The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-30
FINE TASTE SHOWN.
Mildred Irving Much Pleased With
the GIeeSonS at Keith'S.
The Tanakas' Novel Performance a Fine
Thing For Children, She Says.

Somebody in. the Gleeson family
must have fine taste. for / have seen
no prettier dressing Of any vaudeville
act this season than that of John and
Bertha Gleeson. at Keith's, nor do 1
recall two young people who by the
refinement. ease and grace manifested
in their every movement made a better
impression. Why. it's a delight just to
seen John walk off the stage; and l
don't mean that in any sarcastic way,
either They don't wear any champion
belts set with gems, nor do they NIL
the stage with trophies To prove
that they can dance either They just
come on quietly and unassumingly, and
then proceed TO make good from the
very start.
Charlie Case has changed his act
since he was here last-he has shaved
off his moustache. There's another
good thing about the family history
which he reveals so unblushingly. You
never hear him tell story that you
have heard some one else perpetrate.
nor do / remember that any one has
stolen his witticsms; and that's de-
cidedly queer thing, for no funnier
monologuist has been here.
citation of valuable antiquities in the
earlier part of their act. even if some
of them have been embalmed for some
time; but they certainly introduce one
! novelty, for Mr.. Gales" imitation OF
an animated country CROSSROADS sign
board when he sings is very nearly per-
feet. and a good imitation nowadays is
worthy of note.
take off my last falls hat 10 the
Biograph company's funny man this
week. for the audience certainly laugh
ed right out loud at one of his comedy
pictures. / didn't; but / guess | was
PLAYING a game of sdhtaire in that re-
spect which goes to prove-well, let 1t
drop.
Frank Leon who prides himself on
his title Of champion dancer of Eng
land" and on the trophies he has won
and which he displays on the stage
during his act. though there Is no sign
bearing the legend rsolid silver" GER
tainly is one of the cleverest clog dane
ers we have seen here, and must have
an idea for the beautiful If he had any
thing 20 say about the making of his
costume: but IL is rather tough TO force
one to listen to three long songs OF the
distinctly English type i'm order TO get
five rrrinutrS- enjoyment Of hts -sa4tate-
rial proficiencies
Earle Remington must have real
love for art. Upon no other hypothesis
can one explain a woman's Willingness
| 10 present herself befort the public Is
n makeup so grotesque as TO destroy
all pretence Of beauty. II has been
said that there are but three really
funny women on the stage; and, as her
name was not i'm the list, the number
| fpl ha CT a
i'm. Her imitation OF James Russell
whose Irish chambermaid assumption
| Is so fresh I'm our minds is remarkably
| lifelike and clever. and the bright lines
and original sayings she has put into
their act would meet all the require
ments Of an ordinary four-act farce
comedy and still leave some very good
things sufficient 10 constitute the av-
erage vaudeville comedy skit." / sup
nose a woman who can keep an audi
ence i'm n roar for ten or fifteen minutes
| can afford TO disguise her good looks in
| one OF the most original and ludicrous
| make-ups we have seen In Providence.
Do take the children 90 see the Tan
akas. Their rarlor magic is delight
fully mystifying and clever. and such
| spinning Of tops such Juggling with
| gyrating toys no boy ever dreamed
| OF. It's n refreshing variation from
the OrdinarN Juggling, eltner Japan
csc or United States. and in it's way
Is a most remarkable exhibition that
the childCsr are sure To go crazy over.
while I confess that ! am not so old
that Il does not posses the greatest
| charm for me.
Lester and Jermon give n very effect
| i've demonstration OF the fact that the
| "hnish" IL the important thing in a
| vaudeville act. Aside from Miss Jer-
| mons very pleasing singing. the main
| part OF their act can hardly be singled
| out az remarkable. bur when Mr.. Les
| ter. AT the finish. does his cake-walk.
| I'm which ne puts the high-kickers To
| the blush and outdoes the eduilibrists
| I'm their most aspiring flights, the deed
| is done. and they are called back again
| and again 90 respond 60 the evidences
| of appreciation which their finish has
\ aroused. ] have just n suspicion. too.
| that I'm a more favorable place on the
! hill these performers would give some