The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-06
THE FOUR COHANS.

in vaudeville more popular in this To-
cality than Harry Watson and Alice
Hutchings who are assisted by Ed
Edwards They were seen at keith's
early in the present season in Ger
man comedy sketch which with It's
musical features and funny situations
and business" kept the audiences in
a roar of laughter and scored one oftthe
big hits Of the bill. They will now pre-
sent an entirely new sketch. entitled
THE Dramatic Agent" which pcrtrays
some managerial tribulatiOns in an in
tensely comical manner. and which has
been pronounced much the best vehicle
they have employed for the display of
their peculiar talents. and their local
popularity is sufficient to make them
strong drawing cards.
The Eddy family is an organization or
male and female acrobats. whose fea.s
include many original with themselves
and whose manner of presenting them
is not only unique but extremely pleas
ing: and, although they are new COM
ers here, they are regarded as likely TO
rank -aHaeHg the greatest St-faNorites- in
the program.
A. O. Duncan. the ventriloqust. is an
old friend, but one who is so well liked
that he is sure of a cordial welcome and
OF holding easily his high place in pop
uar regard. He is one of the few N
his line who are always seeking some
thing new and who never fail TO bring
out a lot of new witticisms and enter
tanning things each time they return;
the skill with which he handles his
talking figures long ago placed him at
the very top notch in his line.
A feature certain to prove very en-
joyable to the children is the exhibition
of Fred Herberts troupe of performing
dogs. Their act includes a number OF
features not seen in other similar ex-
hibitions: and amcng the interesting
animals is the famous high-diVing dog
"Dink" who jumps from the top of
50-foot ladder. There are also number
OF long distance jumping greyhounds
and eight little white poodleS over
whom the ladies and children always
go into ecstacies.
In the line of sketches Barton and
Ashley head the list, with an eccentric
act that has been received with
marked favor in New York during the
past week. and I'm which Mr.. Barton's
abiluies as an acrobat are given full
swing.
The Knight Brothers are Western
product. now making their first appear
ances i'm the East As singers and
dancers they enjoy high reputation
throughout the West which led to their
engagement by Mr. Keith's booking
agent. Their act is presented in black
face and its refinement and neatness
seem TO have received special recogni-
ton.
Miss Lillian Durham the popular So
prano. will be heard in a repertory OF
the latest ballads: and. although she
is a stranger here her success rs pre-
dicted by reason OF the favor with
which her efforts have been greeted in
New York.
The serpentine dances and other
pleasing equilibristic feats while stand
ing upon revolving globes which were
presented at this house early in the
season by the Coulson Sisters were al
that time ono OF the especially enjoyed
features OF the program, and their skip
ping rope dances were always greeted
with applause. They now return with
some improvements i'm their act AMI
promise To win new laurels.
Tom Hefron. the onc-leggad perform
or who dances with all the appearance
OF ease Characteristic Of those fortunate
I'm having two legs % do 1t with, and
whose high jumping and songs lend
pleasing variety To his act. is another
old friend sure OF hearty reception.
Lawrence Crane the Irish magician,
has n number of clever sleight of-hand
tricks with which 90 mystify and on
/ tertain the ladies and children; and a
series - beautifully colored art views
will be exhibited with the stereOpticOn.
! These views are said 90 be- Of the high
| est artistic beauty and most pleasing
| character. and altogether different from
| and superior to the ordinary pictures
shown by stereopticon.
A new series of motion-p pictures will
! be exhibited by the blograph. including
| two that are said 10 be highly amusing.
| a-a-..-a
The East Greenlanders journey round
| 90 West Greenland Co get snuh. and
| VIII consume four years in s.ugle ex-
| cursion there and back often accord
! ing 10 Nansen. remaining no longer
| than an hour at the trading station
| before taking up their homoward
! march.