The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-16
AIT TLOTAROP'S.
Two Strong Bills Next Week.
Stage News.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after
moons and evenings next week an interest
Ing bill will be offered at Lothrops Opera
House. Performance will begin WIN
Il. McElroy, the popular comedian, en-
titled "a Summer Visit" The cast will be
p. Vaselene Murphy, James II. McElroy;
Major Napoleon 0akly, Justin Paige;
Amanda Oakiy, Helen Linde. Comedian
McElroy's product Will be followed py
entitled "Pygmalion and Gaiatea,
which has claimed the best talent OF
tho foremost players OF the world.
The cast will be made mp as follows,
which insure. a good performance;
Gaiatea, an animated statue, Katherine
Rober; Pygmalion, Athenian sculptor,
William Farnum; Chrysus, an art patron,
James Il. McElroy; Lucippe, Leonard
Rowe; Minos. Morris McHugh; Cynisca,
Lillian Mortimer, Daphne, Dollie Bendeli;
Myrine, Ellen Mortimer.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday after
Moons and evenings the bill VIII be
changed. The II. Percy Meidon and Ethel
Tucker Company will be seen in the
stirring drama entitled"InT The Trenches"
which is a story of the Crimean War. The
cast will be made up as follows:
Paul Clayton, ii. Percy Meldon Cal Eyer
ton, j. J. Owens; John Clayton, II. X. Mar
shall; Mons Aiphonse Granville, j. Francis
Corporal Murphy with speciality, Ford
Warren; Joe Cricket Introducing artis-
tic gun and bayonet drill), Thad Gray;
Nadine, Ethel Tucker; Countess Wornzof,
Florence Mack; Mrs. Cleopatra Bull, Eva
Williams.
The part of Paul Clayton fits Mr.. Meldon
better perhaps than anything he has ever
played. Ethel Tucker has In Nadine
very charming role, and j. Francis Kirke
has in Alphonse a decidedly strong
character role.
Manager G.. Il. Lothrop has rendered
complimentary benefit TO Miss Viola Ban
croft and Miss frankie Bell, TO take place
at Lothrop's Pawtucket Opera House,
Saturday afternoon and evening, June 70.
Minnie Minnie hsbe1 Rs1%ss' w bright be 0'msSs prs
sented with the beneficiaries in the
leading roles. The speciality list will
be great one, including he Power family
OF bicyclists; the Three Renos grotesque
dancers; the Higgins Bros, Brown and
81 IoSn Mlss ss apn pn ms' Mss bs Farnam
Bros, and all the local fayorites who have
been so popular with the patrons OF the
opera house this season.
Henry r. Dixey has made up his mind
TO leave the footlights severely alone next
season and to devote his time TO an enter
tainment tour a la George Grossnith. He
will give all his famous limitations and
makeups. A Boston man has been secured
for the sll important role of hacker.
Comedian Sea abrook Ike says he never sawa
negro turn completely white until the
other day. 1t was the coon who manip-
ulates the handles of the CARRIAGES as they
drive up to the Broadway Thea
ter each evening. He asked Sea-
the playful comedian gave him q souvenir
bottle and bade him taste IL. OF course,
the foolish coon at once swallowed
and the way ne carried on Is described
as being uncanny. To get even with
6oabrooke, the coon gave the rest of the
bottle to his wife, and the next day he in
formed every one at the theater with the
greatest satisfaction that "the missus had
: drefful bad time"
Il Is reported that b. r. Keith will ad-
vance his continuous performance idea In
the Went, and that he has secured for that
purpose, Pixies Opera House, Cincinnati.
Hereafter NO manager of theater or
any place Of amusement in the city or
State Of New York may sell admission
tickets or privileges of standing room.
Tho law has been recently amended In
the Empire State to that effect, and
hereafter the box Office may just as well
shut up after all the regular seats have
bssn sold. This Is very pretty SO far as it
goes but the 40 odd managers in New
York will nnd way to rattle the law.
Justin Paige had q rousing benefit in
Lothrop's Opera House yesterday after
noon and evening. A little from "Esmer-
alda, "Streets OF New York" and "Ticket
Of Leave Man" made an interesting bill.