The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-31
4 HE THEATREA
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE
sICILGANs.

SICILTANS
Lcontes ....................... Henry Jewett
Namillius, his son ..... Dagmar De We're
Camille ....................... Frank vernon
Antigonus ................ James l.. Carhart
Cleomencs ................... carter weaver
Dion .,......,.,.......'.....,. John junior
Rogero ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Leopold Lane
Priest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Walter Maxwell
First Lord ............. Alfred Hudson, Jr.
Second Lord .................... Robt. rate
First Councillor ......... w r. Hamernick
Second Councillor .......,.. Thomas Day
Court officer ...................... u. Leffler
court Herald ............ Charles Langley
officer OF tho Guard d........ Frank Righton
4 steward d............... James ]. Carhart
a Gaoler. J. Webb Dillon
Mariner. ner...-...............M l.. Basseit
An Attendant .......... Frank @. Bennett
A ssenger:..............J. Webb Dillon
Hermione, Queen TO Leontes..........
Perdta. daughter TO Leontes and Her
miOne ........................ MISS Alien
Paulina, wife OF AntgonUs
...................... Miss Zeffie Tilbury
Emelia with ng)........................
.-.---.--- -.-.---.- MISS FfOrfnCe RnndO1pn
First Lady .......... Miss Evelyn WELDING
Singing Girl ........ Miss Daisy De We're
BoHEMIANs.
Polixenes. King OF Bohemia ..........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Boyd Putnam
Florizel. his son .............. James Young
Archidamus. n Lord ........ Warner GLAND
Old Shepherd, the reputed father OF Per-
dita ....................... c. Leslie Allen
Clown, his son .......,...... NJ. J.. Bassett
Autolycus rogue ........... John Dillon
A Page .................... Maurice stewart
Beggar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. r. c. Day
Mopsa .............. Miss Evelyn WELDING
Dorcas ................. Miss Phillis Younge
At the Providence Opera house for two
evenings and a matinee. this day. Miss
Viola Allen appears In the characters OF
Hermlone and Perdita in Shakespeare
play THE Winters Tale" produced under
the direction OF Mr. Frank Vernon. man
agement OF Mr. Charles w Alien
In whatever this sincere and talented
actress appears. that may be counted
upon with pleasurabe anticipations She
goes far aneld. 10 he sure. for The
Winters Tale" since only rarely is this
particular Shakespearean drama taken
from the library shelf and set on the
stage. And where there is so much in
the Shakespearean drama that has well
established popularity there are evidently
abundant reasons from the stage point OF
view why this particular comedy is not
n favorite for production. despite the fact
that the dual part OF the queen and the
queens daughter. as essayed by Miss
Allen, must be very inviting TO an artist
Of aspirations and OF the romantic tenn
perament II is certainly a stimulation
TO thoatregoing public 10 have offered
II what is, 10 all intents and purposes.
an unique production, TO be afforded the
opportunity TO sec I'm the life an assort-
ment OF Shakespearean characters that
are ordinarily only available I'm tho
library. Miss Aliens enterprise there
fore. becomes n treat OF a vcry rare kind,
quite apart from the consideration that
II Is always a treat to have this star
with US.
The production Witnessed last evening
was splendid. There was an opulent stage
and efficient stage management. As a
spectacle and a succession of tableaux
II was particularly fine. quite up TO the
standard that this artist long ago estab-
lshed for her productions OF less worth