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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN DREW.

The death of the beloved and venerable
actress, Mrs. John Drew, in the Beyan
House at BurChmout last Tuesday, of
heart failure. closed the career Of as fine
player as this country has over seen.
and her passi0g away is regretted by a
large mum ber Of persons VITO have been
made better men and women by reason
Of their acquaintance with her pro-
loSsiOnal work and exemplary personal
character. Mrs. Drow's last upiearanre
on the stage was made last Ian Jary In
" Ihe Sporting Ducless, in which she
played the title role. soc had 10 give tho
work up because of tho demands it made
uron her onteehed strength
Mrs. Drew was born in LOn0On on i'm
10, 1872. and six years latter mhdo nor
stage debut rs Agib in "Iimour tho
Tartar At the age Cf seven years she
was brought 20 America bv her mother.
an az rC' and in the old WalOut Street
Theatre. IN Phiarplphi', played the
Dako of York TO .Il us Brutus }ooth :
Richard ILL., At This time IN, was
known rs Louisa Lane In one nlay writ
tn expressly to exploit childish precCcity
she had five different characters 10 por
tray.
In 1888 she Joined the stock company at
tNo BJwery Theatre in New GCrs, re
naming there five years. pl ltyiuJ : long
list of characters is so.callod legitimate
dramas. lhen sbe returned To phila-
ueiphia ard to the Walnut Sire { Ihan.
TIRE, soon atterwsrd tecomiug m, wi o I
Henry Hunt ropGlar vocalist e ,is
day. She separated iror him IN i',7, sui
sequently marrying an Irish comedian
man Cd MossOp, wno died a year or two
later.
John Drew married tho subject OF this
ske ch In 1850, who meanwhile had been
- yinE with accuItabiii,v at toe Park
Ia btfo In New YORK and Cl,.wl Gre.
Mr. and Mrs. Drew were suhe .Gutntly
cnnrcJicd in mauaruria' wy gisp re
Arch uni National 1ECu,rcs in pLiirdsl-
phia.
In recent yenrs Mrs Erev's most not.
able v orE was in the character OF Mrs.
Malag ron "a tire company when in.
Cluned Messrs. jefferson. Flo-onoa ard
CoEldOck. Tier homo tor s no time past
has teen with her son. Jonn Drow, at
l.nrc umout
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

his brains to find title for his present
farce Charles Frohman exclaimed Never
again shall attempt to christen % piece -
why not call it Never Again. cried
one Of the company. GOOD enough. I"
said the manager and so the farce was
named. One night this writer dropped
into the managerial sanctum Of the
Casino and found George Lederer Gus.
tave Kerker and other men of wit and
learning rerTlaxe beyond measure over
proper title for the piece now running.
'On Broadway was received with
favor and other names proposed and
seconded were Broadway, " The Ten.
derloin. Gotham, THE Hub of the
Town" (Which was vetoed On account
of its Bostonian flgvor) The Swirl of the
Town and finally The Whirl Of the
Town, which was unanimously adopted.
From the celebrity with which A Round
of Pleasure was changed into "One
Round Of Pleasure" ~ might be imagined
that the naming of play is an easy
matter Yet 10 is almost 6s difficult as
the writing OF the piece itself
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
KEITH'S OPERA HOUSE.

