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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

strong olio between them and the whole
will make up what is believed TO be an
unusually interesting entertainment filled
with music. song and fun.
The epening burlesque will be
travesty on the summer girl called ~ ne
You-Con Girl" introducing the entire
company. which Is headed by the we'll
known and popular Engstrom sisters.
Ella and Lille. who are popular in this
city There are a number OF musical
numbers in this piece, which will be fol-
lowed by an olio headed by Raymond and
Clark In comedy sketch act we'll known
10 be above the average; the Engstrom
sisters. In piquant songs and dances:
Btta Victoria, in what is announced as
a sensational disrobing act williams and
Aleene in a speciality composed OF roar
ing farce. The whole will conclude with
the laughing burlesque, "A Night in Bo-
hemia." For the following week, the
burlesque success, Dealers In White
Chips" is announced.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

yet 1t also recognizes In the life and
character of Horatio Rogers one OF the
highest types of American citizens. A
brilliant soldier. an upright public officer.
a learned and patient judge in our high
est court. the life OF Gen. Rogers is wor-
thy of emulation, teaching, as It does.
patriotism, industry. heroism, intepec-
tual advancement. honesty and man
hood. In the service Of our country, In
official and civil life, his efforts were al
ways directed to the promotion OF the
public welfare. and his life work thus
became a benefit to these plantations
that he served so long with distinction
and honor"
Without taking any action upon other
matters pending before II, the commits
sion then adjourned to meet again within
n short time.
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KEITH'S THEATRE.

very attractive program is arranged
for patrons OF the Providence Keith
theatre for next week containing several
who will prorer new material In enter
tanning forms Heading the list OF head
liners will be Harry Gilfoil, the we'll
known character comedian. who Is too
well known TO need Introduction TO local
theatregoers. For something like 20 years
Mr. Gilfoil has been before the public in
the famous Hoyt farces, In musical
comedy and in vaudeville. He was last
seen IN Providence In ''The Liberty
Bellies" in which he scored such an
emphatic hit. For his vaudeville act
he will give his delightful and original
character creation of Baron Sands after
an evening OF Madison Square garden,
New York, introducing incidentally his
celebrated animal limitations for which he
has been famous since his successes In
the Hoyt farces.
The Mouliere sisters. pretty and grace
full horizontal bar performers. Will give
an act that has created "A sensation all
through Europe and In all OF the Ameri-
can cities In which they have yet APP
peared. Besides the fact that their feats
are said to be startling and daring. some
OF lnefn are DeTIOiUltu NHiit bliuuIOlutU
Jane Courthope. a very talented actress.
formerly OF the legitimate stage. will
offer en- amusing farce IN one-act called,
"A FTsherrnans Luck" I'm which she will
be supported by Charles Forester. This
little act tells OF young married man
who goes on a lark with some bachelor
friends and tells his wife he Is going fish,
ing Like all fishermen. he is a good
fabricator. but II takes a good many oily
lies 20 calm his wife's suspicious and the
situations which arise are said TO be ex-
ceedingly funny.
Cole and johnson. the clever colored en-
tertainers and song writer's, will doubtless
be warmly welcomed for their refined act.
differing from all others OF this kind Is
especially well liked by Keith patrons.
These men. who are the composers OF
more successful songs than any living
composers OF the day, are skilled mu-
sicians and their program next week will
include several Of their latest efforts The
Five Mowatts. club juggling juveniles.
will offer an act which for speed And
accuracy is said TO be unequalled, and
which has excited great admiration and
enthusiasm elsewhere Snyder and Buck
ley musical comedians. will give their
funny act, the comedy and music in which
are both excellent.
Raymond and Caverlv, Dutch come
dians on the Weber and Fields order, will
offer a new and up-to-date act OF stories
and parodies. and Lew Hawkins. the
Chesterfield OF Minstrelsy." will be
prominent funmaker Al Bellman and
Lottie Moore will be a feature Of the bin.
Offering n pleasing singing and dancing
act, "A Bit of NaudeXlllen - and -aeEAart
Brooks. coin and card manipuator. will
show some original magic tricks intro
ducing a puzzling trunk trick said 10 be
even more mysterious than that done by
Houdini some timf ago. Mills and Morris
will give an enjot able blackface minstrel
act: Markev and Moran Will aprear as
Irish comedians and Jones and Walton
will offer a Yankee comedy act. The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
The Coming Shows.

