The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-28

At the Providence Opera House for the
balance OF the week with matinee tomor-
row. May Irwin in her new Offering MT
Black Is Back"
While Mrs. Black, as portrayed identi-
fed and rendered tangible by Miss Irwin
is surely back, it IS TO be said that she
Is not all back. There are front ana
sides TO Miss Irwin that are quite SIS
fetching and irresistible as her back. But
the back is a poem, an epic Of high COM
edy about the most mobile, expressive
and altogether eloquent back that IL was
ever the pleasure OF an audience 10 listen
to and gaze upon. And, furthermore, be-
cause Mrs. Blacks back is given the cen
tire OF the stage frequently in the new
offering" IS 20 he credited much OF the
! laughable success OF the same. We nave
/ In mind particularly. that bit OF GOSSIP
/ that Mrs Black retails 10 her circle or
/ tall young women in the first act-gosslp
/ the purport OF which the audience is left
\ 10 imagine--and yet the audience laughs
\ lust as heartily over the esoteric thinS
as do Mrs Black and the other girls
and this is accomplished all because of
/ the splendid histrionic talent lemon
/ strated by Mrs. Blacks back which Is
4 facing-that Is. n back can be said To
! be facing anything-the audience, all the
] time.
The rise Of the Irwin back in the dra-
| attic profession Is not the only notable
! thing in the new Nav Irwin Offering The
! other is-Miss Irwin in tears-plunged In
10 the tokens OF the direst anguish, just
fancy, Despite our familiarity with the
genius OF the irwin shoulders, the elo-
cuence OF the Irwin arms the nimbleness
OF the Irwin feet. we had never before
,fa Ia fss1 the
Irwin back-and i'm the same way. II had
! never occurred 10 us that Miss IRWIN
r,ight have possibilities OF greatness In
tragedy as we'll as comedy until we saw
her go 20 confess on her second husband :
busonl last evening that she had deceived
him before the altar by training dowr
\ seven years or her age rom SO 10 y aho
admitting correspondently. that - alb
sent son by husband number one was only
ten, whereas the all convincing and ex
T.osurc threatening truth was that ne Il
/ seVentecn-and mature for his age; Ih'
audience that had laughed itself hoars'
with Miss Irwin's laugh last evening sim
, Div fell over itself. al the very tail enc
Of tho show, when Miss Irwin gave
, demonstration OF grief and contrite re
$ pentance
7 All which is only meant 10 indicate tha
r 'AIrs Black is Back is just as mirt
= provoking as ever Was anything that TN
r fne and talented and unique comedia
n has ever offered an expectant public
I supported by company OF more ina
u coiamon excellence. conspicuous In whic
a are Mr. Lipman, Mr.. Ely and the inm'a
u bic John c. Sparks. Miss Irwin provide
l. an entertainment the spontaneity
10 which seems to be marked with r.
r apect to her fellow members on the staG
!. as Il Is on the delighted -audieneer-+f4
: as stage jolier Miss Irwin is a gran
a mistress She looked handsome, she dress
l. el stunningly, she danced with accustou
V cl grace. she sang breezily some hal
il dozen fetching and whistleable songs an
e altogether filled the whole house with Il
l. sort OF an atmosphere that drives du
% care away back 10 ST down hard and sta
o down.
o Miss Irwin occupies a pedestal i'm II