The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-22


| tainment as clean as II is diverting.
| ihH Too =. '
| Edna May as THE Girl From Up
There" has evidently secured a success
that will rival and probably exceed that
OF her famous impersonation OF the Saliva
tion Army Lassie in THE Belle of New
York. She has much more variety and
much more to do than In the latter musi-
cal comedy In one scene she appears for
a few moments az little Quakeress,
which recalls very strongly her exceed
ing sweetness and winsomeness In the
character which made her famous in this
country and England.
There are no end OF big scenes in the
latest Drury Lane melodrama TO find
its way to this country, Hearts are
Trumps," which Charles Frohman owns
and is presenting this season, and which
will be seen at the Providence Opera
house the week OF January 7th In the
cast will be Eleanor Moretti, Jessie
Busley. Lottie Alter. Francis Carlyle.
Sidney Herbert. Dore Davidson and s.
Miller Kent
Peter F. Daley in the big musical COM
European sensation. THE Agousts," will
be one of the January attractions at the
Providence opera house
The engagement OF Charles Frohman's
musical comedy company at the Prov
idence Opera house with Edna May as
the star, will be made especially attrac-
tive musicaly through the presence OF
the composer MIR. Gus Kerkor, who will
conduct the orchestra. Ten additional
musicians will be added TO the usual or
chestra at the theatre.
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman have
made a genuine hit in "All on Account OF
Eliza" The new piece Is said to afford
the stars many opportunities 10 be
excruciatingly funny as they FOUND IN
THE Girl From Paris" and THE Tele-
phone Girl" In addition. the fun is clean
and wholesome.
Biood-red settings and draperies and an
nouncement cards of the same fashion
able hue are accessories OF Katharine
Bloodgoods s act I'm vaudeville but IL is con-
ceded that the famous concert soprano
has won her almost unprecedented sue
cess with vaudeville audiences altogether
independently OF her surroundings. In
Philadelphia during the past two weeks
she has created a furore not aroused by
any concert or oratorio singer In the
Quaker City for years.
Digby Relrs new monologue r. said TO
have proved even more popular than
that which he presented here early In the
present season1aad his services are al
ready In demand for return dates"
which Is always one OF the surest evil
dences of success.
Horace Goldin. known as "the great
Goldin," seems rapidly to be taking the
place left vacant by the death of Her
mann as a producer of mystifying and
seemingly unexplainable illusions. Those
which he has recently brought out are
still successfully puzEling the brains of
the experts " and the attention they
are devotins to the problem of their solu-
tion is perhaps the best testimony to their
merit.
The emphatic hit scored by Clayton
Whit, formerly Of the Frohman forces.
and Marie Stuart with their vaudeville
playlet, ."Dickeq,' has resulted In a fiat
tering offer TO accept an early engage
ment at the Lyric theatre. I'm London,
where II is the purpose to- present the
little comedy az q curtain raiser" Ii
is not sften that such a compliment has
been paid TO an American yaudeville sue
cess. The piece played by those two
clever actors Is considered In the pro-
fession one OF the most iaughable things
vaudeville has produced.
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Carlisie's performing dogs. Reeds bun
4 terriers, and Techow's trained cats. and
Trovollo and winton, ventriloquists, are
among the best special features to delight
the children that have been booked for
early dates at Keith's.
The development OF the new trolley
lines 10 Fall River has already resulted
advantageously TO local playhouses.
which include daily In their audiences
generous representation from the Spin
die city and other outlying towns. This
| IL especially true of keiths, as the con-
tinuous performance policy Is peculiarly
adapted TO the convenience of out-of-
| town people who yisit Providence for
shopping purposes. and who find contin-
| uous vaudeville particularly attractive.