The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-16

Heard In the Lobby.
"Brother john" Comedian William ii.
Crane newest play will be presented for
the first time In this city at the Provi-
dence Opera house during Christmas
week. This comedy Is described as
character study and 1t aims to picture the
hollowness and baseness OF certain phases
OF polite society. Son Probation" an
other Crane play, never seen in this city,
will be presented before the close OF the
engagement. Both plays will have the
original casts il promises are kept.
keith's 100000 new theater in Boston
Is nearing completion. 1t will be one OF
the sights Of the "Hub."
Joseph Holland, who played the lead
ing part In "The Other Man" at the Provi-
dence Opera house, Is remark
able actor. Those who saw his skillful
work will hardly realize that he Is "stone
deaf" He cannot hear a word from his
fellow players and takes his cues from the
action OF the play and the movement Of
his companions lips. 1t seems almost
impossible that such finished results
could be attained by an actor thus handi-
capped. ti'
Miss lola Pomeroy will close with
Lothrop's dramatic forces at Pawtucket
on Dec. 80 after q two seasons engage
ment with this management. Miss Pom
eroy tenders her resignation to accept an
offer to go on an extended starring tour of
the country.
Following "Ingomar" at Lothrop's
Opera house the attraction will be Miss
Edith Croleus and Lothrop's Stock COM
pany in "Checkered Life" "Ingomar
will be played by the stock company in
Portland theater Christmas afternoon and
evening. The company will leave Maine
in season to appear in the Lothrop's
Grand Opera house, Pawtucket, the
following afternoon. From this city to
Portland and back to Pawtucket in three
days and playing difficult piece will be
going at pretty rapid gait. This might
be called "hdstling."
The border drama entitled, "Arizona
Joe," that pleased so many in this city
will be seen in Lothrop's Pawtucket
Grand Opera house next week, with Jay
Hunt, j. Francis Kirk and Laura Dean in
the stage cast.
Manager Keith has arranged for Christ
mas week by engaging Joseph J. Bowling,
who will introduce his new war play,
captain Herne, u. s. A." This drama is
modelled after none of the many war
plays, but treats of theme which has
never before been touched upon by the
dramatic authors.
Marie Jansen, who is plsying in the
Providence Opera house this week, was
born for the stage. She couldn't help it
and became footlight favorite before she
realized 1t. In her comfortable hotel
quarters Thursday afternoon she said
that when she was a romping girl
in Boston, not so very long ago, the theater
was not the place where she supposed her
life work was to begin and continue up to
the present time, and perhaps until inca
pacited by time from pleasing amusement
seekers. After certain length of public
school experience she entered the Boston
Conservatory OF Music where she
took one of the prizes. Miss
Jansen's dark eyes grew brighter
recollecting those happy girlish days.
Musical Conductor Braham saw me then
and concluded that would do for a part
in a musical comedy entitled "Lawn Ten
MIS-" and / went on the stage. "Lawn
Tennis" had brief career, but I had
taken the step and the fascination of the
stage has never left me. could sing
little in those days and an engagement in
"Olivette" in 1882 fixed me. was comic
opera singer. The next year 1 joined
Colonel McCaull's company which gave
the best comic opera performances
ever seen "on the road" had the good
fortune to meet Charles Wyndhsm in
Chicago in 1884, and he decided that 1
could play the leading part in Feather
BRAIN" went to London with him
and played "Featherbrain" for
nearly year in the Criterion
theater. Returning to America
i became a member of the famous New
York Casino forces. Fortunately / made
a success OF "Nadjy" and when Francis
Wilson organized his company became
his co-worker and prima- donna. "The
Oolah," "The Merry Monarch" and
"The Lion Tanner" followed, and
in them I played my part perhaps
satisfactorily. A moment of
reverie and then Miss Jansen said: SIN
1892 / left Francis Wilson and the stage,
only appearing once after that until
'Delmonico's at Six was written. How do
you like it /? think it's jolly fun" THE
NEWS representative agreed that it was
jolly fun talking with sucha bright woman
who had been so prominently in the pub
lie eye and a prime factor in amusement
catering in the big cities OF two great
nations.
A. w. Pinero, the author of Z" The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray is at work on a new COM
edy drama that will see the light in the
Garrick theater, London.
Mrs. Edwina Booth Grossman is writing
some "reminiscences OF her father, Edwin
Booth, and asks her fathers friends, who
possess letters from him, to send her tran
scripts OF such as they may wish to add to
her publication.
Joseph jefferson is playing Grip Van
Winkle" in Chicago. Yesterday after
noon the veteran comedian and Stuart
Robson headed benefit performance to
swell the fund in aid of the city's poor.
The French players, Coquelin and Jane
Hading are playing in Philadelphia. The
distinguished artists are only meeting
with moderate success in this country.
1t Is not unlikely that Gilbert and Sui
livan's new comic opera entitled, Utopia
Limited" will be seen in this country next
spring.
Oscar wilde's new play entitled "a wo-