The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-09
AT THE THEATERS.
f" ERMINIE" PRESENTED At THE
PR0VIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.
Daniel suiiy Appears mt Keith's Gaiety
Opera House-Nsw I fls at the West
Minister and Lothrop's.


"Erminie" has ~ Or y hold on the the
atre-going ptople OF Providence In spite
Of the number OF times il has been pre-
sen ed here, aud a very large audens e
witnessed the performanc, by the Pauline
Hall Opera company at the Provi ience
Opera house last evening. The rrany
bright and pleasing numbers in this
favorite opera were rendered with 81
mu n spirit and dash as To enlist at once
he good opinion OF the listeners aud they
we're very lavish in their applause.
Mss Hairs rendering of the title role
is familiar one and it has lest nothing
OF It's excellence since it was last wit
ne sed. She sings prettily, acts charm
ingly and dresses the part vry richly.
As the doting princess Miss Davenpor. s
acting could nOt have been improved
upon, aud it was ole OF the mos. en-
tertalning features OF che ev ming. Miss
Lavine aud Miss Dulbar acquitted
themselves satisfactorily.
Mr.. John Brand made an eff .ctive Ra-
vannes. and while Mr.. Wheelan was at
times very amusing as Cadeaux, he too
often yield Il TO the tempta lou 10 in
dulge IN extravasan 1t over-at ting Messrs.
Kruger and Wade gave very enj y. bl I.
performances. Tue cnorus WAS large nd
well bilancei and sung with spirit and
precision. This evening "PuIitania
will be given.
psaf saiiy at Kettt.sH Opera HoTse.-
The play of Daddy Nolan" which
holds the boards until Wednesday at
Keith's is good example of Irish come
dy, with sufficient touch OF he lragic
10 carry out the plot. Daniel Sully AS
Daddy Nolan Is the chief character,
and Overshadows all other mem
beis OF the cast by his PECULIAR
Hibernian cha acteristics, which are
tue best I'll ct in comedy, a thou IN ia
the scene between father al d recreant
sin In he hrst act he does some exce.-
lent tragic work.
Mr. Sully's Irish wit blossoms out
G ntinua,lS In Tue midst o. adversity.
The Keen, bie-hearted, honest Irish
nature Is accurately depicted i,
every act. The support is strong aud
well chosen. Louise Sully makes an
exec llent Lena Dan Mason as Fred
Elch.er, did some clever Teutonic char
acter ztsloh AMI can sing come song
with as COOL effe;t as he cracks German
J ke. james Wall as Tom No au, is
oOllgei TO sustain burien of heavy
TRAGEDY. Percy Craven AS the
does his best WORK In the last act Ia, re
he succumbs o. the usual fa e OF all viz
lans. Master Malv y's clown represe l.
tation OF Jimmy Nolan is full of real,
mischievCu, fun aud droliery that tsckles
the humor OF even tie most sedate and
somore theatre DER. Inc play changes
wednesday night to the "Corner
Grocery"
The Two Orphans" at Lothrop's.
The great romantlc me-, drama, 1.-The
Two Orphans" was finely presented yes
terlay afternoon and evening. The cas-
Mas-ts peaially- wel-seleetea,- -tAe-ees-
tunes very beautii ul aud e stage set
tihgs exceptional y c m lete and at rae /.
I'VE, tie garden s: ne ia tue sec I'D act
beinS noiceaDly hne. Mss May Mar
shall was tie Henriette. 1. was her nrst
appearances In leading role. and sne
made "A ver, favo able imp sessiol in this
strong aeting Character. Miss l. ,ura
IL ahe AS Lodis =" the biiud girl, ln-
vested The role with great sweetness. aud
Ia tLe slrJnAer scenes surprIset her ad-
mirers by Inc vIgor aud finish of Ler
reading aud acting. Miss Lillian NJ jrti-
n'er, new conner, was the Marianne. /"
Sne Is OF comely appearance her
actinR denotes Lhorou2h knowledge
oil her art, and many OF her ilnpas-
soped Speeches were ~ ee,eI with most
hearty applause. Justin Paige gave a
remarkable perlormau,e oil Pierre Fec
chard. His makeup was WORK of art,
ana from his first appearances 10 his clos
lug speech he sunk ais idenGity en-, ire, y
In the ,harac .er OF the warm hearted but
unfortunate knife grinder. Jay Hunt
was very happy AS Picard, and looked
well alter the comedy of the production.
The Jacques of Albert IL. Fields was a
nne effort, aud his every scene gave evil
dence of remarkable ability as al actor.
M 'ss Lea Michael made oid Mother Fro
chard sufficiently repulslve aud uisagree
able; Little Charlotte Huut was the per-
sonincatlon OF ali that 10 clever and d beau
tlfu III childhood, as the flower girl,
Franchette, AMI the remainder OF the
Efforts. A good speciality show supp u
nenlei the drama.
Burlesque at the Westminster.
The Sam 4. Jack Creole Burle, que
company at this place OF amusement tuis
week is "a decided novelty. Tn. company
is made up of number of very pretty
young ladies', whose form, fea, ures ana
color cannot but attract at enJiJn, to-
gether with numser o, colored comeni-
ans who compare favorably with the
comedians of any nation; and for singiu <
and dancing, OF VIII ch there * an
abundance, it has not been eq ,aled
by any company OF This sea-
sou. The program ope.s with
lhe-enlire- -compang-ia-a- -minstreIsy,
during which the ladies appear in very
pret y groupings. La the olio are Charles
Il. Johnson, the London swell, Smart
aud Williams. acrobats, singers anu
iancers, the DeWolf sisters In duets,
Billy Farrell aud Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas
NJ Iutosn in a laughabe sketch. Inc
comedians Of the company appear la a
song and dance. The ladies also appeared
In a number Of we'll arranged marches,
winch We're we'll execu ed. The whole
,oncludes with dancing cont, st, and
dancing as only colored person can
uance, is INDUCED in. The entire COM
pany appears in a gavotte, in which
many OF the old and popular negro mel