The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-27

covered the range that is us~ual-requests
for autographs, for engagements. for ad-
vice, etc, but never did he strike such a
mine or correspondence as one man in
Birmingham, Ala, represents. The Bir-
minRham writer began by congratulating
AIDE on the success Of The College
Widow which comes here next Monday
evening. with the preamble that he had
followed his success In literature ana was
glad TO see that he was promised far
greater rewards as a playwright. AIDE re-
piled, thanking him in a ~perfunctory a
and that started II. Letters came from
Birmingham at intervals, and although
they were never answered, they grew
more and more familiar in tone. AIDE
came to develop an amused curiosity as 10
what intelligence some future mali from
Birmingham might hold for him The
climax came recently when AIDE returned
to his hotel late at night and the night
clerk handed him this telegram:
birmingham, Ala, oct. 3. 1905.
George AIDE, Holland House. New York
City:
Father died at Z o'clock tonight.
FRED.
The bill at Keith's next week will be
strong I'm headline features. among
which will be the famous August Family,
European comedy jugglers; Hal Davis,
Inez McCaulay and company, In EDMUND
Days exciting dramatic episode, Pals;
Booker and Corbley, in The Walking
Delegate:'' stuart Barnes, In songs and
stories; GallettFs Monkey P~antomimists;
Mullen and Correli, In Humorous Pc
ouliarities;' James Francis Dooley and
his dancing girls. In a lively singing ana
dancing act: Mignonette Kokin, dainty
mimic and danseuse; the Holman
brothers. comedy bar ~gymnasts; the
Pryors. ins~trumentalists and dancers and
former Providence people; Carroll Healey.
the boy soprano: Naomi Ethardo. equili-
brist; Roltaire. magician, and the Keith
motion pictures.
one OF the features OF the bill at
Keith's next week will be the exciting
little dramatic episode In one-act. Pals"
by Edmund Day. which will be presented
by those two clever artists, Hal Davis
and Inez McCaulay. assisted by their
capable little company A feature OF this
act Is the stirring and very sensational
staircase fight at the climax. much after
the order OF the big furniture breaking
scene OF Maldonado In Iris In this
asht. in which a husband revenges a
wrong done him by n lifelong. but faith
less. friend, quantities OF furniture is de-
molished. and the exciting finish never
fails to bring FIVE or six hearty curtain
calls.
Booker and Corbley. two funny new
corners. will be prominent funmakers at
Keith's next week with their laughable
comedy sketch. "A Walking Delegate"
The two men portray n union and a nom
union bod carrier, and each tries 10 con-
vert the other TO his way OF thinking
Tho fact that one IL an excitable little
man lends additional interest and fun 20
the act and they keep the audience. II Is
said. I'm a constant state OF merrlment
every minute they are on the stage.
At keith's Pawtucket theatre next week
the Pawtuckct Albec Stock company will
present the capital drama OF tyranny. OPP
preston and romance in the land OF the
car. Darkest Russia ON Tuesday
afternoon. Oct. 3lst. souvenir postal cards
OF Mr.. Robert c.. Turner will be given to
patrons. NO Wedding Bells for Her"
will he presented the week OF Nov. 4. and
on "Wednesday afternoon. Nov. Sth.
souvenir postal cards Of little Zena keite.
who will reappesr that week will he given
60 patrons.
The recent production ~ Arrsh-rs-