The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-09
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No one can help admiring the pluck
of Maud Daniel, the manager of the
Wilbur Opera Co. Nothing daunts her,
and she will undertake any enterprise
that bids fair TO yield an ordinary
profit. Illustrative of this one need
only to look at the bills she is offering
at the Precedence Opera House.
Most managers would consider that
they were Offering a good deal for the
money IL they gave fair pTesenta-
tion OF the operas sung by the Wilburs.
Miss Daniel, however. In addition to
giving really excellent performances of
the operas. adds FIVE big vaudeville
acts including headliners whose salar-
les approximate a thousand dollars
each.
For this week. Pauline Hall has been
selected as the extra attraction, and
no better artist could have been Sc
cured. Miss Hail has never lost the
popularity she attained during the first
performances OF 'Erminie' and she
remains today Americas most popu-
lar prima donna. Gifted with a mar
velously sweet voice, and possessed of
rare personal beauty both in face and
figure, IL is little wonder that Pauline
Hall is known as Americas foremost
prima donna. Either in evening gown
or In tights Miss Hall hasn't rival on
the operatfc stage.
Wilburs this week as she does a spe-
cialty in which she makes six COM
plete changes of costume She Will
sing a number of songs made famous
by her. as well as number
OF new ones written especially
for her. One runs no chance
of prevaricating in saying that never
again will the public have the oppor-
tunity OF seeing this remarkable wom-
an at prices ranging from ten TO thirty
cents. because no management but
that OF the Wilbur Co. would have the
courage to attempt Ii.
The operas will be in no way slight
ed: but on the other hand the two Of
fered for this week are among the best
i'm the repertoire. Indiana" will be
sung the first half Of the week. This
is an opera not especially familiar TO
the general public, as il Is seldom at
tempted by repertoire companies. This
organization, however. will do IL full
Justice. The opera is composed BY Au-
dram composer OF "Mascotte," oil
vette," and Digby Bell scored consid-
erable success in n. There In a fund of
droll comedy and the Messrs. Harvey.
Hermsen, and Lane Will see that the
fun In properly dispensed. May Baker
returns to the cast this week for the
balance of the engagement and both
she and Miss Richardson will have
DTOIIllUtHl pdIiS III lntrt VptAac.
The vaudeville will be taken good
care OF as usual. the Lamar Brothers.
Master Gabriel and the others hav-
ing worked hard 10 prepare something
new for this week.
Quarter pound souvenir boxes OF
chocolate waters will be given TO the
ladies at each matinee this week and
on Monday and Thursday evenings. At
the Thursday matinee a lady's solid
gold watch will be given away. Dup
licate coupons will be issued and the
watch will be presented TO the one
holding the lucky number.
Surely the Wilbur management is
making every effort TO please It's pat
rons. and that these efforts are appre-
ciated is autested by crowded houses
at each performance. Splendid seats
may be had for ten cents. no seat in
the house being more than thirty
cents
AMUSING ExPEMENCE.
J. Clarence Harvey. the comedian of
the Wilbur Opera Co. now paying ~
the Providence opera House tells the
following story:
The Wilbur Co had left Milwaukee
and wac on its way TO small town
named Riviera. None % the company
had ever been In the town. and 80