Next weeks holiday, Monday, Sept. O.
Will be memor iLle In one respect. that 70
sees The opening Of tho thear, which is
lwiys the last 10 inaugurata the season,
n iInely. keith's Opera House. But. il 10
d, the last, it must be confessed tnat
keith's opening program Is quite the hest
that has econ offered To theatre Coers ia
this section In many years. Every body
1kes good variety show" This is a
popular expression as applied TO theat-
rlcals and when that variety show hap
pens 10 Do one Of "keith's own special
entertainment Of vaudeville Dy the most
exclusive and high class stars OF tie
vaudeville world" why, the degree of
pleasure manifested by the populace is
measured only by tho four walls of pop
ular keith's Opera House
The theatre il the largest in Rhode
Island and there will be ample room for
all at tho l2 performances that will DO
given. There will bo two shows each
dav.
There's Henry Il. Dixey, the famous
comedian, who kept the country laughing
for three years in "Adonis" lie is "a
capital entertained: nj the new monologue
tnat he mas prepared particularly for the
Keith house in which he makes mis- debut
on the vaudeville stage, will he really
artistic as we'll as amusing. It Is en-
titled Twenty Minutes With Dixey. +"
Toe salary paid this star comedian is
nonstrous large ami no vaudeviller ever
got such price before. A feature de-
scribed as the hottest coon speciality on
the board" is that of Williams 81 Walker,
the real. coons' (so-caled as they are
genuine darkies) who do most artistic
negro speciality, including wonderfully
graphic cakewalk with two swarthy bellies
of the oolored 400" Patrice a charm
ing comedienne, who has been star
will appear in a dainty little play, "A
New Years Dream" in which she has
tho support OF small company OF her
own. Some OF the other big features are
Arthur Dunn, the crisp little comedian.
VINO was the tbris htest pnticulnr.star Of
Rice's Excelsior, .Ir., =" last season. and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

IL has been said of tho new version Of
Uncle Tom Cabin" hy j. w Harfins
aud Edwin Barbour, WI ich will be pre-.
sented at tho Providence Opera House
next week. that 10 is astonishing that
mover till now has lenune skill in
playmaking boen applied To this almost
epic thome and 10 Is not comforting To
think that tho only reason II co irso was
had TO 10 at last was that the sur iect was
itself no longer OF contemporaneous in
terest and soats for "A slovenly. careless,
makeshift edition would no longer sell
u an eager public Ike cheap benches of
limited number at a jubilee parade
A Boston reviewer had this To say of
1t while IL wass olnp. playedln Boston:
he chief defecC Of tho plot is that George
Harris and Eliza are tho young heIo o and
heroine, and after exciti 1gk interest Nhich
was specially deep ana intimate as the
characters were played iy j j. Pierson
and Ethel HodRsoD. they were discarded
at the oni of the second act and di1 not
appear again excepting whom a message
came that they wanted to buy Uncle
Toms freedom. If ttere were no Other
hero the play would 10 no longer int 10 Il
ing; the hero and heroine may be absent
In one act but scarcely IN two, and never
in the last.
The play il saved, however, because for
just this once-and 10 can probably never
happen again--the fortunes Cf "A b oxen
old negro clergyman, sold away from III,
family. are carried along with so much of
tenderness and wrenching pathos that
there is never "a loss of intert so even In the
absence Of any love affair
Uncle Iom" is the one romance in
which all tho characters that are going To
be married are disposed Of before the
start
Taxing these materials, tho authors
have used them in the historical spirit
emphasizing hero and there will tshrewd
discrimination. Tne curtain rises on
PRAYER meeting Of tho negroes in the
cabin. Thus ia impressed on the nina
the idea that what follows happens To "A
minister Cf the gospel. Then the love and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
Williams and Walker the Real Coons in Their Cake Walk

