The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-27

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THE Title Mart IS a pleasant satire
upon English and American social life.
The scenes are laid In a camp I'm the
Adirondacks. and MIR. J. G. Duff, who
staged the play has given the production
a magnificent scenic surrounding. 1t Is
stated that Mr. Churchill wrote The tt
tie Mart" and that IL was 10 be publish
ed by the Macmllans, 10 be circulated In
the same manner as were George Bernard
Shaw's plays, which were published be-
fore being produced in any theatre.
Before the book was put upon the mar
ket. however, IL fell into the hands Of
Mr. Duff and as a result was never put
on sale. the situations and lines being so
clever that IL was thought more advisa-
BILE at first TO give IL a dramatic hearing.
IL was intended TO open with il at Daly's
Theatre, New York, but the fact that an
opening could be secured for II next week
at the Providence. coupled with the desire
OF Mr. Churchill To have the play first
produced at or near his home, which Is
Boston, brought about the announcement
OF the opening performances here.
It will not be I'm any sense try-out for
the same cast 20 be seen at the Provi-
dence next week. a cast made UP OF some
very distinguished English and American
actors and actresses, will be seen at
Dalys on the opening OF the play there
is the following week.
Mr.. Churchill himself selected the cast
which is a distinguished one OF American
and English actors and with Mr. Murray
Carson, superintending the staging of the
piece. AS has been said. the action takes
place i'm a summer home In the Adiron-
dacks where the socially aspiring wife of
n self-made American captain OF Indus
try endeavors 20 marry her daughter
thoroughly up-to-date strenuous Ameri-
can girl. to a titled Englshman. Through
n case of mistaken identity many compli-
cations ensue and the laughs follow one
another at the rate OF one a minute.
The part OF the Marquis OF Tredbury
will be played by Mr.. Frank Gilmore Mr.
Murray Carson will be the Mr.. Lawrence
Pepys a man of the world. and the self
made American John Blackwell Will be
played by Sam Edwards. Miss Dorothy
Revell will be seen as Edith Blackwell
the daughter. and Mrs. Folliott paget.
will be the ambitious mother. Others In
the cast are Arthur Hare. Edgar Allen
woolf. David Murray, Robert Clarkson.
Martin Henry, George Stevens and Miss
May Pardoe.
The five nights and two matinees that
"The Title Mart is 10 be played here.
will be I'm the nature OF a reception 10
Mr. Churchill, who will be here for the
production OF the play. A special train
bringing n party OF his friends OF his
nome IN Boston VIII be run on the open
ing night and these alone will almost al
the theatre for the first performance
Mr. Churchill has many friends here In
Providence. and will be royalty enter
tained while in the city. many after the
theatre dinners having been arranged in
his honor
MISS ALIENS ENGAGEMENT.
Viola Allen will be seen at the Provi-
dence Opera House on the evenings OF
February 5. and Z. appearing as Betty
Singleton In Clyde Fitch's play. "'rhe
Toast of the Town" Miss Allen has
achieved one OF the greatest successes OF
her career In this play Betty Singleton is
n role that has given Miss Allen splen-
did opportunities for the display OF her
fine abilities. both as n comedenne and as
an emotional actress. Her business has
been the largest that she has ever enjoyed
IN the cities where she has appeared.
which proves rather concluslvely that
Miss Aliens faith In this play was
founded on a solid basis.
Mr. Fitch Is said 20 have introduced
many striking novelties IN production
which Is described asc being very magni-
fcent The supporting company is OF tho
highest class. and includes Isabel Irving.
Mrs Fanny Addison Pitt. Harrison Hun,
ter Alice Wilson, Hassard Short and c.
leslie Allen.