The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-24
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when We Were Twenty-one," by IA.
V. Esmond. won such unusual favor with
the threatregoers OF this country. that
any new effort from his pen Is certain
10 attract more than ordinary notice.
There is consequently exceptional inter-
est in the presentation OF his latest play
THE Wilderness" at the Providence
Opera House, TO night for the week mat
inees Thursday. Thanksgiving and Sat
urday. apart from the fact that II Will be
the annual engagement OF Charles Froh-
mans Empire Theatre company. an or
ganiza ton which IL exceedingly popular
I'm this city. and which In headed by
Charles Richman and Margaret Anglin.
two favorltes. as we'll as highly gifted ac-
tors Mr.. Esmond's play ran for an en-
tire season at G. -ge Alexander's theatre
In London. whe. IL was originally pro-
duced. and occupied nearly the entire
time OF the engagement OF Mr.. Frohman's
company at their home theatre in New
York last winter. The merits OF this
company are so thoroughly weil-known
that II requires no extended comment at
this time. IL includes, besides Mr.. Rich
man and Miss Anglin. the following well
known players: William Courtleigh. w.
II. tTOmptcf. Il, L. bsChuss
D'Orsay. George Osbourne, Jr.. Frank
Brownlee. Miss Ethel Hornick, Mrs.
Thomas whiffen. Mrs. w. @. Jones. Kate
Pattison- -Selton. Miss Lillian Thurgate.
Miss Grace Galaher. Miss Kittie Barris-
Gale. Miss Amy Meers and Master Donald
Gallaher.
The performance at Keith's on Thurs
day next. Thanksgiving day. will begin
at IL 80 A. m. and will be continuous un-
III 1890 %. IN. AS Is customary at that
theatre on holidays. no seats will be re-
served, except those IN boxes or Mezzan-
Inc stalls.
Lewis McCord, the noted Frohman and
Belasco actor. has left the legitimate
stage and gone into vaudeville. In which
field he seems TO be meeting with tremen-
dous Success Mr. McCord Is presenting
-, farcical comedietta. Her Last Re-
heArsal." i'm which Frederick Bond won
great success a few years ago. and ev-
erywhere Mr.. McCord and his company
appear they are voted TO be the hit OF
the program
The bill at keith's for the week of De-
cember LIST will be headed by the lesiti-
mate artists Lera Merville, sydney Booth
and Marion Elmore. who will oner one
OF the brightest comedy sketches ever
given to the public. This is called The
Two Juliets," and is woven around the
mistake Of a young lover who makes
love TO the married twin sister OF his n
ancee. so closely do Miss Elmore and
Miss Merv!lle who are really sisters, re-
semble one another that the audience Is
puzzled quite as much as the young man.
Miss Merville and Miss Gilmore are the
wen-known stage beauties. and MT
Booth 10 the former leading man. Their
advent into vaudeville was simply an ex-
periment. but one which has met with
such hattering recognition from vaude-
vile managers that they now announce
their intention to stay In that held'
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WIN r. Denny the wel-known charac-
ter vocalist. is to re-appear at keith y
very soon. Mr.. Denny has style that Is
very similar to that OF Tony Pastor, ana
ne always wins hearty receptions when
ever he appears.
The bill at Keiths December lst will in
clude Merville. Booth and Emore, Nor
ris' Ponies, the Andressen Brothers, VIII
r. Denny. stinson and Merton. simmons
and white. Nil; and Maud Wood Pauline
Saxon. Pelot, Pascatei, and others
The salambos. the sensational fire-
eaters are soon To sail from Austrana
time. and will soon open on the heith
circuit.
The DeForrests. the original and great
est OF all whrlwind dancers. come 10 the
local Keith house early In December.
This will be a welcome announcement
for local vaudeville patrons. for this team
has not been seen In Providence Tor sew
eral seasons.
Some OF tho acts underlined for early
appee rance at Keiths Providence thea
tire are ed Latell. the Rossow Midgets.
Al Leech and the Three Rosebuds the
DE FORESTS. Leroy and Clayton. Murphy
and Nichols. Rose Naynon's Birds. the
Hollaway Trio. Hal Merritt. The Salam-
bos. Lewis McCord and Co, the Floro-
dora Sextette Midgeley and Carlisle, the
six Glissorettls. Cole and Johnson. Cush-
man. Holcomb and Curtis. and Milly Ca
pelrs Arabian horse.
..
The latest vaudeville novelty II the
Florodora Sextette. n bevy OF beautiful
maidens. who do a captivating act sug-
gestlye OF the famous original Sextette.
Negotiations are now pending whereby
this act may be produced on the Keith
circuit
Cole and Johnson. who are conceded to