The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-29
A COMIC COON.
AhhuI's" Performance al KeIth's
Decidedly Funny.
Interesting Features Of This Weeks Bill
as Seen BY Miss Irving.

as Seen 0y MISS irving.
There is the funniest little smoky
moke this week at keiths that you ev-
er saw lie doesn't sing coon songs or
| dance or play a banjo In facl, he
doesn't say a word. He Is simply "A
| born comedian. and that enables him TO
| provoke mtre laughter than half q
| dozen of .e so-called black-face come
| dians rolled into ons.
| He simply breaks a lot OF good white
! plates. AZ anybody had told me that
! any humaa Icing could make me laugh
! by br sak,lg plates. | would have scorn-
ed TO believe It. / have cried over too
| many broken ones % see where the
| laugh comes In. But | went, ! saw
| and | was convinced. / laughed as l
| haven't laughed for many "a day.
| lie is called simply Arthur and ap-
| pears only as the assistant of Be
| dinl the juggler: but II comes pretty
| near being case OF the tail wagging
| the dog. Bedini himself is one OF the
| cleverest and most pleasing in his line
but in spite of all his cleyerness,
doubt if he would be a "headliner' to-
day were IL not for the funny way IN
which Arthur breaks three or four doz'
en- plates at every performance.
/ have seen about everything under
the sun attempted for the purpose OF
creating a laugh; but breaking pla,es
Is pretty near the limit. 1t is alf dumb
comedy. but / don't believe the nttle
fellow could possibly be more success
ful If he broke silence. If you don'l
see him. YOU miss revelation III the
comedy line.
There was another bit OF comedy not
on the bill. Ii was 10 be found in those
persons who laughed occasionally whlie
The Bruet- Rivieres were singing thelI
French songs, with very evloent pur
pose OF having their neighDors thlnh
they understood that language. Bnt
as they looked very sober between
laughs, the laugh was plainly on thehl'
for there H. a good laugh I'm aDout "
cry line OF the bright and frisky songs
these very entertaining French peopis
sing. and il YOU would appear "eddi-
Gated" I'm French YOU are safe in keep
inc broad grin on your face all the
time And. BY the way. u is seldom
that one sees vaudeville performers
who POSSESS the graceful manners ana
thoroughly pleasing presence OF these
singers while their imitation of a Nio-
lin and cello duet il far the most nat
ural and artistic Of the many that
have been gwen here. and their rem
dering of a coon song Is simply lnlmlt-
able No wonder they get six or seven
recalls and then leave their AUDITORS
longing FOR more
If YOU like musical novelty acts that
of Goolmans can not fail to please you
Not only are their instruments odd
enough To satisfy the most eXacting;
but unlike most teams or the klnd'
the man doesn't monopoliZe ali the mu-
steal ability, and the lady contributes
an important share TO the dellgh.Aul
result. Their xylophones are remarka-
bly resonant attd-sfee-t- Il-4II- t'4'-l
very few performers | have heard here
played this instrument With so much
delicacy and expression ana such eA-
celient phrasing. If they did nothing
else, IL would be worth going early TO
hear them for the sake of the enjoy
ment to be derived from .neir xylo-
phone playing.
always like to see the names , ~
Conway and Leland in the Dill. Ok
course. everybody knows what they
are going 10 do. for they are no stran-
rers here: but 1t does one sight of
good to come within the influence of
their whole souled jollity and efferves-
cent good nature, aside from the fact
that there are few "bipedes' who can
excel these "monopedes' as 0croDats,
while as acrobatic comedians | know
OF no 'team" that affords greater all
round amusemem and entertainment.
After seeing them, "A woman would go
own husband.
| have heard many woman COM
plain that she could never get any
thing througtfea mans head; but no
woman who has seen Rice and Cady
need have any further trouble, for they
demonstrate how easy 1t is IL you
know how and have the right kind OF
an instrument. People OF delicate or
ganism should be careful, however.
about becoming too much absorbed in
this German taking act After hear
ing them tangle up the English IAN
guage for half an hour, | don't believe
the ordinary person could talk straight.
The concerted numbers sung by the
Cosmopolitan Trio are one or the good
things in which the program abounds.
and | would defy anyone with eyes
closed to believe that IL was not u
mans voice, and a rich and sweet one
at that. heard when Lucy Holman
HinChcliffe was singing I'm her lower
re gister one could wish. however.
that she were little less gracious and
sweet in her manner. Sounds strange.
doesn't itP But just the same her act
would be improved.
/ wonder If James o. Barrows real
ICES the prize ne has in Mr.. Frost's
comedy farce Tactics good many
Legitimate" actors get the frost i'm a
very different way when they put
dramatic sketches for vaudeville: and
Mr.. Barrows is lucky indeed i'm having
secured about the best thing in its line
| have seen. 1t possesses all the pre-
tentiOusneSs OF first-class three-act
play. with parts worthy Of thoroughly
capable actors, and yet has all the vi
tai essentials Of the snappv brisk and
sparkling vaudeville slSetCh--a rare
combination indeed. There is enough
fun in It's situations. complications and
lines 10 answer the requirements OF
any ordinary comedy, and withal a
good deal ~ originality. as wei as A
very pretty bit OF sentimC MT, and it Is
"A long time since any dramatic sketch
here has evoked the laughter ana an
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