devotion of 10 n ma Uhlce for sach OF ~ r
and for tae children; then the kinC less
an I affection of the master Tor these Ia ,n-
ful old slaves.
The first act is pictnre Of slavery in
It's least ugly aspect. aud like bolt from
Heaven comes tbs man who Gun change
all this contentment to misery anu agony
IL the financial misfortune which may he
the lot OF any man, oyertakes the kind
master.
Then there is the dramatic episode when
George Harris cUines ia with his story
and says goodbye to his wife and little
ones and still more meildramatic in
cident when Mrs. Shelby (played with
foe earnestntss ana distinction Nv
Mathildo Wailing) help Eliza inud the
10y 10 escape too Tie act closes with uRu
temptation of Uncle Tom To escape. but
he says, NO Use given nah word T.
Massa m ie'll fin m heah"
The second act takes place at o. o nous
Of Senator Bird in Ohio Tie inteTlur Of
their sitting room is shown, and the out
side of tie house Also with view of the
ice bound river. in wi ich cakes of ic. are
bobbin2 by. Hero the action is that rure
comedy that is rext neighbor 90 CGthos.
The Birds have lost their tnbN mn the
CLOTHES are locked up. 50 the ~ other will
no longer weep over them. When Eliza
comes with her child she asks them II
they have ever lost u little one. It ia an
lulchStlN hui SNttAiy llJ bOHItIi,
and thero is no Dialogue W en- the hes
band takes the key out OF his pocket ana
hands it to his wife, who goes to The chest
of drawers and takes out the haby's
clothes for the little slave boy in tde next
TO ON.
1he third act was on the steam boat,
when Uncle Tom saves kta f. ON
drowning, and Mr.. ~. Clare nuvs him.
The fourth net was at 81. Ciaro's villa.
not in New Orleans and the inri Icrt of
Eva's death is managed without the aid
of claptrap tricks. The last act SHOWS
the death OF Uncle Tom on tho plantation
of legree on the Red river. md The play
ends with Hitting substitute flr the old =.
time transportation OF Eva. this tableau
represents Lincoln emaucipatng the
slaves.
Mr. Bartour plaved Uncle Tom with a
quiet and simple humility and geEtle.
ness that had much beauty and appeal.
Frank Losee WIS not too inhuman tor
probability Gs the spvagp lauter. and
the rest of t.Ie cast as has been iHtinntcd.
was adequate and save. Something was
made of the part Of Topsy. ana Marion
Elmorc u lIved IL so that 10 was as sad
ut moments as IL was ludicfuus, a
Others.
Eliza did not walk on tho ice in fun
view Of the au3ierce, no b.oodhounds
emerged, Mrrss. the lawyer. hnl uu dom
key, ana there was no auction Of slaves
nsre viii be holiday iuntiree on
Monday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

who will appear in this program assisted
by his clever sister, Jennie. in the sketch,
In. Love With thesRell Boy" Herr
Grats and his wonderfully educated
balloons and donkey ;kronemanD Brothers,
humorous head TO head balancers and
grotosque acrobats: Chas. IL. Sweet, the
famous burglar and tramp" musician !;
Al5urtus a B6rtram, the college boys"
in their astonishing Indian club act ::
Quigley Brothers, original comedians in
the new sketch, McCloskey's Toll Gate. +"
Ihgre nre to be no changes in the old
popular prices of 15-hO- - cents at Kcith's
thi' season, notwithstanding tho excellence
Of the attractions. The widely heralded
guessing contest for the missing word,
describing this big STOW closed today ana
tEe mysterious missing word AMI the
names of tine lucky guessers will be an
nounCed frcm keith's stage at the oTen-
ing performance, Monday afternoon
Labor Day matinee
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

