The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-08
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7 dropped into Keith's for a half-hour
or SO the other afternoon and became so
interested that | remained for the entire
LII. 1t is seldom that a vaureville pro-
grsm contains 80 many acts that appeal
70 everyone, but he must indeed be crit-
cal who can End a single act that is not
enjoyable on the program at Keith's this
week. one OF the features that makes the
bill SO uncomnoniy entertaining Is the
wealth OF new acts An act which stood
out prominently as one OF the distinct
hits OF the bill was the exquisite one-act
play offered by Mr. and Mrs Edward Fs-
r'upde two newcomers 10 vaudeville, but
whose names ere connected with long
list OF brilliant successes I'm the legitimate
field This was called TrThe SOtdter- Or
Prcpville." Mr. Esmonde gave a delnea-
ten Of an old soldier, whose memory Is
gone. that was OF the pathetic yet hu-
morous kind that brought one OF those
choking sensations TO the throat and n
blur TO the eve even while n laugh was
on Pho lips. There's no use trying 10 de-
sssibe IL further; there are some por-
trayals on the cage so artistic that mere
words I'm praise OF them seem useless Mr.
E'monde's Is such a characterization. 7
know It was heartless but I held my
when Mrs E.smonde Cwho was uncom-
monly clcver) asked. Don't you rcmem-
tcr?' and ] haaved a sigh OF relief when
the old man shook his head and said,
"No. What n pity IL would have been 20
spoil so artistic scene by having the
old mans memory return 10 him hur-
rtdly! II wouldn't have been natural. and
IL would have made MS feel Immediately
that IL was not real, But both the author
and Mr. Esmondc evidently realized this,
TOO. and we were spared the shock Truly
THE Soldier Of Propvile' Is n dramatic
gem that deserves n place by Itself I'm the
vaudeville field.
Another act which pleased me nightly.
ruC / guess II dtd everyone else, too. FOR
the applause given them was as thunder
CTS as II was spontaneous. was that Of
| otter and Hlrtwoll. who are modestlv
styled head talaucers.' They might
Without eXaEgesation be called "the
most original the most startling
aud most daring equilbrists In
Vaudeville today Certainly no
Cthef head baldncors who have appeared
on the Keith circuit this season. and the
Keith booking agent manages TO find the
very best performers in every line, have
attempted such out-of-the-ordinary and
such hazardO ~ tricks Everything they
d. Is different from anything ever done
hy any other ylullibrists. and they uu-
G1sstiOnahly risk lifo and limb with each
tick. although from their nonchalcut.
t,arless manne- ono would scarcely be
lcvc that they realized the danger The
ttle girl in The act is one of the dalnticst.
r"ttticst young women who has Eraced
'hc Keith sta 90 this season, aud IL is "a
positive pleasure 90 watch her every
movement By the bye. ~ is decidedly Nm
usual 90 ind woman with the nerve and
courage and tto sunnlencss. necessary
tu do this kind ~ work The man r. far
atc away tho best performer IN that line
Nho has appeared on tho local stage aud
deliEhifullv ro-assuriuE feature OF his
work Is BIS aureuess, but FOR which 7
~ uld have trsmOled TO think what would