The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-21

NOBODY Will say that Farrell and
Iaylor are the best all-round musicians
seen here nor that their superiors as
comedians have not visited these plan-
tatlons' but dt Is true that perhaps no
other team OF musical comedians has
presented as good an average of come
uy ana musical ability by both per
formers, and perhaps no other has Of
isreu more thoroughly entertaining
comDination of things that were NOT
only good and pleasing. but fresh and
bright They are right in the front rank
Wneh ~ comes To encores and enthusi-
astic manifestations of sstisfactlon.
and, all things considered. | think fhav
deserve all they get. If you don't like
them thoroughly, you are hard to please
ana you ought 10 give up your present
occupation and become a newspaper
critic.
L? Oh no, I'm just an ordinary every
day one of those atoms thar make nm
what we call the public | know what
like and what don't like: and don't
care VINO knows IL. other people, the
critics included, are welcome to their
opinions; but | am no more anxious To
be classed with them than they are TO
have me.
Taylor Holmes earns a good word for
Gus actors that others have made kack-
neyed and giving us not only something
good, but something fresh and unique.
His work is clean-cut, and he has the
advantage Of manner that I'm itself is
pleasing and helps To win favor for him
I'm work that is quite above the ordi-
nary level OF its kind.
Monroe and Mack, / think. have few
equals in the difficult art OF facial ex-
preston under burnt cork, and provoke
a lot of laughter without saying word.
while there is an righteousness and nat
uralneSs In their methods as comedians
that never fails to score even with or
dinary material. Their pol<er-game act
is hardly new enough 60 carry itself:
but the manner i'm which they do IL
makes IL one OF the conspicuously
amusing hits.
SO. too with Harris and Fields. who
take long chances i'm oering Weber and
Fields ola billiard saloon act: but they
do II in manner SO closely copying it's
presentation in the minutest details by
the originals az TO make Il not only ac-
ceptable. but quite as enjoyable and
successful as under the former auspic-
ious conditions.
The closing work OF the Floods IN an
acfoDallc feature equal u any the sea-
son has produced and deserves even
bigger recognition than Il receives. and
IL H. 60 be said OF "Chums" as played q
Howard Hall and his capable support.
ing company that it is one of the very
best dramatic acts Of its class that We
have had an opportunity TO laugh at
and applaud heartily. Miss Helaino /
Hall OF this company has many friends
here who are much delighted with her
careful and pleasing assumption OF the |
ingenue role.
] understand that at the close OF the /
season Resident Manager Lovenberg |.
leaves for New York to book all the at |
fractions for the circuit during tn. I
booking agents long vacation. 7 never /
met the gentlem man personally bat if the 4
admirable manner in which I<eith's has 1
been conducted duting the past season /
b. any criterion. the choice H. a wise
pnp. highly complimentary 90 him upon \
" holn 10 has fallen and evidently cred /
table TO the ability of his supcriors to 1
his worth.
MILDRED IRVING.
Michael Bnrke was arra lgnsd IN rho 1
Sixth district court today on the charge
n being study bsggar, Pleading nor
guilty his ease vas continued until i