The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-08
AULD LANG SYNE.
Change of Bill at Providence
Opera House.
A Delighted Audience at Two Per-
f0rmanceS.


dence Opera House last evening and
number of new features were introduced
in the production OF the "Rhode Island
Days of Auld Lang syne." The "Colo-
nial Wedding" displaced the "Roch-
am beau Ball." the "Enlistment for the
Revolutionary War" was introduced In
the place of the "Gaspee Conspiracy. "
and the "Woonsocket Tea Party OF isl2'
was another new number. AS a whole
there was no choice between the features
offered for the two nights.
Like the ''Rocham beau Ball" OF Mon
day night, the Colonial Wedding" was
the star piece OF the evening. IL was
sumptuous stage picture.
In the afternoon a beautiful variety ot
children's dances were given ana these
will be repeated every day without change
The bill for tonight is English village
and youth of Roger Williams, entrance
of the State, Gaspee conspiracy, hrst
graduation OF X. l. College, Les VIVIAN
dieres (dance). Rochambeau ball, flag
dance, three scenes in Civil war.
The attendance according to the box
Office showing win rapidly increase dur
ing the week until hardly standing room
will be left by Saturday night.
THE PARTICIPANTS.
Following is the complete list OF the
participants in all the tableaux, scenes
and dances OF the production and the al
tendants at the booths:
ENGLISH VILLAGE AND YOUTH OF
ROGER WILLIAMS.
The youth of Roger Williams. Shows
an English village, where Roger lived.
". IL ina Penn
broke College. In the tableau an English
May Day Glee will be sung by double
quartet.
Chaperon, Mrs. George j. Arnold;
Roger Williams, Master Davis q. Arnold.
Dancers-Mrs. Waldo Il. Davis, Miss
Ma BILE Beckford, Miss Clara Pearce, Miss
Lilly Barnes, Miss Amy Mlchon, Miss
Augusta Merewether, Miss Effie Gardner,
Miss Hattie Thu-ber, Miss Ruth Mather,
Miss Ethel Yeaw, MIR. Herbert Steere,
Mr.. George Greene, Mr. Charles Adams,
Mr.. Alexander Ligbtfoot, MIR. Arthur
Colwell, MIR. Herbert Atwood, Mr..
Harold Ostny, MIR. Howard Brown, Mr..
Walter Peckham, Mr.. william Arnold.
Quartet (double) Frances Rhodes,
Estelle Rhodes Mrs. Howard Horton,
Lizzie Hopkins, John Goodby, Charles
Gross, Waldo +. Davis, Butler l.
Church.
ENTRANCE OF THE STATE WITH LANDING
OF ROGER WILLIAMS.
Chaper On, Mrs. Frederick A. Sutton.
Cast-Miss Hughes, Miss Morgan, Miss
Gobeille, Miss Murphy, Miss vose, Miss
Pitts, Miss Whipple, the Misses Grant,
the Misses Lowe, Miss Robinson.
THE LANDING OF ROGER WILLIAMS.
In June, 1886, Roger Williams, with
five companions, landed on the west
bank of the Seekonk river at what is
now called Roger Williams or Slate Rock,
to exchange greetings with the Indians.
| A small group of them were gathered on
the rock and hailed "What Cheer Me-
top" the first salutation ever heard by
a white man from the shore of Provi-
dence.
They continued OF their course to n
place little below and to the westward
of the present site of st. Johns Church,
where they landed and formed their set
tlement, which, in recognition of Gods
gracious kindness and watchful care over
them and finally bringing them safely
out OF the land OF persecution, Roger
Williams called Providence.
Roger William5, Prof. Alonzo Williams,
a descendant of Roger Williams; William
Harris, Mr.. James 4. Harris. a descend
ant Of William Harris; John Smith, Mr..
John s. Merchant, a descendant of John
Smith; Thomas Angel, Mr.. Arthur A.
~
Joshua Verir, Mr.. Alonzo Roger Will
Jams; Francis wickes, MIR. Edward =.
White; Indians, MIR. William Eddy. Mr..
Arthur knight, Mr.. Gilbert Il. Dunham,
Mr.. Robert Fuller; Indian Women, Miss
Evelyn Q. Bache; Mrs. George w. Suydam;
SIGNING OF THE DEED.
BY Canonicus and Miantonomi, chiefs
of the Narragansetts, III 1887 so-called
deed was signed by Canonlcus and
Miantonomi to Roger Williams and his
IL associates, confirming the verbal grant
previously made to Roger Williams This
deed was signed in the Narragansett
an old man) and was probably in the
neigh hborhood OF the Richard Smith
homestead in the town OF Wexford. just
northeast of what Is now called Wexford
Jun ction. A fac simiie of this deed in
its present mutileted condition is used
in the tableau On this rather informal
instrument rests all the title of Roger
Williams ana his fellow colonists to the
lands in Providence.
Roger Williams, Professor Alonzo Will
Jams, a descendant of Roger Williams |;
Stukely Westcott, Mr.. Edward 8. White;
William Arnold, Mr.. Harry Noble;
Thomas James, MIR. Embert 5. Gurney;
Robert Cole, Mr.. Arthur A. Rhodes
John Greene, MIR. Gustavvs Taylor. a de-
cendant of John Greene; John Throg-
morton, Mr.. A. Il. Birtwistle; William
Harris, Mr.. Harry II. Holmes, descend
ant of William Harris; William Carpen-
ter, Mr.. John s. Merchant, a descendant
of William Harris; Thomas Olney, Mr..
Elam w. Olney, a descendant OF Thomas
Olney; Francis Weston, Mr.. James T..
Harris; Richard Waterman, Mr.. Alonzo
Roger Williams; Ezekiel Holyman, Mr.. +.
II. Fessenden; Canonicus, Mr.. Arthur
Knight; Miantonomi, Mr.. William Eddy;
Witnesses Qndian) Sotash, Mr.. Giltcrt
4. Durham; Assotemuit, Mr.. Robert
Fuller; Wawaloam, wife of Miantonomi,
Miss Evelyn G. Bache; Indian woman,
Mrs. George w. Suydam.
CONSPIRACY TO BURN THE oAsPEE.
Chaperon, Mrs. II. W. Tiilinghast; as.
sistent, Miss Mary Eddy; drummer boy,
Daisy Lewis; bellman, James A. King
horn.
Captain of the Guard, Amason NJ.
| Eaton.
Conspirators, Professor Bumpus, DIR.
Field, Meurice Cook, Arnold Essex, Mer'
rick l.. God, Charles Gross, Frederick
Gorham. Erling ostby. Richard Com
stock. Joseph York, Frederick York,
| Frank Paige, VIM. Miller, Jr., Noye'
| DouUlags Courtland Earle Arthu,