The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-24

joyment, and with no extra charge OF
any kind.
Three OF the biggest comedy success
ses OF the present season I'm New York
are included I'm this program--Al Leech
and the Three Rosebuds Herbert Cav
thorne and Susie Forester. and Will
Nj. Cressy and Blanche Dayne-each I'm
different line OF fun-making, and
each at the top notch in it's own line.
To say that the cne-act comedy i'm
which Al Leech and the three hand
some young ladies who make up this
brilliant and vivacious quartette APP
pear was written especially for them
by Joseph Hart is i'm itself sufficient TO
ensure it's merit: and in New York
these clever performers We're recalled
again and again at the conclusion OF
their act, which is entitled THE First
Lesson" and abounds i'm bright songs
and pleasing dances, with the most
sparkling kind 90 humor and indes-
cribably drol incidents.
Herbert Cawthorne and Susie For
roster are by no means strangers here;
and their many local admirers are sure
10 turn out in large numbers To enjoy
their screamingly funny presentation
of Herbert Hall Winslow's one-act
farce, "A Damage Suit" Mr. Cav
thorne Is wee wisp Of "a man. as droll
and funny as he is small. while Miss
out OF these two facts they contrive
TO furnish no end OF amusement. while
the piece itself turns on the humorous
complications OF q. supposed confess
sion by the Irish lawyer of having COM
mitted murder when in reality he has
only killed a dog. Miss FORESTER is
well known az the only real rival Of
May irwin i'm singing coon" songs,
and by many Is considered her equal
Her voice is a deep. rich contralto. ad-
mirably adapted TO the imitation OF
the negro dialect, i'm which perhaps
she surpasses all others: and her sing
ing of MA Hoodoo Honey set New
York audiences fairly wild
Nobody who has ever seen Denman
Thompson's "Old Homestead" can ever
forget that quaint rural character ICY
Prime" whose lovemaking and eccen-
tricities furnished some OF the most
delicate and delicious bits of humor i'm
the whole play The character itself.
however. would hardly have attracted
attention but for the manner in which
il was presented by Will NJ. Cressy,
whose ability and cleverness raised IL
from a minor part 10 a position in which
IL stood forth with an individuality
hardly less than that, of Joshua Whit
comb" himself Mr.. Cressy has just
gone into vaudeville. taking with him
dry old "Cy Prime" and assisted by
Miss Blanche Dayne, one or the clever
est OF light condolences, he has ach-
ieved what is pronounced the most dis
tinct and unqualified success recorded
I'm vaudeville for very long time. The
part no plays is simply new revola-
tion of "Cy Primes" bucolic uuaintness
and innocence. while Miss Dayne has
the role Of a dashing shrewd and ad-
venturous book agent. who success.
fully buncoes the unsophisticated rus
tic; and IL is said that the fun OF the
piece. aside from 1he remarkable char
acter impersonation Of Mr.. Cressy. Is
exceedingly keen, though not OF the
bOisterous order.
Leo Dervalto. known as-the "king OF
the revolving globes" does an act that
probably is euualed by very few for
its daring and sensational character.
He performs feats of Juggling while
maintaining his balance upon revolv-
ing globe that are said to be most re-
markable. though i'm this line of work
he is not alone. but his act is brought
to finish With performance that no