The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-12
"TRlLBY." ["
She Was Hypnotized by Svengali al
Infantry Hall, Last Night.
But Was Only One I'm a Group OF Ten
Living Pictures.

Inc ladies' who are on the Doaru OF
managers OF st. Mary's Orphanage at
tempted something new last evening in
the way of entertaining and they suc-
ceeded admirably--it was better than they
had hoped for themselves and more than
met the expectations OF a thousand peo-
pie who went to Infantry Hall expecting
to see something very nice.
Living Pictures was the name OF the
entertainment and the proceeds were FOR
the orphanage. 1t was the novelty of the
affair, the names OF the patronesses and
the worth of the beneficiary that were the
causes that brought out such large au-
dience and as select a one as ever attended
Providence entertainment.
The first picture shown was "The Re-
turn OF Columbus" being pleasing and
accurate reproduction in life of the ia
nous painting which shows Columbus at
the throne of ferdinand and Isabella af-
ter his discovery.
sir. Huling and Mr.. Cady came out next
and sang "Clara Jenkins Tea" while the
second and most talked of picture in the
series was being prepared.
"Ben Bolt" was being sung and
reference to the program was not
needed to know that Trilby was in
the frame. The picture showed Du
Maurier's fascinating character,
standing with head thrown back
and arms crossed behind her, singing the
old ballade while under the hypnotic in
huence of Svengali, who kneeled in front
of her. Every one who had read Trilby,
and that means practically every one in
the hall, whispered to his or her neig hbor;
"lt's just as l imagined that she looked"
For the sake of contrast Harry Il. Wood
of the Falstaff Club took Trilby's place
and sang "Shall We Ever BE Able to Fly?"
And so the program continued, living
pictures alternating with comic songs,
with everything worth an encore, and
getting one.
The setting OF the pictures as we'll as
the costuming was perfect and strictly in
accord with the details of background
and landscape that exist in the paintings
which were chosen for subjects. They
were all familiar. Perhaps the two most
satisfactory were Lydia" and "The
Chorister Boys" Mrs. Edward Steinert
posed as the blind flower girl
with delightful effect. The setting
for the choir boys was a splended repre-
sentation of the church interior and the
organ accompaniment was the Process
sional.
The picture, "Othello," with Mr.. Harry
Barker of the Talma Club as the Moor,
was the one of Desdemona and her father
listening to the hero's recital of his
achievements and 1t was one of the most
striking in the group.
The complete program:
"1he Return OF Columbus" in charge
of Mrs. LeBaron b. Colt and Miss Dexter;
"Clara Jenkins Tea," by Mr.. Huling and
Mr.. Cady; Trilby," in charge of Mrs. Geo.
l.. Shepley; "Shall We Ever be Able to
Fly" by Mr.. Harry T. Wood;
"The Pied Piper of HameliD in
charge of Mrs Walter A. Peck;
"Angelus," in charge of Mrs. ID. Russell
Brown; Character Song, "Hey Rube," by
c. w. Clissold; "The Spirit of 49," in
charge of Mrs. Edward ID. Bassett;
"Nydia," in charge OF Mrs. Edward Stein
ert; Character Sketch, "The Old Man and
Tim,u by Mr.. f. Dale Westland; "The
Chorister Boys" in charge of Mrs.
Henry j. Miller; "Two Recruits from
Japan" by Hu-ling and Ca-dee;
+" In Love-" in charge OF Miss Goddard;
character rong, 8" 1t Takes Girl to do it
Every Time" by Mr.. Harry T. Wood "a
Marriage Uuder the Direcory," in charge
OF Mrs. /. Harris Metcalf; comic, amateur
actors, by Mr.. G. w. Clissold; "Othello,"
in charge of Mrs. Daniel Webster; Irish
character impersonations, by Mr.. +. Dale
westland; loan collection OF portraits.
The patronesses:
Mrs. Eugene Sturtevsnt, Mrs. r. III. /.
Goddard, Mrs. w. w. White, Mrs. j. c.
Brown, Miss Susan Greene, Mrs. w. +.
3. Jackson, Mrs. l.. t. Foster,
Mrs. j. S. Ormsbee, Miss e. A. Hoppin,