The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-14

well-known gifts as comedy entertain
ers.
Probably no single performer in
vaudeville Is better known here than
Press Eldrldge. whose witticisms have
many convulsed local theatre
goers with the heartiest kind OF laugh
ter; and his name should surely be
powerful maeSet to NH the beautiful
playhouse throughout the week His
present act includes many new jokes
and funny sayings of his own pecu-
liarly entertaining type, as well as new
songs, all OF which have been received
i'm New York and Boston with unusual
evidences OF favor; and his medley Of
war parodies is said 10 De about as
clever as anything he has ever offered
There Will lie new set of notion
pictures for the Biograph, which Is
always one of the best enjoyed features
OF the Keith program, and which per-
haps attracts more people TO that the
atre than any other one feature, week
in and week out. Among the new views
TO be shown is that taken from rail-
road train while passing Conway cas-
tie i'm England, the train passing
through several tunnels and the pie
ture In this respect suggesting that OF
the Haverstraw tunnel, which was so
very popular few weeks ago: and this
new picture Is SAID TO be not only su-
perior To that but one of the best ever
taken and shown by the Biograph.
Among the other pictures Is scene
behind the firing line at Santiago.
French cuirassiers charging n battery.
the battlesDip Texas in New York bay
ana humorous scene In a cornfeld.
James Thornton is known the coun-
try over as In the opinion OF many the
greatest of all monologue performers,
whose bright sayings and amusing
songs are soon on every tongue wher-
ever he appears and his presence i'm
the Keith bill is certain To add very
materially to It's entertaining charac-
ter. II he does not make one Of the
really big hits Of the season here, it
will be becauce Providence does not
enjoy that which every other city has
gone wild over"
Among the sight acts that OF Paul
ton and Dooley is likely to be notable.
This act, just imported from Europe is
an exhibition of trick and fancy BIZ
cycl- riding said to he quite unlike
anything of the kind this country in
familiar with and most remarkable i'm
many respects. one of them does
straight riding, including many feats
not previously attempted here, while
the other. i'm the garb Of tramp, sup
plies a comedy element that Is said To
be unusually amusing.
The Ford Brothers will be remember
GERS, their speciality being buck dan
cling in wooden shoes. in which they
have attained "A degree of expertness
emitting them To the much abused til
tie of champions" Ray Burton, In
his performances on the slack wire. eX-
hibits great nerve and steadiness by
doing some clever Juggling and per-
forming feats of Workmanship credit
able to a man standing on terra firma ;
nd iG de Dc
10 a degree. Ely and Harvey stand
high among the exponents of black
face comedy, with an entertaining lot
OF coon songs" and cakewalk steps,
and i'm New York during the past week
have scored a big hit. II is some time
since the bill has included a ventrilo-
quist: and Hugh j. Emmett is said to
be one OF the best. with number OF
new ideas that render his act bright
and entertaining. Gilbert Saroney's $
/ burlesque female representations Will
be remembered by many who saw
them a year or so ago at Keiths for
mer opera house az one of the clever
est performances of the kind this COM
munity has been treated to. Since then
he has added several new features; and
he is accounted today at least the
equal of any who have ever attempted
| this very -.fiicult line OF work. A com
edy. act that is reputed to be one of tho
| best OF its style is that of Lester and
| Jerman who in years past have de-
| lightfuly entertained Providence audi
ences: and it's title. "Upholstering a
| Woman" is at least suggestive of
something deciuedly ludicrous. Hill and
| Hill, clever novelty entertainers, and
timely topics pictorially presented
complete the long program, which
promises to be quite up to the unvary-
! ing Keith standard and TO provide re-
! fined and wholesome amusement and
! entertainment suited to all classes
| among intelligent theatre-goers.