The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-19
Keith's Opera House.

Hawk shaw. .................C Charles j.. Sturgis
Ben Ben larlihe ............ James r. Callahan
Arthur Sybals. Carl Richards
Michael cohen. Roland Carter
Margie Mclntyre. re.....,....-..,..,...Ad Ada Lewis
Gladys Connolly y..................M Mamie Gilroy
Tilda Welworth. h.................M Mary Marvelle
Mrs. Tom Thompson. on...............Oll Ollie Evans
Mrs. Sam Thompson. ..............F Freda Depew
Mrs. John Johnson. n....,........,..Sy Sylvia Holte
Ola Lone.................,f Cissy Buckley
carrie weight. ht....,.s,................B Bcsta bett
ELIZABETH Albright. May irwin
"a Country Sport" opened its second
engagement of the season at Keith,s
Opera House last evening, meeting with
the same cordial reception as has been ten
dered IL on previous visits. Although the
entertaining farce is familiar to Provi-
dence audiences, it furnishes as much
merriment and won as much applause
as II entirely new. Peter +. Daley, who
appears in the title role OF the play,
is supported by a company OF able come
dians and specialists. who furnish with
songs and bright dialogue a most mirth-
provoking program. Mr.. Daley pos
sesses the happy faculty of causing every
thing he SAYS and does to appear comical,
and whatever he attempts finds favor
with the audience who last night were
not sparing of applause. His songs,
among them number OF parodies, were
bright and cleverly given.
May Irwin, who impersonated Elizabeth
Albright, the up-to- date chaperon,is also
familiar in Providence and her inimit-
able presentation of negro melodies
makes her favorite everywhere. A
number OF these were given last evening
together with other songs which, with
her pleasing peronality, made Miss Irwin
ono of the most popular entertainers of
the company. Andrew Mack, composer
of number of popular songs, In the
character of Professor Strut made his
part taking one, and in the second act,
which presents a scene on the Bowery,
made decided hit as the Bowery boy. In
this character he sang two songs of his
own composition, kitty Dear" and "My
| Pearl is Bowery Girl" Mr.. Mack di-
vided the honors OF the Bowery with Ada
Lewis, whose representation of the tough
girl, Margie Mcintyre, was a work of art.
Mamie Gilroy was we'll received in her
singing and dancing and the rest of the
company competently filled their respec-
tive parts in the musical comedy whose
plot-like those OF most other comedies of
this class, Is only an excuse for the intro
ducing OF the various speclalties.
One of the pretty features OF the per-
formance was at the beginning OF the
third act, when eight OF the company
danced the Court Gavotte. 1.-The Coun-
try Sport" is TO be presented every even
ing during the week and Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday afternoon.
New Departure at keith's Next Week.
That is a most welcome innovation noted
in the announcements at Il. q. Keith's
Opera House for next week, Beginning
March 25, when unquessionably the
best novelty show yet seen in this
vicinity will be presented. Through the
cancellation of an engagement the week
OF the 18th was left opon, and the man
agement, rather than accept anything
except what was considered completely
satisfactory and first class, decided to offer
an entertainment provided by "B. +.
Keith's Own Great European and Ameri-
can Novelty Company" The artists are
selected from the various houses in the
Keith circuit In Boston, New York and
Philadelphia and may in truth be
termed "the flower of vaudeville" The
names surely are tower of strength:
Billy Emerson, vertable emperor of
Minis trelsy, and for years unapproachable
in bis line; Bunth and Rudd, the latest
European eccentric comedians; the Four
Martinettis, family OF wonderful
gymnastss, who created a furore in
Roster K Balls, New York; Raymon
Moore the perennial fayorite; Adrian do
Bessel, the graceful aud lightning clay
modeler; little oertie Cochran, a prodigy
five years old, with an amazing memory,
and Others to be anpouced later.