The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Hidden Hand at Lothrop's
Opera House.

The play at Lothrop's Opera House nex'
week will be "The Hidden Hand" dram.
atixed from Mrs. ID. r.. N. Southworth's
story oi that name and cast to the full
strength OF the Katherine Rober Stock
Company. On the Fourth of July there will
be three performance, 1880 a. m, when
tho price OF admission to all parts OF the
house viii be ten cents, afternoon and even
Ing at regular hours and regular prices.
Cast OF characters: Capitola, Katherine
kober; Major Ira Wariield (Old Hurri-
camel, Justin Paige; Herbert Grayson,
William Earnum; Wool, lively niger,
James II. McElroy; Black Donald, A. II.
Field; Colonel Lenoir, Leonard Rowe;
Gravel Lenoir, Morris McHugh; Clara
Day, Lillian Mortimer; Mrs. Condiment,
Doliie Bardell; Pit-a-Pat, Ellen Morti-
mer; Marah Rock, Helen V. Linde.
Manager Chase's Benefit.
William G. Chase, the popular manager
OF Lothrop''s Providence Opera House,
win have benefit at the theater Thurs
day afternoon and evening, July 8. In
the afternoon Katherine Rober and her
talented company will give the drama
"The Hidden Hand, " with Miss Rober in
In the. great impersonation Of the
E3ydenish Capitoia. The evening enter
talnment will present Miss Lillian Nor
timer and the Rober Company In Minnie
Pelmer's screaming comedy entitled,
1.-THE Little Rebel with Miss Mortimer
In the decidedly lively title role. At both
performances number of volunteers
VIII appear in bright specialties to enliven
Joseph Jefferson is SO years OF ago. The
venerable comedian is at "Crow's Nest"
his beautiful home at Buzzard's Bay.
The variety show is now very popular.
but the theater, too, in its best estate, is
popuiar-more popular than ever. Let
fII f<I4 fx,t a
Of distinguished ability be presented, and
the theater will be thronged. Even the
past dire season has established this. No
great theatrical enterprise that legiti-
mately commends itself has failed, or will
fail Of success.
Industrious. Oscar Wilde's new comedy |
Is to be produced at the Haymarket Thea
Ter, London, in August. Henry Arthur |
Jones new play will be done shortly at |
Ine criterion, and two new plays by Mr.. |
Finero, one of which is said to have a
motiyc na even stronger than "The Second
MRS. 1anqueray," are also announced.
Sarah Bernhardt went to London earlier
tnas she intended in order to see Duse on
the stage. Time was when Sarah would
not have taken this trouble. Ii il aston
1shing how praise Of Que woman will ex-
cite another woman's curiosity.
p. 8. Willard gave performance of the
Mlddieman last week Monday at the
comedy Theatre, London, for the benefit
of the actors funds of England and Amer
ICE. IN an illustration on the program,
The hegs Of America and England are in
'ertwincd and faced by portraits OF Gar
lick, JEFFERSON, Charlotte Cushman, Mac
:eaoy, Forrest, Irving, Ellen Terry, Mary
Aaderson, Edwin Booth and Foofc.
Mr. Abbey has just retnrned to London
rom weeks trip to Paris and Milan,
vnere ne went to hear several singers,
With view to engaging them for the
metropolitan Opera Company, New York.
nelba has been engaged, but Calve re-
uses TO sing again at the Metropolitan.
me has several other irons in the fire.