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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

ttif.e for the children Will be the ex-
hibitiOn Of Krlese's performing dogs
and monkeys, which last season proved
one OF the most entertaining and meri-
torious OF all the animal acts" Of
fered at this house. Ii is said that
since then several new features have
been introduced, making IL much more
amusing.
The new biograph views Will include
three timely war scenes" two taken
I'm the Transvaal and one I'm the Philip
pines. or the former, one shows Lord
Dundonald's cavalry seizing kopje
near Sp,on KOp. ard is said 10 be
very picturesque and realis<ic; and the
other shows the arrival OF Gen. Sir
Redvers Butler and staff at Cape Town
en- route for the firing line. The third
shows Seventeenth II. 5. Infantry re-
turning from a fight with the TagaloRs
near Dagupan OF kindred interest
will be the view OF torpedo boats in
action: and another of martial char
acter shows Emperor William return.
Ing from the Paradefeld at Berlin at
the head OF the Fourth regiment of
Foot Guards. For the benefit of the
children. the view OF the children slid
ing down "a sand hill I'm Berlin will 'be
retained from the past week.
Terry and Lambert, one OF the ia
vorite teams OF singers and dancers
on the Keith circuit, will be seen in a
new sketch which Is said TO be the
most pleasing they have offered and
full OF novelties. The comedy acro-
batlc act of the bill, which also Is de-
signed to please the children. viii be-
that OF Picard and Bowen. which opens
in a novel way and offers some sur
pf'ising features. their work on the
horizontal bars being highly commend
ed. The Eldridges. another team" OF
real colored" comedians, Singers and
dancers, have made themselves great
fayorites I'm the other Keith houses
their work being said to be quite un-
like that OF the various other "colored'
performers who have recently interest
ed local vaudeville audiences. Craig
and Mcdonald VIII present a musical
comedy act. i'm which they play a va
riety of Instruments and endeavor 10
join mirth with melody i'm thoroughly
entertaining fashion. Genaro and Theol
are said TO be perhaps the most re-
markabe contOrtionists who blve been
seen on the Keith circuit. the work OF
Miss Theol especially winning hearty
applause and exciting wonder and ad-
miration. Bert and Sophie Leslie In n
skit entitled THE Tramp and the Sou
brette," complete the bill with the ex-
ceptlon of the stereopticon views, many
OF which have been received from
South Africa and other distant lands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

acter OF the persons OF the play.
Shakespeare. Moliere. Coldona and
writer's of plays that have occupied the
boards for centuries. strange 20 say.
did the same thing. The people in MANS
Enemy are creatures OF destiny; they
are controlled by circumstances or at
war with circumstances. 1T appears,
that this Is a better way TO write plays.
than is the practice OF the average
modern author. who regards the stage
as a sort Of theatrical checker-board;
the characters introduced as wooden
checkers and then he sits down and
Plays his so-called dramatic game.
moving black against white-hero
against villain.
Hold the mirror up TO nature" is
the only way after all. Artfice VIII new
er do. Humor and pathos are emotions.
born, not made Tricks do not bring
tears. No, ii takes "A golden key TO un-
lock the storehouse of mirth and grief.
The God -given-inspiration the still
small voice from heaven. in a dark and
silent hour Whispered into the SYM
pathetic ear of the author. and said;
Write play, my boy-the people so 10
the theatre-show them sin and its fol-
ly--don't preach or teach. but show
them by action that drink is curse
il Is the source of tears. anguish. power
~, crime, murder. Then give the result,
Nemesis. reeribution. and more. Illus
trate in living and moving pictures that
virtue alone is glory."T author wrote.
and the tears fell upon his copy. and
now the tears fal from the eyes OF
sympathetic audiences.
With a pen dipped In fire. he wrote a
play. illuminated with a hundred merry
pictures-they come and so. coherc.
dazzle and enthrall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

finds her own happiness after securing
that OF her son.
Incidental TO this story there are
three other love themes which parallel
each other through the play. II IL al
most necessary 10 add that "The Great
est Thing in the World" is love, not
only the love OF man for woman. but
that tenderest, most universal love, so
rarely depicted on the stage--the love
OF mother 1or her children. The sup
porting company Is a notable one, in
ciuding Frederic DeBelleville, Henry
Charles Stanley katherine Grey, Hope
Ross. Harriet Sterling and Ethel
Brooke Ferguson. The production pro-
vided by Liebler and Company is elab-
crate and artistic I'm every detail and
the costuming has been especially cons
mended
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14
WESTMINSTER THEATRE;

