The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-06

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Spain at keith's last season is well re-
membered and during the coming
week he viii offer q new lecturette. on
! The Transvaal.' with beautifully coll
orec Views DR. Bowker's wide travels
his natural refinement OF style, pleas
ing address and happy knack of crowd
i ing much Information into a compara-
, lively short discourse made him "A
strong faNOrite last season. In his pres
ent travelogue he will describe and IL
| lustrate The BOer country and It's
strange people, telling OF the gold lands
OF Johannesburg and the acres of uid-
| monds' at Kimberley and many other
| interesting things not found I'm the
books, as well as describing Dom Paul
Kruger. Cecil Rhodes ard Dr. Jane
son, as he found them D4e igmelv ma
| ture OF this tTGvelogue and the infor-
nation 10 be gained from II are con-
sidered likely 10 make Vi an especially
interesting and valuable feature 10
school children, Jas well as 20 all who
wish 10 be well Informed On current
events
The whirlwind dances Of the De For
ests. one Of the greatest novelties of It's
Kind, and one OF the most fascinating.
must be well rem membered bv an who
enjoyed them last season: and tho sue
cess of he act at that time Is the ex-
planatiou ~ It's re-engaRement for the
coming week. The manner IN which tho
and the really "whlrlWlnd character
OF all the movements ana figures are
not Ia be seen in any other dancing
act; and the enthusiasm they arouse is
no surprise 10 those who once see this
unusual feature
Dave Lewis. formerly OF tho uc' |
known team OF Fields a. Lewis. Dutch 1
comedians and one Of the funniest de- |
lineators ~ The hum 1rous side OF Teu-
tonic character. will present his mono
logue or German cOmedv specialties
Mr.. lewis has but recently entered the
regular vaudeville ranks with this sim
gle turn. but he has made one OF tho
most pronounced popular hits OF the
season.
Le Roy and CLAYTON Irish comedians
VINO are also old friends here have re-
Gently produced an entirely new farci-
cal sketch by George NJ. Cohan. en-
titled Hogan OF the Hanson" which !
IS said 10 be one of that bright Young
writer's happiest efforts as would seem
10 be indicated by the success achieved |
BY the players with 70 durinr the past
lew weeks Its hrst presentation In
his city will be made during the com
ng week and a big laughing hit is
ooked FOR
The success Of Maude Courtney as a
inger OF the old songs has found it's
ounterpart in the great popular hit
chleVcd by Louise Cunning as a singer
Z the sweet and simple old Scotch
ongF whose quaint melodies and senti-
nent have endeared them to so many
carts. Miss Cunning has never been =
card here, but In Boston during the
asst fortnight her high. sweet soprano
oice her refnel and quiet style and
or power or expression have won the
lost generous recognition and made /
er an exceptional favorite {
tharlie Case, the black-face come {
IN whose monolOgue about his father |
M various other interesting members (
his family raused roars of laughter /
vice last season. VIII return with his q
Awest budget of stories, funny sayings I
1d parodiesi and hts local admirers 4
re numerous enough TO assure him a /
lrdial welcome Q
The acrobatic feature is contributed ! a
Newell and Shevett. two of the best +
loWn and most successful horizontal | a
u comedlans, whose act differs so | m
sentially from those of others as IN | in
ace II almost by itself: and the stand T
d OF the high is shown by the place T
occupies i'm the best vaudeville thea X
es. .,
cyrus Dare. the English society err r
rtainer who has but recently arriv-
IN this country. is likely TO afford
lite a novelty for local thea tire goers:
q an artistic novelty that was par
ularly we'll received here last season
the modelling I'm clay by Gallan5o. IL
lose quickness and deftness in shan III
the clay into the faces OF we'll az
own men, accompanied by little
lches OF humor received hearty rec ca
nition West and Williams contribute m
talking act" OF the bill II is sew OF
y years since they have been I'm to
evidence. and In the meantime they in
said TO have greatly improved their les
by the acquisition OF much new and IA
'hly amusing material. The Howard |
others. weN-known banio PLAYERS
J he heard in solos and duets. and rel
] have the advantage OF the factts1t to
$ Kind Of an act is always very non- ev
2 With Keith an liences The Zara at
o In novel costume changes and i'm
sonationS and Rosaire's perrorm- rE
e OF difficult feats on the wire com W
te the regular vaudeville portion OF
cntertaiument
n SiereoptCOn views viii include
nv or peculiar timely interest. and =
new notion -pictures - be shown bv to
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