The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-24

ordinary somersault landed them on the
floor In heap. Chsgrn and anger
seized Mr.. Hodgdon, who fguratively be-
gan TO tear his hair. MIR. Hodgdon
dashed behind the scenes, and indig-
nantly demanded TO know the reason for
their very bad work. With mingled re-
lief and amusement he then listened to
explanations from six tongues. master
only of the French language, while six
pairs OF arms tried TO describe the motion
OF "A ship at sea. at last being able to de-
rive the fact that they had not quite re-
covered from the sea-sickness attendant
upon their ocean trip. They rallied be-
fore the evening show. and justified the
expectations Of everyone and their claim
to supremacy In their particular line. But
Mr.. Hodgdon vows never again TO allow
an acrobatlc performer tosppear until he
Is assured that he is fully recovered from
any NAL de mer.
One OF the very best numbers on the
bill at Keiths this week is the act Of
Belle Hathaway's monkeys This act was
secured by Mr.. Albec as a special extra
feature for the holiday bill for the bene-
fit of the little ones who are such frm
devotees of Keith's. However, Il Is
doubtful If the children enjoyed this act
more than the older folks. There are
many TO whom such acts do not particu-
larly appeal. but everyone agrees that
this act is exceptionally interesting The
most remarkable feat is the catching OF
innumerable plates thrown by Miss Hath
away TO one Of the monkeys with extra
ordinary rapidity He never misses a
plate, and by far excels many of the
human performers who do this trick.
Christmas and The Salambos are the
two principal subjects OF converse ton
these days. and even the fascination Of
Christmas shopping does not prevent
large crowds from focking to keith's to
see this act. The marvels OF this act can
not be appreciated until one sees H. A
little gallery god" was heard to excfaim
the other afternoon I'm the midst OF this
act. Crackers. They're de real mus
tard. Look at 'em eatin' hot ai.." Their
wireless telegraph exhibition is very
mysterious and wonderful. II has been
suggested that 1t would be a capital idea
for neglected wives to secure one OF these
outfits. and thus be able by a mere snap
ping Of their fingers TO call their delin-
quent husbands from their clubs. whether
or not they wish 10 come.
In The Price OF Honor the patrons
OF the Imperial are this week enjoying
one OF the most interesting plays pre-
scnted here this season. The story II
one of unusual strength in its appeal to
lnc inner SenliHntHts It's treatment Is IN
no sense hackneyed, and the plot is de-
veloped along original lines. Those who
are familiar with The Fatal Wedding
and For Her Chlldrens Sake" cannot
fail TO find The Price OF Honor" pleas
ing. for IL Is similar in character and yet
IN many respects superior TO either OF
those wonderful successes. The work OF
alone more than worth a visit to the I'm
perisl. We're the company itself and the
play inferior the intelligent and sympa-
thetlc playing of these two children alone
would be sufficient to explain the i'm
mense success the piece has scored. and
those who fail 10 see them will miss see
ing the best Juvenile actors ever seen In
Providence.
Next weeks attraction at the Imperial
Is one that will appeal quite as strongly
to the children as TO their elders. for the
school room scene In Lovers Lane,
with its crowd OF rompinE merry little
ones and its scrap between two OF the
moro obstreperous pupils, as well a.
many other features OF Clyde Fitch =
most successful play cannot fall 10 af-
ford them great delight. Already sew
eral childrens parties have secured seats
for the matinee performances, and the
advance sale OF seats Is one Of the lsrg-
est since the Imperial was opened. The
company Is practically the same 50 was
seen last season at the Opera house, and
secnically The production Will be even
superior 10 that.
The Machine Gun battery will have y
big theatre party at the Imperial next
week on Friday evening for which a
large block Of seats has heen purchased
and Lovers Lane" promises 20 score an
even greater success than last season a.
the Opera house