The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-28

When. with the mercury capering
around on such heights and Gen. Humid
ity breaking down all barriers-and
starched collars as well--as was the case
yesterday, such large audiences gathered.
Keiths new theatre. IL may
be accepted as pretty good evidence that
the bfll itself was one OF exceptional at
tractiveness. And 80 IL was in many re-
spects one of the most inviting Mr.. Albee
has ever provided here. for II contained
a long list of strong local favorites, to
say nothing OF those wonderful elephants
who created such a sensation last week
that their retention for six days more
actually forced Mr.. Albee to break his
rule that no act shall remain more than
one week.
The present act. while containing many
of the most remarkable features of Its
predecessor, also embraces many others
quite as novel and az effectively demon
strating the wonderful adaptabiity 10
training possessed by elephants, and also
the celebrated restaurant and policeman
scene that set everybody talking three
or four years ago and kept the audiences
alternately laughing and clapping their
hands.
And they did this again yesterday, in
spite OF weather conditions that seemed
almost fatal to the possibility OF enthu-
siasm I'm theatre audience, although II
must be admitted that the temperature
i'm Keiths was II degrees lower than on
Westminster street
To see these big fellows walk on three
legs dance, execute cakewalk, stand On
their heads. turn themselves into anima-
ted rocking horses, ride tricycles and cut
up similar capers with an amount of kit
tenishness almost incredible was quite
enough In itself 10 set the spectators
wild" but when two of them See
sawed" and finally held the board i'm
perfect balance for several minutes, the
applause was simply deafening, and some
of thee hildren stood up i'm their seats
and yelled and clapped their hands in
mad delight.
The restaurant scene, in which Trilby,
perhaps the cleyerest of the big beasts.
proves herself born comedienne. and fl
nally becomes apparently so intoxicated
that she has TO be led off by one of her
sisters i'm n policemans uniform, was ii-
describably funny and got Its reward or
merit in laughter as hearty as the ap-
plause had been
Mcintyre and Heath. undoubtedly the
best exponents of real southern regro
character on the Americai stage, were
given a cordial greeting, and never scored
a bigger hit here.
Although they have presented 'Thc
Georgia Minstrels' here manv times be-
fore, IL is one OF those rcalls meritcrious
vaudeville skits that one never tires of
seeing, and it's broadsdes Of mirth seem
TO provoke uproarious laughter Just as
easily as when first 'he two foriorn dc~V-
les with trunk and drum greeted the
eyes.
The dialect OF these comedians is as
good as their humor: Is unctuous and
natural: and they have the art down 20
a nicely of making the most % every one
OF the bright points with which their
sketch fairly bristles.
The Willis family, Mr.. Keith's latest
European importation, is N every respect
the best of them all, and at the same time
offers by far the most pleasing and artis-
tic straight" musical act ever presented
at Keith's. There are five of these ex-
cellent musicians, two young slips OF
girls, who play the flute, piccolo. drums
and cello. and three young men. who play
the violin, piano and harp, while all are
exceptionally clever performers on the
banjo and mandolin.
They are heard in solos, duets, tros
auartets ord quintets; and they scored
yesterday probably the most emphatic
hit ever made here by any musical act
Aside from their superior abilities as in
strumentalists, in the character of their
selections, the staging of their act and
the entire manner of Its presentation. tney
are peculiarly fortunate; and II is long
time since even a Keith audience has
been so insistent In its demands for en-
cores as was the case both yesterday af-
ternoon and evening.
The Biograph shows an unusually ef-
fective set OF motion-pictures, among
which that of the German Battleship O6in
firing broadside after broadside from ev-
cry one OF its monster guns is perhaps the
best thing the Biograph has ever SHOWN
here.
Frank Buoman and Rose Adele won in
slant and marked favor i'm "'rhe Door
Key" n farcical skit I'm which for a time
pandemonium reigns on the stage lille
the audience is trying to match II with
roars of laughter, the dialogue cling crisp
and witty. the action brisk and the acting
itself capital.
Dorothy Neville. aided by very hand
some setting, a gown that is veritable
dream" a gracious and pleasing person
ality and a pretty face, displayed he- YER
satility and cleverness i'm character I'M
personation I'm a monologue ute "dt Of
the usual run. and fitly termed "a bit OF
nonsense" Its humor, always rich and
bright, is often almost Gilbertian Ia caSr-
acter and contains many sharp Unjust
at the stage itself which found quick APP
probation Miss Neville is a distinct and
welcome acquisition to vaudeville, and
well deserved the enthusiastic applause
she won without apparent effort.
Alexander Heinu,. formerly violoncello
soloist OF the Boston Symphony orchestra
and but recently returned from a Euro
pean tour. proved himself the most artis-
tic and finished master of that beautiful
instrument yet heard here.
His perfect intonation, pure and sympa-
thetic quality of tone, admirable technique
and plrasing, dainty grace and pleasing
style made his rendering OF Rubnstein's
MELODY I'm F. Schuberts Moment Mus
icale" and the favorite Mascagni inter-
mezzo extremely delightful: and he was
given the need of appreciative demon
stration that so true an artist merits
Mark Sullivan's remarkably accurate
and lfelke impersonations OF James #.
Powers Richard Golden. Willis =. Sweat
nam. Dan DAILY and other stage favorites
created no less of furore than last sea-
son. and made his act one OF the distinct
features OF the bill. Ray l.. Royce, whose
smile itself would win any audience. easi-
ly retained his high place I'm the favor OF
local audiences, and with a series OF new
f.x.tt al.