The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-16
THEATRICAL NOTES.

THEATRICAL NOTES.
sway Down East" has been more ex-
tensively buriesaued than has any othor
play since the time OF ''Trilby." Amusing
travesties or the rural drama have been
Incorporated In Three Little Lambs"
Around New York in Eighty Minutes"
"In Gay New York" and many other sim
liar productions.
Annie Russell will not open the season
az the Lyceum Theatre, New York, next
year. but will instead takee tour 20 the
Pacific coast with the success she pre-
sents here, "A Royal Family. She re-
turns 10 the Lyceum in November, to
reproduce the same play there, and re-
main there the rest OF the season.
Maxine Elliott has the latest fashions
I'm Paris 10 display in When Wa Were
Twenty-One" al the Providence Opera
IAouse SHE spent the summer at her
lovely English country home I'm the
neighborhood or London, but ran on To
Paris long enough To get the most de-
lightful gowns--from the feminine view
point-for use this season.
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Concerning the ultimate result of plays
taken from novels, Mr.. VIM Gillette
who viii be seen I'm Providence shortly in
his new play Sherlock Holmes says.
MY opinion Is that good plays seldom
result from the dramatization OF books
possibly never. thought I have an inn
preston that an exception or two have
occurred. But, though plays from such
able. they are quite often interesting or
entertaining either upon their own ac-
count. or because they crafty natural
curiosity 90 see the characters in "a cele-
brated work OF fiction presented visibly."
Henry Jewett comes 10 the Providence
opera House with Sweet Nell Of old
Floury" the Paul I<ester play IN which
Klaw and Erlanger are starring Ada RE
ban. Mr.. Jewett IL a great favorite with
opera house patrons and will be pleas
sntly remembered from his exceptional
ly clever works in The Christian"
The most important shakesperlan pro-
duction 10 be seen in Providence this sea-
SON will be Richard Mansheld's presenta-
tion OF Henry V, which will be the feat
ure of his engagement at the Providence
Opera House.
Lillian Shaffer with her famous trained
horse Boston" is "a recent important ac-
cession 10 vaudeville, I'm which animal
acts OF real merit seem now 10 especially
popular.
Zeno, Carl and Zeno. in their famous
acrobatic Throwing act. have recently
introduced with much success feat
which IL has taken five years practice 10
bring 10 the point OF public presentation;
and IL is said 10 create a genuine sensa-
tion.
The Two Sa Vans as they were known
when last seen here. have added third
performer and are known az the Three
Sa Vans: and their acrobatic comedy act
is said TO have been proportionately i'm
proved and enhanced in interesting quail
tiles.
Female baritones appear TO be becom-
ing very plentiful I'm vaudeville The la
test is Nellie V. Nichols, who Is said 10
possess a most remarkable voice.
VIII N. Cressy and Blanche Dayne are
booked for All early appearance IN Provi-
dence in Mr.. Cressy's ''Graspng an or
portunity." Mr.. Cressy has become
prolific writer Of vaudeville comedies.
several of which have been seen here and
all Of which have been remarkably sue
cessful notably his zone Christmas Eve"
as given by Hal Davis and rnez Macauley
and his Halfway House as presented
by Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher.
"a Woman IIater" IS the title OF the
vaudeville sketch by Abe Humniel the
well-known New York IL swyer which was
produced I'm that city last week. Much
curiosity had been aroused to see how
the attorney would shine as q dramatist:
and the result IL said 10 have been very
fattering To him. as the sketch was high
~ praised as presented by Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Kelley.
Daniel Bradmann, a famous tragedian
of the past, but who il little known 10
the present generation OF theatre-goers
has returned TO the stage I'm vaudeville
version OF David Garrick," In which he
IL said 20 have met with much success
For Cold i'm the Head
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