The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-15
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.
ELL for the Coming Week Includes "0llyetle and
"Xasoo,.e" BY Wilbur Cpaa Co.

The Goth performance inaugurating
the 9th week of the Wilbur Opera
Company's engagement at the Provi-
dence Opera House will witness
grand production of Edmund Audran'J
popular three-act comic opera "Oli-
vette' with Miss Marion Mano.a ~
the title role. Little need be said re-
garding the story of this opera as IL is
very familiar to the average theatre
goer and a resume of the plot would
probably take away from the enjoy
ment of those who contemplate seeing
this production next week. Miss Man
ola will be seen at her best as olivette.
and judging from her work Of ;his
week the opera will be given one OF
the most finished presentations seen in
this city in years. The rest OF the cast
will be selected from the Wilbur forces
and will include all OF the favorites.
Hattie Richardson, Gus Vaughn. j j.
Comfy, AL Lamar, Ethel Robinson, Lil-
lie Taylor, w. III. Kohnle, Harry Lane
and G. Il. Huntington.
Only six performances Of this opera
will be given opening Monday and con-
tinuing through Wednesday evening.
At the urgent request of hundreds OF
theatre-goers in this city and vicinity
the management has decided 10 repeat
forThursday, Friday andSaturday mat-
lnees and evenings their opening sue
cess Audran's tuneful success Mas
cote" Miss Manola will appear in this
opera as Bettina, the Mascotte singing
the role Hattie Richardson acceptably
portrayed five weeks ago. The Provi-
dence Journal In its review OF Mas
cotte," Tuesday morning, June IL, said:
''rhe Wilbur Opera Company began
last night a brief after-seusUn engagc~
ment at popular prices. large audi
ence was present and gave every ev.-
dence OF being well pleased with the
evenings entertainment. Well they
might be for there were at least eleven
musical productions given at the same
house last season at five times the
pr,ce which were not one-fifth as good.
The opera chosen for the opening was
la Mascotte" and IL was very pleas
ingly presented being prettily staged
and merrily sung. Mr.. Gus Vaughn was
P.ppo and his voice was heard To adj
vantage I'm the familiar numbers. Mr..
w. III. Kohnle and G. u. Huntington
sustained the fun with liveliness, unc-
ton and no little orig nality and the
other parts were all pleasingly taken.
"MascNte" will be presented next
week with all the magnificence that
characterized its former presentation
and with the addition OF such talent
Manola ought To test the capacity OF
the Providence Opera House at every
performance. The vaudeville bill next
week owing 10 the length OF the operas
will be shortened somewhat, but II viii
make up In quality what IL lacks I'm
quantity Anna Laughin and Geo "A.
Sphinx are announced as top-liners ana
this team OF young people viii no
doubt Keep up the reputation for eX-
| cellent work they so ably demonstrated
| their ability to present the past week.
| The Lamar Bros. will again be seen i'm
| their illustrated songs singing THE
| Girl i Loved In Sunny Tennessee" and
MY Little Georgia Rose" and M.
| VIM. Brewer, new conner. Will be
heard In pleasing southern melodies.
Perhaps the most popular number
| Of this part of the entertainment will
| be n solo by Miss Katherine Rowland.
| who VIII be remembered as making an
| emphatic hit week before last
/ For the week commencing v ,uday
afternoon. July "a. The Wilbur operl
| Company will produce the Grand
Duchess fertile first three riuvs OF the
week and THE Beggar student" the
remainder OF the week with the usual
| matinees.