The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-09

The second week OF the season at
Keith's Opera house begins Monday
evening, when "The Power Of Goli.''
| Walter San ford's elaborts production.
will be presented. This play was new to
the public last season, aud has paid but
one visit to Providence. AT that time 10
| received cordial endorsement and
approval. The story has to do with L,n-
don life of high and low decree, aud la its
portrayal historical aud familiar scenes
in and about the English capital are
graphically illustrated. Several OF the
scenes are laid amid the surroundings
immortalixed by Charles Dickens.
Thackary. Collins and Bulwer. The
Houndsditch mad house, with St. PauIs
cathedral In the perspective. st. Hilda's
foundling asylum. the interior OF Apsley
house, ouce the home of the Duke Of
| Wellington, a view OF White Chapel,
| the former haunt of JACK the Ripper.
have given the artists subjects for elsbor-
ate stage settings. Throughout tbs play | .
replete with action, aud while the lust
| for gold is far from creating merriment,
yet there is an element Of comedy run
ming through the piece which lightens
the heavier passages.
"Shore Acres" is booked Tor all OF next
week at the Providence Opera house
The production of this piece had been
heralded by AIR. Hamlin Garland as an
important epoch in the history of the
American drama, aud by Mr.. Howells rs
a play that would excel even the 'Old
Homes cad" aud the County Fair" 1t
does compare most favorably with the
former play. but il must be that Mr..
| Howeils has never seen the County
Fair" or he would never be guilty OF COM
pairing it with either OF the others.
"Shore Acres" is one OF the
sweetest, homliest. most truthful repre-
sentatioas OF New England life AID
character that has ever been present ed.
II is full of poetic realism. All the mar
rowness, bigotry. intensity. as we'll as
the thrift, honesty and courage and inate
refinement Of the New England Yankee
are drawn with clearness aud subtlety.
It's scenes and folks are just such as one
sees among PAIN New England
play much might BE- said. 1t must have
require as much ingenuity to have
plannel il ali as 10 have written the play.
All the practical appliances Of our every
day life are there-wheelbarrows.s scythes,
|
thing you can think OF. down to number
less babies, and all put to their natural
use. A dinner is preparing for the ''sil-
yer weddin':" smoking hot turkey Is
taken from the oven, they make the gravy,
cranberry sauce, and all. right there.
Aud the child en- are lovely. The frolic
they have in their nlght-clothes on Christ
mas eve with Uncle Nat" is a scene
long to be remembered. There will be
few in the audience who will not ssttle
back in their seats with the thought that
after all home could not be home withou I
some children in it.
lola Pomeroy. Lothrop's jolly star
soubret, comes TO Eothrop's Pr0vitencc
Opera House next week in the great play
entitled ''The Clipper" 1t Is safe to say
that Miss Pomeroy will have in this en-
Gagement the opportunity OF her life.
The drama Is q merry couceit, and gives
the little lady an opportunity of display
ing her versatility in q role novel In all
OF its characteristics and most pleasing
in its conception. II is entirely different
from anything in the same line ever
witnessed on the Providence stage. The
charac or is that Of rollicking girl. who,
brought up in thieves den in New York
city, is rescued by wealthy friend Of her
father (who was electrocutsd for murder)
aud placed in q fashionable seminary
where she tackles English grammar and
department. The fun of the play hinges
upon her attempts to introduce into
her conversation at every possible op
portunity words of five syllables.
The comedian. James Z. McElroy,
has the role OF Bixby Bishop, a
detective, who. disguised as safe cracker.
Is prominent in every scene in the play
1t would be enjoyable to be robbed by
such burglar as BIxby, for IL he called
upon you for your l. st nickel you would
be obliged to laugh at his ridiculous
makeup aud funny sayings. An added
| attraction will be the first appearance for
any time on any stage Of Baby Raines
| Pomeroy, who will recite his little piece.
Miss Pomeroy rs "The Clipper" will dis
play three exquisite costumes, Que in
pure white, which is declarsI to be "a
| perfect dream Of beauty"
Next weeks attraction at the Wesmin.
| ster theatre Is consid cred by connoisseurs
| to be one of the st vaudeville at
| fractions in existence. Being under the
nlanageinenJ ol Wepuer anu ieiuS 10
guarantee In itself. The company IL
now playing a very successful engage.
ment in New York city, aud comes direc.
| TO the Westminster. The makeup OF the
company is thorough ly artistic. The
names OF the principals are; The Russell
| Bros, who are famous as the Irish SER
want girls; Sam Bernard, the German
comique; Miss Bessie Gilbert. cornetist
| the Braatz Bros, wonderful acrobats
John f.. Drew, a dancer without a peer.
| Alourtus and Bertra IN, club jugglers
| the Acme In ludicrous sketch the Free
monts, Chinese impersonaters Each en-
tertainment will conclude with Russell
brothers laugh able comedy, Clarlce.
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NOTES OF THE STAGE.
A coming attraction at Keith's Opera
bonse Ia the great "taukv plav. "A Dark