The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-05
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The Princess Chic" which comes TO
the Providence Opera House on Monday
for a week. is heralded as "a real opera
comique. departing from the form which
subjects everything TO the work OF
star comedian. Julian Edwards has writ
ten the music, and kirke La Shelle, the
libretto. which tells a romantic story OF
the time of Charles the Bold. Duke of
Burgundy. There is plenty of intrigue
love and adventure, and the 18th century
atmosphere is obtained by elaborate ef.
fects in scenery and costumes.
Marguerite sylvia will be The Prin-
cess Chic who captivates a woman
hating Duke and helps him outwit his
enemy. She has the distinction OF being
the only prima donna star I'm America,
and II is said that she is an extremely
beautiful woman with highly cultivated
voice.
Regular matinees will be given. The
Wednesday matinee will be a bargain"
all seats 30 cents.
The Providence opera House. will pre-
sent our New Minister" az the remark
ably low price of so cents for any seat in
the house at the Saturday matinee. The
piece has played to largely increasing au-
diences AT every performance and will
probably turn many away before the end
of its engagement
THEATRICAL NJ A ES.
The Bograph is coming TO have a value
second only To that of the newspape
i'm disseminating information of import
ant events: and nothing accomplished by
IL has awakened more interest than the
views secured at Galveston immediately
after the recent flood one OF these mo-
ton pictures has been included i'm this
weeks program az Keiths; but IL proved
so very unsatisfactory to the manage
ment that another has been secured and
will be shown during the remainder OF
the present week and the whole OF next
week In this new view. a most excel
lent idea is gained OF the character and
extent OF the havoc and desolation
caused by the cyclone. the picture being
Of panoramic character. IL Is one OF the
most effective and interesting shown for
long time.
Jessie Couthoui is this season surprls-
ing her warmest admirers by the clever
ness of her work as "A monologue enter
taiuer. and during the past three weeks
has made one OF the most pronounced
hits Of very strong programs on the
Keith circuit. Miss Couthoui Is probably
the only female entertainer on the stage
who can tell stories I'm the same manner
as man and yet retain her charming
personality throughout. Her humOr Is
Clean-cut and the satire keen. and the
hearers equally with her entertaining
stories and approximations Miss Cou-
thou Is 20 be made a special feature of
next weeks entertainment al the ProN-
dence Keith Theatre.
Three audeyllians--Georgc Thatcher.
Charles r.. Grapewin (who will be at
Keiths next week. and James Harigan-
were swapping stories. when one Of the
trio mentioned that In passing the en-
trance TO another playhouse he observed
pig line OF ticket buyers. and thought
the current weeks show must De doing
q great business Then up spake Thatch-
err Don't YOU he so sure Of that. my
boy. Some years ago when the Thatcher.
Primrose a West Ministries were ip the
heydey ~ their prosperity. We went TO
New Bedford. The morning after our
| opening ] saw I'm front OF the box office
lust ~'tr-ir-r-rrrwti- - f-Wrrrt-rrf rt1rr1.
swelling with pride at the thought that I
was One OF the biz guns Of the orgaulza-
tion all those people we're purchasing
| tickets 20 see.
After the lire had been somewhat
| thiuncd ont. Z remarked 60 the treasurer.
| It's "a big sale the house Will be crowd
| ed Yes he replied but it's the first
time tho show bas been IN town What
| do vo1 mcsnT 7 queried why said he.
I this sale o. FOR next weeks show. Your
see. yeu can't always tell
sale for tonigh, ~ about tse so, you