The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-22
THE ACTORS.

"I did natter myself was pretty well
known here" said Arthur Dunn. the di-
mnutive comedian. "But / struck the
limit this morning. / was walking along
Westminster street when a big. burly
man with heavy watchchain, silk hat,
a fiashy vest and heavy walking stick
stopped me, and inquired II would like
bees handsome salary which I expect to
corral next Saturday night / am not let
ting any good things sweep by me with
out a friendly howdedo, so i might grab
a fat job IL had chance and see IL 1t
was too slippery TO get away from me.
"'I want "A lilliputian for tside show,
said the man. who turned out TO be just
about what / had sized him up for. I'll
give you fifteen per and fares, he said,
and want you 10 start with me this al
ternoon. We're going TO do the fairs
and you can pick UP few dollars on the
outside. may be-
IL can pick up dollars about as easy as
any one for you see / don't have far TO
stoop for them. so that hit me all right;
but lost good chance TO have some fun
because for the moment 1 got mad inside
perhaps because my vanity was just a
little piqued. SO i yanked out my card
and handed II to him, saying, just come
around to Keiths this afternoon and see
IL I'll do
''As he sailed on. / heard one of the
bystanders ask who is the little man?'
II didn't walt to hear whether his1riend
answered the question correctly or not.
My pride was broken
A number OF specialties are introduced
into THE King of the Opium Ring" at
the Empire. For the acrobats who form
the human tower of Chinks" we have
the Schrode Brothers, whose work is I'm
many ways unique and thrilling. Katie
Rooney gives some representations that
won great favor with the audience. George
Blakely is well known as very clever at
coon" work.
The specialties are introduced as a sort
Of a play I'm honor of the marriage of the
Chinese highbinder with which the play
about finishes. There is a good cake walk
and much darkey music during the piece.
Worthy OF special mention Is the Opt
um Ring" quartet The orchestra has a
very pleasing musical program for the
week
Harry Brown, who is making the crowds
laugh at the Westminster. began his ca
reer as an entertainer In the capacity OF
usher at the old Theatre Comique. where
up through the grades of call boy, scene-
shifter and property man, and subse-
auently rose to the dignity OF playing the
ANIMALS I'm "The Devils Auction" and
other fantasies. Now II is understood he
controls the "Over the Fence" company
I'm which he is playing.
Madge Lessing has been engaged to
play the leading soubrette part in the
new opera which Francis Wilson Is to
bring out.
Miss Lessing takes the place of Minnie
Ashley, whose excuse 10 the management
was that the part was too much for her.
Others of the company include Van Rens-
selaer Wheeler, Hallen Mostyn, Maud
Hollins, Clara Palmer. Edith Hutchins,
Louise Iawton and Edith Bradford.
Sir Henry Irving will use as the most
prominent play OF his next American
tour an English version of the old
German drama, "The Blood Marriage" !"
which has the massacre of st. Bar
thoomew's day as n foundation to its
plot IL IL TO he acted first at the Lon
don Lyceum next April.
Andrew Mack's new play. "rhe Rebel, -
by James ". Pagan, which was brought
out Monday night at the New York
Academy Of Music, is a blood and thun-
der melo-drama rather than quiet
comedy such as Mr.. Mack had been tend
ing toward.
Della Fox will play in 'The Rogers
Brothers I'm Central PARK and sing: "rf
cabby Would Only Tell All lie Knows. +"