The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-03
A LE M0YNE
BROWNING
READING

Such a clear. interesting and mastery
Interpretation OF works OF Robert BROWN
ings as was the privilege OF the cultured
audience that nearly filled the Providence
Opera house last night has been un-
fortunately. but seldom. heard. and when
Mrs, Sarah Cowell lie Moyne had finished
her magnificent rendering OF the part OF
the queen from I'm n Balcony" the au-
dience remained seated and expressed its
appreciation OF the work OF the clever
actress and great reader by hearty ap-
plause.
The talented woman was here but
few weeks ago in a revival OF Brown
ings blot on the 'scutcheon." and she
was given an ovation az she made her
entrance at the opening 10 begin her read
ings from the works OF this great, but not
greatly. understood poet.
From the very first she carried her
audience with her and II is safe 10 say
that new points in even the more familiar
OF the poems were brought out by her
rendering than most people had granted
them IN their own minds.
She gave a brief explanation Of each
that the program was chosen TO show the
variety OF the works and to bring out
humor pathos and tragedy.
The first selection, Love Among the
Ruins" is a perfect poem. Browning
never errs I'm his titles He simply
places in verse story he finds II. You
will recognize the Justice in the applica-
tion OF the words. a perfect poem TO II,
said che.
Q 1,.l st u, thafr
own unenlightened reading of It they had
no difficulty I'm doing so while she read II.
HUMOROUS SELECTION.
In her second selection. up at a villa.
Down ina the city" she said the poet
sense OF humor is brought out in
describing the wish of ar Italian gentle
man I'm reduced circumstances for a home
on the square OF a neighboring city. and
his contrasting of that place with his
villa is very amusing
Robert Browning has been declared to
be the best educated man OF his time.
and among other things his knowledge OF
music Is profound. This is shown in
his poem on "A Tocatta OF Galuppis.
A tocatta is not played nowadays but
WIS t1rr1- ft fs w1Ht is KNOWN IL cortch
piece. and this one which Browning
analyses is the work OF a composer named
Gauppi, who came from Venice to Lon
don.
In the poem we get an idea how little
Venice. with all her one-time power and
capacity for enjoyment, left to the world
a s the speaker, man. hears the music
played and comments upon II.
A NOTED READING.
In THE Statue and the Bust the next
reading. she explained: Now we come
to one of the poems which some declare
~ Il f- b, ,ge
He takes-t4e- -FiereHtine Legend of
the lady and the duke, both of whom are
very much In love with their own at
ttude and dresses IL in verse His idea
that IL is better TO work for evil than 10
do nothing is brought out here in speak
ing of the duke and lady, who think and
plan and do nothing at all"
One OF the most enjoyable OF the read
ings was Fra Lippo Lippi" When from
the lips of a famous painter and full of
rich humor Browning whole idea is TO
unfold the soul OF man In his lines, and
he shows the difference between ema-
ciated and fasting Fra Angelica to round.
rosy and smiling Fra hppi, who budged
the gap from the old school of painting
to the present one with his lifelike figures.
The long and tragic scene between the
queen and Constance was then given, and
as an encore a dainty little poem, Youth
and Art was read.
The readings were given under the
auspices OF the Providence Federation OF
Women Teachers and the following were
the patronesses: Mrs. Thomas Aldrich.
Mrs. Albert A. Anthony Mrs John ].
Banigan. Mrs. William Binney. Mrs. Will
liam II p. Bowen. Mrs John G. Budlong.
Mrs. Sam Bullock. Mrs. Robert w. Bur
bank .,.rs. Charles s. Chaplin, Mrs. An
drew Comstock. Mrs Johns Congdon.
Mrs George n. Corliss. Mrs. Nathaniel
f. Davis. Miss Mary Dempsey, Paw
tucket, Miss Sarah f. Doyle Mrs Elisha
". Dyer Miss Annie Crosby Emery, Mrs.
William Gammel Mrs. John F Hunts
man. Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons Mrs. Ed
ward l.. Johnson. Mrs. Dennis Frank
Keefe, Mrs. Samuel T. Nicholson Mrs.
Walter s. Peck. Mrs. Marsden j. Perry.
Mrs Gustsve Radeke Mrs. James A.
Scott. Mrs Walter II. Small Mrs. VIII
liam Sweetland. Mrs. Henry W. Wilkin-
son.