West Swanzey. that no newspaper man
had ever previously seen or written about
the Dill OF the first entertainpent In
which ne appeared.
The document is enoased in an oak
frame and Is more proudly exhibited by
Its owner than most OF the other souvenirs
collected during his noteworthy stage
career OF almost a. years.
As a special favor the reporter was per-
mitted To Wow the relic and take foW
notes for publication in the keone Son
tinel. IN whose printing office IL was
struck off In Decem ber, 1850.
The Dill Is 61a by ia inches in dimen-
sions, and contains in addition to the
cast OF characters the following: "Exhi-
bition by the request of their numerous
friends. The West SwanZey Shakespeare
ulab will give another entartainment at
the town hail. Swanzey, tuesday, Dec
10. 1850. Doors open at 3 O'Clock u. IN.
Curtains rise at 81. Tickets l212 cents. "
The first number on the program was
an orchestral overture, which was fol-
lowed by a song by A. r.. Bennett. now
n merchant OF keene. The national
drama in two acts, "3razen Drum. or
the Yankee in Poland" was next in
order. Mr.. Thompson playing the part OF
Calvin Cartwheel, drum major in the
Vermont Militia, carter and whole
team in the cause of Polish freedom.
After another song Mr. THOMPSON APP
pearcd as Count de Moreville in Theresa,
the Orphan of Geneva" After other
songs and fancy dance by Mr.. Ihomp-
son, entitled "Lucy Long, the farce in
ono act, "The Omnibus or AT Conven-
lent Distance" was presented. In this
MIR. Thompson took the role of Pat
Rooney. A comic pantomime, "Adven-
lures OF Jack Jameson" concluded the
unique entertainment.
"Ramsdall's band. - comprising a violin
,.aIa fnr nf.I.n ha afs for
tie rare occasion. Among the people who
appeared with Mr.. Thompson at this time
were Miss Nj. NJ. Thompson, now Mrs.
Granger OF West Swanzev and Roadmaster
John Granger of the Connecticut River
division OF the Boston & Maine Railroad.
All of tho others are dead. including ID.
j. Atwood, for mauy years theatrical
costumer in Boston
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE CO.,

Printers, Publishers and Bookbinders,
We make Speciality OF Fine Catalogue worN.
1Oi SABIN ST., PROVIDENCE, y. T..
Telephone 1888. i3O-iiwk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
NAMING A PLAY.

In those times plays and horses receive
strange names but this oddity in equine
nomenclature is new while the whim-
sicaity of dramatic titles is antique.
The Good Mr.. Best" is no more erratic
than "As You Like IL" and though dig
nified by age She Would and She
Wouldn't" is no less remarkable than
"1he Wrong Mr. Wright" which. ex.
oept in the matter of the PLAYS themselves,
there is no choice between What You
Will" and what Happened TO Jones. Z"
1t is said that while he was cudgeliDg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
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EXTRACTED
WITHOUT
PAIN
FIR. E>.E:, !

Every one with teeth or
decayed roots that need
extracting should take ad-
vantage OF this offer. We
charge nothing for ex-
tracing teeth during this
anniversary week and we
guarantee that no matter
whether you have one
tooth or thirty-two ex-
tracted, the operation will
not pain you in the least.
We simply apply ME
thyl." which is a liquid local
anesthetic, to the gums.
We have extracted thous-
ands Of teeth during the
past three years and in
not one instance was the
operation painful. "Me-
thyP' is pleasant and harm
less. 1t is not a poison
Gus drug, like cocaine,
which is used by unscru-
pulous dentists with dis
astrous results to the sys-
tenn. "Methyl' does not
put you to sleep, and it
does not leave the mouth
sore. NO after effects of
any nature follow the use
of this pleasant and pain
preventing anesthetic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

Thomas +. Shea's first appearance in
this city rs star in the Man % Wars
Man is nm event Of considerable impor-
tanCo All the reports from other cities
where Mr. Shea las appeared seem To
agree that h IL an actor of unusual force
ana magnetism The Man-o'-Wars Man
Il said to be the best effort of its authCi,
James W. Harkins. Jr., who wrote seyer",
rcIorl lreaaiug plays including North
ern Lights. The Wbito Squadi on. " etc.
IL is an up-to.date naval play, trimming
over with eScitirg situations which en-
chain the attention OF the spectators until
tho tn,l fall oi the curtain IL will bs
,en la q is city at koith's Opera House,
Monday, SO. {. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
SPECIAL NOTICE.

"<O commemorate the discov-
cry 3 years ago of our mar
vellous anaesthetio "ME-
"A THYL," which has revolu-
tionized dentistry by enabl-
Ing all operations to be painlessly w
performed, we have decided to
make this anniversary o., this
valuable discovery an occasion OF
great Importance. We oonse-
quently make the following as
toundingly liberal offer FOR ONE
WEEK:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

THE Wbirl OF the Town" has passed its
hundrodth performance at tEe Now York
Casino, and Will bo repeated thsre about
month longer. As burlesque and
"a esty OF wicked New NuIk, wish its
Iirl conferred L. t0e IenderlOin. 10 rs, IN
/ = risky way. triumph. 1t i the only
play hot las lnsced Tho summer through
IN a New York thfatre
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
WE MINISTER THEATRE.

