The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-17
entertain all who visit the theater either
In the afternoon or evening.

In tno altefnoon or evening"
Visitors to New York can have the fol-
lowing attractions TO choose from nsxt
week:
Metropolitan, grand opera; Herald
Square, Rob Roy; Standard, The New Boy;
Empire, The Bsuble Shop; Hoyt's, A MIX
Columbus; American, Later On; Fifth
Avenue, The Coming Woman;
Lyceum, Woman's Silence;
Academy, Sheandoah; star, The Pacific
Mai; Palmer's, The New Woman; Alb
bey's, The Queen of Brilliants; Days
A Gaiety Girl; broadway, DIR. Syntax; st.
James Hall, Minstrols; Fourteenth street,
The Brownies; Grand Opera House, Rose
dale; Roster d Bial's, Vaudeville and Liv-
ing Pictures; Tony Pastors, Vaudeville.
On Thursday evening, James O'Neill
presented new play at the Grand Opera
DE Seville" and Is a romantic drama in five
acts, written for Mr.. O'Neill by Eugene
kellner OF Boston. Mr.. O'Neill played
the title role. MIR. O'Neill is today the
leading exponent of romantic drama in
this country, but II Is quite while now
since he has staged a new play OF that
kind. "Don Carlos De Seville" Is by an
O'Neiil. This popular actor will be in the
Providence Opera House the last three
evenings OF next week. Mr.. O'Nell viii
be seen in "Virginius" and "Monte
Cristo."
III. Percy Meldon, the popular actor on
Lothrop's circuit, Will make his first ap-
pearance this season at LOthrop's Paw
tucket Opera House Monday evening for
weeks performance OF the sensational
melodramR entitled 10000 Miles Away"
1t IS seqel To the ever popular
play "Across the Continent" The cast
Will include j. Gordon Edwards, Cameron
Clemens, Jack Tucker, Tessle beagle,
frankie Bell, Eva Williams and other
favorite members OF the stock company.
Matinees will be given "Wednesday and
Saturday. Providence thehter goers will
probably visit Pswtuckgt In large num-
bers to see this company and play.
"The Cotton King" has made strong
impression at the Bowdoin Square
Theater, Boston, and for the past six
weeks standing room has been at prem
one OF the most interesting dramas
OF its class yet seen in boston,
while the acting and scenic effects are of
quality that justify the hearty applause
bestowed nightly by the spectators. 1t
will be brought out at keith's Opera
House this city for week beginning Dec.
10 with the identical cast that has made
such hit in Boston and John b. Mason
will be seen in his new creation OF Jack
Osborn, the Cotton King.
In spite OF the fact that he had several
failures last year, and that the season was
vrry bad theatricslly, the gross receipts
I Chas. Frohman's productions for 49, '94
amounted to more than s2,000,000 or
this sum, The theaters at which his com
pany played received, as their share,
S600,00O. Mr. Frohman Is liberal wit h the
dramatists whose plays he produced, and
they must have received in royalties
something IKE s2OO, ,UU0. The salary list
was over 0,000, printers and railroads
swallowed Si10, 900, and the incidental ex-
penses are figured at about 1000.
The Louise Beaudct Opera Bouffe Com
pany produced "Jacinta, or the Maid OF
Manzsnillo," at the Grand Opera House,
Philadelphia, on Monday, November ~.
The libretto, by William II. Lepere, con-
Germs episodes inv Mexico. The hero is
made q prisoner and the heroine disguises
herself as boy in order to attend to her
~
but things turn out all right by the time
the last act is due. The music, by Alfred
&. Robyn, is described as melodious, ami
mated and extremely "catchy."
The mental breakdown of John III. Rus
sell, manager. of RussclPs Comedians, in
consequence of pecuniary troubles, is sad
in itself, for Russell was a popular man,
but il is interesting rs vivid illustration
Of the fact that the theatrical business IL
on shifting sands. Three seasons ago
Russell was In the middle of the swim; an
actor that signed with him would pro-
account. But that was three years ago.
Richard Golden's farewell appearance
as "Old Jed Prouty" during Thanksgiv-
ing week at Keith's Opera House augurs
succession OF crowded houses, judging
from the demand for seats. The comedi-
ans visits to Providence have, in every in
stance, been signalixsd by enormous busi-
promises to be no exception TO the rule.
Augustin DAILY Is about the brainiest
man In the show business. He not only
writes plays but translates, adapts, di-
rects and produces them. Best OF all he
can write and speak English. He does
not have to depend on anybody. He 10
the only American manager that has been
able TO wave the American flag in hts.
right hand and the English flag in his left
On Tuesday last at a matinee Of the
Fifth Avenue Theatcr, London, Mary Ell
lot Page, young American lady,
made her debut in a nlaY entitled