The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-23
HE THEATRES

Thursday next at the Providence opera
house, Charles Frohman will present
Francis Wilson for the first time I'm this
piece is in three acts and is called cousin
Billy" OF which Clyde Fitch is the ap-
thor. The scenes are laid in Paris. Swift
zerland and Allentown. Pa. Mr.. Froh-
man has gathered together strong COM
pany. which includes Edward Abe'es. Will
liam Levers. Sidney Rice. Charles j.
Green, Edith Barker. Zelda Sears. Beat
rice Agnew. Rosa Cooke. Elsa Garrett and
May Robson. During Mr.. Wilson's en-
gagement there will be a matinee on
Saturday.
3. c. whitney's new musical comedy
the Isle of Spice will be presented at
the Providence opera house on Jan. 2, 3
and 4. with the complete cast, scenery.
costumes and mechanical and electrical
effects, that were used in the five months
run at the Majestic theater, New York
city. which has just been brought 20 a
highly successful close. The book and
lyrics are by Allen Lowe and George Z.
Stoddard and the music by Paul Schnd-
ler and Ben. NJ. Jerome The company
includes such well-known and popular ar
lists as Blanche Buckner. formerly OF the
Bostonians; Carlton 3. King. last year
with THE Tenderfoot;" Denman Maley.
one OF the Blue Beard" comedians:
George Fiske. tenor with the Bostonians
last season: Harry Watson. Leslie Leigh.
Matte Martz, Alice Yorke. fisel Blood
good. John Hendricks and Otto S. Kook
or oh hundred
young and pretty women.
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The bill at Keiths the week of Jan. 2
will include John c. Rice and Sally Cohen,
Frank Bush the Boston Brothers suge-
moto Japs. Quartet Basque. Burke. La
Rue and lnky Boys, Rochez's Animals.
Hill and Whitaker. Jennie Yeamans, Val
veno Brothers, Bertha Allison. Ad Hoyt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lucier and others.
Some OF the underlined attractions for
January include the Four Mortons. Mary
Dupont and Co.. Walter @. Kelly, Bailey
and Madison the Millman TRIO. Orpheus
Comedy Four. Stuart Barnes, -Four Sensa-
tional Boises, Emmett De voy. Sherman,
De Forrest company, r. j. Jose, Dolan
and Lenharr. and Liquid Air.
head a strong bill Of laugh provokers at
Keiths, Jan. 2, are big favorites with
local theatregoers. having first won the
favor OF theatregoers when they were as
ISOLATED with May Irwin. Marie Dressler,
and when Mr.. Rice was co-star with
George Munroe in the memora bic success
"My Aunt Bridget" Some of their re-
cent successes have been In "Vivian's
Papas," last season, and two years ago
when Mr. Rice was co-star with Thomas
wise In that funny farce. Are You a
Mason For their vaudeville attrac-
tion they will present a sparkling little
comedietta called "Our Honeymoon"
which depicts In a laughable manner the
first sauabble or n young married couple.
one OF tho big novelties OF the vaude-
Vile season IL Liquid Air, which will be
n feature to be seen at the Providence
Keith theatre In the middle OF January
This Is one of the most puzzling and most
scientific discoveries on record.
IL is not only OF interest to students.
but is OF great interest 20 mechanics and
physicians. having distinct values TO both
II is also Of great interest to everyone
ELSE for its seemingly contradictory quail
Ties make II decidedly wonderful 4 kct-
tie Iull OF " VIII Ooli on Ice. ana Mnen
piece OF beefsteak Is dipped into ~. the
steak Immediately becomes so brittle that
L can be broken like glass.
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The Chicken THIEF Is the title NJ an
exceedingly funny Biograph picture to be
shown at Keith's next week This picture
has been big laughing hit everywhere
Z has been seen and Is expected 10 con-
ribute 10 the fun OF next weeks bill at
hat theatre.
At the Pawtucket Keith theatre the
coming week the Pawtucket Albee Stock
company will present the pretty domestic
comedy drama. The Young Wife" The
lever players have I'm preparation for the
week or Jan. "Foggs Ferry"