these trumpeters will play appropriate
motifs taken from the music of the act
which is TO follow. Before the first act,
the audience swil hear the Eucharist"
motif. Before the second act. they will
hear "Parsifal" motif. and before the
third, they will hear the Grail" and the
Faith" motif.
BUSINESS is BUSINESS.
To those who appreciate strong. virile
and impressive dramatic works, the pro-
duction of Business is Bus sness." which
Charles Frohman is To make at the
Providence opera House the latter halt
OF the coming week with William H.
Crane IN the principal role, is certain TO
prove a treat. Here is a truly great play
10 Judge by what has been said OF II In
which an actor who, by dint OF long SER
vice before the footlights, is probably
better known than any OF his contempora-
ries, has scored the hit of his career.
There is nothing light, frothy or face
tlous about the play. Neither is there
anything morbid or depressing.
The man OF, money desires 10 make an
alliance with an old and aristocTatic fam
lIy by marrying his daughter TO the son
OF a marquis whom he holds In his
power. The daughter openly refuses TO
obey her ia ther and as the latter In his
mad rage rushes 10 strike her she cries
out that she has lover. She is driven
with curses from the house. servant
announces that his son has been killed in
his motor car. This fatality unnerves
Lechat. TWO schemers who are plotting
10 get his money como In the hour Of
his grief thinking 20 catch him off his
guard and get him to sign some papers
they have drawn up. He detects their
scheme. stesdies himself. dictates new
clauses multiplying everything they have
written tnd compels them to sign the
documents. Merciless and relentless TO
the last he crumples the papers In his
hand and staggers out 10 meet the men
who are bringing in the body OF his son.
In the scenes calling for blind, mad rage
and almost inhuman fury. Mr.. Crane is
said TO show unusually strong dramatic
power. Mr. Frohman has made lavish
production OF the drama and surr6unded
Mr.. Crane with a strong company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

years constant labor and OF rehearsals
which began last July. The production
as such-scenery. costumes, and proper
ties-was built from models and designs
secured in Germany last spring by artists
sent thither for that purpose. The com
pany Is the result OF n long search for
capable artists. Some icea OF the care
taken in preparing this work may he had
from the fact that the "a young women
who will be flower girls are the residue
left from testing over 1900 voices. The
orchestra has been chosen with the same
care.
Ii has been the purpose Of the manage
ment 10 reproduce so far as possible the
conditions which prevail al the perform
ances at Bayreuth and to have the same
reverent spirit here thit is found there.
Moreover. the length of the work is such
that II has been necessary TO establish
a time schedule OF performances similar
20 which Is found I'm Bayreuth. The even
ing performances will begin at $50
o'clock Between the first and second
acts-7:l5 TO s:30-there will be an inter-
mission for dinner: the second act will
begin al $50 and continue until 9:35, and
the third act will begin at $50 and end
at 10:45.
II is best described as an engrossing
study OF a character who has his counter
parts In every city in the world where
men congregate to do business. Octive
Mtrbeau. a noted French literateur, wrote
the play In terse, naked and vigorous
prose The same characters might live.
the same Incidents happen and the same
speeches have meaning In any large city
IN the world IL is for this reason that
quickly after its production al the first
theatre I'm France. the Comedie Franchise,
IN Paris. the drama found production in
Germany. Austria and Italy
What IL has been, and is doing abroad,
II Is doing here. making people think.
making them ask the question: What is
there In money when happiness has been
forfeited TO secure It? Isadore Lechat,
the main character and the dominating
feature OF the play Is man who has
risen from the humblest walks in life.
He has had n genius for finance. He has
never allowed anything TO stand in the
way OF his ambitions and his actions have
not always been within the pale OF the
law. He has accumulated millions and
thlrsts for more. bully and tyrant
he is feared by his wife and hated by
his daughter He has a dissoute, profit
gate son and the only spark OF affection
IN him which he might give to those
more deserving OF Il. he lavishes on this
blase youth. The eliminating scenes
come I'm the third act
The matinee on "wednesday will begin
at II o'clock I'm the morning The first act
will end at 12:45 when there will he an
hour for luncheon. Tho second act begin
beginning AZ sos will end at T.
As the doors will be closed when the
house is darkened at the beginning Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

