The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-24

local sympathizcrs of the cause are thus
given an opportunity to assist 1t In
material way and at the same time con-
tribute To their own pleasure.
Miss Margaret Rosa, the well known
descriptive vocalist, has made pronounced
hit in New York during the past weoS
singing some Day He'll Know | Loved
Him So by Mr.. III. Irving DillenbacS
of this city, and will sing Il at the How
ard in Boston during the coming week.
Thomas w. Keene tells story of
westerner who had called TO congratulate
him after witnessing his performance IN
.'Richard Ill You're "a great actor,
the westerner said. Il never saw bet'er.
None of those people on the stage could
catch YOU Every time they spoke 10 you
you had something right ready TO answer
them back with and you didn't have to
| wait, either.
Miss Sadie A. Stephens. who won such
! great favor mt the Columbia during the
| past season, will sing at the Grand opera
| House i'm Boston during the coming week,
, a new waltz song entitled only Bany
| Face, composed by Mr.. ii. Irving Dilien-
| back of this city, and with which she ex-
poets TO make one Of her greatest successes;
4 and handsome souvenirs, WITH her photo-
graph will be given TO the ladies.
| One of the long continued plays, "Under
Il ~
| on Friday. The l50th performance OF that
| romantic drama was then given at the
| E,npire 1heater, New York. Silver
| meincntoes were distributed. Charles
| Frohman has reengaged his stock com
| papy for another year. That means an
| unimpaired cast for the current piece
| on its tour of the country.
When in Pittsburg last winter j. i.
| Dodson was shown particularly line
| - mt hppn
TO Schenley Park by tho Carnegies. Ii Is
| made of a peculiar marble that Is nearly
| transparent and Is encased III glass. Mr
Dodson was enthusiastic IN his praise ol
this work of art To the young man WI
was showing him over the grounds Aiter
examining it very carefully the comedian
| asked, "Alabastcr, isn't itY' NO, re-
piled his cicerone very firmly, Venus
The celebrated Verdi ladies quartet, the
chief feature Of the paradise Alley :.
company during the past season and wei
known as the finest organization of Its
kind i'm the country, will sing, az the New
Grand in Boston, during the coming week
"A new waltz song written expressly fol
them by Mr.. III. Irving Dillen5ack OF this
city, and which they consider the catch
icst'' song i'm their extensive repertoire
and elegant souvenirs for the ladies, bear
ing group photograph of the quartet
will bo distributed.
Fanny Davenport declares that woner
rarely make good comedians. "Iheii
bont runs TO pathos and the fierce
emotions " she AYERS. For one imitato
of Deiazet the French stage has produced
a score of gifted creatures, who have emu
lated Croizette and Bernhardt. We hav'
| had a Mary Anderson and Charlotte
| Cushman bat where is our light come
| dienneg Perhaps the fact may he due q
, | the imperfect development OF the risibl
, instinct in women. At q thcater TIN
, female portion of the audience giggl
when there is no excuse for merrment
and sometimes allow the best Jokes u
mass without n smile. This inapprecia
J ton OF humor Is probably one reason VIII.
,, there are so few really good light come
l diennos on the stuge.
' X. A. Barnet has found that what TN
1 | average chorus girl doesn't know abOu
{ | making excuses wouldn't be uf use 10 an
schoolboy. While rehearsing Jack an
, the Heanstalkn one of the girls turned "a
n whole day late. MIR. Barnet, who ha
2 suffered similar annoyance before fror
4 tho same source, determined TO make a
o example of her before the whole company
I When she turned up the next day hi
face assumed the necessary severity an
his voice had the tenderness of buz
saw as he asked: "Miss A., do yo
know that you are day latcf What on
cuse have you To offcrg" II didn e brin
!. i it with me- Mr.. Barnet. Bring whatf
!. | thundcrcd the librcttist with n faint ide
, that he was being triilcd with. My Q,
cuse. Mr.. Barnet left II at home. fo
8 see. I GOT married yesterday, but didn
G think you wanted To- see my husband.
a eve will proceed with the rehearsal,
- | s.tl Ni, Rarupt sOnehow feeling thu