The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-11
Providence Opera House.

Mr.. Hooley 49,. W. IA. Rawlins
Charles Apploby ......-...... Harry Grattan
Bsr,is BOYD. ............G George Grossmith. Jr.
John Brown. .Mlcnael Dwyer
Sir George Applehy ........... Walter McEwen
Colonel Singleton. -. o...... George Honey
Count st. Vaurien .......... George Y. PeArce
Mr.. Twoets. Alfred Asher
Mr.. Migsles. Berthe Wright
Bessie Brent. ........... Miss Violet Lloyd
Lady Dodo Singleton ....,...M iss Annie Alhu
Miss Robinson .......... Miss Dorothy Douglas
Lady Appleby. ......... Mis- Leslie Greer wood
Ada smith .............. Miss Connie Ediss
Faita ................ Miss Minnie Sadler
Hope. .................. Miss May Beaugard
Charity ................. Miss Minnie Rose
Maud Plantasenet. $500. Miss ADELAIDE Aston
Eva Tudor .......""...Miss Nellie Langton
Jillle STUART Miss IDA wallace
Ada Harrison ............ Miss Hyida Cation
Violet Deveney. ........... Miss Nellie Huxley
birdie waudesfauoe. -. Miss zara DE L'orme
Maggie Jocelyn. ..........M Miss Violet Dnrkin
Mabel Beresford. ........... Miss Annie Vivian
''Tbe Shop Girl, - which enjoys London
and New York successes, was seen in the
Providence Opera Honse for the first time
last evening, aud its fame was known
sufficiently TO pack the theater with a
particularly large audience, the kind that
Is not often seen at this play house. The
piece and the players were English, and
therein was n Ger ain charm for a not in
considerable number Of our citizens.
The especially praiseworthy thing about
$500 -
farce and burlesque, was the splencid
stage dressing, the handsome costumes
and accessories. There are two scenes,
one showing the Royal stores, and the
other a fancy bazaar at kensington.
Both were remarkably good exhibitions
Of the stage me hauic's skill
"1he shop Grip Is much better TO look
at than to listen TO. The sight is always
refreshed, but the heal ing Is not espec-
tally tickled with the English jokes. They
come like lead, and some of them are
yawn producers. There Is considerable
movement to the piece, and It's kaleido-
SCOPE eject rs Charming. a great big
company of young women, arrayed in
slightly costumes, making a fairly agree
able chorus, filled the theater with tune
full sound and the principal players sang
several telections satisfactorily.
The jolly big aunience had evidently
come prepared TO laugh and have a good
time, and merriment rippled everywhere
unit! the frat act was done. II was
noticeable that there was a general tap
ering of in this respect as the second
act progressed. The amusement Jagged a
trife.
Mr.. Rawlins, who was seen hare before
with the Gaiety Girls combination, did
his share well, but there was little de-
mand upon his well-known capacity for
speciality work. Mr.. Gfossmith was
amusing as the vapid swell, and Mr..
Wright's b~urlesque WORK and dancing were
of sufficient. merit to claim attention. Miss
Lloyd was vivacious and pleasing as the
Shop Girl, and the ensemble OF shop girls
and Gaiety girls made a pretty picture.
The skirt dance of Miss Douglas aud the
show song and dance OF Miss Durkin were
very pretty. 1.-THE Shop Grip will be
presented this evening and tomorrow
afternoon and evening. Then will come
William Gillette in ''1oo Much Johnson"