Manager Gus Hills name in connec-
ton with vaudeville entertainment
has become well known almost as "A
synonym for SUCCESS. and this season
his Tammany Tigers burlesque COM
pany has made a reputation for itself
second 60 none on the road. This clever
organization OF comedians. and hand
some girls VIII be the attraction at
the Westminster Theatre next week.
and all lovers Of burlesque and special
ties will find treat i'm store for them.
The bill vii include two well cast and
humorous burlcsques--"In Gay New
York or Trip TO Coney Island and
Hotel Girley Girley." ana a long list
Of favorite vaudeville acts. The bur
lesques will be found up-to-datc in ev-
cry respect. and full of bright and en-
tcrtaining features. They Will be stag
ed with beautiful costumes. and al
tTactive settings. and fun strength OF
the big company VIII be introduced in
each. The vaudeville olio VIII be found
q whole show i'm itself. Among the
clever performers who VIII contribute
taking acts are: g. W. Williams. the
ventriloquist; Haley g. Devon, Irish
sketch artists Carin a Brown. German
comedians Hawthorne a. Parsons Vo-
calists: Williams and Albion. coon sing
ers: and the Harbecks, slack-wire ball
dancers and contortionists.
The following attraction will be the
Rentz-Santley CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14
MARSHALL p. WILDER.

and later bossomed out as one OF the
jolliest OF the monologuists. will be on
hand with n new budget OF nonsense,
which he terms "A few moments OF
song and story "Morton's humor Is AL
ways quantity original. and he has a
way OF telling his stories that il often
half OF the battle. and In itself makes
their success.
As the coming week r. vacation
season I'm the public schools. especial
effort has been made. as usual at such
times, 10 provide pleasing entertain
mcnt for the children. The acts or
wilder. the Mortons and Winton come
In this category and the special fss-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

drunk. and 20 conceal his degradation
the mother covers her own breaking
heart with a mask Of Momus and by a
skilful assumption of high spirHs, car
ries or the situation until the boy
comes To his senses. The boy has also
raised a check given by his younger
brothers guardian. from $1,000 % sl0.-'
000 The guardian. a stern Scotchman,
insists that the boy must be prosecut-
cd. but the mother. though she has
given her love 10 another. offers her
self IN marriage 10 the guardian II he
will be lenient. Ultimately the scotch
mans heart grows soft. though he re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Unusual interest is manifested i'm the
attraction at the Providence opera
house next week. and there is every
indication that a thoroughly represent
ative audience OF Providence's fashion
and culture will be present Monday
evening when Henry Miller makes his
first appearance mere in Charles Froh-
mans great new production, "The Only
Way" a dramatization of Charles
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

wasn't i~e great speech?" asked the
excited citizen.
Yes" answered. Mr.. Meekton, "it was
very interesting
you were the least enthusiastic man
in the. crowd"
Il know IT, I'm loyal ana ] mean right.
But I am lahoriug under difficulties. '
can't help remembering. while ! am out
here hollering Down with tho trusts and
thrca tening the Opprcssor with retrihu-
tion that all this time maybe dinner $
getting cold and Henrietta is thinking
UP things TO say. w ashlngton star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

her present starring tour in which she
has eclipsed all her previous records
both as an actress and a dramatic
reader. The Greatest Thing in the
World written by Harriet Ford and
Mrs Henry G. DeMille is play per-
fectly suited TO Mrs. LeMoyne, for
whom IL was especially written. Mrs.
LsMoyne plays the part of widow.
Mrs. Bryant, whose efforts are directed
entirely toward the social' and moral
regeneration OF her son, who has in
herited taste for drink from his
father. He appears, in her ballroom
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

a combination of mirth, music and
mimicry, absolutely and positively the
brightest, most entertaining and FUR
thest advanced farce ever produced II
is so filled with sparkling fun that you
hardly finish one laugh before you are
plunged into another The situations
are absurd and the scenes ridiculously
funny. There is q fund OF humor that
holds one i'm constant merriment from
start 10 finish.
Gay Girls OF Gotham will follow the
Monte Carlo Girls at the Olympic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14
new EMPIRE THEATRE.

