fearful clash OF crude colors in the
costumes worn by the flower gilrs there,
and there Is but one change made IN
them When they go OF tho stage during
the scene with Parsifal. they return with
garlands OF flowers draped about them.
In Mr. Savage's production, there II a
complete change OF costume. The girls
leave the stage for forty-fve seconds. I'm
which time they must take OF tho cling
Ing gauze draperies which they wear
when first seen. and put on dresses which
are designed to represent various flowers.
only those behind the scenes realize the
rush and scurry necessary for this
change In the wings II n large canvas
temporary dressing room I'm which are
half a dozen dressers. The girls run. OF
the stage. enter this by one door. slip OF
their first costume. slip into their others
and are out Of the dressing room thirty
seconds after they have entered H. II
required long weeks OF rehearsal for
them 10 attain this deSterity. but up "a
the present. not n one has been late IN
taking her place on the stage. This dress
ing room has become known among the
stage force as tho chute.
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