The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
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The Rogers Brothers in Kisw & Erlan-
gers production OF John j, McNally's la
test vaudeville farce. THE Rogers Broth
ers In London will be the attraction at
the Providence Opera House this week.
matinee Saturday.
This company and its stars have always
scored great hit In this city, and from
the advance promises that are made. they
are quite likely 10 more than eclipse any
past successes recorded here In their IA
vor. Since this company yas first present
| ed five years ago, its advancement mas
been steady and substantial, each year
showing greater Improvements In the
| merit OF the farce, I'm the players present.
ing II and in its myriad OF speciality feat
ures and musical numbers. This season
| the company will number over 10 people,
many OF whom are artists OF wide repute;
the chorus will be the largest over seen In
a production OF this kind, consisting OF
sixty-six very beautiful young women
and twenty male voices: the scenery and
costumes, il is said, will be far more elab-
orate and artistic than In times past.
In fact Klsw e. Elranger promise the
! greatest production I'm this field OF stage
work that they have Yet made. and such
promise from them carries considerable
1
stage reveals the best that can possibly
he accomplished In every respect. Mr..
McNally the present season has given the
Rogers Brothers tho best vehicle they
have yet had. affordlng both them and
their supporting company better opportu-
mites even than that OF last year The
lyrics are by George V Hobart and Ed
GARDENER The speciality features. which
have always been most important part
OF the Rogers Brothers entertainments.
will be more elaborate than ever In the
new piece.
The music this season, composed by
Max Hoffman and Melville Ellis, will pre-
sent wider variety of catchy. tuneful
airs than I'm the past Three OF the prin-
cipal numbers will be found distinct de-
parture from the music usually heard in
| this style OF entertainment
The announcement recently made by
Manager Lovenberg that Miss Valerie
Bergere, the talented emotional come
dienne and well-known as the former
leading woman OF the original Providence
. Albee Stock company. will make her re-
] appearance on the Providence stage al
! Keith's. February sth. has been received
e with unanimous expressions OF genuine
5 pleasure. for Miss Bergere has nnumera-
Z BILE friends and admirers here. who vii
z doubtless unite In extending to the charm
ing actress a series OF ovations such AZ
| are rarely accorded vaudeville artists
: | Miss Bergere will make her re-appear-
ance in bright comedy sketch called
: "Jimmys Experiment" in which Miss
v Bergere portrays an np-to-date society
a girl and in which she has won great sue
n cess recently. II may confidently be ex
|. pected that next week will be one OF tht
= record breakers OF the season.
= The bill at Kcith's Providence theatre
:, February sth will be one OF the strong
!, est and most alluring yet announced fo
" this vaudeville season including sucl
e well-known artists as Miss Valeri
Bergere a Co. Mr. and Mrs Gardne
Crane the Basque Quartette, Maym
Gehrue & John Ford Clara Ballerini. tn
s. Misses Delmore. Fields & Ward. Floo'
Brothers, Ballerini's Dogs. John j. Des
q mond. HodgiSins & Leith. Smith & Powell
Amos. and others Some Of the acts un
derscored for early appearance at tha
theatre are The Fadettes Ladies' orches
ira. Pat Rooney and Emma Francis. Has
cen Ben Ais Arabs. Silvano. Hodges Hal
Co. Haines e. Vidocq. Josephine Wilkin
:, son. Chas. Dickson. Holene Gerard ant
, Davis & McCaulay.
IN one OF tho funniest cases OF mistake'
ie identify ever shown on any stage IL tha
Sc which is pictured in Am 7 Your Wife?
:. the smart little farce by Edmund Day II
which those clever legitimate artists. MI
le and Mrs Gardner Crane, will appear n
&c Keiths next week This theme II on
IN that has formed the basis OF many one
ne act plays and also many three-act farces
ID but Mr.. Day has given II an original turl
v and developed Il IN an uproarously funn
" manner, and everywhere that Mr.. an
T. Mrs Crane present this sketch IL IL dc
re clared one of the big laughing hits OF tn
~ season. and playlet and players invaria
or bly, score big hit.
s Tho Misses Delmore VIII come Y
a, Ke!ths February sth, and their refine
q, musical and vocal act is certain 10 pleas
the discriminating theatregoers here
he These clever young ladies are the daugh
- ters Of prominent Chicago thcatrica
,n manager, and both arc accomplished an
~ artistic. Miss Drucie Delmorc IL a skill
& fpl yioIinist, and also plays sweetly an
intcllisenty upon the mandolin, Will
on Miss Carolyn is an admirable vocalist
ys and both together give very neat an
pleasing act They will doubtless be re
20 rn~nbered by Keith patrons as havin
In scored a big hit last season In that daint
fantasy. "a Bridegroom's Reverie."
no Clara Ballerini. the daring and graceft
I'd trapezist who comes 20 Keith's Febru
an ary Sth In not only conceded 20 be IN
,ll most fearless and graceful trapezist
this country, hut she is nm accomplishe
he linsuist, speaking six different Language
nuently. and an expert musician, pei
n forming upon variety or sulnk inSuu
L. ments Miss Ballerini's father Will also
n a feature OF the bill az Keiths next weel
m exhibiting his clever little educated ca
a. mines which were 80 well-likcd ut Keith
.. last season. n will be remembered b
80 theatregoers that these CANNES we're like
:, hy older thcatregoers quite as much as
~. the little people. chiefly because the an
mails themselves apparently enjoyed the
N. own work much
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Master Lsroy 4 Sumner, the l6-year-o