The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-29

ana there is much In IL OF What we Cali
"burlesque."
Surely that is a great attraction in every
sense OF the term which is announced for
the week of January at Keith's Opera
House. Bobby Gaylor in "Sport Meal
lister" and BIZ. Keith's grand new Si0,-
900 series OF Living Pictures completes
what is double show of considerable
merit; each, in fact, whole entertain
ment in itself. The Keith Living
Pictures established record for ele-
gance and refinement in September
last when they were brought from Boston
TO open the popular house here. They
were visited by our very incest people
The new series is pronounced even more
artistic in their arrangement and more
ella oorate than those last displayed.
Everybody will enjoy this double enter
tanning program.
The New Years week attraction at
Lothrop's Pawtucket Opera House, Begin
ming Monday, will be the sensational
melo drama which Dominick Muir
ray made famous, entitled O. Es-
capped from Sing Sing" 1t is Thrill
ing picture OF convict's life. III. Percy
Meldon will impersonate seven distinct
characters during he progress of the play.
The other prime favorites in the cast are
Messrs. Edwards, Clemens, Tucker, Miss
Deagle, Miss Bell and Miss Williams.
There will be matinees "Wednesday aud
Saturday.
"Humanity," w. A. Brady's newest
production of Sutton Vane's drama, Is
vieing in popularity at the Bowdoin
Square Theater, Boston, with "The Cot
ton King" 1t will be heard with pleasure
that Humanity will be produced at
Keith's Opera House, this city, week OF Jan.
Ia. 1t will be reproduction In every
detail Of the company and scenery now
employed in Boston.
Fanny Herring, relic of the palmy days,
is appearing during the holidays at a
museum in New York in a M.thriiling
drama" entitled "Pat's Luck" or,"The
Boy Miner.n Now and then in her per-
formance there are glimmerings OF her old
time dramatic ability, but this does not
affect the ten-cent "a head audiences.
Mary Hampton, who Is playing Rosa :
mond In "Sowing the Wi.fss on tour,
charges 25 cents each time she writes her
name for an autograph fiend, and sends
the money obtained in this way to os-
pital This is a good scheme. 1t tends to
relieve distress and diminish the ranks OF
the collectors.
Beerbohm Tree, the English star, will
begin his American tour at Abbey's Thea-
ter in New York on Jan. 2sth. The first
play IN which be will be seen is "The Bal
lad Monger." He will play Grongoirs, In
which Coquelin and the late Lawrence
Barrett are familiar. Tree Will leave
England, Jan. 8.
A series OF Graham concerts, which have
been popular in the Boston theater, will
be inaugurated In this city at Keith's
Opera House Sunday evening, Jan. 8.
Dudley Prescott, the famous humorist,
and Hilda Thomas will be principals in
the program, and the other entertainers
will be announced later on.
Following "wild Rose" at Lothrop's
Providence Opera House, the attraction
for the week OF January will be j. u.
Little's scenic drama entitled, ."The
World" interpreted by Miss Edith Mai,
and carefully selected company OF COM
petent actors.
Florence Rockwell, James O'Neill's new
leading woman, made her debut last sea-
son at the Duquense Theater, Pittsburg,
as leading support of Thomas w. Keene.
Il is said she is the youngest leading wo-
man on the American stage.
Juanito Manen, the Spanish boy violin
ist, is attracting much attention now in
the music world in New York. He is
only ten, but IL Is said he plays with much
of the verve and agility that distinguishes
his celebrated teacher, Sarasate.
DeKoven and Smiths greatest operate
success, "Rob Roy" will be sung for the
tooth time at the Herald Square Theater,
New York, on January 11th.
Isabel Irving, Mary Hampton, Amy
Busby, Grace Kimball and Katherine
Grey are included in the young actresses
recently become prominent.
Press Agent Mason has been little
"under the weather" this week, with a
painful felon on his right thumb.
During the week beginning January z,
the Fay Foster Burlesque Company will
be at the Westminster Theater.
The comedians are now all punched to-
gether i'm the South: Crane, Robson,
Goodwin and Sol Smith Russell
Marie Burress, who has left Jsmes
O'NelPs support, Is shortly to marry a