The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-13
-. :. theatres

Mrs. Sillybilly recently returned from
matinee and found her spouse deeply alb
sorbed In an account of a famous murder
trial In the evening paper. More inten
upon gaining somo desired information
than for keeping peace In the family. sh,
did not hesitate to break In upon hi
reading with Say, John. what kind OF q
play Is this 4 have just seen, 'lhe Hoos
him programme OF the theatre. A
gentle hint irom John thar she had JUS,
seen ~ ana ought 10 know elected the
reply th6t she uiun't know what AZ was
aOout, but IL was awIul good." though
she dld not see any 'Hoosier' in IL. Jonn
thought IL was probably the ''Hocsier
VINO Was humble untii Mrs. 5. said II
A short pause. then What is Russia,
John "oh, its a country where they
from Mrs sillybiny. they had some OF
them an IT, Some OF what I'm IL. snow?''
mo. John. serfs. What is serf. any
he Tss show sdn sf0 1r I you sss ana ss
me read the paper, viii y6?" We'll,
yohn, l suppose you would tell me II you
knew" pause. "oh, there was some
pause. We'll, l guess you don't know
any more than do about honour or Rus
saxn sS either the on Gont i throTns Snn
our TO whom honour is due, be they ever
50 humble 10 an old proverb and l guess
IL started over in Russia, where lot
about Russia, / do
Ivan the Third was the first czar and
he captured a lot OF Greek and italian
artists, and founded Ivangovod, the place
that afterwards became st. Petersburg.
and the people were divided into three
gangs, Boyards. free peasants and the
serfs, and the serfs were not freed until
the middle OF the nineteenth century by
Alexander the Second. and some bum
threw a bomb and blew his head on for
% MOSCOW " was sna tnsn the ush IyaD
ians and Lvonians and by the Tartars
from Kasan and Astrakan and had lit
tie run In with Novogorod and a few
fights with the principalities OF Tver.
Vercia and Regan.
You see. the Muscovite nation was
sarbar9us and had quite SCRAP cS,a WITH
and Ivan the Third married most In
quisitive woman named Sophie Phalaeo-
Eulus, and guess that will hold you Tor
awhile" but here II was necessary TO
ammonia TO Mrs. Sfliybilly
and though he brought her out OF her
faint Tizzie sllybilly has not vet quite
Holster was humble" and John only
learned from the programme which had
dropped from her hand that , she had
our OF the Humble
One OF the most pleasing acts on the
bill at Keiths this week. and one which
the audience seem loth TO cease applaud
Ing at every performance. is that OF
Sailor e. Barbette, clever vocalists Miss
Sailor was formerly OF the Belle OF New
York company, I'm which she played the
role of the little French maiden. oppo-
site to that OF the title role. her When
We Are Married" song being one OF the
features OF the bill Miss Sailor has a
very dainty manner and a charming
which at once wins the ad-
niration Of the audience, but her strong
st card Is her magnificent soprano voice,
which is of amazing sweetness and range,
md which she employs with telling ef-
ectiveness. Mr.. Barbette also has a
pleasing voice. and the act I'm its entirety
s one OF the best OF the kind seen at
ielth's in many months.
sss
Those who fail TO here Dave Nowlin at
<eith's this week will lose an opportunity
o hear one OF the best monologuists OF
which vaudeville can today boast. Mr.. |
1owlin has an abundance OF good ma
erial, and his mimicry Is far superior TO |
my ever heard on the Keith stage He
introduces into his act little bit OF the |
most amusing and original business
ma ginable. and keeps the audience di- |
'ided between perplexity and shouts of |
aughter. He is the author of the very |
lever coon song which he sings In such |
manner as TO win him recall after re-
all Altogether he Is an exceptionally |
alented young man.
New York and Philadelphia had an |
'arlier opportunity than Providence for |
passing upon the merits of Augustus |
Thomas Arizona" which comes TO the |
imperial next week. for the first time at |
prices. New York said II was
he best American play of recent produc- |
ion. 1t ran for $50 nights at the Herald |
square theatre with Sag Harbor." "A |
Royal Family" 1.-The Adventures OF Mar |
sac" Lady Huntworth's Experiment" !
San Toy" Richard Carvel," "An on |
Account of Eliza" Her Majesty and
Roger Brothers In Central Park" as its !
principal competitors for popular favor.
Mr.. Thomas play outran them all ex-
,ept 'Florodora' in point of time and
irew crowded houses even with the
strong opposition of Maude Adams and
sarah Bernhardt in the two rival produc-
ions OF "LAigion." This first years tri- |
lmph was repeated when Arizona"
opened the Academy OF Music last August |
ana played another record breaking New |
York engagement OF Is weeks almost
within the year.