The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-04
IMPE RIAL THEATRE.

Light, airy comedy, with unusual
| properties OF sparkle and brilliance Is tho
| predominating characteristic OF the 40
clety play THE Late Mr.. Castillo"
which Will serve as the attraction at tho
Imperial theatre during the coming week,
and II should prove a play remarkably
well adapted for the introduction 10 Provi-
dence OF the new leading woman OF the
Imperial Theatre Stock company, Miss
Flora j. Bowley, whose role In her initial
stock performance Ina this city Will be that
or most attractive and lovable per-
| sonage, first made familiar To American
theatregoers by Miss Mary Mannering.
when the play was produced at the old
Lyceum theatre In New York by Daniel
Frohman's stock company a few seasons
since. Mr.. Courtleigh. as Captain Ire
| fusls, also has IA character 10 portray In
THE Late Mrs Castello," which averages
up to the best OF his former roles as
leading man OF the company. while the
| other faYorites OF the company are also
afforded unusual opportunity to more
! strongly establish themselves I'm popular
favor.
"The Late Mrs. Castello." which was
written by the eminent English play
wright sydney Grundy. whose fine
drama. Swing the Wind" has been seen
here. is play unusually rioh In light
comedy possibilities. its lines being espe-
I
! developed and always entertaining the
entire play showing the work OF master
! hand. Every pSsonage I'm the play,
! from the go odd years old Sir Pinto Wank-
! lyn, with aspirations TO tho hand OF a
| coquettish young widow some 40 years
! younger than himself 10 the delightfully."-
| ingenue Miss Avice Bickerdyce who Is
almost overshadowed by her moro bril-
liant sister. the widow. are most iovable
! chara cters and at no time Is there any
darkling OF the plot by tragcal happen
| ings or heavy villainy. IL being but con-
! test OF wits from first % last, I'm which
| the best man wins.
This dainty and delicious comedy was
! first produced I'm London in December,
| 1895 at the Comedy theatre, the following
| playerfolk favortes across the water APP
! pearng I'm the original cast: Cyril Maude.
| Leonard Boyne. j. c. Grahame, Miss
| Winifred Emery. Miss Rose Leclercq and.
Miss Esme Berringer. It's unusual sue
cess here and it's great artistic merit led
| 70 it's being produced the following season
at tho Byceum theatre In New York.
where. besides Mss Mannering. Mr..
Courtleigh, James X. Hackett, Felix Nor
ris. Joseph Wheelock. Jr.. John Findlay,
Mrs Charles Walcott and Katherine Flor
ence formed the company 10 give X its
American premiere. Its success was un-
doubted from the first. and both in the
metropolis and ia the other large Ameri-
can cities which were favored with visit
OF THE Late Mr.. Castello,' IL was played
TO unvarying expression OF popular APP
proval. II has never been produced In
this city and the Providence theatregoers
are now for the first time afforded an
| opportunity OF making the acquaintance
OF lite delightful characters.
Mr. Courtleigh. IN the role of Capt.
Trefuss, and Miss Bowley. as Mrs. Cas-
tello, will have excellent opportunities
for clever lines and situations. The
others I'm the cast will also be prominent
and will be as follows: Sir Pinto Wank-
! lyn, Mr.. Roberts; Jack Uniacke, Mr.. Mac
! Gregor; Spencer. Mr.. Bisbee; NJ. Bicker-
dyce, Miss De Barry; Avice Bickerdyce,
Miss Burton.
Preceding the rise of the curtain on
The Late Mr. Castello." the company
will present for the first time in this city
"A one-act drama by Haddon Chambers,
entitled 1.-The Open Gate" 1t IL a beauti-
ful little love drama and has been pro-
duced with great success both here and
in England. II was originally produced
at the Comedy theatre in London, with
cast including Grace Armitage. Elsie
Irving, r. Grardot. who made a great hit
here in the first production OF "Charley's
Aunt" and j. Blackstone. The little play
will he newly staged under the direction OF
Mr. Frank r. Jamison. who IL familiar
with the play. The cast will be as fol-
lows: Aunt Hetty, Miss Irving; Jessie,
Miss Carroll: Uncle John, Mr. Ryan;
Garth Mr.. Miller.
During the week of Nov. IS Mr. Court
leigh and the company will produce the
famous society drama. THE Crust OF
Society"