The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26

weeks engagement at Lothrop's Provi-
dence Opera House on Monday afternoon,
is very promising. With the exception OF
the name scarcely vestige of the former
production remains. For the last ten
years this play has been before the public.
IL was dramatized from the famous Bad
Boy sketches by Mr.. Chas. Il. Pidgin.
The sketche were written by the Hon.
Geo. w. Peck OF Milwaukee, editor OF
"Peck's Sun" and at one time Governor
of Wisconsin.
The play is moral in every respect, and
tends TO show that boy may be mischiev-
Gus and still not bad. The management
have introduced into the comedy some of
the strongest metropolitan novelties and
made special feature Of the latest and
most popular music. Special attention
has also been given to the costuming and
stage setting, and there may be expected
one of the strongest and most enjoyable
entertainments of the season.
Flynn and Sheridan's City Sports Big
Show, good "comedy- burlesque' organ
ization, will entertain the Westminster
Theater patrons next week with the bur-
lesques, "Love vs. Mischief" and "A Hot
Night" introducing the City Sports and
the entire company In comic situations
and operate medleys. The olio is strong
including the four famous Nelson sisters,
South American acropats, whose aggre-
gate weight Is 620 pounds, and who per-
form most difficult feets; Jack Burke,
champion lightweight pugilist of the
South, who fought the longest battle
on record, ITO rounds, with Andy Bowen.
He will present an exhibition of scien-
tific boxing with his wife, Rosa Burke,
the soubret and champion light weight
boxer; challenge ballet, by Vincenzo
Romeo, introducing Miss Lillian Lam
caster, grotesque dancer, assistsd by q
corps de ballet; musical comedy by the
premieres, Snyder and Buckley; parody
singing by Wren and DAILY, and comedy
by Flynn and Zittela, and Phil and Cressie
Sheridan. Performances will be given
every afternoon and evening.
Keliar, the famous magician, will be at
the Providence Opera House the last three
evenings and Saturday matinee OF next
week, with his wonderful exhibition of
sleig ht-of hand and marvellous tricks of
magic and illusions. Conspicuous among
his novelties are " The Shrine OF Komra
Sami," one OF the weirdest exhibit
tions ever given in the United States.
and "The Talking Image" But most
marvellous, perhaps, of all is the Diablerie
Of the Decimals," new seance with
figures which makes Inaudi's famous
numerical exhibitions seem easy. "Kar-
mos" in which Mrs. Kellar assists Mr..
Kellar, "Flyto," "The Csssadaga, Propa-
ganda,n "The Mysterious Cabinet" and
"Out OF Sight" are continued.
William ii. Thompson, whose rem ark
able performance of console ence-stricken
criminal in the "Fatai Card" at Palmer 8
Theater in New York, is the chief feature
of that production, says: sit is
a great mistake for an actor to at
tempt to play part as another actor
has played, for he can never know what
were the workings Of his predecessors 3
mind that led him to vary the power and
expression of his voice, TO gesticulate and
to deport himself. That Is one great rea-
son why actors in No. 2 companies fail in
their parts; they ar mere puppets, aping
the originals without knowing why"
The February attractions at the Provi-
dence Opera House will be respectively the
Hanlons In "superba, 9TH, 5th and 9Th ;
the accomplished comedian, Nat 9. Good
win, in "David Garrick" and "In
Missouri" eth, sth and 9th; "The Prodi-
cal Daughter" 1ith, 18th and 18th,
and "The Passing Show" the balance OF
that week. These last two are among the
strongest attraction on the stage at the
present time. Before February closes
"The Girl | Left Behind Me-" Sol Smith
Russell, and Hoyt's latest farce, "Black
Sheep" will be seen. Surely this is quite
an array for one month.
The 14th annual benefit OF Providence
Lodge of Elks, in Keith's Opera House,
yesterday afternoon, attracted a large
audience that enjoyed the long and varied
program. The entertainment was novel
In its young lady minstrel part and the
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