The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-06
EMPIRE THEATRE.

A notable performance I'm many ways
was that at the Empire theatre last even
ing for Manager Spitz's new play received
it's initial production in this city In us
present form by very strong company
in which there were several Providence
favorites The play is When Women
Love" and It is well constructed and con-
tains many powerful situations and start
ltnL cllrnaxes OF a sort that Ill with de-
light the patrons OF that we'll known play
house. Long before S:15 the house was
sold out and many persons had secured
standing room and there was every pros
pect that Manager spitz's new Offering
Mould be- well tried out on the Labor o;y
performance.
The entrance OF John Lane Connor, who
hns the leading male part, was the signal
for wild burst of applause and David
Walters, another stock favorite, who
plays the heavy" part, was almost as
warmly welcomed.
Madge Carlton IL the name OF the
heroine. and rs the story OF the play goes
she and her mother and sister are the
victims OF a miserly partner OF her dead
father who retained the property left for
them. and the girl is pictured in the open
ing scene at work In a shirt factory en-
deavoring to earn enough to feed her
helpless relatives and 10 provide medicine
for her suffering mother
The district attorney. nephew of the
miser, az the result of a plot 10 secure
for himself the funds OF the father OF the
girl proposes marriage to her and is re-
fused. for she loves a poor but clever
young attorney. Harold Young.
The uncle OF the girl discovers the lost
partnership agreement between the miser
and the girls father and for fear OF ex-
posure the rascally district attorney muir
ders the uncle with the ala OF the
diabolical wit OF the mistress OF the muir
derer. who stabs the dead body OF the
uncle with Madges scissors. the crime Is
fastened upon her, but she Is enabled to
escape with the aid OF some friendly
factory employees The scene whore she
goes up in the elevator is a very sem
sational one.
clever detective, who assumes the
guise OF a tramp. a policeman's double,
a Sister OF Mercy and an English butler
assists the prosecuted girl I'm her light
against the district attorney who hopes
TO break her spirit and force her to marry
him I'm order 10 escape the horrors OF the
prison and the electric chair with which
she IL threatened
Maintaining a determined front against
the persecutions she IL finally brought into
court To answer 10 the murder charge
and for preliminary hearing and Just
when everything seems going against her
the detective appears with talking ma
chine which ne had introduced into a room
with the precious pair Of rascals and
they were condemned by the conversation
recorded by the machine
or course everything ends happily and
the villain TO escape the punishment
which the law would give him, Is burned
10 death upon the electric wires outside
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when he leaps from the broken window.
Ruth Macsuley Is the leading woman
and she gives strong and sympath
rendering OF the part ~ the prosecuted
heroine. Carefully avoiding the many
opportunities to overact yet missing none
Of the opportunities TO score points with
the audience.
woman of an entirely different stamp
Is portrayed by Caroline De We're. but she
gives n very comprehensive and convinc-
Ing innpersonation of an adventures that
was worthy Of special mention. Louise
Wilson is clever as the child Ruth and
found warm spot In the hearts of AL
from her first appearance as the little
nurse last night
John Lane Connor shows considerable
progress and his work last night as Har-
old Young showed the advantage ~ hav-
ing ample time 20 memorize his lines.
David waltes ss the vilainous attorney
was had enough 10 please the most exact
ing gallery boy and the lads hissed him
TO their hearts content Hls work. too
shows great Improvement over hls earlier
work IN this city and his Interpretation
OF the difncult role showed the result OF
careful study
Low Warner does some excellent char
acter work as the old niser his makeup
being especially good. Each ono of tho
several roles assumed by Ralph Delmor'
as the detective In a careful study In itsel
and his work was heartily appreciated
also
George Sinclair and Grace Covert A.
good work as friends ~ the factory cir
and sing and dance In yhe course of tn
piece very acceptsbly. male quartz
I Continued on Pace FourD