The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-22
Talked About.


PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE = Kellar the
Magician.
B.F KEITHs OPERA HoUsE-Nellie McHenry
in "a Night at the Circus"
LoTHRops OPERA HOUSE = "The widder.p
WESTMINSTER THEATER-'The Night Owls"
MUSIC fiALL.-D L. Moody. and 1880 .. m.
INFANTRY HALL-PoIo; Providence VS.. Brock
ton. N .ftf
"Thc public schools OF England" will
be the subject OF George l.. Fox's illustra-
ted lecture in Sayles Memorial Hall this
evening.
Hose and Hook and Ladder 4 extin-
guished chimney fire in Johanna o.
Leary's house, 296 South Main street yes
terday Afternoon.
Jolly Nellie McIIenry and her company
of merry makers will make this evening
and every evening this week pleasant in
Keith's Opera House.
Kellar, the wonder worker will be seen,
in the Providence Opera House this even
ing in an interesting and original enter
tainment. He is worth seeing.
"The Night Owls" beauty show will
entertain the patrons OF the Westminster
Theater this evening and every afternoon
and evening during the week.
N. b. Sprague, organist OF Grace church,
gave his customary recital last evening
making selections from the works OF
Foote, Handel and other classical COM
posers.
Harry La MAR and the stock company
will give n breezy performance OF the New
England comedy entitled "The Widder"
in Lothrop's Opera House this afternoon
and evening.
The Affair Dramatic Club will present
the charming little comedy entitled "Lend
me Five Shilings," In the clubs hall,
Greenwich street this evening. There will
be dancing after the play.
Mr.. A. &. Munroe, secretary OF the
Worcester County Musical association,
was the guest OF Mr.. Jules Jordan yestcr-
day, and attended service at the First
Universalist church, Green street.
The Union Railroad company is expert
menting with new wheel fitted to the
end of the trolley pole to test its superior
ity to the present device which Is opera
ting, however, very satisfactorily.
Prof. w. III. Munroe OF Brown University
lectured at the Riverside Congregational
Church Saturday evening on "Monks and
Friars," with. special reference TO their
history during the earlier centuries.
Providence was an object of public curl
osity yesterday. A variety of theories OF
the cause of the accident have been volun-
teered, but the most tenable solution
seems to lie in the defective character of
the metal near the base by the process OF
grannlation.
The Southern Rhode Island Press Club
had an enjoyable sojourn in this city last
Saturday. The delegates visited the state
institutions at Cranston and attended the
matinee performance of "a Parlor
Match" F." at the Providence Opera House
on invitation Of Manager Morrow. In the
evening the members had jolly supper
in the Trocadero.
The annual winter concert Of the Brown
University Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
Club and Symphony Society will be given
in Sayles Memorial Hall tomorrow even
ing. This Is an annual event OF much i'm
portance as the university students make
II point to surpass everything in the
popular concert line in this city.
When the ride was restricted to once
around the Worlds fair grounds on the
Iptramural railroad for 10 cents, the ele.
waited roadway was Stunned. When the
management said 10 cents would give an
all day trip, everybody wanted to ride and
very few went more than once around.
The Union Railroad company may have
similar experience in the Red Bridge and
Olneyville route by shortening the trip of
the "white cars" to Mathewson street.
Transfer tickets, however, would keep the
public peaceful.
John Greenway either neglected to turn
off the gas or left it burning purposely
Saturday night. He was found dead in
nue. Sunday morning. He evidently was
i'm sane state when he