The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

known composer ana director OF the Or
chestra OF the Empire Theatre in New
York.
Theatrical Tattle.
During the week beginning Decem Der
6, Miaco's City Club company will be at
the Westminster Theatre.
Comedian Nat Goodwin's engagement
in IAN American Citizen" is proving to
be a good deal Of a success at the Knick-
erbooker Theatre, New York.
NJ Alexandra Guilmant, the famous
orQanist, will make a farewell tour of the
United States. beginning in Decem Der,
under Mr.. Henry Wolfsobn's direction. n
Harry Conor's new song, Walkers
Dancing School, " which has been intro
duced into "A Stranger in New York, "
at hoyt's Theatre has "caught on" and
is encored every night
The first monument to Johannes Brahms
will be put up in amburR, his native
town. Already the work of raising the
necessary FUNDS mas reached point
which makes 1t certain that suitable
monument can be erected.
Melbourne MacDowell and a big com
panv will support Fanny Davenport at
the Providence Orera House during the
week beginning December g. when she
will be seen in her new play entitled
1.-The Saint and the Fool"
Charles. Fl Hoyt went to Old Point
Comfort to finish "a Day ami Night, :"
farce which Is to be produced out OF
town next month. He and Denman
Thompson are To oollaborate in a New
England drama.
Tbo ,oau,uoth scap;o and alo,,ri, r.o
duction of Patent Applied For" one OF
the newest of oil the comedy dramas.
with splendid equipment o. elaborate
scenery and mechanical effects. will be
seen at Kelth's Opera House during the
week of December 6.
Julia Marlowe contemplates the male
role Of Nero, the Roman Emperor.
Here is vaudeville appeal to contem-
roranenus human interest An actress in
Boston calls bers'l II Goldie Klondike.
and describes her act rs a native Alaskan
skirt dance.
At the Manhattan Theatre "His Little
Dodge French comedy farce by those
clever Partisan playwrights. Georges
Feydeau and Maurice Hennequin. was
produced, the adaptation being bv Justin
Huntley Mccarthy. 1t was amusing. but
in its English form not sparkling in wit
except in brief flashes.
A stranded player walking homewnrd
is no fiction of the farcioal humorist
Washington has just had q real case in
A Ice Marshall. who was found hungry
and i'll In the streets after journey afoot
from Richmond. where the disbandmsnt
of n "Hugan's Alley" compapy had left
her without money or friend.
There will be two plays Mt the Provi.
dence Opera House during tho week be-
ginning December 13. Tho first three
evening, and Wernesdav matinee tho at-
traction will be ""The Sunshine Of Para
disc Alley. Beginning Thursday even
ing, ID o'mber Is. Georgr II. Broad
hurst's iunnv rl0y entitled what Hap.
rened {, Jones" will be seen for the first
time in this city.
The revival of stock companies in
Western cities has not been generally
prosperous Those in Chicago, nenver.
Salt Lake and Louisville have disbanded.
The weekly change Of rill gives no pos
sibiDty OF ADEQUATE rehearsals the casts
often assign actors to unsuitable roles,
the mountings are makesnift, and. al
though the admission prices are low,
people do not feel that they get their
moneys worth.
brought to sudden end after the pro-
ructon Of "Diarmid" 4" for which the
Marquis of Borne wrote the words. The
season was so complete failure that the
production Of Christian and Isolde" in
English was abandoned. Puccini's
"Boheme" was failure in London. just
rs it was in Vienna, where, in srite of
much praise and fine production, IL
drew only balt-flled houses.
Following his yearly custom ever since
his entres into the theatrical business,
-. Il ait tod N1@xv
| ut each ~ his four theaters In Boston.
| New York. Providence and PHILADELPHIA
with n rousinR big Rhode Island turkey.
AS there are 500 names on Mr.. Keith q
different nav rolls, IL will be seen that
| this distribution Of the tooths ONO
| ton Of more than two tons Of turkey
meat.
Mr. b. F. Keith, the continuous per-
| formance magnate, has been the recip-
iont OF many social attentions since he
returned To his home In Boston. The
Boston Press club rendered him recep-
| ton one evening last week. OF which
music, speechmaking and an elabora ate
dinner were features On another even
ing, he was tho guest or honor OF the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery com
rauv ut their first winter s'noke-talk,
whers Mr.. Keith made a very interest
ing address describing his extended tour
Of Eurore
Among the new things presented In New
York this week was typical Drury Lane
gorgeous melOdThIua in The White
Heather which was produced ut the
Academy of Music la all its original
OpulenCe Of handsome -usIety, mag
nifcsnt costumes ana SENSATIONAL
ciimaxes A. o. the plot it was the old
time race between vice and virtue with
the distressed heroine. at 10 to- ? ava nSt
her, winning out handsomely i'm the
homestretch. amidst greet applause As
melodrama ~ IL gond Of its kind, ns q