The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-11
he THEATRES

Viola Allen will be seen at the opera
House on May 30 and 81 in The Win
ters Tale This will be Miss Aliens sec
ond appearance in a classic role since be-
coming a star. and her success has been
Unprecedented Miss Allen could hardly
have chosen a play better suited TO her
capabilities, for the dual roles Of Her
mione and Perdita offer her splendid op-
portunities for the display OF her powers.
Except that the characters are sup
posed TO bear a close resemblance one
TO the other. two roles more dissimilar
could hardly be imagined. One of the
queenliest of women. the other the most
fiower-like OF maidens. Miss Allen is
surrounded by very fine company. in
cludIng Henry Jewett, Boyd Putnam.
frank Currler. James Young, G. Leslie
Allen, Sidney Bracy, and Zeffie Tilbury.
The play was staged by Frank Vernon,
the English producer.
"a Young Wife" in which the Empire
Stock company will open the summer
stock season Of the Empire theatre one
week from this afternoon is a New York
success never seen here. Its story is
vividly inter resting. being founded on mis-
taken identity and the belief OF a young
wife that her husband is the murderer
OF his father because the father says
with his dying breath that he was killed
by his son--a statement literally true, al
though the murder was done by brother
OF her husband OF whom. as he was
the black sheep of the family, she had
never been told.
Mr.. Charles Walcot, who plays the part
Of the Chief Elder with Miss Maude
Adams in THE Little Minister" succeed
ed W. H. Thompson in the part who Gre
ated IL. Mr.. Walcot appeared with Miss
Adams in this play for close on TO three
years. lie has played it 50 frequently
using the Scotch dialect, that IT has be-
come almost second nature 10 him, and
oftentimes finds himself speaking as
Scotchman would when in private convcr-
sation.
No play produced on the local stage for
several seasons has aroused the enthu-
siasm with which Soldiers of Fortune"
as presented by tho Albee Stock company.
is being greeted this week by Keith
patrons The play itself is n stirring
one. with plenty Of the excitement Of
gunpowder and several pretty romances
There are several strong dramatic
clinaxes and at the end OF the third
act. after the big staircase iight, there
are nine or 10 curtain calls. one pretty
scene Is that I'm which Robert Clay. the
sistcnt Hope Langham how he won tho
different medals ne wears. Mr.. Crane
plays this scene with a dclicacy and re-
pressed intensity that is especially pleas
ing and Miss lTcrnc's spontancity and
girlishne-s is delight ful Another pretty
scene IS that between captain Stewart
COrrne Csldaral and Madame Alvarez
CIane Rivers whom Captain stewart is
about 20 toll his love. but rcpresscs it
when ho remembers the trust and con
fidence President Alvarez has placed in
him.
An uncommonly clever piece OF acting
I'm Soldiers OF Fortune" at Keiths this
week ls that done by George Fishey as
Reginald King. the blase New Yorker
whose unique proposal TO Alice Langham
the naughty society girl OF New York
IS one of the bright bits OF the play. Mr.
Fisher has gained I'm ease and natural
ness since ne was last season a member
OF the Alboe company. and his work this
week shows commendable care and in
telligcnce and n thorough grasp Of a difri-
cult character,
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Everyone is commenting upon the Cx-
collcnt lst or plays OF the Albce Stock
company this season ana it is probably
This attractive list which makes The busi-