The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-19

ing, ana dfter . lew uiGutu uiofo en-s
theater Is let for local and other organizs-
tions, dust will have chance to uiantie
everything until the days grow snors
again. Manager Morrow has had gooo
season. AS 4 whole better altractions
were presented than ever before. Ing
playing has been more even. The assrsge
capacity OF the players and merit OF ana'
offered have been OF higher order
There have been no weeks when the com
panies occupying the house could pe
classed as really bad and often the
best Ina the country has been seen tneie.
This Is a marked Improvement over
previous years when some OF the queeres.
of plays and performers managed 10 Sc.
cure time, because they had undeserseu
endorsement. Manager Morrow always
made an effort TO get the best oplaIpaple
material and he was fortunate isst seAsgn'
He also had the satisfaction OF pront,
able business aud pleased and enlertalned
patrons. He has already made some pre-
paration for a better season beginning
next August. Many new plays and capa-
BILE players have been spoken for.
Stage News and Gossip.
Eleanora Duse, the great actress, will
play In this country next winter
George Wilson, who starred in "Monte
carioD last season, will return TO min
strelsy with Primrose a. West In the au-
tumn.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans, IL is reported, has
retired from Edward Harrigans COM
pany, with which she has been connected
IL years.
week after next the three st. Felix
Sisters will present their farce comedy
entitled "a Lucky Hit In the Wet
minister Theater.
A large part of the choruses sung by the
Falstaff Club in the minstrel show were ar
A.. eli leader
Keith's orchestra.
il is said that the profits OF the run OF
"Sowing the Windn at the New York
Empire were close upon $5O,OOO. "hais-
ing the Wind" couldn't do better.
Manager R. A. Harrington of Rocky
point has secured Charles Lovenbergs
at his popular down the river resort.
Following "Iittle Hurricane" the at
traction at Lothrop's Opera House Will be
east Lynne, with Miss Katherine Rober
and the stock company in the cast.
Bronson Howard's new play will be
ready for production in New York next
January. It's comedy dealing with So
ciety life, but 1t has not been named yet.
So Howard says.
The attraction at Lothrop's Grand Opera
Percy Meldon in the comedy entitled THE
Plunger, supported by the entire strength
of Lothrop's stock company.
Thomas and Fred Collins OF tbs city,
who have lbeen with Dockstader's min
strels for two seasons, will be at keith's
Union Square Theater, New York, next
week. They have signed to go with Hav-
erly next season.
Having had great many requests for
seats. the "Fencing Master management
gives information that it will be impossi-
BILE for the treasurer to answer the tele-
phone Monday. Telephone orders will
probably be attended to after that day.
Mines. Materna, Tavary, Emma Juch,
Lillian Blauvelt and Maud Powell, Emil
Fischer, Victor Herbert, Signor Campan-
ari and Conrad Behrens have been en-
gagged as soloists for the National Saen-
gerfest at Madison Square Garden, New
York, beginning June z3.
Miss Katherine Rober will be rendered
complimentary benefit at Lothrop's Opera
House, this city, Friday afternoon and
evening, May 81, on which occasions the
attraction will be "Camille," with the
beneficiary in the title role, and William
Farnum, the rising young actor, In the
great role of Armand.
Sadie Martinot has been selling her
furniture, diamonds, bijouterie, bric-a-
brac, linen and lingerie by auction in
New York tho past week, receiving there
for something above $4,000. Her object,
she intimates, is TO remove the temptation
TO stay at home among such treasures
which has hitherto interfered with her
artistic career by keeping her away from
the stage.
The members OF the cast of "The Girl
Left Behind Ne" at the Academy OF
Music, New York, are making the most
of the score of cavalry horses that dash on
in the stockade scene. AT about o'clock
any morning you may see Grace Atwell,
Tom Eberle, Frank Mordaunt, Joseph
Humphreys, and All Hayman riding
through the park, all on "Girl Left Be-
hind Me" horses.
1t is reported that the United States
| Government is negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the Madison Square Garden,
| New York, intending to make OF 1t q
| branch postoffice. During the past year
| the gross receipts OF the Garden were
about $4,000, and the total ex-
| penditures s2l5,550, which left deficien-
| cy OF some $4,000, in addition to which
| there are unpaid taxes and bills amount
ing to more than $4,000. Since Frank w.
Sanger took the management the outlook
is brighter, ~ be has booked attractions
| from now until December. Nevertheless,
1t is understood that the stockholders
will sell to the Government II they can
get their price.
Chiko and his bride Joanna are prob
ably the two greatest living attractions
in the animal Kingdom. A male and
female gorilla would be without doubt
the most wonderful feature, but when
these same gOrillas are really a giant and
giantcss, their value as curiosities is
simply incalculable. Not since the great
Jumbo, has Bsrnum d Bailey
secured such great prizes. They are
so human-like in every particular as 70
set all men thinking where the animal
begins and man ends. 1t is said that these
remarkable animals can talk, and that
they have language OF their own, and
that possibility exists that they may have
a-well, a hereafter, who knows. Go and
see them yourself when the Greatest Show
on Earth comes here on Thursday, June 4