The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-14
KEITH'S new THEATRE.

The coming weeks entertainment at
keith's new theatre will be headed by
two established headline features of
highest repute and a third which res.
Gently has become such by reason OF
the little less than sensational "hit"
scored within the past months in New
York. Philadelphia and Boston. in the
Keith houses. These headliners are
Marshall II. Wilder, Cora Tanner and
Sam. Clara and Kittie Morton.
or these. Marshall p. Wilder certain
ly needs no introduction. For years he
has been the most popular and the best
known of what have been termed "ly-
ceum entertainers" and in vaudeville,
which he entered less than a year ago.
he has promptly established himself as
an equal favorite. He has long been
known as the prince OF entertainers
and the entertainer of princes" for ne
enjoys the distinction of having pro-
yoked many European crowned head
10 hearty laughter by his merry qups
and bright stories. which he tells with
drollery and I'm a manner altogether
his own.
Cora Tanner the well-known 'legit-
innate" actress, has not been seen in
Providence since the opening OF the
continuous" regime. At that time she
presented sketch I'm which she played
a strong emotional role: and during her
present engagement she will demon
s;rate her versatility by Offering a new
playlet by Floyd Grant, entitled JMy
Husbands Model" in which she essays
a light comedy role. The playlet is said
10 be almost farcical in its broadly hu-
morous situations and witty lines and
Miss Tanner is credited with having in
this pleased vaudeville audiences even
more effectively than I'm her former Of
ferings. IL is based upon the trick of a
jealous wife, whose husband has agreed
TO oblige an artist friend by receiving
a>model in his studio, and who imper-
sonates the model resulting in "A situa-
tion from which IL - said that the play
wright has made IL possible for Miss
Tanner to extract no end Of hilarious
fun.
Sam. Clara and Kittie Morton offer
a sketch that Ia unique In vaudeville,
there being nothing else just hike II. 1t
is a combination OF music comedy and
character impersonations and is said
TO be fairly bubbling over with hilarity
and sparkling vii, - shifting now and
then TO the extremes OF farce comedy.
Sam and Clara Morton have long been
known as among the best singing and
dancing teams" on the stage; and the
addition of their daughter Kittie, to-
gether with the new sketch, has given
them place in the front rank OF strict
ly vaudeville headliners. Kittfe is said
10 be a remarkably clever pianist and
very versatile entertainer: and Mr.
Mortons impersonations OF Dewey and
Schley are highly spoken OF, while that
OF Sousa has been termed even supe-
rior TO that OF LAFAYETTE. The sketch Is
called "The Dancing Admiral and the
10th Century Sousa;' and IL is depend
ed upon 10 prove one Of the strongest
popular successes OF the present season
at Keith's
J. w. Wlnton, the Australian ven-
trfoquist. has NOT been heard of here,
as he comes from the West to the Keith
circuit: but he has probably appeared
in more different countries and IL bet
ter known In Europe than any other
performer OF his class. In the West he
has won noteworthy success; and his
act has been very highly praised for its
originality and freshness. his talking
figures being utilized for making in
many ways that are entirely new To
this country, the song and dance and
rope climbing OF his "McGinty" being
especially singled out for its excellence
and novelty
James j. Morton, who first won favor
here as the original 'ragtime vocalist"