The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-10
MISS IRvlnG'S REPLY.


Pop" Siddons. the veteran stage.
door keeper at Keith's. with whom !
have secured a passing acquaintance
through one or two visits to perform
ers there. tells me that one OF the really
| very clever performers at that house
last week. a few of whose deficiencies
i dared TO point out at the same time [
spoke of the merits. objected very
| strenuously.
i don't object so much to what she
| says am told he said; "but L do OBJ
Ject To womans doing this sort of
thing. It's encroaching upon a field for
WHICH men are adapted and in which
women have no place. This young wo-
man appears to intend to be fair. but
she's out Of her element"
"A very pretty speech, I'm sure. and
i, TOO. nave no fault TO find, for we all
ought 10 be able To stand criticism But
the trouble is that this interesting
young man doesn't criticise me so much
as my sex, and | wonder who on earth
set him up TO say what we women shall
or shall not do. or what we ought or
ought not 10 do. And now | begin to
wonder whether the reason that women.
as a rule, play SO inconsplcuous a part
IN vaudeville, is not because the men
are AFRAID 10 give them half u chance
Tor fear OF losing their own bread and
butter
Thank heaven, the newspaper man
ayers aren't made of this young mans
KIND OF stun, and they aren't afraid TO
PRINT the honest opinions of woman
regarding what she sees at q theatre,
even II they don't happen always to
suit the fancy of those whom she pays
her good money 10 have entertain her.
And I'm told that nobody chuckles
more over the SLY digs / give the per-
formers than does the press represent
tallVe or the house. L guess he knows
good thing when he sees it.
see that the newspaper "crickets"
agree that the act of Clint and Bessie
Robbins is too long and slow. Now 1
think these people are really clever i'm
their way and have ability. and if only
they had sketch that was bright and
snappy. I'll warrant they'd "go" bet
ter only in order TO do so Mr.. Robbins
must get so he can sing without giving
the impression that he's got an appoint |
inent with dentist and wants to staye |
1t OH as long as possible
/ learned this week that probably the |
reason why Frank Bush is so success
ful in telling Hebrew stories is that he ,
Is OF that race himself. | wouldn' tell /
t If thought il any disparagement to
him, but I'm neither an A. Il. A. nor
an anti-Semite, and am ready 10 rec
)ginze ability wherever ] see il. AS
-eller of stories i'm every known dia-
ect he certainly has no equal. and all
his dialects seem TO be equally good.
while his facial expression creates as
much laughter as his stories. BY the
way / am told that his father present
ID the land on which was laid out the
lrst Jewish cemetery in New York
/ see that two OF the so-called funny"
'ictures furnished by the Biograph
ompahy were pulled off on Thursday
nd two others substituted, which are
mong the very best yet shown. AS "A
the Biograph company's
omedian is not huge success. The
My thing funny about him is his ef-
orts to be funny. The other views are
ii so exceptionally realistic. however.
nd so thoroughly pleasing and mar
elous, that one may forgive the come
ian for not discharging himself: and
must confess. to be candid. that his
icture, Making an Impression" real
? strikes a Providence audience as
musing and arouses laughter. and you
now that is saying a good deal for It.
MILDRED IRVING.