The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-03
SCENE FROM SPORTING LIFE"

Miss Edna Bassett Marshall makes
one OF the best and most satisfying
contributions yet seen here TO the de-
sire for novelty that characterizes Vau-
deville audiences. and offers one of the
lveliest and most entertaining musical
comedy acts Providence has seen NO
small credit for the success OF wnich
is due 10 the trio OF children who as
sist her. Without any advance boom
ing" as juvenile phenomenons. these
two little girls and boy prove them
selves. without any exception, the most
gifted. best trained and cleverest per-
formers of their age ever seen here:
and IL the majority of adult vaudeville
performers infused into sheir work half
the spirit and dash and ginger shown
by these children the vaudeville the
atres wouldn't be big enough 10 hold
their audiences Miss Marshall sings
several songs with sweetness and very
pleasing style. her rendering Of tn.
Holy city" being notably enjoyable.
and the Introduction OF street piano
with the gambols and antics OF the
street urchins is quite effective and Il
decided novelty. The 10y does some
excellent acrobatic work and dancing.
one OF the little girls gives fine iml-
tation of Josephlne Sabel In a COON
song and cake walk. and the ether dis
PLAYS marked Cleverness Sn an imita-
tlcn of Maude Adams as Juliet. while
a change 10 handsome costumes and a
spirited finale are rewarded with en-
thusiastic applause.
Charles II. Sweet. the "gurgler plan
ist." IS no stranger here, and received
the heartieSt kind OF a greeting: and
while il is TO be said that his act Is
familiar, IL Is equally true that h has
given " many bright new touches max
ing IL by far the best OF its kind and
that 10 has never before seemed 10
score SO emphatic hit here as yester-
dav
Foy and clark offer one OF those
crazy patchwork" vaudeville sketches.
in which the steam is at the blowing
of point all the way through and In
which Nr Fov's strong ind'viduaiitv
and originality his effective facial ex-
precision and funny ma akeup and his ex-
Ceptional gifts as an eccentric come
dian arc strongly seconded by Miss
Clark's vocal abilities and vivdciouslv
pleasing style: and the act takes HIS
place well up among the big hits ~ the
bill keeping the audience I'm almost
constant laughter of the heartiest kind
Miss Artie Hau I'm appearance. make
M. costume and manner gives the
most interesting and faithful presenta-
tion or genuine Southern Coon" sing
ing and dancing that vaudeville has
produced IN Providence: and ehc wins
the enDh1tlc success that ft deserves
Hor "d'9~ohing' aCf produces some
thing ~ q eonsqtion and makes start
Ing revelation with not the slightest
succession of IN 'oiicacv but 20 de-
srr'he fhc surpriee would detraci from
tho enjoyment of her act.
Vary =. S'pnlcv assisted bv Doris
Wilson. is mother ~ tho strong laugh.
prcvckere aud most euccossruI enter
tainers piavnp two eharpiv CONTRACTED
cheracters end giving HE celebrated
iu'faiiCre ~ clarinet fn 70 men,,sr
t17f earned rounds ~ aDnlaura Nice
WNeCn s'nge swnotly ard rroef ri.og-
inVlv' and tho whole aer fs ono NJ those
good 'hirrs' thar cn0not b. picked un
cvnrv day in fhc weak
Dudi " pree.off with his varv rreos.
.nT r'rror ~ pr9ci0us stvie gives
his familiar i~it4tione of muair,1 in.
sirIn 'f and other nar mate thires