One OF the most important musical and
dramatic events in the history of Provi-
dence will take place on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday night and Monday
afternoon OF the coming week at the
Providence Opera House, when Henry w.
Savage will offer in English Richard
Wagner's sacred dedicational festival
usic-drama, "Parsital." The work OF
preparing this great enterprise has been
going on for the better part Of year.
and not only will one OF Wagner's great
music-dramas be presented in English, in
a fashion worthy OF Bayreuth but this
Will be done to what is generally re-
garded by musicians, critics, and laity Is
the greatest OF these works. "Parslfal"
is the last utterance OF the most Won
derful operatic genius the world has ever
seen. Ii contains not only the finest
fruits OF his invention, the most beautiful
results OF his Imagination, and the vast
store OF his experience. but 1t embodies
the whole of his philosophy.
These performances are the result OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

The Offering at the Westminster the
atre next week will be THE Blue Ribbon
Girls" a company that comes with ex-
cellent recommendations. Splendid Goa
tunes. startling electric effects and mag
nifcent stage garniture are promised in
tho production OF the burlesQue. "A Day
at the Races"
Some OF the performers Will be Fox's
seventeen Blue Ribbon Zouaves. who win
offer one OF the most attractive acts In
vaudeville lie Roy and Vanion. comedy
bar act; Miss Stella Gilmore in a bright
singing and dancing act, assisted by six
teen girls; Ira Kessner: Ward and Brad
burn, in a clever German sketch; VIII
liam Kent. in dancing specialties; also
a second burlesque hit Caught with
the Goods"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
BODY BROUGHT HOME.
Remains Of Victim Of PIttshuTg Street Car
Accident Arrives Ia This CITY.

The body Of John ]. Mansfield of this
city who was run over and killed by a
traction car in Pittsburg, Pa, on the
night OF Nov. 2S. arrived here at o'clock
yesterday afternoon and was taken 10 the
German undertaking rooms. at $50 Wick
enden street.
The funeral will take place on Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock, In st. Joseph's
church. on Hope street. The burial will be
at St Francis cemetery.
John j. Mansfield was standing between
Ninth and Tenth streets, I'm Pittsburg
Pa, with Levi Hutson, just previous to
the accident In which he met his death
MotOTman Jacob Fender OF the car that
killed Mansfield says that as his car ap-
preached the men Hutson pushed Mans
field In front OF the electric and 1t ran
over him. Hutson was later arrested on
a charge Of murder on complaint OF Mo-
torman Fender.
Mr. Mansfield was OF Nova Scotia birth,
leaving his native land for this region at
an early age. For over 30 years he had
followed his calling as engineer in this
city.
He was at various times employed by
the following. The Providence Steam En-
gine company, Phillips & Philips. Tiver-
ton Fish company. Cape Fear Fish COM
pany and Household Sewing Machine
company Mr. Mansfield also was en-
ployed for two years in the City Yard.
and also ran hosting engines on the New
York docks and the Baltimore dock.
In April he left this city TO go TO Pitts
burg where he was er gagged in work 10
the Providence Steam Engine Company
under +. ]. Meadowcroff, their construct
ing engineer
Mr. Mansfield was So years old and
leaves a widow, living In New Bedford
who was Miss Wise before her mar
riage and connected with well-to-do
people of that city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

put on at the Imperial Paul NJ Potter's
great play of the Franco-Prusisan war;
THE Conquerers. on account OF its un-
usual character and the boldness OF its
theme thi~ play mSNe a big sensation
when produced In New York a few sea-
sons ago. The newspapers commented
upon II very freely and IL became the
dramatic event OF the season. The follow
ing season IL was produced In London,
where II was pronounced one OF the great
est plays OF the decade. II has been de-
cided financial success and the copyright
has been considered SO valuable that un-
I'll recently IL had never been released for
stock production. IL Is therefore one OF
the most expensive plays which the man.
agement OF the Imperial has secured for
production In this city. The scene OF the
play s laid IN Dinon, Brittany, during
the invasion Of that part OF France by
the Prusslans IA the early part OF Sep
tember 1870. The first act shows group
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

