The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-19
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People.

Some strange things are heard
around theatre box offices, and Il only
demonstrates how some people will
mix up names. At the Providence
Opera House this morning, q man
stepped up TO the window and wanted
TO know something about this Henry
Mansfield who was billed 10 play Rich
ard "" The Cheerful Idiot. who heard
OF the break. said: well. what OF II.
IL Is only Henry V. pushed up two
notches."
From what can see" said a mem
ber OF the common council this morn
ing, everybody is getting a tavern
license except the Germans. Now, /
would like To know why" L told him
that he would have TO PROFOUND the
query 10 somebody who knew more
than did.
learn that work on Col. Felix Wen
delschaefer's Providence Coliseum is
progressing rapidly, and IL Is almost
surrounded by tho grand stands. IL
this gait is kept up everything will
soon be ready for the coming season.
900
Our brothers across the Massachu-
setts line are today celebrating the
anniversary OF the firing of 1.-The shot
that was heard around the world" I'm
other words IL is Patriots Day IL
was, IL | remember right, on April 10
1775, that the minute men" did and
dared at Concord ana Lexington. In
cidentally on this day--April 10, 1895
the Cuban intervention resolution was
passed by congress and our ultimatum
was sent To Spain. April 10 is evident
ly quite day in history.
80
Although the weather IS somewhat
arctic. the spring cleaning OF the pub
lie parks is being pushed, so that
should the sun condescend TO shine
once more vegetation would have some
sort of show. Well. there Is reason
TO hope that warmer weather must
come, sooner or later.
800
AT the Sousa concert yesterday af-
ternoon, an announcement was made
that by general request the beautiful
dirge "lmmortelleS," composed by the
late ID. w Reeves. would be played.
lt was fitting tribute OF respect To
the memory OF "a great and beloved
bandmaster.
90
see that woman I'm an adjacent
city Is suing her husband for
divorce, on the ground that the hus-
band, who as railroad conductor.
instead OF keeping a nice suit of
clothes at the station and donning
them when he gets off duty, comes
strolling down the street In full view
OF all the neighbors with his BRASS
buttoned uniform and conductors cap
on. This. the wife claims, causes her
much modification. as they live I'm
what is generally considered a swell
neighborhood. There are some funny
things In this world.
90.
According to "A writer in the New
York Sun, / learn that no man and
wife can live on less tnan SIS n week
and have simple and good food. This
will surprise multtudes of men and
their wives who do live on less. and.
as far as l can ascertain, live pretty
we'll.
shouldn't YOU think he'd change his
name?" This remark was addressed
by one lady to another at Infantry
Hall yesterday afternoon, when, as
an extra or the program. Herr He'll,
the great FENCED horn soloist. was in
troduced. "Why. yes" replied the
other. che might call himself Inferno.
and IL would sound better to ears at
tuned to English"
90
A communication was received at
the executive department yesterday,
and from a town In Canada. the writer
of which addressed IL 10 His War
ship" Evidently the person who de-
sired the communication TO reach
Mayor Granger. judged. from recent
developments, that his honor was en-
deavoring TO carry heavy guns