Mans Enemy" which will come to
the Empire Theatre next week Is a
melodrama with an enviable record. II
has pleased London audiences and
packed the we'll known Star Theatre,
New York city. time and again.
This play has but one claim to the
indulgence of the people-it is nature
The action finds its origin in the char
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

A dramatic event OF genuine inter-
est, even at the wane' OF the present
season, is the forthcoming appearance
here OF Sarah Cowell LeMoyne and her
splendid supporting company i'm the
new play, which, during three short
months. has established her as one OF
the most important stars on the Amer
lean stage. The great success scored
by Mrs. LeMoyne in The Moth and the
Flame" and In Catherine led to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

The Superbas: The Three Nudos. won
derful Gymnasts: Beach and Bechler.
playing on various instruments.
The performance Will conclude with
the musical farce comedy surprise, ar
ranged and produced by the comedians
Topack and Steel, entitled Room 6,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

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the production. all OF whom are on the
stage at ONE time In the great third
act of the play.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14

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The colored American., 1900-03-24
QUEEN CITY CULLINGS.

Graduates From the Night High School,
Campaign " arming up-Conservative
View of Situation Editor Anderson's
claim to Support - Editor Thompson in
Town,
Cincinnati, o. Special-One of the
most notable events Of the year was
the commencement exercises Of the
Cincinnati night high school, which
took place at the Odeon on the night Of
the l4th. A large audience, made up
of Cincinnati's representative citizens,
was present and lietened with marked
interest to the scholarly productions of
the senior class, and mentally com
pared the superb equipments OF the
schools of today with the crude and
undeyeloped system in vogue In the
wears Of their youth. The graduates
numbered forty, and conspicuous
among them was Miss Gertrude Hart, q
young lady of brilliant attainments and
whose future offers the highest promise.
Mrs. Susie Johnson Higgins, of the
public schools, together with her son.
are domiciled at The Bee.
Allen Temple recently damaged by
The colored American., 1900-03-24
THE ooIoRED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON D. @

port given Mr.. Cook, from an educa-
tlonal standpoint, by the trustees, was
meager in the extreme Such being
the uncontrovertible history of the
eolored schools in the cities of Wash
ington and Georgetown, common fair
ness demands thar something more
definite than the vague wording OF the
board oftrustees' resolution be given
befOr an hoEest conscientious, and
honorable gentleman should be ruth
lessly dismissed from a position which
he has, from their own showing, filled
with credit and profit to those intrusted
to his charge.
The magnificent school system for
colored children In the cities Of Wash.
ington and George town has grown
under Mr. Cooks fostering care from
81 schools, 80 teachers, and 5000 pupils
to 269 schools, 334 teachers, and IL, 794
pupils; yet, Mr.. Cook is failure!
With the greatest respect personally
for the members Of the school board, [
cannot refrain from suggesting that 1t
is question OF taste to recommend the
removal OF coordinate while the
borad Itself is under the cloud of Sen.
atorIal investigation.
HENBY JOHNSON.
The colored American., 1900-03-24
Answer the Question.

