The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-23
AT THE PLAYH0USES.
"Jane" at the. Providence.

The two performances or Jane" at the
Providence Opera House Yesterday be-
speak a successful week for the box Office.
1t is farcical comedy with more comedy
in it than is usually found nowadays III
PLAYS travelling under that title. The COM
pany is made up of good material aud the
play runs smoothly. Many uneXp pected
and funny situations arise during the
three acts. You can't help laughing as
complications multiply and the deception
of Charles Shackelton seems on the point
of being exposed only TO De saved Dy some
luck incident.
"The Better Part" sketch of some
merit, which was the first prize in n recent
competition among authors, precedes
Jane" There are nine speaking parts in
"Jaue," but last night there were ten an
imated beings in the cast. When Jane
came on at the close of the second act
with the baby, she held in her arms
sweet-faced little one about three months
old that blinked its little eyes in the glare
of the footlights and looked on the au-
dience with evident delight.
The Westminster Theatre.
Full houses greeted the City Club
Vaudeville and Burlesque Company at
the Westminster Theatre yesterday, both
afternoon and evening; and the fact of its
being its second appearance in Providence
this season, did not deteriorate in the
least from the appreciation manifested on
the occasion of its first visit. The open
ing, the grand scenic production, sports
in a Grotto," was just as bright and
sparkling as ever, fertile in witty. savings,
grotesque situations and lovely women.
The remainder of the olio delighted the
audience each in his part, answering re
heated encores William Scherer in his
trick violin act, Thomas Haley, the every
,lav Irishman, Paul Allen. ''out for the
stuff' the uimitabie Rogers brothers, in
their fenny German dialect act, May Il.
Lawrence, between songs and smiles, and
Lea Peasley,, the charming singer and
dancer. all ELECTED rounds of applause.
The various tableauX were striking, beau
tiful and artistically arranged. The per-
forrnance concluded with the funny
sketch entitled, Looking for O-l"bub-
bling over in its entirety. with mirth and
laughter. The City Club" will be the at
traction at the Westminster during the
whole week, followed by the Devils
Mine"
"a Dark Secret 4" at the Gaiety.
The great aquatic spectacle, "a Dark
Secret" which has been seen in this city
on more than one previous occasion, but
which is always an attraction To theatre
poers. holds the boards at the Gaiety this
week, and the big audience which wit
messed it's production last evening
was evidence that il has lost none of its
attractiveness, while the old favorites
were more popular than ever and the
beautiful scenery even more realistic. The
boat race on the Thames in which George
Uosmer the celebrated oarsman is the
winner, makes the hit of the performance
and the other novelties which are intro
duced with the aid of the tank, including
the steam launch Dark Secret are rs
new as when they were first introduced to
theater goers, in this play. The company
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are excellent. Among those most worthy
of mention are j. :. Thompson rs James
Norton, Joseph Mason as Jonas Norton,
Hudson Listen as stephen Norton. Miss
Josie I.oane as the French governess Miss
Charlotte Ray a. Nellie Norton and Edith
Fawcett as Bessie Dixson, the gypsy girl.