The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09

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ing the leading comedy role with THE
Hunchback of Notre Dame" This com
pany terminated its season last week,
and as Mr.. Owen Is engaged TO Mr.
Daniel 10 the first OF May every season
he will now have needed rest at the
same time drawing his salary up TO the
time that he joins the Albee company I'm
the middle OF April. Previous seasons
Mr.. Mr.. owen has been unable 10 leave
Mr.. Frohman In time 10 be with the AL
bee company at its opening here, but this
season he will he here on the opening
night Both Miss Reimer and Mr. owen
are liked by every man, woman and child
in Providence and their re-engagement Is
met with genuine pleasure.
Some of the bookings underscored for
early appearance at f<eiths are Lock-
harts Elephants, the Watson Hutchins
Co, the Errette Family, Waterbury
Brothers & Tenny. Tom Nawn & Co.
Raymond caverly. Athos Family, the
Barrows-Lancaster company, Katherine
Ostermsn. Crane Brothers & Belmont.
Brannan & Martini and others.
Not In years has play received a more
emphatic and instantaneous approval
from a discriminating public than the
Little Church Around the Corner"
which will hold the boards this week al
the Expire theatre. The play tells a
simple story In a coherent manner. Fine
scenes and acting skilfully handled and
manipulated lead 10 stirring and exciting
climsxes. The author portrays his great
love for children in the beautiful crea-
ton she gives in the roles OF Little
Jeany," whose devotion and innocent
prattle invites an estransed husband and
wife. The play is presented upon scale
OF lavish expenditure. The brilliantly
illuminated church with a ragged child
hudded asleep on the steps. and the
grand chimes ring out In praise TO Great
God. Our King, in revelation In stage
craft.
"Why Women Sin." the stirring society
melodrama that NJ. w Taylor will pro-
duce at the Park theatre tonight In
claimed TO be one OF the biggest scenic
productions ever put out in the popular
price theatres. One OF the sensa tional
features Is the duel In the dark on River~
side Drive. New York where two men
fight with revolvers with only the lights
from their cigar 10 shoot at. This weird
scene never fails TO bring down the house
in thunder OF applause.
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One OF the finest programmes heard in
Providence for a long time, from a high
musical standpoint, has been arranged by
Sig. Giulio r. Capone for the concert TO
be given by his Banda Napoli OF 30 pieces
at the Imperial on Sunday evening. Feb.
p. The soloists will include Mr.. Alfred II.
Cassidy, Bostons greatest cornet soioist.
and Mrs Addie lola Hicks-Spary; and
Mr.. Fred Mack, the humorist. will con-
tribute some new and original features.
The program includes several compost
tions never before heard here: and the
advance sale OF seats at Steinert's music
store is already very large.
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Mr.. Neil Burgess will present his
County Fair at the Imperial this
week. appearing in his original role OF
Abigail Prue. Three imported race horses
are used I'm the race scene, and both
jockeys and animals manifest great zeal
In this mimic struggle. AS soon as they
strike the revolving stage. and begin
moving, the horses are seized with an all
too natural spirit OF emulation, the rid
ers also feeling the spur OF rivalry a little
more than Is requisite II Is fairly possi-
BILE for the best man and mount 10 win.
and 1t has taxed all the stage managers
disciplinarian energy 10 check a genuine
scramble for first place Tim" and Cold
Molasses have to win, else Miss Abbey's
mortgage will not be lifted; but the 9TH
ers seem 20 suffer in holding down TO the
program. The production will be In every
respect equal to that seen last season at
the Opera House.
Miss Amelia Bingham's company, in
Clyde Fitch's THE Climbers" which
last season was seen here al the Opera
House. will be the attraction next week
at the Imperial. In The Climbers" Mr.
Fitch has contributed a satirical picture
or New York life Of today in so uncon-
ventional manner that the attention Of
L..
Climbers" will be presented with the
original scenic and sartorial appointments
and will employ n company OF Americas s
best players. including John F. KeIlerd.
William Pascoe, Marguerite ST. John,
Maud Turner Gordon and. Elizabeth Bar