The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-10

hour could not be spent than in seeing
this bright little act.
The Three Marvellous Merriils gave
their excellent trick bicycle act which IL
without exception the best I'm vaudeville
Their work is all OF difficult nature.
and accomplished with ease and sureness.
and the comedy Is really funny.
Fischer and Carroll scored one of the
big laughing hits OF the bill. and the au-
dience fairly screamed with laughter
from the moment they appeared until
several moments after they had been per-
mitted To leave The member of the duo
with the sea lion In one Of the few nat
urally funny men In vaudeville. and ev-
erythng he said or did provoked shout
OF laughter
Robertus and wilfredo appeared in a
very novel and neat Juggling act. I'M
which they iuggle with truly marvellous
skill. several bounding balls ~ one time
So gracefully and easily did they juggle
q number of balls At one time that "
seemed doubtful II the audience would
appreciate the extreme difficulty OF their
work. and vet the hearty applause given
them would seem 20 Indicate that II was
highly appreciated. one OF the pleasing
features OF their act Is the work of
wondrously clever dog who does some
astonishing acrobatic stunts and delight
cd in chasing the balls dropped by his
masters.
One OF the biggest favorites on the en-
tire program was Nora Bayes. a young
lady OF decidedly attractive stage pres
ence and magnetic personality. From
the moment she stepped upon the stage II
was evident that she was to become
tremendous favorite. aud at the end OF
her act the audience united In a pro-
longed round OF applause which con-
tinued several moments after she had
repeated the chorus OF her last song and
had bowed her thanks time and time
again. rndoubtedly Miss Bayes made
one of the emphatic hits OF the bill. and
deservedly so. She has a clear, rich con-
tralto voice and sang several songs thar
seemed to meet with marked favor and
her excellent renderings showed her 10
possesses a rare amount OF humour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry were given a warm
reception after their absence OF several
seasons from the local stage and won
deserved applause for their cleverly.
acted rural sketch and their singing and
dancing specialties. Mr.. and Mrs. Barry
are both clever people with a generous
amount of talent and versatility. Rosie
Rendel graceful and vivaciour con-
tlnentsl danseuse and lightning change
artistic won hearty applause I'm a number
OF dances OF all nations, and the Three
Mitchels scored their usual big hit with
their singing and clever dancing. Bean
and Hamilton did some wonderful barrel
jumping stunts.
One OF the big features OF the bill and
one which appealed to both young aud
old is the little pantomme Fairyland.
which is shown in the biograph. This Is
unquestionably and without exception the
greatest series OF motion pictures ever
shown In the biograph. II pictures the
abduction OF the beautiful princess and
the pursuit OF tho brave prince and the
Three Musketeers. They travel through
the air, under water. at the bottom OF
the sea, through caves. and In perious
forests. and the hazardous Journey is so
Interestingly pictured tnat the spectator
forgets that he Is watching pictures and
travels with the brave men. The pic
lures are decidedly interesting, and
should be seen by everyone, both young
and old, for IL Is rarely that the biograph
offers such a treat. The mana cement
announce that these pictures will be
shown for positively one week only.
Others on the bill were Howard and Har-
ris, in a funny skit THE Adventures OF
Happy Hooligan." with some truly fine
contortion work by the lady OF the duo;
the Bates Musical Trio. good high-c class
instrumentalists: Max Ritter coon singer
and the Rooney Sisters. dancers.