An int resting uiil will be presented
NJ the Nestn inst r III arr next week bv
the Rose llili English Folly Company
which includes b lice turmel. good look
ir~ Young women who will ha seen 10 u
Ipllioking hurcsque entitled "bhy Grass
widows and tho Nicked City;" also tho
Female Tug of War Uie PUSH Bali Con
i'st -ricy rerturmarCe h ffnI ised.
3 b. rom Huv ais, cortaiAs 10 sppt in ~
ptr'oIut r. ~: rom iHgnUc who will ire
s-nt new Hui rcvRi r'ts Alton pr and
evening I,ruitnances viii bc giNea each
dow
Fu'cvi1g the Ro-e pill conranv tho
Bon Ton Burlesqucrs will be seen ut this
theatre.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
THEATRICAL TATILe.

Frederick Wnrde and w. Nj. Wilkinson
b We made arran2 sments WI le'ehy the
latter willSdirect tao actors tours in the
future. MIR. Wardo will for IA time at least
forsako the Legitimate school. For the
coming season he Will appear in a new
romantic play entitled ISLANDER" " 1t
was written nv W. d. Eaton and taken
from Disraeli's we'll known story Tho
Rise ot Iskanuor.' Mr.. Warde's tour
vii open the middle OF Septem Der.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

IetHs % and Ticket. to Gbsi Church
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
DEN. 1E0MPSON'S PREMIER.

D'nmnn thompson. tho veteran actor
and playwright, stated few davs since
10 .Ithn W. iefiordS ot Hiusdnle. In an
Interview az the formers rtsidenCe in
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-14
Ramsay Bank Cashier Acquitted.

st. Louis, May ia special to The
Republic from Carlyle, Ills, says that
b. III. Michoff, cashier of the defunct
Ramsay bank, who was tried for en-
bezzlement from the funds Of that instit
tuition. was acquitted yesterday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-14

about the prisoners neck. Then sne
darted to Rob, who hung upon Judge
Graball's arm, and knelt to her. crying
out: "Oh, young gal, young gal. have
mercy! I'll tell the truth. I-I,knowed
it was your Ian, but-but l claimed it
fer-fer Noch an the little un. Do let
him gol Oh, make 'eml He's beat me-
he mought kill me like he done them
beasts er yours-but II love him-him
only! oh, do say you won't let them
men shet him up!"
"Po' Magnolyerl Po' gal! An he
wanted ter quit you fer Betty!" Hinsley
said, trying to take her hand. Rob STEP
ped between them and lifted the frantic
woman to her feet, saying through her
tears, eff 1 can help you, BIO sure
will"
81 can't never pay you fer-fer the
sight err Betty. l hopes the good Lord
will. I done my best" Hinsley said in
Rob's ear as Magnolia was led weeping
away. And then came the climax OF
confused excitement. Aunt Phemy walk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-14
ROB M'GREGOR.
By MARTHA MOULL0OH WILLIAMS.
copyright, 1896. by the Author.l
copyright, 1896, by the Author.l
CHAPTER Xxx.


