The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
DOGS AND MONKEYS.
They Give a Remarkably CIsvsr Per-
foymanCs al Ksith's.
Miss Mildred Irving Meets Solarsi on
Shopping Excursion

Dlu you ever sec any thlHb ~ ANh"S
as tho dog and monkey circus at
keith's this week?
There are all kinds OF comedians, as
the patrons OF vaudeville. perhaps bet
ter than those who. not yet having dls-
covered the surprising merits OF high
class vaudeville. are familiar only with
the drama" can attest. We have all
seen the man who appears TO think he
is funny ana whose vain efforts 70 oe
so are decidedly udicrous: and we
have all laughed over the genuine,
spontaneous fun Of John G. Rice ana
others Of his stamp. who can't help be-
ing funny. as well as the antics OF
Charles Wayne. who forces scores OF
laughs from you before you have had
time 10 consider whether he is funny or
not. hut you never saw anything fun-
nier than the antics OF these clever lit
lie simlans and their canine associates,
who afford all the more enjoyment be-
cause they are so serious about IL ana
cannot be used OF deliberate effort
10 provoke a laugh.
The little missing link" who. in his
'stovepipe" and long-tailed coat with
bright red bag in his hand. RESPONDS
with such alacritY 60 the call for the
doctor, and in the most business ike
way imaginable proceeds to minister
TO the couch OF suffering, is one OF the
most amusing stage characters L nave
seen i'm many daN.
And then there Is Murphy VINO,
when his master expresses diSsatistac-
tion with the manner In which he fur
nishes music for dancing, at once, with
true Irish spirit Jerks off his coat and
puts up his dukes" for "A fight There
are lots OF so-called Irish comedians,
but when Mr. Keith finds one who -
more comical than this midget he VIII
have "headliner' well worth exploit
ing I'm big black tvpe.
A. a rule. these animal acts nat
urally appeal most strongly TO the lit-
tie ones. and certainly this aggrega-
tion OF animal performers in that re-
spect Is far and away the strongect 1
have yet seen: but IL is noteworthy tnut
this particular aggregation seems 10 be
just as pleasing TO those OF us VINO
don't talk anv more about the number
of summers" that describe our age as
TO the children and / noticed last even
ing. although the circus was the
lass thing on the program. even those
who consider IL their duty 90 leave pc
fore the curtain falls 10 make sure or
getting a seat i'm the electricS fenaliieu
until the verv last minute. L Wohder
of similar ability 10 hold an audience!
IT does seem incongruous to see such
a sterling actor as Felix Morris in the
same program as dog and mohke!
circus but that is one of the beauties
OF modern high class vaudeville, WnicH
prnXides something to please every III
dividual taste and to appeal to every
side of the taste OF the individual. NO
finer bit of character drawing has ever
been seen i'm Providence than Mr. Nor
ris' pathetic and still humorous por-
travail of the old soldier of fortune anu
nrkhlng more finished or arusnc. inis
one act alone more than repaid me Tor
my visit 10 the magnificent playhouse
an1 nv the way. every time ! pay III.
o. nents 70 see a four-hour show such d
one always finds there, reel Ihat au
sus, "a much ahead of Mr.. heith an
that the Joke is on him.
wonder il Lydia Dreams is reail.
.Vr,an or a man? 1 had an eXperi
80 with Tacianu recently, when IN
,S ,vne I'm these columns but inade
S,,a,eIv described: and / haven care
~ rapeat il in this instance. But
/ - ,.,re man or woman. here is aDso
/ lutely the best thing in the way o
I vantT4loduism that | can recall anu
I seems TO be an apt tfftistf'ttt tfefi 'f-tH
fact that brains and originality tell
this business, as well as in any other
Talk about stage reahsm, tn
Riograph gets ahead OF V..em all II
that respect. Vi seems TO me that tnos
p,ctures of the launching or the lie
saving boat and of the crew at worl
on the wreck II the Mohican are prett.
near the limit in the way of realism
/ had hard work convincing mysel
ha f1snr IA
they were taken ! was still seasici
when / went home. and this morninl
| felt as If had been feeding the iishe
all night.
Ry the merest chance, met Solare
this morning. looking for bargains jus
like the rest of US ordinary women
But after l had noted the exquisite ar
tistic taste she displayed in selec
tion OF "hnery." | no longer wonders
at the artistic character of her beauti
full color-dances. IT takes a woman {
notice such things, YOU know. Charm
ing as she appears bathed in the foo
of wondrously combined colors on tn
stage. she is even more pleasing in ne
own modest. unaSsuIn ng seTf. Ther
is nothing OF the "Megacephalan"
that is the press representatives lat
est st-coined synonym for big head"
about her; but one can see at once tina
she has a very bright mind whic
never rests from the problem OF addin
to the bewlldering beauties and fas
cinatlng effects of her act" She
smart enough 90 realize that no on
i'm her profession can stand still: tina
one lis certain either TO advance OF {
retrograde, and that the public. afte
time, is equally certain to tire q
even the best OF good things Henc,
her latest creation the Vision OF Tn
| clock" unquestionably the most fas
c.nating and lovely and impressiy
| stage picture we provincial" theatre
| goers have been privileged to enjoy
! and a novelty indeed. III you have no
seen this. you have lost a real gllmps
| of fairyland and the opportunity 10 re
| tain a delightful impression that can
| not soon fade away. In the marycpor
| combinations OF colors ana the esthcti
| quality of her stage pictures. entirel
| aside from her own natural grace an