The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-07

Serpentina ..,,,......,..,...M Mmira Forrest
Leonas' ............,...,,.,,..,M Marion Smiley
i-ohgina' ...,.,,.,,...,.,.........H III. a. Poot
There is variety 10 suit nearly all tastes
AT the Providence Opera House this
week. Light opera, ultra-drama and the
modern Pastoral will all be In evidence.
In me progress of Providence toward es-
Gblishing reputation as a one-night
stand Klaw n Erlanger's Opera company
produce DeKoven and Smiths new opera
Foxy CUTLER with jerome Sykes and
Helen Bertram leaders in the cast Mon
day and tonight. tomorrow night Sarah
Coyle LeMoyne, Otis Skinner and Eleanor
Robson present Robert Browning's "In
"a Balcony" with a curtain raiser; and
for Thursday. Friday and Saturday a new
country drama, York state Folks" will
he the bill with Ar,hur Sdman. already
faverite in these parts I'm vaudeville.
the star.
This carnival of variety opened au-
spiciously last evening with MIR. Sykes.
Miss Bertrsm, Julius Steger and other
capable operate people I'm the latest De-
koven and Smith work. Foxy Quiller"
IL is pretentious production as is TO be
inferred from the fact that Il comes TO
town for so brief an engagement. The
large audience. however, demonstrated
that II a show is pretty good one Prov
lutHct may pt counted upon Tor good
stand for one night and venturesome
management can reasonably hope Tor a
run for its money for as much as two
nights There is not much doubt that
Foxy Quiller' will have "a big house to-
night.
The new opera may be said to be the
best thing OF the sort since Robin
Hood. OF course there have been sew
eral best things since Robin Hood. which
latter has long been the standard OF this
class OF musical work ana rs likely 10 re-
mSn soFoxy CUTLER is strictly legitimate
FEht opera, 80 70 spCaK. Ii does not de-
pend on the spccialtics or interpolated
coon songs for its success. but is thor
cughly musical work with a considerable
and fairly consistent story The book H. OF
course. not the equal OF the music. BOOKS
rarely are. Its isn't the function of a
light opera book To commend Itself i'm the
same class with the music aud Foxy Quill
Ter Is no exception to the general rule
% light opera work. So there Is no room
for complaint on that score. The music
or the opera Is particularly good much
varied, very tmcful always worth Hs-
tcning 10 and frequently stimulating and
inspiring, There are lots OF ch0ruscs and
ttcN are splendid TO listen TO- The cos
tuning is brilliant and much varied The
company employed Is unusually large
Th, Htinctpals are unusually good both
of scenery and elaborate. substatial and
es handsome as anything that has been
mounted this season. AT times I'm its
tai loaux and musical effects. Foxy Quill
lcr provides Quality Of a grand opera
grade. II is a splendid production and
D,usically about the most satisfying work
that the season has produced
Jerome sykes IL not familiar figure
among the many funny men OF the light
opera stage that Providence knows ffe
eas,b won lasts audience and proved 10
he q good fellow, n first class funny man
Lid what is more remarkable he is "a
capital singer lie suggests DE Woif Hop
per. Ne mad lIopperesque curtain
speech But his fun Is a more delicate
order OF bufoonery than Hoppers and if
hr doesn't make YOU laugh so loud he
Keeps you gmiling with less Interruptions
than the volcanic comedian o. Wang
and "El Captain" Sykes has drollerv
ouitc his own and distinguished from his
cor trmporaries Of the higher opera stage
Airl his voice h worth listening 20. whom
~ sings an accomplishment which not
oil the funuy men OF the operstic stage
have tho good fortune 10 possess
Miss -EcrIrAm- a singer also. whose
engagements only occasionally have In
ciudod Providence She IA graceful
spontaneous actress and the nusical num-
bors allotted 20 her proved about the
that was highlv nlcaFurahle Throughout
NJ steger with the grand opera manner
- much With Alss Bcrtram and his
work Won large spd deserved share of
'hs applause accorded fhc sinfctf hy isst