The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-12
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In Pixley and Luders new comedy
opera. king Dcdo." which will be seen
at the Providence Opera house for the
first three nights next week with mau-
nee Wednesday. the musical numbers
have all proven OF the "whistling' kind
Among the most widely known hits IRE
THE Tale OF a Bumblee Bee, The Lad
Who Leads. Look in the Book and
See" Diana" and They Gave Me
Medal for That" The company or %
people Includes Raymond ititchcock'
Cheridah Simpson, Flora Zabelle, Greta
isiley-M Margaret -McklnneX-- Arthur
Wooley William Corliss. Arthur DEACON,
Albert Juhret. chorus OF pretty girls
and an augmented orchestra OF soil mu-
sicians. Seats now on sale.
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The last scene Of Klaw & Erlangers
stupendous Ben Hur' is considered the
on the stage Here is revealed the Mount
OF Olivet where a great mbultitude gain
er to greet the Nazarene. and where tne
Saviour performs the miracle OF cleansing
! the lebcrs Christs personality is never
presented in the flesh. but Ills presence
is indicated by ray OF white nght oi
from the halo over His head. To present
this great spectacle over $50 people are
required.
"The Little Princess" which comes 10
tho Providence Opera the latter part OF
the month. has been quite the pronounced
success OF the season in New YORK. IL
Is by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett,
who wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy. ana
is said 10 surpass that popular EFFORT. 1T
was produced simultaneously AT the
! Charles b. Dillingham; at the Criterion
theatre New York. Critics Immediately
hailed IL as a delightful and refreshing
presentation OF simple sentiment and Jolly
comedy. The public was no less prompt
I'm its appreciation and for several months
the play has run To crowded houses. Inc
star is Miss Millie James. y talented
young actress. the extent OF whose ability
Mr.. Dillingham; first realized when he
saw her play Simplicity in Lovers
Lane" lie engaged her for term OF
/ years and was fortunate In Immediately
/ placing here whore she shows TO such
fine advantage. She is in her tWenues,
/ but her physique and her art combine 20
create the illusion of a girl In her early
teens. around whom the action Of tho
/ play revolves. Her support comprises
/ sue hwell-known actors as Mabel Taha-
/ ferro. Louis Galloway. Helen Tracey,
I Thomas Coleman. Gordon Tomkins, Fred
/ erick Murphy, Leoni Dsrmon, Eugene
Woodward. Tully Marshall and May Sey-
| mour
one OF the most interesting and incl
/ dentally amusing pictures shown by the
/ Biograph this week at keiths rs one
4 showing Miss kathryn Osterman, the
. charming comedienne. 'maling-up' for
| the stage. IL shows all the steps In this
| artistic accomplishment and gives a view
! OF stage life not often seen by the audi
| ence. 4 better subject could not have
been chosen by the Biograph Company.
for Miss Osterman has a most expressive
I face. and her vivacity and evident inter
est I'm the work on hand are plainly TO he
seen I'm this picture. IL Is this interest IN
her work. that has given Miss osterman
puolic. She * especially popular In Prov
idence. and when she appears at Keith $
next week. as one OF the many topline
features she will doubtlessly be cordially
welcomed. notable fact about Miss
Osterman's clever little play. THE
Editor" Is that Il Is decidedly up-to-date.
containing many smart illusions TO the
recent horse whipping or newspaper
editor by Augustus Thomas the we'll
known playwright. Those who read of
this affair some weeks ago will appre-
ciate the keen sense Of humOr which has
helped Miss osterman use II to advan-
tage.
Loncy Haskell, at Keith's this week. Is
versatility personlned. Not only Is his
tongue capable Of using ten different dia.
lects. but even his hair Is versatile and
can be fixed I'm innumerable different
WAYS. expressive each Of something dif-
fcrcnt. Speaking OF Mr.. Haskell that
young man has one OF the most magnetic
personalities Of any monologulst I'm vau.
devllc lie had never appeared before
Keith audiences before this week, yet be-
fore he had been on tho stage five min.
utes on Monday afternoon he was an es
tahlished favorite and from this time
Will be a welcome visitor. Providence
audiences do not as a rule. take kindly
, to new artists. hut merit never goes un
ro~oVrized and only the artists OF ability
|. succeed in making n HIT I'm this city
, That SIR. Haskell has done 90 g. provor
by the tremendous applause given him a
every performance. and the numeroui
, hearty recalls which he is compelled q
respond to-