The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-19


catchy music and taking specialties. IL
will be staged with elaborate settings
and the girls of the company will wear
some stunning costumes.
Teddy Hale, winner OF the great six
day bicycle race at Madison Square Gar
den, N. Y, Will appear with the London
Bellies.
theatrical Tattle.
Sir Irving will revive "Richard III" at
the Iyceum in London next week.
For the week beginning Dec. 2S, the
Miaco City Club will be the medium OF
enjoyment at the Westminster Theater.
MIR. Drew will give nearly one hundred
and fifty performances of "Rosemary"
at the Empire Theater, New York before
he leaves there.
1t is estimated that something like
ninety thousand persons have paid--re-
member that, psic-to see "The Cherry
Pickers' at the Fourteenth street The
ater, New York.
Thomas @. Seabrooke, who has just pre-
sented "The Spsculator," with great suc-
cess at the fremont Theatsr, Boston, is
the attraction at KeIth's Opera House
week OF Jan. "a.
ga Fool of Fortune" Is likely to prove
as big a moneymaker as any play Mr.. W.
II. Crane ever had. At any rate, 1t gives
him a chance to display qualities no one
ever knew he possessed.
"Les Deux Gosses'' has run two years
i'm Paris. It's American version, "Two
Little Migrants" may run that long at
| the Academy of Music or Ii may not. In
any case IL 10 big success in New York.
During the week beginn ing Dec. %,
Bret Harte's delightful comedy entitled
"Sue'' will. be seen for the first time at
the Providence Opera House with the
favorite players Annie Russell and Joseph
| Haworth in the cast.
| Mrs. 8. A. Baker, who 10 mem ber OF
Thomas Keene's company, is the Oldest
actress on the stage, bsing the senior Of
Mrs. John Drew by two years. Mrs. Ba-
ker has been 80 years on the stage, and
in that time has been left behind but
once on account of sickness. The mem-
bers of the company say that she 10 the
youngest and gayest of the psrty.
Daniel A. Kelley has copyrighted the
"YeIIow Kid I'm McFsd den's Row OF
Flats, (which is to be produced at Boston
after the holidays, for run of from four
to six weeks, after which 1t will be put
upon the road by two companies. No.
under the management OF MIR. Kelley, and
No. under A. ID. Cameron OF this city,
who has been business manager for Mr..
Kelley for several months past.
Mrs. Kendall continues her epistolatory
and oratorical eccentricities. To an Eng
lish paper, in the course OF other opin
ions, she has just said OF stage life: "l'
is most terrible, a most awful life fol
a woman. Nay, it is the most terrible
the most awful in the world for q wo-
man. To.succeed in 1t she must have th'
epidermis Of a rhinocerous, the strength
of man and the feelings, say OF gravcr
image. 1 speak strongly; l afeel strongly
on the subject, and remember, l knov
what I am talking about" Mrs. Ken
dial has enjoyed one of the most success
fol OF theatrical careers, aud 1t Is impos
sible not TO feel that statements of thi
kind are a painfully unjust return to hel
profession.
The remarkably successful play entitled
"The Heart of Maryland" which engaged
the attention OF tho theater going popu
alton OF New YORK for a whole season
will be seen at the Providence Opera
House Jan. 4. Mrs. Leslie Carter, wht
made a national reputation In the leading
mart will be q member of the cast. Tn,
character she assumes requires a grea
deal of ability, courage. daring snc
care and the manner OF hsr training TO
the character has become matter o
national gossip through the famous
trial in which playwright Belssco secured
verdict awarding him compensation
for preparing Mrs. Carter for tho work
rhe forthcoming engagement will be In
tsrestiug.
Tbe round OF amusements In New
| Nork at rresent wns never of more in