The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-26
New York Owls Burlesque Company will
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New York Owls Burlesque Company will
be the attrac tion.
theatrical Small Talk.
Charles Harris, brother of Sir Angus
tus Harris, who made himself so much
disliked in New York some years ago by
the british manner in which he treated
his chorus girls, has been selected to
stage grand opera at Covent Garden,
London, for Maurice Grau.
The story about George Ballentins,
son of the millionaire brewer, and Grace
Henderson is at present the tai OF New
York. Sne did not, however, try to
shoot him, but herself, and the report
that he offered her $1,000 while she insist
ed in getting $1,000 is altogether false.
They had been devoted to each other for
some time and ne left her at o'clock
p. m. to return at @; ct O'Clock be was
married TO another, and any one who
knew anything about an emotional ac-
tress knew just what happened.
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Oscar Hammerstein produced his new
opera, "Santa Maria" on Thursday
evening with company that Is headed
by Camille D'Arville. julius Steger, Lu-
ellie Saunders and James L. Powers also
have important roles.
The beauty of Anna Held, who has just
arrived is not overestimated. Her features
are large and regular, the eyes being most
prominent. They are hazel in tint, wide
and expressive, with heavy lids aud long
lashes. The singer is short and plump,
and gifted with much personal magne.
tism. She speaks English very prettily
and adores diamonds and pearls. Her
English song, "won't You Come and
Play With Me?'" will be the musical
success OF the season.
j. Il. Dodson calls attention to the fact
when Shakespeare wrote his plays there
were not III all the world as many Eng
lish speaking people as there.are now in
New YORK and New Jersey.
Harriet Vernon, the famous English
music hall artist, who is to reappear In
America next season, has just completed
a mcst successful tour of Great Britain,
and is abous'to sail for South Africa, 10
play special engagement at one OF the
largest salaries ever paid in vaudeville.
MIR. James O'NeilI is now rehearsiug a
thew Wayne.' 1t ran for over 500 nights
at the Gymnase, Paris, and has been
adapted for Mr.. O'Neil by Minnie Mad
dern Fiske. Within the last two weeks
James O'Neill has had the "standing
room only " sign ou. in four different
towns in New England.
| During conversation on the differ
ence between American aud English audi
ences. a prominent English comedia
told II. A. Barnet, the author OF slack
and the Beanstslk" and other burles-
ques, that the only way to successfully y
| spring a joke on British theater-goers
was to first announce that joke was
about to be sprung then to spring 1t,
and lastly to explain that it had been
sprung.
Fanny Davenport declares that 1t is q
fsllacy to suppose that the public nc
| longer care for legitimate drama. "In
some instances" continues Miss Daven-
! port. 81 have noticed that this was the
| case in New York. At the same time,
| the galleries have always been crowded,
and consider 1t as an evidence that the
| taste of the great public-what would be
called the middle classes abroad--is not
at so low an ebb rs many fancy. People
often say 'the public wants q bis or 'the
public is not educated to receive sucn
and such a thing Try it. Give II to
the public and see. 1t is the great pu ubIie
that goes TO see the great works of hu-
man interest. i"
A. G. Wheeler, better known as "Nym
Crinkie," to theater-goers, is to be the
dramatic editor of the Evening Journal,
which will be issued for the first time
| on September 2s. MIR. Wheeler has long
been famed as a critic OF und doubte au.
| thoritv, and is especially noted for his
admirable ana trenchant English.
Louis James will shortly produce In
New Orleans new comedy entitled,
"One Lord and Two Ladies'"
The attraction at Keith's Opera II ouse
for tho week OF Oct. 5 will be that STIR
ing drama, "The War of Wealth." The
play Is claimed to be one OF the best
dramas ever written. 1t is the work OF
Mr.. Charles Dazey, who wrote "In Old
Kentucky" An excellent company, In
fact one OF the best companies on the
road, is engaged in the Interpretation OF
this fine play