The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-08

Y, JANUARY s. 1908
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musical comedy featuring the jolly come
dian, George w. Monroe, famous for his
impersonations OF the Irish woman he
has made famous as Aunt Bridget" IL
coming next week to the Imperial. with
it's original cast and accessories. This
brings Monroe IN a new character, an
entirely new play. more elaborate sur
roundings and altogether the most pre-
tentious production I'm his successful ca
reer. IL enlists "A company OF 40 peo-
pie. including several well known vaude-
Vile stars, singing comedians. and a
chorus OF 20 young ana attractive girls
with we'll schooled sweet voices and fetch
ing gowns. There are II big musical num-
bers In the piece especially written and
staged for II. and amply protected from
being given by any other company. They
are already making hits and being whs-
tied and sung by the public. The principals
include Raymond Finley and Lottie
Burke. John Donahue and Matte Nichols,
Anna Kenwick. Harry Walters, James
Lee. Edwin Loper and Bessie Clavtone.
Almost every one I'm this country has
at one time or another seen a production
or that stage classic. Uncle Toms
Cabin" II they have ever witnessed
performance at a theatre. IL has been
played all over the country and millions
have composed its audiences. Yet none
OF them has ever seen a better perform
ance OF the play than that 10 be given
/ next week at the Empire theatre by Al
w. Martins company for the simple
reason that the play has never been
better staged than IL is by this company,
which was seen at the Empire last sea-
son. and which then came very near 10
| taking the attendance record of the
! house held by I'm Old Kentucky" Mr.
/ Martins version involves 30 important
| characters and 2S scenes The company
is claimed 10 comprise 20 people. including
| a large troupe Of negroes, some OF them
| the original Georgia Shouters.'' used I'm
| the plantation scenes. The scenery is
notable for it's beauty and fidelity. having
been made from od-time prints OF locali-
| ties near. II not actually. those described
| in the book.
The company which comes 10 the
| theatre next week is claimed TO bee an
| unusually strong one. Frank Leo. an
| old-time negro minstrel. plays Uncle
| Tom, and Walter b. Banford is cast as
| Simon Legree. George L. Robinson is
| the Phineas. Fred Sawyer the Marks, the
! lawyer: Florence Ockerman is a sprightly
Topsy Miss Clara Phillips the Eliza, Miss
| Clara Miller is the Aunt Ophelia. and
| Little Mae Dickson pleasing Little Eva
The others OF the company are well cast
| There will be daily street parade. start
Ing from the theatre at noon.
| Mile. Agnes Mahr. the French dan
I seuse. arrived from Paris last week and
commenced her tour OF the Keith vaude-
| vile theatres. She opened at the New
| York Keith theatre where she was given
! a welcome such as has rarely been ac-
4 corded any dancer Of recent years. show
| ing that the winsome little lady has not
been forgotten. Her new dances were
received with hearty enthusiasm and she
made one of the hits of the bill.
| After two years OF undated success
and triumphs i'm London. the five jug
| Cling Johnsons have returned 10 their
| native shores. where they viii begin their
| engagement with r. f. Keith. on the lat
ter's circuit OF vaudeville theatres,
| s.s
Mile. Latina. the beautiful contortion-
ZIONIST. and one OF the most perfectly
| formed women in the world. is booked
for the week OF January 18th at Keith's.
| Offering her graceful act OF posturing
and contortion feats.
Repoli. the celebrated iuggler. is one of
| the recent bookings for the local Keith
house. while underscored for early ap-
pearance. Repo.i Is one of the highest
salaried performers i'm his line on the
vaudeville stage today.
| 80
J Merri Osborne is Dan Days leading
lady this season in THE New Clown. p"
/ me light and shade OF n circus riders
character as portrayed by her are said
TO be genuine studies OF human nature.
| Throgh almost the entire action OF the
third and fourth acts in THE New
| Clown" Dan DAILY is seen i'm the white
/ face of the buffoon. II is a departure for
| him and theatregoers have appreciated
| his artistic work wherever the play has
been presented.
! Sullivan Harris e. Woods scenic pro-
/ duction. the Road TO Ruin" will be the
attraction at the Park theatre next week.
! The piece is one OF the strongest melo-
! dramas OF the season and contains many
sensational episodes. The scenes are laid
| I'm New York city and a good idea Is
given OF the notorious Tenderloin. There
are ten scenes, handsomely mounted, the
scenery being something out OF the or
binary run OF like productions. The play
| is a we'll written one with plenty OF OPP
| portunlties for striking climaxes and ex-
| citing situations follow one another In
1 rapid succession, the story being founded
| on the notorious Faynes Moore badger
|
| ward path and falls into the hands OF
| the woman. who decides 10 rob him of his
money She is assisted in the work by
| Frank Kennedy, tenderloin gambler
| and confidence man. Jack is not with
! out friends the truest OF whom Is Bertha
| Dean. a true-hearted country girl who
| loves him devotedly. Another friend
! IS Issie Cohen, brave Hebrew and
| Rebecca his sweetheart. Young Morton
! Is finally thrown into prison on the
charge OF forgery. but Is rescued through
| the cleverness OF Isse and Rebecca. The
| two latter marry and go home with Jack
| and Bertha. Although the pair OF ad-
| venturers turn up and try TO prevent
( the marriage or the lovers they are pre-
vented from doing so. both meeting retri-
| button.
LANES A. CAHlll