The coming csusUs ia matter of
great interest to the American Negro.
He will be expected to answer the
enumerator when he comes next June,
and naturally wishes to make a good
showing in the big volumes that are to
be printed about the people of the
United States. "The population sched'
ule" is the one that concerns every.
body. On it are the questions about
name, age, sex. color, relationship to
the head of the family and where each
individual was born, as well as where
the parents of each were born. The
enumerator who can read and write
and how many months the children
have gone to school. He will ask about
the prosperity Of the family, whether
only the man works for money or
whether the women and children do,
too, sDd whether they own or rent the
house they live IN.
All the enumerator can do with this
information when he gets it will be to
write 1t down, for he has sworr not to
tell anything about it. and then the
papers will be sent to Washington to be
worked out by electricity. The great
books, when printed, will show how
fast the colored people have been i'm
proving and where they have made
greatest progress.
The colored American., 1900-03-24

byJ. W. Whelpley, president, The ftl-
lowing:
A. there reports show, and as we have
fouud during the past year, the public
schoOls Of the District are in excellent
condition. Superintendents and other
officials. and the principals and eubOrdi-
nate teachers, have performed their diff
feu|t and laboriOus duties faithfully
and we'll. We believe that our public
schOols have kept pace with the advance
Of modern methods IN teaching and in
the management of schools.
The same school board passed, on
Tuesday, March II, 1900, the following
resolutions:
Whereas that In the investigation of
the superintendent Of schools of the
ninth. tenth, and eleventh divisions this
board fiud much lnetficiency IN the
neglect by the incumbent of the work
per aiming to the strictly educational
features Of that office;
Resolved, That the board of trustees
recommend TO the honorable Commis-
soners Of the District of COlum bia that
q change be made in the office of the
superIutendent of schools OF the ninth,
tenth. and eleventh divisions, and that
they appoint to it nsn who will bring
to the position all that it stands for
from an educational standpoint.
The trustees being educated ladies
and gentlemen, it is proper to infel that
they understand the val lie Of consisten'
Cy; therefore, there must occurred, be-
tween December 80, 1909, and March Il
1900, some serious remissness o. duty
on the part of Superintendent Cook to
have Induced them TO recommend his re-
moyal. In looking the report OF 1893 so
find that pages from 222 to 81, inclu'
sive, contain matter exclusively con-
nected with the schools under the inn
mediate supervision of Mr.. Cook; and
chief among the many interesting SUBJ
ieCts are the reports OF the supervising
principals, principals OF normal aad Of
high schools, also directors OF primary
work, Of manual training (wood and
metal, OF drawing, or sewing, ana or
cooking, all Of whom acknowledge
"valuble counsel and assistance" from
Superintendent Cook. No neglect there.
have also examined the school re-
ports from 1874-75, the first issued after
the consolidation of the several boards,
to l598-s9. and find an unbrokedrec
of acknowledged efficiency from the
various boards of trustee on the part
Of SUPERINTENDENT Cook. The colOred
schools Of Washington and Georgetown
from 1884 to 1874 were, with few ex
eephons, under colOred men as trustees
Mr.. Cook, barring brief period,
bpiDV tho aunarintaudant The SUD-
The colored American., 1900-03-24
osssy1E OF SUPERINTENDENT COOK.
n,.ori Of the Colored Schools While He
Has Been in Charge.
~. Eashington Post.

ram, t1e Washington Post.
rHior Post: The report of the board
-, .,t,nsfees Of public schools for the DIS
s.,,+ ~ Columbia for the school yeer
i,o.sq enbodying the reports ofsuper-
'a,ordaD5s and others, bearing date De-
.on,ber % 1899, contains in a preface
The colored American., 1900-03-24

