The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-28
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reasonably up-to-date IN the way OF the
village carrier service. There IL only
Jimmy with her time-worn wagon ana
measly pony SO he sets up I'm business
with fine coach and span OF black
horses which shortly captures all the
carrying trade--otherwise, the local eX-
press business the transporting OF pas
sengers 10 and from the railroad station
trunks. baggage and house TO house bust
ness Jinnys business. with is more
humble outft, is shortly on the verge OF
ruin.
But Hood comes and by this
providential dispensation the fine black
horses are drowned, the rolling stone sees
the wreck OF his business and the loss OF
his Investment Jimmy i'm boat does
the carrying while tho food is on and
the little old pony and the old carrier
wagon are intact 70 resume business at
the old stand where they were obliged to
leave on when the rolling stone set up
the coach and span
When jimmy was baby the rolling
stone saved her life I'm a similar flood
and when he turns UP in the village after
his wanderings she becomes undoubtedly
In love with him. 1t later appears that
he Is in love with her and though she
has refused with scorn his offers to enter
into "A business partnership. which he
makes after he has destroyed her trade,
when she is again at the top OF the heap.
all or account az the food. the love story
resumes and all ends happily.
such a realistic bucolic story is evident.
ly as unfamiliar TO an American audi
erce as the characters themselves.
And OF such simple and. what is more.
unfamiliar things is the new Zangwlll
play constructed throughout.
IL would be interesting TO canvass last
nights audience on the question OF how IL
enjoyed the play. That The play was en-
Joyable was amply testified by suffl-
cient applause and laughter-applause for
the fine character studies that could not
faii TO be appreciated, even though one
hal TO get acquainted with types and peo-
pie never before seen-and laughter at
the many bright and ripping lines that
attest the cleveness OF the playwright and
the skill OF the actors I'm casting them
over the fOotlights. The audience simply
sat I'm a new and strange atmosphere and
perhaps II did lot. i'm the course OF the
single evening become quite attuned 20
H. after all. But what with a fine piece OF
dramatic workmanship. a company OF ex-
ceptional talent and the new sensation OF
novelty, OF absolutely unfamiliarity,
there was on the whole a lot OF pleasure
derived from the performance
So great a novelty in all the respects
indicated, is Jimmy, the Carrier" that IT
II ulHiculN 10 pfopueCy as 10 now success
ful will be the appeal 10 continued audi
cECes. The merits OF the composition a n
dramatic work the Incompatible acting
OF the company. tho interest I'm theme and
love story. III not quite subordinated, are
shadowed by the effort required 20 get In
10 the atmosphere OF things. Jimmy, the
Carrier" is compa rable only 20 an An
thony Hope "Zenda" play-with realism
substituted for romance
Miss Russell was winsome and altogeth-
er charming In choice Annie Russell
part" She and Mr.. Yorke are delightful
"opposites' as Mr. Zangwill has DEITY
enc sympatheiciaily arranged that they
should be. MIR. Melllsh, Mr Wilson Mr.
Stewart Mr.. Able and the rest provide
capital character performances-and the
characters proved droll and entertaining
in the best Zangwill style