The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-27

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pentecostai church at $3.50. the pastor.
Rev. +. A. Hiilery, preaching a sermon
appropriate 10 the day.
The Church or the Saviour. Beneft and.
Transit streets. also held special services,
including holy communion and sermon,
at 0 O'Clock.
At the Chunch OF the Redeemer,
Thanksgiving day services were held
with holy communion at T:So q. m, and
morning service at $3.50.
AT STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The state institutions had their usual
celebration yesterday. and although the
inmates OF the various departments may
not have felt as Joyous as they might
have under more favorable conditions, IL
Is no fault of the states, and the different
wariens. keepers and attendants that the
inmates did not enjoy the holiday.
On Wednesday evening an entertainment
was given at the Sockannossett Schools
for Boys with the following program:
Selection. Second Regiment" band;
farce. 'Storming the Fort" cast OF char
acters--Josh Terry, William Waters; Sam
Ames, Frank Duggan; Billy Lamb. Joseph
McWilliams: Lawyer Ben, George Dion;
picket guard. Horace Hebditch; solo.
only Soldier Boy" Percy Carpenter:
reading. Miss Flossie Spencer; shadow
pantomime. hungry chinaman; solo. I'm
Sunny Africa" George Cartwright; IRE
cracker drill-Dsniel Hopkins, Joseph
Hanley. Albert Roderquies. James Cal
lagher. Ozias Countre. James Layheld.
Henry Banlber. Daniel Doherty; selection.
"Anona." band; solo, Pretty Little Dnah
Jones'" John Martin; farce. New Brooms
Sweep Clean" cast OF characters-Noah
Testy. Charles Fischer; Fred. John
Thompson: Jacob Trusty, James Shree-
nan: Tim Regan. William Datson. Andrew
Swipes. James Daley; Jing Jimaaons,
Max Myers selection, Laughing Wa
ters," band: farce, "A Red Hot Mas
sage: cast OF characteristic. Dosemall.
Frank Welker; Farmer Kinkheac. John
Martin. SOLO "Bedelia," Martin Brown;
selection. waltz. worship the Beautiful"
band: farce, Burglars" cast OF char
acters-Josiah Green, J. A. Pratt; Maria
Green. Miss Clara l.. Maddocks: Kitty.
Mrs. Z. r. Gardner; Toby, f. r. Gardner;
selection, New England's Finest" band.
All day yesterday the boys INDUCED in
athletic sports, football predominating.
At dinner the boys enjoyed a feast that
national holiday.
AT STATE PRISON.
At the state prison and county Jail the
usual Thanksgiving entertainment was
witnessed by a large audience. number
OF visitors enjoying tho performance.
which was under the direction of Jack
Roach. Roach explained yesterday the
audience that he was sojourning within
the walls because he had fondness for
paint. He was put away for breaking
and entering a paint shop on BENEFIT
street.
Allen Dorsey officiated as musical d.
rector. and is serving a life sentence for
murder. Leon Merrill ably directed the
stage, and the following program was
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Overture and curtain, the curtain rails
| ing on an up-to-dste minstrel show. First
Ing the action OF this scene the following
songs. were introduced: In Good OLD
smbor Sem hosk Mam deS1 sonE g. Mam RcR
puis; .'I'ye Come to Keep My Promise
Patrick pnlon; Never Came Back tend
George. McKenna and Mulvey. in a
laughable skit entitled "McCartys Mis-,
haps"; Jack" Roach, a few his,orics, al
Walkers greatest success, The Banker
and Outcast: Joseph Corcoran. vocalist
and dancer: Frank Cassidy oornet solo;
pfDp depf1 T@f Tefephone s song BY 'r Jack Roach.
Cast Of charaetersIPhilander Flint a
Bonsomcault, an actor out OF luck.
jack Roach; Foley Sleeper: William
Richardson; Foley sleeper, William Rich
Richardson: Rastus Miller, Patrick Dill
lon: Orange Blossom Edward Desson.
At noon substantial dinner was served
| to the prisoners. the menu including
nips. onions, doughnuts cheese and cof-
fee
The afternoon was spent I'm reading in
their Ire, cells ..so the keepers having the al
AT the oaklawn school for girls an ex-
ira dinner was served, and In the even
ing very ENJOYABLE entertainment was
| farce Murder VIII Out" were the prin-
cipal features, with songs from The OF.
/ flee Boy" one entitled You Can't Fool
All the People All the Time and other
numbers.
Special dinners were also served yes
| terday at the state farm and at tho In
| sane hospital.
DRAMA AT ST. MARY's.
| At St Mary's seminary the holiday was
! thoroughly enjoyed as in former years.
many visitors being present at the drama
which was performed by pupils OF the
| school I'm the evening under the direction
OF ST. GATHERINGS Literary society.
The play received an elaborate pro-
| ducton I'm appropriate costumes and with
the following cast:
Pontia Pilates daughter. Alice Nc
NaIly; Corina. smaller sister of Pontia,
Marie Kelton: Claudia Proclea, mother
OF Pontia, Mollie McEndy: Agrippina,
Empress OF Rome, Kathryn Hayes Fla
| via, noble Roman lady. Anna Calvin.
| Petronilla, Jewish maiden, J,rlia Shea:
| Tullia, daughter OF Jairus, Mary Nc
| Cabe: Dimonah, daughter OF Herodias.
Annie Murray; Miriam and Ruth, Jew
| ish girls, May Murray and Jennie Null
vey: Miranda and Octavia, daughters OF
! Emperor Claudus, Lydia Littlefield and
! Inez Hopkins; Cornelis, Roman Augur's
wife. Helen KinssbtIry. Cassandra.
Greek slave girl. Lille o'Brien Tabitha,
| Syrin slave girl. Rubina Granata; Ethel
| linda, British slave girl, Sophie OLeary: I:
| Flamentina. a Vestsl Virgin, Phflomene
Ward Pamphilia. prison keeper, Gather
| inc Seitz: Eunice, slave keeper. Tressie
Nadeau: angel. Linda, Barrigar; dancing
slave girls. Mary Kelley. May Dcrham,
! May Silverthorne, May Sutcliffe. Ida