a big company OF sterlingly capable play
ers. including number OF Providence IA
vorites. such as Leslie stowe. Edward II
Aiken. s. f. Cairns Charles y. Casey.
Ebbert Halsey. Leonard lde, Frank w.
Bryan, Edward l.. Barrett, Howard C.
Smith, Alice Neal, Olive G.. Skinner, Anna
Little, Mai Wells and others.
The scenes OF Sky Farm are laid at
the farm OF that name near the village OF
Cedarhurst I'm the Berkshire Hills Of
neighboring Massachusetts. The farm Is
owned and occupied by Rev Milo Towers
and his two beautiful daughters, Mari
gold and Jonquil, around whom a love
story Of unusual interest is woven. Tho
love OF Warren Breese. son OF the VII
4age Gar" Benjamin Breese, for Mari
gold, forms a pretty love story whose
course runs far from smooth in the be-
ginning and throughout the play although
all comes well I'm the end. The suit OF the
man for the girl is favored neither by her
father nor his. yet he wins her although
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
entertainment UNDER
AUSPICES OF STERLING LODGE

Al a meeting of Sterling lodge, No. o.
X OF p. held last evening in Rhode ISL
and lodge hall, q Westminster street. the
following program was rendered:
Piano solo. Clifton Anthony; song.
Sweet Adelne," j. f. Cotton: illustrated
song. Matthews and Patterson; address,
James Ward, ID. @. C.; reading, J. A.
Herman; plano solo. G.. Anthony; song
and dance, b. J. Herman: illustrated
song. Meath the Pines OF Vermont"
Matthews and Patterson; address, @. c.
+. p. Whiting.
The committee on entertainment con-
sisted OF the following members: II. d.
Murray, chairman: Henry ID. Glen
denning, r. p. Endruhn. Leonard B.
Richards Robert r. Cotton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
EMPIRE THEATRE.

One OF the best OF rural dramas, one OF
the most interesting and faithful pictures
OF life In Berkshire Hills OF nelghboring
Massachusetts, comes next week 10 the
Empire theatre The play Is Sky Farm
by Edward T.. kidder. author OF "A Poor
Relation" and Peaceful Valley plays
in which the late Sol Smith Russell at
tained much success. IL Is the first or the
rural dramas 10 be taken up by Charles
Frohman. who gave II one or the most
beautiful and elaborate settings ever
seen I'm any drama.
The play ran tor four months at the
Boston Museum, where Il was first given,
and has attained great success throughout
the other parts OF the country. IL Is hlleo
with quaint and interesting characters,
who hnd their prototypes IN the hills and
on the farms or New England; its story Is
one OF life and love and one OF rare hu-
man interest as we'll and II is staged
with n lavishness not heretofore seen IN
any production of~ Sucolic life. SKY
Farm" will be given at the Empire with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
PARK MUSIC HALL.

Spicy. interesting burlesque and broad
farce will be given at the Park Music
hall hereafter. the first being produced
there Monday afternoon and evening
when a company composed OF some able
comedians and number OF good looking
girls well able 10 sing and dance will
be seen al this house for the frat time.
The change OF policy Is simply a return
to that which made the olympic theatre
so successful and will he under the man
agement OF william O'Neill one OF the
best known and abest producers OF bur
lesques In the country and Harry G.
Young. the local manager.
Two burlesoues Will be given, with q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Commission on Relocation Of Monuments
Takes Action on Judge Rogers Death.