"The McGregor lawyer, whar's he?
I'm or Witness" the man said in the
same awful whisper.
Lawfully summonsed, are your" the
Judge asked, with all the dignity he
could muster. Mr.. Graball had darted
at the newcomer. Now he lifted his
head and shook it at the honorable
court, saying TRANQUILITY "Unsummons-
ed, judge, and therefore likely to tell
the truth. 1t is proverbial in all wars
that one volunteer is worth a couple of
drafted men,"
'Lemme kiss the book-I amt got
much time-then gimme whiskyl" the
man gasped, beginning to totter. AS he
was set in q chair, with m of a dozen
offered TASKS to his mouth, Noch Annis
again made to sneak away. He had been
going gray and white ever since the
man came in, with q fire back of the
lgrayness that limited of dreadful things.
"A hush fell over the room. The air of it
seemed to draw in and out with the
breathing of those who sat watching this
startling climax of a social drama.
Holding out the Bible he had just
kissed, the stranger went On: "The
whole truth, nothin but the truthful
tell that. Iain't no legal witness. Hear,
everybody-I'm or convict; iail's in
wait fer me. But NANNY knows too.
She greed ter let me say fust, because
well, because / jest wanter, an-an l
amt got much time"
"This is most extraordinary, but of
course the honorable court will not lose
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-14
TURKISH DEVILTRY,
TERRIBLE MASSACRES ARE REPORTED
By THE GREEKS.

Which Indicate That the Sultan Is a LuD-
attic - Eighty Thousand T~hessalians in
Want-Grcece Agrees 60 the Mediation
Conditions.
London, May 12.-The Athens corre-
s%pondent of The Daily Chronicle says,
telegraphing yesterday: NJ. Rail-, the
premier, showed me today dispatches
and reports from Colonel Manos and va
rious civil authorities in Epirus stating
that fourteen villages between Toulour
and Kastrosykia have been burned by
the Turks, after all the women and chill
dren had been massacred except a few
who hid in the fastness of Mount Zalon-
gos, famous during the val of independ-
ence, and a few more who concealed
themselves in the marshes along the
shore and managed finally to get aboard
the Greek ships, half dead with hunger
and fear.
Women Spring from Precipices.
Not a stone of the village of Kamarina
Is left standing. The men fought like
lions in defense CT The women, who
sought refuge in the woods and caves of
Mount Zalongos, and when chased by
the Turks jumped from the precipices to
avoid capture and dishonor.
Aria, May 12.-It is reported that the
Turks have severed the arms and legs
of all the Greeks found in a village on
the plain of Louros, and left the mutt
lated bodies by the roadside to terrorize
the population.
Starvation Faces $4,000 People.
London, May IA dispatch to The
Daily News from Lamia, dated Sunday,
says that 1000 T~hessalians are herded
there and in the %neighboring villages
after the successive flights from Tyr
navos, Larissa, Pharsalos and Domokos.
h most pitiful scenes are to be wit
messed on every hand. Thousands of wo-
men and children are lying exposed to
the continuous heavy rains. Most of their
carts and horses have been requisitioned
by the military. Fires are of nightly occur
renee n villages are burned wherever
the Turks are to be seen. The Greek au-
thorities nave e~ndeavored to supply
bread to thousands Of the homeless, but
their efforts are almost u%navailing.
Sultan Is Not a Lupatic.
Constantinople, May 12&-The porte
has given a positive official denied to
the statement that the Sheikh-ul-Islam
has issued a circular to the Imams in
Constantinople and the provinces fore
shadowing a holy war and to the report
that the sacred edict was already being
prepared.
Yes, And There Are Others
London, May 12.-The Times publishes
a letter from a correspondent at Patras
who says that the extravaganza stories
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love my child!''

love my chlld!'
"Better than my life. my SOUL" Jack
said huskily.
The blind map softly smiled. "She
has loved you all her life," he said.
'Into your hands / commit her. May
the Lord God keep and bless you bothp'
"Amen, amen!' said Brother Walton
and Colonel Talbot in one breath. &C.
rintha Payne sobbed aloud, and Jack
drew his sweetheart within his arms,
saying b~rokenly:
Sand I have loved her all her lifel''
With a last flicker of strength the
blind man drew their hands together
and held them a minute. Then his fin
gers loosed their hold, his head dropped,
and those watching saw that his dark
aess had ended in the perfect day.
THE END.