The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-16
SOMEWHAT CRITICAL.
Mildred Irving Sees This Weeks
Offering at Ksith's Theatre.
She Thinks Mile. Olive Ought 10 Marry q
Brute Of a Husband.

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heard the young lady on the stage de-
claiming; but no. ii was only Tina CORR
playing her part I'm a sketch i'm which
a real rooster and boy attired as one
are the chief factors. 1t was only case
OF fuss and feathers; the young lady
furnished one and the animals the 9TH
er. It's a great feature to delight the
children; and it has it's value for stu
dents of the drama also, for one may
learn from this what are English ideas
OF humor. Miss CORR makes a nice ap-
pearance: but l do wish she would
speak her lines less bumptiously.
! suppose this first impression put
me i'm a critical mood. for IL seemed to
me that Ostrado. exceedingly clever
equlibrist that he u.s. doesn't know how
TO put his act together. His work while
hanging by the teeth has no place in
the middle OF his act AT the end, 1t
would be a most effective finish and
the best he has to offer; where 1t is, it
is simply an ante-climax.
Mile. Olive ought TO get married, and
ought TO marry brute of a husband
one Of the kind who amuse themselves
by shying household furniture at their
wives by way OF demonstrating their
superiority. i don't wish her any harm;
but a woman who can catch about
hundred china plates as fast as two
men can throw them at her from the
wings, and who can by whirling in the
air a ball at the end of a long cord
skim the ashes off the end OF a lighted
cigar in a mans mouth. ought TO sac
rifice herself for the good of her sex
and teach one man a few things. Mile.
Olive. you have duty TO perform in
life, for / don't know of any other
woman who could do it so well, and /
hope your weak sister who can't do IL
will go and get some points from you
this week.
Wood and Shepard demonstrated TO
me more effectively than il has been
done before what is the Significance of
a certain slang expression, for GER
tainly they kept me guessing" / WON
dered whether really they are accom-
plished musicians OF great versatility,
or whether they really play only the
great big bluff as 10 the numerous 9TH
ers instruments they introduce. AS
laugh -provoker, Wood certainly is
big success and his cello playing, when
Shepard gives him half chance. is
very pleasing; and II certainly Is
compliment To their powers as enter
tainers that one goes away with the
impression Of having heard them play
no end of instruments, even If such is
not the fact.
Mimic Littlefield scores a good point
by making his audience feel at first
some dissatisfaction from the belief
that he is only repeating, in the last
half OF his act, what they have seen
Hal Merritt do: and then he not only
goes Merritt one better. but goes him
so many times better that he is es-
corted off the stage by big burst or
applause. He gives himself away. though
for there can be no doubt that he is
married.
What a dream that coat OF George
Evans is! 1t looks as If some man mill
liner and female dressmaker had col
Tolerated" in it's production, aided by
a few suggestions from Gen. Eagan
while enjoying his high price vacation.
The honey boy" deserves credit for
placing himself in the ranks Of those
at least one thing that is new in their
acts: and some of his titles without
songs are trimmed in an equally high
style of art.
II doesn't seem TO me that anything
is ever gained by performers who bill
themseles extravagantly, for the public
is likely TO be led TO expect much more
than they are capable of fulfilling. 1t
may be that the Jackley Wonders,
the society marvels" are about the
best that ever happened. but for some
reason. and l think ii was that bill
ing" couldn't see IL. while l really be-
lieve that under less boisterous Jug
Cling of the English language / might
have thought them great. And that
Anglo-funny boy with them is just too
killing for anything-eXcept when he
does comedy work.
Barrett and Learned" is the simple
announcement. Why not Barrett and
Learned and supporting company or
is IL only the graduateS-etthe.l .leglt-
who are privileged to use that impress
sive form when they employ "supe'
TO play the policeman essential TO the
finish of their act? And what chances
that "supe" has 10 take generally. for
the honor OF bearing that title OF sup
porting company" Barrett and Learned
OF il, for nothing less than that honor
able distinction. and in big black type,
too, could possibly soothe his wounded
feelings. to say nothing OF his anatomy,
after Barrett doesn't do a thing TO him
as he so gently shows him the door. But
II you want to see q "supe' who can act
and who sometimes is 1T i'm the
sketch, 40 to Keith's. | mean the stout
fellow. who always walks on as N he
was on his way TO draw his salary.
There Is something deliciously re-
freshing about the humor OF John G.
Rice and Sally Cohen. IL Is SO natural
and so unctuous. SO delicate and so free
from any suggestion Of an attempt To
he funny | tell you. there's precious
big difference between the work OF
thoroughly trained comedians i'm "legi-
innate comedy and that of tho o.
dinary variety" performer. Ia one case
YOU know what you laughed at and are
glad you did IL. I'm the other. you won
der afterward why you laughed. ana
YOU give side glance at your neighhor
to sec N he caught you doing II. You
can 70 long way and wait many a
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