The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-16
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The wizard or pz VIII nolu loiAh
next week at the Providence Opera house.
An entirely novel stage effect in The
Wizard Of OF" shows the disruption Of
a Kansas farm by a terrific cyclone
which carries away in full view OF the
audience substantial looking farmhouse
containing the heroine, little Dorothy.
The cyclone whirls the house with the
little girl inside OF IL. over forests ana
rivers. past villages and cities, over
steeple spires and towering roofs, until
the storm subsidies and the house de-
scends in fairyland. where the little hero
inc from Kansas encounters all sorts or
strange adventures and all kinds OF
whimsical and fantastic creatures and
beautiful and benevolent fairies.
Miss Anna Iaughltn. who plays the
Kansas girl is great Providence ia
vorite.
There is mere slip OF a girl at Keiths
this week who Is somewhat starting pa
irons OF the theatre. This is Marion
Carson an attractive, modest little girl
who IL barely eighteen years old, who
possesses one OF the most beautiful voices
heard I'm vaudeville for a long time. She
| Is modestly styled a soprano vocalist.
but Il is safe TO say that ere many years
have passed she will be rightly styled
''prims donna" When she appears on
the stage II seems increduous that
voice OF such purity and volume could
| possibly come from the unpretentious.
| fragile dainty little girl. and the audi
| ence at first surprised into amazed ST.
| lence. break forth into storm OF appre-
! citation at the end OF each OF her difficult
classical selections. Besides having
voice OF rare beauty. II IL evident that
| she has that essential, but rarity. in oper
/ attic vocalists-temperame for she sings
with an enthusiasm and expression and
wthal an ease and naturalness that is
delightful. Truly, little Miss Carson is
| a treat.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry. who are
| appearing at Keiths this week are one
/ OF the most popular duos I'm vaudeville
/ especially with patrons OF the local Keith
/ theatre. They are both clever and never
\ fail to score one OF the pronounced hits
: OF the bill upon which they appear. Mrs
/ Barry is a remarkably attractive. refined
woman who scores her points with deli
cacy and fnesse. AZ for Mr. Barry, his
equal as an exponent OF the type OF rural
\ awkward overgrown boy is not TO be
found In makeup and mannerisms he
| lives the character he portrays In their
] amusing little sketch, "A Skin Game -
and he gives couple OF limitations in
such a remarkably faithful manner that
the audience regret. and demonstrate
their regret hy insistent applause. that
there are not more OF them. These mll
| ations are Of tho late Dan DAILY and OF
George Cohan. and are so good that they
recognized Immediately by the audience.
| even though Mr. Barry does not introduce
them-for which he should he commend b.
ed heartily The little street car episode
In an irresistihly amusing conceit and
admirably given nv both Mr.. and Mrs.
Barry. All In ALL theirs is an act which
pleases every minute they are on the
! stage.
At Keth's this afternoon and evening
Charles J. Ross Mabel Fenton & Co.
who are heading an excellent bill at that
theatre. will present for the first time
| on Providence stage n condensed YER
sion Of Charles Dickens famous story.
"oliver Twist" introducing the celebrate
murder scene the death of Nancy Sykes
On Friday evening Mr. Ross. Miss Fenton
and their company will offer for the mi
tial performance on tho Providence stage
one-act domestic comedy. Just Like
Woman" by MIR. Ross. which was pro-
duced with great success about nine years
I ago In conjunction Win The Geezer' az
Weber and Fields The laughnble travesty
on Sardou's "Cleops ira" "Oliver Twist
and Just Like a Woman" Will be a
repertoire to emphasize the versatility OF
these finished artists and there will doubt
less be many people who will want 10 see
them In all three offerings.
Miss Florence Hawkins. one OF Edward
Blondells supporting company In The
Lost Boy" at the Empire next week
might have stepped out OF one Of Charles
Dana Gibson's drawings She IL n per-
feet prototype of one of his recent char
acterizations reproduced In popular
weekly magazine. She IL Just trihe
over six feet In height and is typica
Gibson girl
Greene-And I suppose your wife always
ccincides IN your opinions
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