The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-16
KEITH'S THEATRE.

Again Keith's offers an A-No. l vaude-
le program. and every act on the Dill
week is a top notcher Besides the
eat strength Of the individual acts the
is excellently diversified and the pro
am I'm its entirely Is one that VIII
ase everyone who sees II. Tne usual
&c Monday night audience crowded
polular theatre to the walls last
ening. and was very generous In It's
Iolause Miss Mary Hampton the dis
suished legitimate actress who has not
In seen I'm Providence since her mem -
HE triumph as Rosamond In Sowing
y Wind" was given a hearty recep-
which left no doubt as To the sin
hty OF her welcome. Miss Hampton,
kr one OF the most charming actresses
the American stage. has lost none OF
finish and magnetism which won her
favor of local playgoers several sea-
10 ago and there is no cleverer actress
Vaudeville today than she.
3he appeared I'm an uproariously FUNNY
Itch, called THE Melodrama," by Ed
Ind Day. IL is Impossible to do Justice
words 10 this funny satire: suffice II TO
that II Is quite the funniest comedy
Itch presented at Keith's this season
Itells OF a young physician wno writes
nelodrama and who, after smoking
bng cigar, Is visited supposedly by his
bnged heroine, revengeful adventures
erratic musical director. There Is
a line but what IL full OF delicious
nor. and the audience laughed hilari-
~ from beginning TO end. Certainly
Day has not given the vaudeville
We keener. more laughable playlet
n "The Melodrama." Miss Hampton
III ttls
admirable depictions Of the play
ght's unapprecia tive wife. the heroine
the adventures. and showed n de-
tful appreciation OF the humor OF each
racter She was given unusually fine
port by Mr.. William Davis. as the
assed young playwright. and by Mr..
nix Whitman as the musical director.
psa unfalling chords and shivery music
tied shouts OF laughter from the audi
ne Of the biggest applause winners Of
bill, and deservedly so, were To-
hin's Arabs. n troupe of the most
vellous acrobats ever seen on the
In stage There are acrobats galore
vaudeville. and Keith's has the knack
securing the very best OF them. but
yone will agree that Tozoonin's
bs are in a class by themselves. They
some very wonderful pyramid work
n Is I'm their tumblng that they are
amazing. To be thoroughly appre-
ed. they must be seen. So startling
their work last evening that the
ence rose to n great pitch OF excite
e. and when. with stage full Of
bling Arabs. the curtain fell upon the
the audience wildly recalled them
n and again 10 the stage.
erbert Lloyd. a newcomer. must be
tied with one of the big laughing
OF the BILL also with having the
test costume and makeup vaudeville
yet had.
r. Lloyd, who IL an eccentric comedian
skillful iuEgler. Is appropriately
bed "A Jack OF All Trades" for he
little of everything but judging
the hilarity which he provoked last
ing he II a master OF the art OF elicit
merriment. Hts work Is all decidedly
and original and there Is not
he does but does not excite n gale
sughter Unquestionably. Lloyd IL
peer of eccentric comedy juggers.
{ Rooney and Emma Francis were
rousing welcome by their former
rers when they were the big hit OF
Rogers Brothers In Harvard They
unauestionably the very best eccen.