The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-22
NEXT WEEKS THEATRES.
ProvIdence Opera House.

Neil Burgess's company in the County
Fair" will be a. the Providence opera
house all next weeS. There are four
acts i'm the County Fair" the first ep-
resenting Abby's sitting roo n, which
gives an .od-fashioued roo n In farm
house with the famou, brick oven and
all or the accompanimshts. Then comes
Rock Bottom farm. with lis lifelike
scenes, followed with Abby's barn,
where corn usking aud merry dane
Ing party are participated In with all
the fun aud frolic OF such occasions. To
crown all the scenes OF the County
Fair" is the race. with five thorough
bred horses ru ming for three q uarters
or q lie In tuli view OF the audience,
which brings down the house with rap
iurous app ause. The character Of
Abigail Prue. is pla,ed by Miss Marie
Bates, who is said TO be an excellent
representative of the role TIE CO npany
Is an admirab e one In all respects.
Kcith's Opera House.
Though established for twelve long
year.. the Wilbur Opera company makes
its debut IN Providence Monday evening.
1t comes from the West with fi1e repu
IA ion, which has just been endorsed Dy
Boston audiences, the capacity Of the big
Grand Opera house being tested by the
at popular prices. The company i, numeri-
cally large one and artistically an esp :
cialiy fine one. II cir repertoire com prises
about all the popular con /, operas,
though but six IN he present ed during
the coming week at X tins These are as
ineee and "Wednesday nigh, "rwo Vag-
abonds;" Tuesday and Saturday nights,
Grand DIchess;" Thursday matinee,
"Back Hussar;" Thursday night,
Bohemian Girl;" Friday night. Ezra
Diavolo:" Saturday matinee. Dorothy"
The company is headed by Susie Krwin,
Drima donna; aud the principals COM
prise Dorothy Morton, soprano; Maggie
Is lton. contralto; j. T.. Conley, tenor
w. III. kohule, comedians: Il. A Glars,
baritone; w. ii. Ire Denick and Emmett
Drew, eccentric COMEDIANS, anu Pc er
Shaw. the famous fem lie imprrsonator.
There is fine chorus OF forty trained
voices.
Lothrop's Providence Museum.
Miss Katherine Rober, the talented
little actress. will make her reappear-
ance at Lothrop's Providence museum
Monday, after an absence Of about "a
year during which she has visited many
or the principal theatres OF the country
at the head of her own company in
'.Fanchon, the Cricket" Tue popular
of Providence Is SO great that large
weeks business Il assured. Miss X ber
will appear In the title role of Fanchon,
and will INTRODUCES the shadow dance.
Lothrop's soubreG star, Miss lola Pome-
roy, will be the Susette; the attractive
haughty village belle. Mad Ton, and
Hattie Norris as the repu ed witch. old
+. d I. The popular leading mas Ca N
eron Clemens, is cast for Laudry Bar
beaud; James Il NJ Elroy, will play the
twin brother, Didien BarJeaud. Beauti-
full aud picturesque cos umes will be
used, and sone very pretty scenery has
been paintei. The en- ire company Will
participated in the execution Of the beau
tiiul NAY pole lance. Tue spec.alties
wilt be given by TAYLOR Sisters, SIX ttorial
ariis S; John Sheenan. vocalist; Fernau-
dez. musician; Ed Slocum, banjoist. aud
the celebrated FitzyiDbons family In
their pleasing sketch.
Westminster Theater.
The City CLUB Spect cular + rec Com.
edy company will be next weeks attrac-
tion at the Westminster theatsr. This
well-known vaudeville Organization
grows in popularity as result of the
frequent visits that it pays to this city.
There can be no stronger evidence tha
this of the excellence Of the entertain
uoub ~ DFONutS. lutEt arc DTcltl,
shapely girls In the excellent chorus,
and they do uch toward aiding
the general attractiveness OF the
burlesque preseated before and after
the olio. = The performance COM
mences with n musical skit entitled
IS udies In Terra Gotta" an e tertain-
tna skit. containi pretty music. some
charming dan e'. and number OF spec
ialties. The ono which follows ntains
many new features. Among them: Lew
Hawkins, the black-facs comedian. with
his original songs aud gags; Fannie Ev-
erett, the hurlesque queen: then come
Bob and kit,ie Emmett In one OF the
funniest acts ever put on the stage;
Ply lis Allen, the phenomenal contralto;
Lowry aud Evans will be seen in one q.
th' ir funny sketches. Bet veen each
in the olio will he intr ,du Ell new Sc
ries or revolving tableaux, depicting liv-
lug works OF art. Tn periorma ,ce
closes with a burle,que "A Miss Hall
YETI" ~ take-of oI the conic opera,
Miss He yet"
Lothrop's Pawtucket Opera House.
The attraction ut l. throp's Paw tucket
opera house nexS week will be n grand
revival of the celebrated dramatic alton
OF Harriet Beecher Stoves great novel
"Uncle Toms Cabin." The cast will be
strong. and the pie-e will be
placed upon the ase with great care
Jay Hunt will appear as the ubiquitous
lawyer Marks; Ben w. Reed as "Uncle
Tom;" Little Charlotte as Eva; Miss
Laura ID zane MS the mischievous Topsy;
Miss Martina NJ ,rshall IA Elizl an JUS
tin Page as the fighting Quaker, Phiuea,
Fletcher. The Excelsior quartet will
81 x several plantation m .lodies
No.ea.
Following Mile. Rhea az the Prov.
deuce opera house OIL May 4, 5, o, will be
the Brown university students.
"Erminie' and "Puritanian will be
given by the Pauline Ha Opera company
May v, 10, and on Mey IL. 12, 10 Jane"
with Miss Johnstone Bennett m the title
role. supported by the Charles Frohmsn
will be the attraction.
The favorite soubret, Nellie Akers-
from will b. the sIar nj Keith,s onera