The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-17

The Ostrich ............. Rollo Carnegie
Julian Lincoln .......... j. A Wellerstedt
Rusty ....................,.... William Rock
Madame Stitch ............ Emma JanYier
Birdie Talcum .......... Minerva Courtney
Marcus Orlando Kidder =. Richard Carrie
At the Providence Opera House for the
first half OF the week with matinee to-
morrow. Richard earle presents himself
in 1.-THE Mayor OF Toxic" a farcial opera
in two acts the book by Mr. earle and the
music by William Frederic Peters.
As author. producer. personal supervi-
sor and star OF the things that he pre-
sents himself I'm. Mr. earle makes Of
farce a classic When he sets himself TO
the joyous task or framing a new
comique we may imagine him sa wing TO
himself "As this thing IS going 20 be
folly. I'm going 20 make 81 perfectly and
unredeemably and hopclcssly and com
pletely and glorously foolish"
To the casual observer OF the finished
product the job looks easy And maybe
IL Is easy-for Mr.. Carlc. Nature seems
90 have equipped him for farce and folly
and no stray Achilles leaf got stuck any
where about him 90 make that spot vul-
nerable 10 the ordinary influences of or
dinary sense
For Mr. earle is funny In all his parts
and appurtenances. Just as we have
often wondered how IL feels 10 be very.
very wise. we always wonder when we
view Mr.. Carle II he feels as funny as he
Is 20 the observer and listener II he
does. life with him must indeed be an
existence OF uninterrupted joyousncsss
lie must eat and sleep and have all his
being in the merry mood II u IS really
the realism ot foolishness that ne gives
Is ~ al fl.. .fs,I
for the very genius OF folly is demon
strated in Richard earle entertainment
what Shakespeare did for FalstaN Ma
ture has done for Carrie. though she cas-,
MIN In somewhat different physical
mold In support of an exquisite intel
lectual talent Tor making fun there Is the
equipment OF face and arms and legs
From the crown OF his head TO the tips
OF his fingers and the ends OF hls toes
Carle makes you laugh spontaneously-
and you laugh IN memory for long after
ward
In the course OF the Mayor OF Toxic"
he produces what he calls an opera In
capsules wherein with Miss Rhoda no
undertakes 10 furnish complete boo,
and score of The suppositious operate
work series of little signs prominently
displayed IN turn on the ho.oms ~ the
two artists proclalms to the audience that
donna, or the chorus. or The show girl
or what not. that Is FOR the moment doing
his. her. or their respective parts in thc
production The capsule opera is an im-
mense success and SIS production bv Mr
earle and the talented Mics Rhoda sym
boiizes the genius ~ earle himself he
s. always capable ~ being a whole show
and all the character scenery. appoint
ments. properties. calcium lights orche.-
ira and everything else ln % While the
traditions Of the musical comedy stage
seem 10 require a whole lot Of people ln
support Of the star none ls necessary
in the case OF earle production except
on the ground that he might not care
Go undertake The strain % giving an
operatic work IN capsules FOR three hours
per night. 10 might tire him 20 DO that
after a few pcrfOrmances-bu his audi
ence would never tire N he thus chose
90 10 a monologue turn f0r the whole
evening.
Nevertheless. and although he must bc
aware Of the plain fact that n laugh lov-
ing audience would demand nothing more
of Carle production than Just earle
himself. Mr. earle is most lavish In filling
his stage with other attractions and he
stintr these neither in talent uof in NUM-
hers. Tho 'Msyor ~ Toxic has great
BIG chorus - pretty siris " has come