The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16

In Fra Diavolo. which the wilbur
opera company presents for the hrs'
| three days this week at the Providence
opera house. the management has mace
| wise selection. The opera was given
but two days here, and II scored the big
| gest success of anything thus far given
| There is little wonder i'm this, for no
opera can be said 10 excel IL In rare
musical gems and good, clean comedy
The disrobing scene as done by Miss
Baker and Miss Richardson is I'm no sense
vulgar. but is decidedly artistic. Judging
from the advance sale patrons VIII 90
we'll TO secure seats at once. Mer'na
will be sung the latter half OF the week.
and those who appreciate the best In mu-
sic will surely be on hand TO witness TINS
standard opera
for IL possesses charm that INDUCES
patrons to come again and again, ana
hear the rich melodies.
The special feature this week Is the
long heralded Girl with the Auburn
Locks. She will positively appear at
every performance, and after the nrst
day, she will I'm all probability be the
most talked about young lady In town.
Just who she Is the patron must guess
hidden by clause I'm her contract TO d.
vulge her identity. Wherever she goes
she registers simply as Miss Auburn
Locks and she receives all her mail d.
rected the same way. The members OF
the company are not familiar with her
identity, and. OF course. the management
is not throwing out hints as To who she
lis. Many rumors are afioat concerning
her, and il is whispered that the young
lAdN halls from, this vicinity
She has certainly succeeded I'm scoring
tremendous success wherever she has
appeared. and in securing her. Maud
Daniel has made a ten-strike. For her.
act special car load of scenery, Ave
electricians and no end of stage mech
anism are required.
The rest OF the vaudeville will he in no
way sighted. The famous Wilbur male
quartet will be heard this week for the
first time during the present engagement
Master Gabriel will give a black face
monologue that he says is the best thing
he has yet attempted. and the Lamar
Brothers will be on hand with new songs
Bon-bons will be given away at every
matinee. and at the Tuesday matinee an
order for a twenty-dollar hat will be
given the one holding the lucky number
Surely this Is a big attraction for ten and
twenty cents.
hEAh III $9O0O.
Mr.. j. C. Harvey of the Wilbur Opera
CO.. now playing al the Providence Opera
House, has received word that he has re-
Gently fallen heir to 5000. from the estate
of his father. who, by the way was Har-
vey, the famous restaurant man I'm
Washington, ID. G.. The estate has been
In litigation: but a decision of the District
court just handed down, decides against
the contestants and In favor of the chill
dren.
number of the members OF the Wilbur
Opera Co. are possessed OF considerable
mosyis. a. l.. Wilbur is generally con-
ceded to be one of the wealthiest mana
gers In the country.
His holdings include besides his two
companies many shares OF stock i'm the G.
B. & Q. Railroad, and a large block of
New York Central stock, real estate I'm
Boston and an interest in a chain of pop
uiar priced theatres in the west.
Maud Daniel estimates herself to be
worth personally over S25,O00 and j. c.
Conley is rated in Bradstreet at $4,000.
consisting OF property in Boston and a
snug bank account. Each Of the Vaughn
brothers Is well of, and Hattie Richard
son has nearly 5000 In a Syracuse bank.
Rennold Wolf. graduate of Cornell Uni
versity. Is the owner Of a pleasant sum-
mer home on Lake Cayuga, besides own
ing an interest in New York music
publishing house, and being a director in
two manufacturing corporations.