The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-12
Dramatic Minor Mention.

James X. Keane, for several seasons
with Lothrop's stock companies, is or
ganizing company in this city to go on
the road.
Manager Charles A. Wilson Of the Kath-
crime Rober Company is seriously Ill at his
hotel in this city.
William Murray Is organizing a COM
pany in this city TO take the road in
repertoire, including Grip Van Winkle,
damon and Pythias, and "Hazel
kirke." He has already signed William
Gallagher, Charles MeVeigh, James l.
Byrnes, Robert j. Sullivan, Susie Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose, and Miss Pierson.
'sThe Masqueraders, a melodrama, by
Henry Arthur Jones. will be presented at
the Providence Opera House, October 2l,
by Charles Frohman's stock company.
The play enjoyed a long and successful
run at the New York Empire Theater,
and Is described as an unusually interest
ing work, replete with powerful dramatic
effects. All the elaborate scenery used in
the New York production will be seen
here, and the cast will he practically the
same as the original. The cast of "The
Masqueraders' employs the very best
players, under the management OF this
enterprising producer, including such
well-known Providence favorites as Henry
Miller, William Faversham, w. Ii. Cromp-
ton, w. j. Ferguson, j. Il. Dodson, Rob
ert Edeson, Viola Allen, May Robson, Ida
Conquest and Genevieve Reynolds. The
production Is said TO be one OF the most
expensive ever presented by Mr.. Froh-
man, and that he has spent $40, 900 on its
stage setting aud furnishings. Twenty
two Paris and London gowns worn in one
scene are reported to have cost s17, 800,
and the custom house valuation of the
gilt chairs used in the same scene-all
the furniture having been imported
s13S each. One OF Viola Aliens costumes
cost $3.50. "Tho Masqueraderso will be
given all the week except on Friday and
Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee.
when "Liberty Hall" will be played.
"The Cotton King is booked at
Keith's Opera House, week of October 2s.
This piece made a tremendous hit in
Providence last season, and Jack Mason
was an especial favorite in the leading
role. Mason is now In Lon don, making
the hit of his life in Ala bama.
Manager Fynes' clever scheme OF having
Speedy, the diver, leap from that dizzy
height from Frszer's coal derrick,
brought the finest Of financial results at
Keith's last week, and there has never
been q week when the audiences were so
large. IL was one OF the best weeks in
the history OF the theater.
Following "Life in London" at Lo-
throps Opsra House, the popular favor
it,, Miss Katherine Rober, will return for
a farewell engagement, during which she
will present the great drama Little De-
tective.o
"Tbe Continuous King" is the way the
Dramatic Mirror headed an article on Ii.
+. Keith last week.
Manager Gustave Frohman CT the Schil-
Ter Theater, Chicago, will produce at his
house during the present season a num-
ber OF original American plays by Ameri-
can authors. The first Of these produc.
tions will be "1'he Witch on November
is, in which play Marie Hubert will APP
pear as the star.
Felix wendelschafer, the popular and
accomplished leader OF the orche estra at
the Providence Opera House, will be seen
in his accustomed place on Monday even
ing The fall from his bicycle causing a
dislocation OF his shoulder several weeks
ago has prevented his direction OF the mu-
steal department at the theater, always a
feature OF the entertainment at this house
The South Providence Temperance Ca
diets, an organization that enjoys the dis
tinction of being the champion drill corps
OF New England, has been especially en-
gagged for tho evening performances OF
"The Girl l Left Behind Me- at the
Keith's Opera House next week. They
vii! represent United States soldiers In
the great fort scene OF this wonderful
play. They will give an exhibition of
their skill as soldiers.
Manager Morrow has an exceptionally
strong list OF attraction !or the Provi-
denee 0pers House during the next six
weeks They are as follows: 1.-THE Mas
queraders," by the New York Empire
fheater stock company; Ned Harrigan,
the famous comedians; the remarkably
successful play "Sowing the Wind"
Hoyt's "A Black Sheep; Alexander sal.
vini; Frohman's comedians; the Holland
Brothers and James O'Neil. This IL q
remarkable array, and assures theater. go-
ers OF evenings OF rare pleasure.
Mabel Love, the London dancer, who
has arrived in this country with ellis Ex-
cellency' company, Is very pretty girl.
who will do quite as much toward max
Ing the hearts 81 boys about town palpi-
tate as did her iilustrious predecessors,
Lefty L'rd Lillian Price and Cissy Fitz.
gerald. Miss Love has quite a romantic
career. She ie only n, and made her de-
but st the tender sge of ~ I'm "Alice in
Wonderland. y Two years later she Joined
the London Gaiety Company. Her most
sensational act was committed In July,
1889, when she attempted To drown her.
self In the Thames, just because love
not run smoothly.