The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-19
KEITH'S NEW THEATRE.

Every act in the program 81 Keith's
| this week is OF stellar merit: therefore II
/ can easily be understood that from begin.
ming 10 end the bill arranged for the en-
| tertainment OF Keithites Is one that fair
ly bristles with attractiveness. II is a task
OF no small consequence TO choose from
the Ions list any Of the performers whose
work stands out 50 prominently as 10
command the honor OF "headliner." In
fact the program is 50 well balanced that
each member IA his or her particular
speciality can truthfully be called n
"headliner." II is undoubtedly the great
est bill OF the season thus far. and that
Is saying great deal. and IL is doubtful
n vaudeville program could possibly be
arranged which would excel this one in
strength and alI-round attractiveness.
There have been countless numbers OF
so-caled lightning calculators" appear
in this city. but not a single one could
he compared with the wonderful French
man who appeared al this home OF vau-
deville in It's highest form" for the first
time YESTERDAY For nearly twenty min
utes last evening this little man amazed
one of the largest audiences OF the sea-
son by the marvellous mental cslcula-
tion which hesdid. Standing with his back
20 the blackboards, depending solely upon
requested TO call out numbers. The nrst
was huge sum IN substraction amounting
10 quadrillion. The figures were repeated
TO maud, and the answer was given by
him instantly. although it took his assist
ant several minutes 10 verify the answer
upon the blackboards
Then he requested the audience 10 give
him four examples. one each in subtrac-
ton, multiplication and division. and
square root While his assistant was put
ting the examples on the board. lnaudi
mentally solved them, meanwhile answer
ing a rapid fire OF questions from all
parts OF the house regarding the day of
the week a certain date fell upon. Even
allowing his train of mental solution 10
be broken thus. he had solved the four
examples some minutes before they were
finished upon the blackboard by his as
sstant.
In every case his answers were found
TO he absolutely correct. Never once does
maud look at the figures upon the board,
but at the end Of his performance, last
ing about twenty minutes during which
several hundred figures have been given
him and put upon the boards. he repeats
every figure without an omission or an
error II is undoubtedly the most re-
marksble exhibition ever given in this
city.
Papinias act Is one that can not he
done justice 10 by description. NO words
rUUtd UUSStnty paint trr- brr-tttfttt cotttf-
ings and grace OF the lovely dancer; or "
words were found thcy would sound like
eXaggcration to one who has not seen the
act Even those who have seen this exqu-
site myriad dancer before were moved TO
erthusasm again. for beautiful as II was
before, II has now been so much improv-
cd as TO he even more wondrous. No RAIN
bow coors could be more lovely than
these employed by Papinta, and her Fire
and Lily dance arc the most dazzling acts
imaginable.
She received a storm Of enthusiastic ap-
plause last evening. and was compelled 10
bow her. thanks several times. There GER
tainly is no other dancing act in Vaude-
VILE that can compete with Papinta's.
Frank Lincoln. is a stranger here who
comes With the highest recommends tions
from the dignitaries and crowned heads
OF every country on the globe whom he