The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-11
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The very pleasing comedy, .."His Last
Chance" was given In Colonial Hall on
Holden street last evening r.the. benefit
of the building fund of the Ballou Uni
versalist Society. The attendance, while
quite large, was not as large as the very
good presentation OF the piece deserved.
The story has many elements of agreeable
fun and from start 10 finish the ladies'
and gentlemen present expressed In q
satisfactory way their pleasure at the
work. of the cast. Those who took part
showed a neat appreciation OF the piece,
and that they had given careful attention
TO perfecting themselves in their parts.
Mrs.James ID. .TIilinghast gave an interest
ing portrayal of the character OF Alice, the
doctors wife, whose mistaken notion was
thinking everything said or written by
her husband related to herself, and Miss
Estelle Go1 filled In pleasing way all
the requirements OF the difficult parts OF
the character of Kate, q capricious, but at
heart tender enough young woman. As
Mary, the maid, Miss Althea Mayo had a
very amusing part, Of which she gave q
good portrayal. Mr. Fred T.. Avery made
q capital John Stevenson, rich and de-
voted old uncle who adds greatly TO the
funny difficulties of his nephew, Robert
Joy, part well taken by Duncan Camp
bell. The part of the irrepressible and
given by Mr.. Lauren Miller, and was one
OF the best character representations of
the evening. The other chnraciers of DIR.
Paul Potter, taken by j. William Could
ing, and Barney, taken by Mr.. Arthur
Shippee, were in keeping with the fine
rendition of the other parts.
The entertainment given by Madame
Celeste at the Asbury Memorial Church
vestry last evening was a very pleasant
one. This lady has remarkable control
over her wonderful voicesand her imita-
tions OF the vocal noises made by birds
and animals We're very clever, especially
fine being her imitation OF the bobolink.
Then, too, her imitation of the finer
tones of the violin ana piano were charm
ing and she seemed to be equally correct in
the imitation of the soft voice OF child
and the harsh, rough voice of q deep
chested cattle driver. The selections
given by Madame Celeste last evening
were all well chosen and for over an hour
a good sized audience enjoyed them.
Robert Healey, aged IA years, whose
home is at 2S Printery street, has been
missing since the ST inst He Ia an or
phan, and his brother, who resides at 1SS
Regent avenue, is mucn worried over the
disappearance of the young lad. -
Another missing person Is Esther Hen
derson OF about the same age. She left
her. home Yesterday forenoon and has not
bInCc IttuIntu. i1cI eAblcI, hOeS IlcuutI-
son, in whose charge she was, both
their parents being dead, reported
Esther's oisappearaDce to the police.
A number OF catch basins were stopped
up on Benefit street and other streets in
this section by the storm yesterday.
The bad place in the sidewalk on
Gladstone avenue, east of the railroad
bridge, II not filled up soon, may ne
cessitate the putting OF an United States
government officer there to preyent the
Cinnamon from getting. into the country
contrary to Ae national law. There are
also couple of bad "man holes" close to
the fence just west Of the bridge.
Children's Sunday will be observed at
the Asbury M. Il. Church ono week from
next Sunday. The Ladies' Aid Society of
the same church Will hold variety sup
per at the church vestfy next Wednesday
evening. The new straw hats of the
mounted patrolmen that DO night duty,
make those handsome fellows look finer
than ever.