The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-13

Marquise de Beaulieu.
................. Miss Catherine de Barry
Sophie Baronne de Prefont
,.......................M Miss Loura Rogers
Suzanne Derblay..-...M Miss Lucy Spencer
At the Providence Opera mouse for the
week the Imperial Theatre Stock com
pany presents THE Iron Master" a
drama-in four acts from lie Maitre des
Farges" OF George Ohnet. by j. V.
Prichard. produced under the direction of
Mr.. Robert Milton, stage manager. Mr..
AL Roberts.
This is the closing week OF the Imperial
Stock company's season at the Providence
Opera house. The play which fortune
throws into the hands OF the company
for final appearance is OF a kind To ap-
peal pretty strongly to the emotions OF
an audience and TO cast Mr.. Courtleigh
and Miss Rockwell In roles that are both
OF equal Importance and OF a sympathetic
kind that audiences are pretty generally
apt to like for their favorite actors.
The Iron Master" In one OF its several
English adaptations. was made particu-
larly known In this country by the
Kendals when they were last here. II
has come TO be one Of the stage staples
affording equal opportunity as IL does to
joint principals in company and a de
sirable list of parts for stock purposes
The adaptation used by the Imperial
Stock Is not the best. by any means OF
the English versions I'm respect TO the
dialogue. at least. since this seems TO be
q well nigh nteral translation. and so is
stilted. elaborate and full OF fine speech
ana nourishes. However. much OF the
long defamation that French audiences
70
the French actors love TO speeehify. has
been discreetly cut down and. as pre-
sented last evening, the Imperial Stock
sends the play along with a fine swing
and facility OF speech as well as action
The Ironmaster" is IN tho theme which
Belasco and De Mile used in that old
standby OF the stock company. "The
WIFE And. before either OF them. there
was "Pique," OF the same theme
woman marries with the love OF a man
other than her husband In her heart.
Then II r. up 70 the husband 20 win the
love Tor himself-and that's the story
The theme affords two fine and feryent
parts for Mr. Colrtleigh-the husband
stror &, generous, splendidly fond o. the
woman who nounts him on the retuwi
ir,ro The altar. unselhsh, OF course. 20 the
last degree-willing 70 bear and wait and
nave patience but az the same time as
q man Of name and position. atandng on
MS rights demanding faith and lovalt..
arc propriety on the standing OF the
woman who has deceived him II there
Is nothing of tho cad neither ls there anv-
THUS Of the baby about the character "
Philippe Derblay lie Is fond and patient
but there no nonsense about HIM. such
men aie "a r.. either on or OF tho stacs.
although srch a situation as that whicA
f0rns the basis OF the theme OF the iron"
ninster' s. probably not equally rare. ana
u r. cfrectiva for the eluc'cation of some
vs-y strong and universal human emo
tins.
Mr. Courileigh Just lllcd tho part with
The poetry and the sentiment 90 a. IL
seemed 20 M him az Hnugly and hare-
somcly agd altogether bccominRly ns did
the flne clothes he wore last evening-a
gentleman and a Thoroughbred every lncn
OF him was Mr. Courtlelgh's Derblay n
was evident nom the beginning that fist
az soon ne Claire Dc Beauiieu. the wife.
really came 90 know him as the au-ian .
cnicklv Snew him. she gou'd be or with
thc cic love and al wo1ii D.. well And
Miss Rockwell ns the heroine of this In
terssiy emotional play. developed from
the old love into the new In a way that
hs.r audicDce delighted 70 watch She was
crrtiyatirg In the struggle of heart ard
corsc-crce. winsoine and thoroughly
voinsnly. A. she comes 20 recognize.