The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28
lie THEATRES

THE Prince Of Pisen" Is coming 20 the
Providence Opera House tonight for
stay Of week. This IL the first and last
engagement of the famous company OF
Henry w. Savage In New England, ont
side OF Boston where II has played three
engagements totalling six months at the
fremont theatre. to capacity business
The company comes direct to Providence
from Boston for the week. thence to Daly's
theatre, New oYrk for a month. and will
sail for London April % on the
Etrur1a to open at the SALISBURY theatre
early In May.
''Pilsen' has been pronounced oy the
critics OF the United States and Canada
as being the best of musical comedies OF
recent years and has broken III records
for business since ~ was first produced in
Boston OF May In 1909. The company Is
the best Mr.. Savage has yet gathered to-
gether, and the chorus is famed not
alone for its personal beauty. but for its
ability 10 sing The score OF Gustav
Luders has been played all over the globe,
and The Message OF the violets, Hell
delberg" The Tale OF Seashell"
Walk. Mister. Walk" The City
Widow" Fall In" Keep II Dark" Pic
lures In the Smoke and the balance OF
the 10 numbers have been whistled and
sung wherever music is loved There
will be the usual wednesday and Satur-
day matinees.
Manager Tovenberg OF keith's an
nounces that IL will be impossible In JUS
tlce to the general theatregoing public
to accept telephone or mail orders for the
opening performance, Monday evening
April lSth) OF the Providence Afbee
Stock company. 1t can be readily under
stood why this is unfair to the thousands
of playgoers in this city who are anxious
10 attend the first performance OF the
season, hundreds OF whom stand I'm line
many hours at the box office the morn
ing upon which the seats for the first
performance go on sale. Mail orders.
however, when accompanied by checks
or money orders will be accepted for
tn. other performances OF the first week.
Monday evening exceptel. This does
not include telephone orders. for no tele
phone orders will be accepted for the en-
tire week The tremendous demand for
seats for the first week of the season also
makes Il necessary TO positively suspend
the free list for the entire week. The
Albee company's season begins April
18th. subscr ption list opens April sth.
Friday at 9:p n. m. and the sale of
seats for the opening and first weeks
performance begins Tuesday, April 18th.
at $50 a. m.
An especially attractive program has
been arranged for Faster week at
Keiths headed by the distinguished
dramatic star. Robert Hilliard and his
company. Mfr Hilhard In an actor OF
superior sttainments. and is a tremendous
Providence favorite. II II seluom that
vaudevilllsns have the opportunity TO
see an actor OF Mr.. Hilliard's high
calihre and he Is always certain OF
warm welcome. No actor I'm vaudeville
IN 80 careful about the stage settings Of
his vaudeville acts as Mr. Hilliard. and
az n result. mo. p7s" the strong dra-
matte play which he will revive for his
forthcoming engagement at ketth's. IL
the most beautifully and pretentlously
staged cne-act play before the public.
Resides Robert Hiiliar. the eminent
dramatic actor. the bin at Keith's. April
9Th. will Include Frank Bush. one Of the
best OF monoogue comedians. who has
not been seen IN Providence for four
years: Hal stephens. the artistic imper-
! senator OF stage celebrities Mrs wynne
winslow. the gifted vocalist Fetching
Brothers. novelty musical artists and well
known Providence boys; Mile. Latina.
Milt and Maud Woods Pierce and Mace
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thorne, Van Fossen
and McCauley, and others. The closing
week OF the vaudeville season. April nth,
Will have one of the strongest vaudeville
programs ever offered IN any theatre In
America including such topliners rs
Digby Bell. Nine. Adelaide Hermann. tho
Metropolitan operate Quartette the
Flying Dunbars. Vernon. carson and VIII
lard Elsie Bernard. himbal and
Donavan. Ellsworth and Burt Foster
and Dog. Cooper and Robinson and Ross
and Bernard.
Brandon Tynans irish drama. Robert
Emmett" will be the Easter week Offering
~ tho Imperial and IL expected by the
management 20 prove one ~ tho beet ~
the season az that house The PLAY was
seen here last year, and proved its worth