The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-05

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How Is your Little Mary" very
we'll | thank you." Those who see
Charles Frohman's big production of j.
NJ. Barrie's latest comedy Little Mary
at the Providence Opera house for three
nights and a matinee commencing next
Monday evening. will at once be asking
and answering the above question MT
Barrie has given To the stage such Sx-
celent plays as THE Little Minister,
"Ouality Street" and THE Admirable
Crichton" I'm last I'm which Mr.. William
Gillette is appearing so successfully IN
New York Mr. Barrie has taken
whimsical theme and made pracucai
play OF II. He has accomplished t1ls
because the play is not merely odo' but
humorous and playfully satirlcal besides.
Little Mary was originally produced
I'm London by Charles Frohman over a
year ago and is still attracting crowded
houses The production was made In
this country at the Empire theatre i'm
New York and met with great success.
The story of the play is very peculiar,
and who and what Little Mary Is, rs
not developed until the comedy is almost
finished Charles Frohman has given
the comedy what is practically a star
cast The principal members are henry
T. Dixey, Fritz Williams. NJ. A. nen-
nedy, Arthur Elliott. All Fisher. Wallace
Eddinger, Jessie Busley, Marie Doro,
and Frances Stevens. The production
is a very heavy and elaborate one, ana
everything will be brought here so that
the performance will be exactly as seen
at the Empire theatre, New YORK
There is no actress on the American
! stage who is bigger favorite with
| Keith patrons than Miss Valerie Ber-
] Al. t.I n.
! who was formerly leading woman of the
! Albee stock company at Keith's. No
! surer proof of Miss Bergere's popularity
| could he given that the tremendous de-
| mands for seats AT kelth's Tor next week
| by Providence playgoers, and Judging
| from the vigorous advance sale, the fav-
| orite actress viii be given series OF
| ovations upon her return to the local
stage such as is rarely accorded q
| vaudeville star Miss Bergere's engage
ment at Keiths is by special arrange
| ment, IL being the one ween OF the sea-
| son for which she was not booked, and
fhis owing to the cancellation OF M
! cago dates on account OF the recent IRE
! IL was at first intended that she should
! appear I'm one OF her recent big SUCCESSES
| "Jimmy's Experiment but Manager
I LoVenbcrg foresaw that providence
| people would naturally wish 10 see Miss
Bergcre I'm her latest Japanese role, one
or the biggest triumphs OF her brilliant
career. having been in a japanese role
when she made such "A sensation few
years ago I'm Madame Butterfly" The
cost or producing "his Japanese Wife.
the latest and seemingly best-likec
sketch in Miss Bcrgcre's vaudeville
repertoire. is far greater than that o
most vaudeville sketches. owing to the
fact that I'm the presentation OF IT, Miss
Bergerc enlsts the services OF four othel
capable artists, making her salary shee
large one. Nevertheless. despite th'
additional cost, Manager Lovenberg con
tracted with Miss Bergere for an cX
ceptionally large figure. 60 produce "li
japanese Wife" for her Providence en-
gagemont Needless 10 say that sucl
a contract has given pleasure generally
to Miss Bergere. whose favorite char
acter IS Japanese one. To Providenc
playgoers who are anxious To sec Mis-
Bergere Ia the kind OF character "A yogu
for which she started several seasons AK
and I'm which she won such "a distnc
| success, and to Manager Lovenberg VIII
Is always anxious TO please Keith pa
irons I'm Brooklyn. last week. whcr
Miss Bcrgerc produced Ills Japaues
VIE" 81 WAS pronounced the dainties
and hest acted playlct IN vaudeville t'
day.