The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-19
Providence Opera House.

the Providence Opera House last even
ing by number OF competent princi-
pals and a splendid chorus 1t was for
the benefit OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic. and the opera Will be contin-
ued every evening this week, and on
Saturday afternoon, the proceeds going
to the relief fund OF the posts Of ProW-
dence. East Providence, Paw
tucket and Farragut asso-
Citations, and for the maintenance OF the
monument for all time.
Apart from the worthy object and the
evident hard work of many persons 10
maze the project a financial success
the production is worthy OF patronage
for there are good soloists and some
very fine dau-es. The setting OF the
opera is excellent and there is plenty or
go in the performance, while as De
coming up-tO-date comic opera theIe ~
no lack of specialtles. From the dainty
thread OF love story that runs thrOusn
the piece to the latest coon lance the
opera is always interesting. AS for the
costumes, they are very handsome
and those in charge OF the analr nave
done everything possible 10 MAKE lhe
spectacular parts rich ana attractive.
The dances are we'll executed, ana last
night the audience bestowed earnest
and well deserved applause on the
movements OF the dancers, whether
graceful or merry. Capt. Charles W.
Eddy. under wnose direction the pro-
CuctiOn Is given, may well congratu-
late himself on the success of his Ell
forts, and the citizens of Providence
should. as they undoubtedly VIII, give
the fine entertainments their patronage.
There are a number OF very charming
pictures to be witnessed. The young
ladies are all handsome, and though
some OF them last night seemed a biz
tlmid the chorus singing was good and
the movements of the 800 peOpl on the
stage were always satisfactory. It
would be, OF course. difficult TO select
the best dancers where all had so thor
oughly entered with zest and spirit into
the work OF making the production
worthy OF the fair fame that amateurs
have made in this city. There are tleur
de lys, colonial. Castilian, Red Hussar.
Egyptian, floral, national, flower, bee
and fairy dances.
The part of Prince Ramon. found I'm
VIII a. Gray a good interpreter. A
pleasing If not a powerful voice has
= Mr.. A. G. Steele who takes the part OF
Don Remino, the captain Of the guard.
Capital, indeed were the .mpersona-
tions OF the parts or Don Miguel, prime
minister .BtwhaZer. Irish nnSister Of
police; Sancho Pedro. an American
dude, taken by Joseph f. Feeley, Fred
Mack and George \. Sphinx The spe-
cialty work of this merry trio received
great favor from the audience. Ernest
lie Grand Sprague was capital Ameri-
can sailor. Very charming was the
work OF Angelina Hutchinson as Ca
milla, the bride OF Prince Ramon. Her
beautiful voice was heard with pleasure
in the pretty love scenes, and her solos
won very prompt and earnest applause.
Annie Scrutton Hough made acharming
old lady, and her perfect work as.an
elocutionist was well appreciated Mrs.
Plummer and Miss MAY Monahan were
the peasant girls and they are both so
we'll known as vocalists OF unusual abil
ity that ii is sufficient to say that their
work In the present production is wor-
thy of their regulations
The ladies and gentlemen in the dances
are:
Egyptian Belles-Mrs Thomas f.
Monahan chaperone: Rose McCardle,
Elizabeth McCardle Lucy Hurley
Charlotte Dean. Rebecca M.honey. De-
liza Monahan, Frances Mallon, Gertrude
Clarke, Winnifred Monahan. Nellie
Monahan, Elizabeth Traver Harriet
Morris. Jeanette Carroll, Alice Car
roll, Bessie Mulvey. Mabel Mulvey.
National Dance-Miss T. Ntzhugh,
Katie Monahan. Katie Deah.
Marion Walsh. Lottie Eagan. Rachael
Keffe. Margaret Coleman. Annie Fitz-
patrick. Ada Atkins Nellie Tiernan.
Abbie Slattery Frances Miller. Susie
Laird, Mildred Drinan, Abbie Gray. RI
ia White.
Sailors Chaperones. Miss Alice II
Blakely. Miss F. =. Dexter; Florence
Capron, Ethel Pennell. Belle Hayden,
BESSIE Canron Mabel Avery, Ethel
Speak, Hermione Eccleston. Bessie
Hodges Bert Capron Clinton Merrill,
Harold Heald Charlie Watson, Harry
Wood Marshall Wight, Raymond Ja-
cobs Earl Perkins
Waiters-C. j. Rothemich, Charles
simmons.
Red HuzZars- -Chaperones. Mrs. Go
Arnold Mrs. William Burge; Miss NJ.
Merchant. Augusta Merewen ther. Ella
Newell. Nellie Taylor, Mabel Porter,
Winifred DaileY- Ethel YEaMA Fl0rence
Elmn Youldcn. MAY Ticrney, Mrs. O..
Arnold Alice Dubois Leonora kirWin,
Mabel Hodges. Lucy Alfreds, cara
Hciee. Dorothy Burge.
Castilian Dance-Chaperone Margar-
et r. Donahus: Joseph Wyatt charles
Ruthemich, Or. Gormley. Joseph Nu-
gent. Hugh Moan anus, James A. Co-
| rolan. Thomas S'Inney Charles SIM
mons. Emma Jordan. Louise Riodan'
Kitty Duffy. Alice Wyatt. Jennie Nc
| Kcnna. Anna Moran. Agnes McAvenlk,
Mamie Little.
Flowers and Bees-Chaperone Mar
| earet y. Douahue--HenrY Crowell,
| Frank O'Ne1 John Clancy Fred O'Ncil.
! Charlie McSoley Joseph Moran. John
/ Murphy. Willie Riodan, Kittie Dwyer.
! AGNES Dwyer Teresa Drinan, Agnes
| Ornand Nellie Daley. Agnes Mona
han. MAY Daley. Kitty Fallon.
African Travesty +. Jones,
soloist-Joseph II Carney John Dono-
! hue william r. McGinn. John j Do
| Ian. Peter B. Morris. Hugh a. Manus.
| John B. Higgins Glenn j. Costello Jo-
| seph II Riley.
spanish Dancc-Mrs. Joseph ID.
| Young. chaperone-Ntay Flynn. Teresa
smith. Lena smith. Mary Col,on. Anna
| Calligan. Bessie Rogers. MARY Costello,
| Jennie Hughes. Helen McCefrey. Loo
| rena Mcdonald Margaret Y. Hehir.
| Lillian Baker Joseph ne Blaine, Rose
! sweeney. Mamie Maher Alice Brady,
Avnes padicn. Misc Murphy Lottie
! Mnnahan. MAY Norahan.
! Police squad Captain. Fred Mack
| Colonial CavOtto - Chaperoucs-M NJ SIS
! Alice X. Blakoly Miss p. y Dexter
! Miss Fannie Anthony Miss Irene Grant
! Miss Rose Jacoby Miss Hattie Jacohy