The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-10

the display OF the typical comedy traits
that have won him fame and fortune. The
piece has Just completed very success
ful engagement at the Colonial theatre
Boston.
The story OF the play has TO do with a
bluecoat who inherlts a vast property
,proyiding he rises above the sordid lob or
director OF traffic on crowded thorough
fares and becomes, through the perform
ance OF some valorous deed, an inspector
OF police. The subtartuges TO which the
pusillanimous sergeant resorts 10 obtain
the reward without danger 10 himself
furnish the mainspring OF the piece.
Assisting In the Accomplishment OF the
idea and supporting the star In his Efforts
80 please. are: Clara Belle n ONE, Anna
belle Whltford, Charlotte ~eslay, Greta
Burdick. Bertha Morelle, Della Connor'
Milly Cook Anna Hail, Miriam Norris,
Charles Drew, George Lestocq. Gilbert
Clayton, Charleworth Meakins Mace Bon
Vile. David Bennett and Neil Walton
Incidental songs that are we'll spoken or
are Daniels' ''old Man Sea, II WAS ,sss Born =
on Frasy ana "A sergsant 9f 10 Poee have
made hit with ballad entitled
"Deare." and other numbers which are
said TO have achieved popularity are
Just Young Man I'm shop "Satur-
day After Two "A Cup OF Tea nora
Ceu."
There will he no matinee during Mr..
Daniels engagement.
CRANE IN THE AMERICAN LORD
Charles Frohman win present William
II. Crane at the Providence opera mouse
FOR a half week beginning on next Thurs
day in the new farclcal comedy. "Ihe
American Lord" The play Is the hrst
,oint effort OF George II. Broadhurst
who has had success as the author or hu-
morous works. and G. r. DaZey. whose
best known contribution 10 the theatre Is
ain old Kentucky" What Mr.. Frohman
Intended that Mr.. Crane should have THIS
season was a play that would please his
admirers throughout the country. And
the only style of play which would 90
this, as experience pointed out. was one
that would create a lot OF honest. hearty
laughter The new play has been before
the public since last September principal
Iy in the west and south. and during that
ume The principal eastern cities In which
Al has been seen are Philadelphia and Bos-
ton. The engagement in the latter city
was the biggest Mr. Crane has known
there IN years.
Into four acts the comedy Is divided. II
opening in Elkhorn. North Dakota. The
principal personage-is John Breuster ho-
tel man and good fellow. Breuster Is an
out-and- out American. He Is sturdy, rug
Red. candid. fearless aggressive and has
mastered the rudiments OF the game OF
draw as it Is played In the prairie towns,
The few titled foreigners that he has met
on the ranches have been sources ot
amusement TO him and he has been loud
in his denunciation OF the foolish fOps who
wear handles to their names and mono
cles on empty patcs.
So well does John stand with his fellows
that he Is likely to be given the nomina-
ton 60 congress by the convention then
in session While his friends arc yelling
at the mention Of his name, he rs notlheu
that he Is the lineal descendant Of Lord
Breuster OF Sussex. England and heir 90
the tide and estates The entire thing APP
peals TO Rreuster as a Joke and a poor
one q that What give up congress and
all that the position means. free trans
porta tlon on the railroads tho free seeds
20 distribute among his friends and the
seeing ~ the speeches which he never did
deliver hut would have liked 20, rrinted
in the Congressional Record? Not on
But the property is vast and 50 he Is
forced 10 go TO England against his will
20 look after it. This brings the play up
10 the end of the first act When Rreu-
rter IS next seen he g. i'm England trying
90 Americani1e one corner OF " and re-
sentinr The Difference Of everyone who al
dress i'm as my lord.N He - IN
agar anged conditions and Genounces
them Is bombastlc way To HIS way
of thinking the country Is all wrong. is
Too slow and wants 90 get "a hustle on H.
He means % show them a thing or two
one OF them being how 20 conduct n cam
palgn and run an election Right az the
siart n finds himself IN the meshes % an
old family law suit that comes with the !
lis enemy r. Lord wyoherly. Who has
no more use for Americans than BreuStcr !
worse. Lord Wvcherly's son bcco-nea /
rnadiv I'm love with Hreuster's daughter /
aud his madness is jovouslY reci ciprocated |
one OF The good scenes I'm the play comes
chance on earth ~ getting Tho consent 81 1
thctr r7reuts to their marriage eiore /
while Brewster who is oogniznrt % their 4
little game. in fact tries 20 helm 10 along /
plavs the fool and apparently knows nota- 4
Ing about A.. There Is another love AFFAIR 4
between Brersters son end y Young Eng /
iish girl. 4 third love afair concerns tho i
transpianted American and a nne. young