The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-27
! Keith's New Theatre.

The bill for the coming week at
Kelth's new theatre is announced as
1.-THE greatest combination of headline
features ever presented in Providence:
and a perusal of the attractions would
seem to warrant the assertion. The list
is headed by Miss Rose Melville. who
has scored the greatest and most em-
phatic and noteworthy success in
vaudeville ever achieved by "legiti-
mate" actress who entered that field;
and she will be seen here In the one
act comedy in which she has won her
laurels elsewhere having played Tor III
weeks In New York. TO succession
OF most remarkable crowded houses,
repeating that success in Boston dur
ing the past fortnight According TO
the opinions expressed by the New
York critics, Mr.. Keith made the most
extraordinary engagement yet fecorueu
by vaudeville manager when ne DOCK
ed Miss Melville TO play over MS CIR
cult, just at time when she was In
the very height of her success on the
legitimate stage. Miss Melville is the
actress who made such tremendous
hit as Sis Hopkins, the Hoosier girl,
With the Sad Sea Waves company.
She is a pretty and very charming
young woman who devotes her wonder
ful talent as an eccentric comed-
ienne TO the portyal of queer
gawky, unkempt and addressed girl.
and whose appearance on the stage is
a signal for roar OF laughter and
tumult of applause. During her sketch
she introduces what she calls a snake
time dance" burlesque on the serpen-
tine dancers, and one of the most ex-
cruciatngly funny things ever devised.
The title of Miss Melvlle's sketch is
isis Hopkins Visit" and in it's por-
trayal she is assisted by capital com
psny, and carries special scenery. IL ~
safe to say that no other vaudeville
manager but the famous Originator or
the continuous performance" could
have had sufficient influence, or have
offered enough attractiveness in the
way of theatres and first-class aud
fences, TO effect the engagement ot an
actress i'm the position of Rose Melville,
and the engagement cannot fail of be-
ing brilliant one in every way
The success OF Paplnta during the
past week has been SO pronounced that
she has been retained for another week,
which will be positively the last, when
she will present her wOndrously beau
tiful spectacular dances with new elec-
trical and colcr effects. This is admit
tedly the greatest spectacular produce
tion ever seen in vaudeville; and its
gorgeous beauty is something that only
the eye can appreciate hut in words
can adequately portray.
Idalene Cotton widely known for a
long time as comedienne of excep-
tional ability. has within the past
month. in New York and i'm Boston.
been pronounced the greatest character
delineator on the American stage. sur
passing both Johnstone Bennett and
Cissy LOTUS in the excellence OF her
impersonations Of famous actresses, in
cluding Mrs. Fiske and Miss Anna
Held; and she will be seen. assisted by
Nick Long, the clever character COM
edian, I'm a protean comedietta entitled
Managerial Troubles in which her
remarkable powers are given full scope.
In her imitation of Anna Held she VIII
wear a fac-simile of that actress FAM
Gus diamond costume which is certain
TO delight the ladies'; and she. is ex-
pected TO score one of the marked hits
OF the bill
Fake and Semon are well known here
as the greatest of all black-face musical
comedians; and they will present the
irrestibly comical sketch in which they
display not only their versatility as
musicians, but their n-making pow
ers 10 such advantage that uproarious
laughter is constant while they are on
the stage.
Three princes of fun are Willis p.
Sweatnam. John Kernel and Ray
j. Royce any one OF whom
NOulQ ordinarily ne ConSluefe1
sufficient for any vaudeville
bill. but all of whom are grouped in
this remarkable programme. Sweat
nam is the old-time minstrel whose
drollery has often delighted local
threare- goers; and John Kernell. the
Irish Philosopher" lis certain to renew
the great popularity he has enjoyed
here in the past. While Ray l.. Royce's
mimicry and representations are always
one of the most entertaining features
OF any programme i'm which he appears.
Among the new motion pictures to be
shown by the Biograph are views Incl
dental to the recent unveiling OF the
Grant monument in Philadelphia, sew