The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

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every price. ranging from so and 20
cents I'm the gallery to $3.50 and $500 on
the lower floor. are still to be had. IL Is
considered advisable 10 buy early how
ever. as the first purchasers will nat
urally have the best selections.
The big caravan viii arrive here Sun
day morning on special trains from
Springfield, and fun scenic. orchestral
and dress rehearsal will be given on
Monday afternoon, so one OF the best per-
formances OF the engagement Is assured
on Monday night
Patrons are again urged to be in their
seats promptly at p. m. during this
important engagement, az late comers
cannot be seated during the opening pre-
lude as the entire auditorium is dark
ened TO obtain the desired effect for The
Star OF Bethlehem" tableau.
Matinees will be given on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
The Standard Union OF Brooklyn says
OF "A Boy OF the Streets" which COM
mences an engagement Of one week at
the Imperial next Monday: Five min
utes after Joseph Santley. who plays the
leading role In "A Boy OF the Streets.
had made his appearance he had cap
tured the hearts Of his audience. There
was no suggestion OF the amateur In his
acting. Every move. every gesture, the
infection OF hts voice and his conception
Of the character for which he was cast
were those OF an artist. His acting was
natural, smooth graceful and just what
IL should have been. The applause which
he won was more than merited. and old
thea tregoers looked at the boy in sur
prise and wondered II II was really true
that he had lived but ten years. The
piece is well set and the scenes are per
haps the truest to life that have been
seen on this stage during the season"
%.
In the musical farce comedy. Happy
Hooligan," at the Imperial this week. the
trials and tribulatlons OF that familiar
character form the nucleus OF the plot
around which cluster innumerable and
minor funny happenings. There Is no
end Of fun and chance for laughter, and
the company entrusted with Its enact
ment Is not only large, but comprises
many we'll known vaudeville stars and
specialists. The music is also striktnsly
tuneful and catchy and the scenery and
costuming are notably pretty.
20,
So successful has been the seas On at the
Park theatre that II will be continued for
some weeks yet, making the closing time
for this house still in the future. Several
offers for the house for summer season
have been made and II has not yet been
determined Wnetner IL Will De Fepl open
during the summer. as was the case
last year, or will be closed for renova-
lion. and some OF the improvements that
are annually made on the theatre by
Spitz a. Nathanson. At any rate. II Will
be several weeks yet before the close OF
the popular season OF the theatre, which
has been, Il Is claimed. the most success
full the house has ever had.
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1t Is possible that Harold Kennedy, who
was seen here two seasons ago as the
comedian OF the Katherine Rober Stock
company. may be seen at the Empire the
atre this summer In the company now
being gathered by Miss Rober for her
summer engagement In Providence Har-
! old Kennedy followed his brother. james
Kennedy, who was the comedian OF the
Rober company In the preceding season
| and became very popular. His brother
was we'll liked. but the younger man. who
came here from a Brooklyn stock COM
pany attained even greater popularity.
This season he is playing In the Spooner
Stock company in Brooklyn. one OF the
best stock organizations OF the metropo-
lis. and while he may not open with the
company at the Empire, he may be seen
with IL later.