The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-26
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Mother OF David .... Margaret Hayward
Adora ...................... Marion Ward
Lila ......................... Helene Mason
A bondwoman .............. Ida TIaverton
Water carrier ........... Isabel Malvern
The Witch Of Endor. Margaret Hayward
David ...................... wright Lorlner
At the Providence Opera House for the
week opening the regular season OF 1866,
with matiness Wednesday and Saturday.
Mr. William A. Brady presents Mr..
Wright Lorimer in 'The Shepherd King"
a romantic drama I'm four acts and flve
scenes.
THE Shepherd King" was seen here last
season and there is little that can be add
ed 10 the general commendation that play
and players received from reviewers and
theatregoers at that time. A fine piece
J OF dramatic work in the writing, splendld
as spectacle. consummately performed
/ by Mr. Lorimer and his company, the
! production is commendable from every
point OF view, satisfying and admirable as
an evenings entertainment, and easily
commands n second seeing and hearing
with every assurance OF increased pleas
ure from tho renewed acquaintance.
The excellent cast is in most of the
/ parts the same that gave 10 the lines ana
! situations the ACCepidDle ItHdtItllB VI Ia l
season In the important and lovable part
OF Michael Miss Helen Holmes fills the
/ place OF Miss May Buckley and she cap
/ tivated last evenings audience. Mr. Eek
| strom I'm the exalted character part Of
| Jonathan, Mr. Kent as the king, Miss
! Reed as Merab and tho other principals
, again contributed their full share To the
/ support of the star, the company entire
! being notable for consistent strength
! throughout.
( Last evenings audience filed the house
/ full II testified its appreciation or the
/ opening OF the theatre and OF the particu-
! lar production that occupied the stage.
/ Mr.. Lorimcr was the recipient or hand
some floral tribute. that was not however
! passed over the footlights and he was
! compelled TO respond TO the repeated APP
! plause that came at the close OF the sec
| ond act by making "A little speech that
| was. like everything else eeOut this Shep-
J herd King. I'm excellent taste.
\ second visit To this production can
but create a sense OF new admiration for
/ the success Of the ambition that is in
dicated in the planning. composition and
! performance OF this unique dramatic
work The Biblical story Of the life and
public services OF David of the slingshot
needs no assistance from tne professional
stage craftsman to render II eminenty
dramatic. The dramatic element Is in
tense In the theme itself, strong In sltua
| tion vital I'm character picturesque to
the point OF vividness. What was re-
qulred in taking such a story from tn'
I scripture and embodying II upon the
twentieth century stage was 10 handle
, the native material inherent in the STORY
with such fine discretion as To save y
! from resolving into an offensive hippo
drome Just as n painter In oils oJ
/ canvass must need subdue his colorins'
for the sunset lest an accurate repro
duction in all its splendors appear eN
/ travagant so restraint Of very dis
eliminating kind wax necessary IN ffam
Ing up for the stage the superby drama ti'
and lavshy spectacular story of th'
shepherd King
Author. stage manager and performer
have combined TO make the production
satisfying TO good taste as well as al
mlrable for an evenings entertainment
and the latter was hardly possible win
ont the former factor Throughout Their
Is evidence OF temptation TO undue dis
,plsy successfully resisted and, withou
ANY suggestion of cant there Is creates
what may be termed real religious az
mospherc
This season there Is introduced IN th'
/ third act recitation hy David or ~
revcrcd .%NllI. psalm ana When MI
Iorimer was discovered 90 be speaking "
last evening the audience tell into q mos
profound silence It's conclusion was re
| retysd also I'm silence. n silence that VS.
/ an approval of the most eloquent klnd
| the entire audience being deeply move
hat as little inclined to express itself y
the ordinary WAY ~ applause as it N"ni
hnNc been iu a church.
Nr tor.ners David - marked hy th
sane spontaneous snd fcrvent acung ina