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Show 'ROSEMARY' Starring Howard Kyle Of Nathan Hale Fame Coming to this city shortly. Quite the most entertaining revival of the New York Empire theatre successes suc-cesses will be seen here at the Thatcher Thatch-er Opera House on Friday, February loth, when Howaid Kyle and a capable capa-ble company of metropolitan plajers present "ltoscmary," the beautiful English romance of tiro nineteenth century, by Louis X. Parker and Jim-ray Jim-ray Carson, than whom no authors have piovided a MC.itei success for Niw York theatre goers. Very few cities outside of New York have been affoidcd an opportunity to see " Rosemary, Rose-mary, " In which both John Drew and Maude Adams scored siibitautlal successes. suc-cesses. Mr. Kyle's presentment Is similar In every p.utictilai of scenic equipment, competent cast and effects ef-fects to the Empire Theatre production. Hi icily, the story of "Rosemaiy" concerns the love of Sir .las pel Thoin-dyke, Thoin-dyke, a bachelor of loity, for Dorothy Crulckshauk, the daughter of an old sea captain, who lias eloped with one William Westwood. an ensign in the East India service. The eloping couple cou-ple having met with un accident aie invited to spend the night in Sir Jasper's Jas-per's house wheie ('apt. and Mis. Crulckshauk aie also Invited, having mot with a similar accident at about the same place. Next morning, the day on which Queen Victoria is to be crowned, Capt. Cruickshank llnds his daughter and her liauce. but Sir Jasper's Jas-per's diplomacy wins the father's consent con-sent to the marriage of the joung couple. Meanwhile, Sir Jasper, who has fallen despciatelv In love with Doiolhy, Invites the party to London to witness the coion.ttion. Arrived In London his love Is disclosed to Dorothy, Dor-othy, who gives him a leaf fiom her diary and a sprig of "Rosemaiy"-"that's "Rosemaiy"-"that's for remembwuice." Piofessor Jograin, a life-long friend of Sir Jasper, shows the latter his duty to the young couple and the cuitaln falls on a disappointed bachelor, twice deprived of the glil ho loves. Fifty years elapse between the llilid and fouitlr acts. Sir Jasper, a man of ninety, is again In London; the little room Isold, the panels crumbling and a musty air prevades the place, lhe Queen's Jubilee is in progress and the din and noise outside are not unlike that of tifty year sago du i lug the coi-onation. coi-onation. Sir Jasper accidentally breaks a panel and discovers a bit of paper and a sprig of rosemary. The paper proves to be the leaf of a diary on which he Is barely able to discern the happenings of tifty years ago: the sprig of rosemary recalls the ioung girl, now dead, the ride to London, the elopement and the denouement. Slr.lasper sells the old London house and iciurns to his country home. As Sir Jasper Thorndyke, Mr. Kvle has a role admirably suited to his capabilities as a versatile actoi. He has plajed irranv and numeious pails such as the title lole in "Nathan 1 Hale," and a large repertoire or stock roles but, nothing so subtle or replete with quiet, leserve and cpigramatic comedy has vet been interpreted by Mr. Kyle. |