The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-29
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.


At the Providence Opera house. for tho
week, with matine-s tomorrow and Sat
uriay, Henry w. Savage offers the mu-
sicai comedy In two acts. The Prince OF
Piisen," book by Frank Pixley and music
by Gustav Luders.
The fame OF the Prince of Pilsen'
long preceded it's coming To town. Its
music has been sung and played ana
whistled and wrestied with In through
various instrumentalities for months. In
deed, some OF Il has already gone py,
for f,ssheT thipss Sc Tnson from neTer Tersul for
Instance. another OF the Successes OF tc
Boston impressario, who has pretty WEI wen
demonstrated that the United states POI,
sesses talent enough 10 keep UP TINS sort
of thing, and doesn't have 20 depend on
London successes, even for nlers iro'n
season TO season. Mu
prince" have also gone the rounds even
in advance OF the press agent. ana, IA
general. IL may be said that the frin"r
too much Familiarity. rather than from
any lack Of sufficAent knowledge on ,ne
part Of the public 20 excite pieasur aois s
anticipa tions and stimulate oue anu
proper call at tho box ofice. .,
ON ~ whole, Therefore, ~ ~ hisni,
compfimentary TO the Prince and All his
retainsrs that a large audience, last even,
Ing appeared to be just about as weh
pleased as they expected ID be--thst noth-
ing Of the high hopes encouraged by the
heralds and couriers OF his hiBhness, VINO
have preceded him was In the least dis-
p~i,ed but that II anything. he suruassed
the most sanguine anticipations.
He uroved A royal good fellow musical
w scauioally, corically. Critically, and IN
every phase and factor that contributes
10 make n first rate musical comedy as
diverting as a circus-come-to-to town snd as
popular as a three-alarm hre.
Two sumptuous lay-outs OF scenery and
stage carpentry constitute an effective
background against which II flung with
knletdoecopic prodfgality the merriment,
the beauty and the delightful music or
the Prince OF Plsen."
Gustav Luders never provided a book
maker with prs.er rnss MTa ss m0rs 3, sss sss
Violet" the stein Song" Pictures In tho
Smoke" the Fox Hunters Chorus" The
Song OF tho Ciries." the Navy March 20
needless 90 enumerste them. They are
among the classics Of day, tho fHyorftes
OF the popular song demonstrator at tho
department store music section the PRIDE
of the pianolas. All that rernajus Is 10
testify that these congs-and some OF
them are really OF a glorious quality
were sung with n spontaneous vigor and
q splendid musical style that made tnern
secm as fresh as though they had newer
been done TO the death In the front parlor
and down the back alley.
The bailets are brilliant clever and con-
summateiy done.
There are Junoesaue picture girls and
tiny seasheil girls and tust normally de-
veloped ordinary pretty girls between
these extremes OF musical comedy. In the
Song of the Cities" Providence is intro
duced by n young woman whose grace
and charm Of style would have made her
number captivating even without the To-
cal title that she bore for this engage
ment only, John W. Ransome is sponta-
neous German comedian, who flis the
time while the ballet In changing It's cos
tune and not infreuuentiy heads the bal
lot I'm a way to make his act whole de-
llrious show OF itself. Mr. Smock AS the
prince, Is splendidly royal as actor
and a singer; Mr. Morley Is a darling
etage Johnnie. Miss Guzmsn. Miss Bs-
geari and all the other principals and
specialists are clever and talented, they
have good. fat, fetching lines and dances
and songs and every one becomes a primo
favorite before the show is half through.
Well seasoned as the production Is, the
prince OF Pilsen" goes with n fne swirl
and Il never lets go OF the audience from
curtain 20 curtain.