fire, is being repaired, and Rev. J. nj.
Townsend hopes to be able to resume
services in the building by Easter.
Mrs. Nettie Johnson Barnes, of New
port, KY, spent day in the city last
week. She was greeted by many old
friends who knew her during her former
residence Ia the Queen City.
Mrs. Sara Saunders Monroe of Barr
street, Is taking course in manicurlng
and chlropody, with view of embark
Ing inte busin ess for herself eventually.
Mrs Monroe is one of Washington's
most welcome contributions to Gin
cinnati's society, and her elooutionary
talent and personal graces, have made
her greatly admired by our people.
Editor w il. AnnersOn is doing we'll
with his neatly gotten up paper. The
Rostrum. He Is a first class young
mana hustler, every inch OF him, and
the town ought to give him solid sup
port. He Ia q fearless and Outspokea
champion of the rights OF the Negro.
Mr.. Anderson has a fine mechanical
equipment and a nicely furnished suite
of offices In Temple Court.
ME-. r. W. Thompson Of the Census
Bureau, Washington, D. c., president
of tbs Second Baptist Lyceum, of that
city and all around newspaper mAn,
stopped over last Friday, en- route from
HE Indianapolis home to the natiO as
capital He was the guest Of genial Mr..
w. 81. Fielding, and was handsomely
dined at the Bee Hotel, meeting Sc
lect party of Elk. Oincinnati's doors al
WAYS swing inward for Mr. Thompson,
and it is regretted that his visits are so
brief and far between.
The campaign is opening hot and
heavy. States are being made and
smashed daily. The Negro as a race
are standing by Cox in local affairs and
the national administration. but there
are enough 'antis" to make't the stu
alton decidedly interesting. The Porto
Rican question Is beng argued on every
corner and descanted upon at great
length in the barber shOfs. Many who
know the least about 1t are talking the
loudest, but the feeling among the con
servatlve element is that the proposed
tariH is unconstitutional. and If the
Supreme Court is called to pass upon
10. It's doom is sealed. The Presidents
Intentions are regarded as good, and
Wken the storm is over his Ohio popu-
larity will suffer no impairment. The
patronage question is a source OF much
dissatisfaction, but the civil service law
The colored American., 1900-03-24

ana the congressman get the "benefit''
OF the ''kickIDg." The Negro will be In
it up to his ears py summer time.
ALEXIS,
The colored American., 1900-03-24
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-21
LANkY BOB HAS NOT
GIVEN UP The ring
Fitzsimmons Declares That He Will
Meet All Corners at End of the
Present Theatrical Season.

Robert Fitzsimmons, the conquerOr of
Rubin and Sharkey, the blacksmith
pugilist- actor, was in the city yester-
day and last night at the Lyceum the
atre demonstrated to large audience
that as Thespian he is just as much
at home as when prancing about in the
ring.
1.-THE Honest Blacksmith" was the
title of the vehicle in which Robert eX-
plotted his histrionic powers, and is re-
viewed in another column.
Ftz looks to be in grand condition.
and is the same hale. hearty old Bob
as of yore. He was interviewed by a
lard parlors, where he was indulging
in a friendly little game. The first i'm
preston one gets of Fit2simmons is the
spectacle of a pair of tremendous
shoulders with a little head rising from
between them.
The big Cornishman weighs 10
pounds, and his flesh has healthy,
wholesome color. which shows that he
is taking good care of himself. He de-
clares that he has not relinuuished all
thoughts of the ring, and when he has
completed his theatrical engagement
will be willing to meet all comers.
II can't do any fighting for good
while yet" he remarked II am doing
a fine business on the road, and I really
do not see any use in giving 1t up.
Jeffries Is playing game Of pure bluff.
after whipped Sharkey, l accepted
the challenge which Billy Brady made
for Jeffries, but the latter then backed
out of it. seeing how easily l had dis
posed of the sailor.
He funked then, and since that time
has heen bothering the life out of me
with his bluff challenges. I'll probably
fight again, and once that I'm in the
ring, l will be willing to take on any
of them. At present, I'm perfectly con-
tent as it is. This acting business isn't
new to me, as have had eleven years
experience of It.
Fitzsimmons was asked what he
thought about Jeffries' move in taking
on both Ruhln and Sharkey. He re-
piled rather languidly and accenting
the "eyether:" ~ think that he ought
to have his hands full, and eyether Of
the fights should prove a warm one,
seeing that he has already fought
draws with each of the men,"
Fitzsimmons is accompanied by his
wife and son Robert, both of whom
take part in his play. Yesterday morn
ing he visited w. ii. Sections black
smith shop in Oakford court There he
removed his coat, took off his big dia-
mond ring, and struck off a number Of
horseshoes, which Is one of his pet
pastimes.