The state commission on the reloca-
ton OF monuments. of which the late
Judge Horatio Rogers was chairman, met
yesterday in tho Office of Council Clerk
Daniel F. Hayden. who Is its clerk and
after selecting Col. r. III. l. Goddard as
chairman in place of Judge Rogers. the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

each act. IL is very necessary for the au-
dience 10 be in their seats promptly. In
order that they may have ample warning
Of the rise Of each curtain, the custom
inaugurated by Wagner himself. OF hay
ing trumpeters announce from various
parts Of the house the beginning Of each
act, will be followed in Providence Ten
minutes before the rise OF each curtain,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

under difficulties. There are interesting
scenes. like the one In the path In the
wood n golden glory Of color; the village
postoffice where one OF the characters
asks for the mail for q neighbors an ac-
tual occurrence: and other scenes of vii
lage life. IL Is one Of the plays TO be seen
and enjoyed and then seen and enjoyed
again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

Dancing Girl" one OF the great successes
OF Henry Arthur Jones.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
IMPERIAL THEATRE.

Next week Malcolm williams and the
Providence Dramatic stock company will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

biograph will offer another new set OF
motion pictures which weekly increase In
popularity and interest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
SWAN POINT CEMETERY
Office 32 Westminster ST.

Cars leave Market Square at u, 80 and SO
minutes past the hour; returnlr &, leave
the Cemetery at 8. q and Is minutes past
the hour.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-03-09
TO HAVE NEW
TELEPHONES.
Board Of Education Disguised
with Treatment Given
Them.
OTHER SCHOOL MATTERS

The Board of Education, last night,
fixed the spring vacation for the week
following Easter Sunday, from April
to April IL. AS the N. Y. 81 N. j.
Telephone Company have not vet in
stalled o telephone in School No. 6,
the Hudson and Middlesex Company
is to be ordered to put telephones in
all of tho schools. This action was
taken because of delay of the first
named company. The building com
mittee was authorized to procure
thirteen clocks for School No. 6.
The monthly report of the city sup
erintendent is as follows Total en-
rollment, boys, l,62l; pitls, 1,5l9
both, 3.l39; average enrolment
2. S96. 5; average attendance, 2,G43.9
percentage of attenadnce on the en-
rollment, 81 8; number of Pupils pres
ent every day, l,054. According tc
the financial report, the board las
year spent $50, 345.74.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-03-09
All Candidates for Board of FreehoIders Were Re
Elected and the Board Will Remain the Same
to a Man--DemOcrats Garry Everything in
Woodbridge Township
THE REPUBLICANS WIN IN SOUTH AMBOY.

The township elections throughout
the county shows that the people are
evidently satisfied with the present
Board of Freeholders. All the present
members whose terms expired this
spring were all renominated and they
were all reelected so that three will
not be n single change in the county
board there being sixteen Demoora is
and eight Republicans.
In South Amboy the election wa
very quiet till about O'Clock. Up
to that time it looked, ,assif it was q
Democratic walk over, then the Re.
publicans, who appeared to be asleer
during the day, woke up and man
after man was rushed to the polls be-
tween and Z O'Clock. That worried
the Democrats to such an extent that
they started in and made things lively
for while, but the result shows that
the Republicans got there first.
Michael Wilson, the Democrat candi.
date for freeholder, was reelected
over Joseph Watson, Sr., the Repub'
lican candidate, by 1874 majority. For
oounoilmen, both Republican rcandi
dates were elected. Ambrose M. Cor
don got 35 majority over Edward Gal
lagher. Democrat, and John E. Mont
gomery got 81 majority over Wood
ward. For collector, Peter Slower,
Republican, was elected by IS major.
ity over Alfred T. Kerr. J. Frank
Fulton, Republican, was elected as
SCISSOR for one year over Patrick Cam
pion, Democrat, by majority. For
Commissioner of Appeals, James Fl.
Bloodgood, Republican, was elected
by 40 majority over Henry Miller,
Democrat. Frank DeGraw, on the
Democrat ticket, was elected Justioe
of the Peace by 104 majority over John
D. Nichols, the Republican man. The
Democrats elected their three consta.
bles.
The Democrats made clean sweer
ut the spring elections in Woodbridge
township yesterday. The figures fol
the various offices follow:
Freeholder:
1st. 2nd. 3rd. Maj.
T. Il. DUNCAN, d. 235 1876 $50 286
NJ. q. Ashley, r. 1913 70 l5l
For collector, L. M. Campbell