The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15

| Inc plalntlHS seek damages Tor In
| jury TO the building by reason of the
! operation of the elevated road, chief
ly as a result OF the noise of trains.
In the School Of Nations" in this
city, there are fifteen nationalities.
! There are the round eyes of the Occi-
dent and the slanting eyes OF he
! Orient the pallor OF the Scandinavian,
the olive Of the Neapolitan. the dusky
skin OF the Ethiop. The sun never
sets on the birthplaces of the fathers
OF the little ones in the Tyler street
School of Nations. The playground,
| during recess, sounds like repetition
| of that incident in the eleventh chapter
! OF Genesis. where the great tower that
was 10 have reached TO Heaven gained
| the name OF Babel, because the Lord
did there confound the language OF all
| the earth" The voices of the children
are heard in the smooth labial OF Lat
! In Europe. in the deep gutteral of Teu-
| tonic races, in the mixture of Hebrew,
! German and English that comprises
| the Yiddish There is the clatter of
| song Of Russian and Polish and the
| monosyllable clatter of Chinese Also
| there are the dialects of England, Ire
| land and America.
When they first came to school these
| are the languages OF the classroom as
| well, so far as the pupils are concerned,
| for the foreigners seldom understand
| English at first. So much of the first
| year is devoted to convincing Nels
| Bjornsen that 1t Is not an absurdity to
say girl" when everybody knows that
| the word is "fleeka," and Jean Baptiste
that il Is not foolish to refer to "la
| petit chat" as "the small cat" while
Moses Belachovsky refuses absolutely
| for many months to be convinced that
| IL Is more stylish" to refer TO the pic
ture the teacher has just exhibited on
the blackboard as "the dog" when he
has always known that 1t is only "a
| hint"
They do not call ii the School OF Ma
tions. II is the Quincy school for boys
or the Winthrop school for girls, on
the school reports.
And they are not foreigners who at
tend it. Oh. no. Ask any of the lit
tie boys and girls who have advanced
far enough to be able to piece togeth-
er complete English sentences what
nationality they are, and without ex-
ception they will say. II am Ameri-
can-my father is Syrian" or Russian,
or Italian or Chinese, as the case may
be. For one OF the first things they
learn is to be proud that they live in
America.
Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan Com
pany in Leah Kleschna" have begun
| at the fremont theatre Boston, what
promises to be the most brilliant Of
the many engagements Mrs. Fiske has
| played there. The play has duplicated
| the immense hit il made in New YORK
| and other cities. 1t Is real play,
| absorbing in story, true TO life, rich in
| intensely dramatic scenes and in strik-
| ing character types and strong in heart
| interest. Mrs. Fiske has never had n
more popular Offering. Leah Klesch-
ma appeals to every class Of theatre
goer The acting has received even
| higher praise than the play. The en-
| gagement is for three weeks, with
matinees on Saturday only. Seats for
all performances are on sale.
LAS Ye Sow" began its last week Of
| the phenomenally successful engage
ment of nearly three months at the
| Majestic theatre Monday night Now
that the end of the stay is announced
| there Is an even more eager rush to
buy seats for the few remaining per-
formances. There is large amount Of
comedy in the piece and the realistic
scenic settings are creating no end OF
favorable comment. "As Ye Sow" will
go direct to the Garden theatre, New
York City. when the engagement
closes in Boston Saturday night, Dec.
10th.
The special attention of amusement
seekers throughout New England is Gi-
rected to the large number Of European
attractions which are appearing at
Keiths Boston theatre from time to
time. The list of attractions an
nounced for the week of Dec. IL, is n
notable one, fully up to the standard
Of those which have preceded il this
season. The customary new list of
comedy and interesting motion pictures
will be exhibited In the kinetograph.
Joseph Murphy's followers and num-
erous friends will welcome the popu-
lar Irish actor and his famous plays TO
the Globe this week. beginning Mon
day matinee. Kerry Cow" aud
shaun Rhue' are as popular as ever,
possessing romance of plot, stirring ac-
ton, literary quality and scenic beau
ty besides developing strong plots of
human interest Mr. Murphy is sup
ported by an excellent company. who
have for years played the roles as
signed 10 them, and have attained a
corresponding degree of proficiency.
The physical culture beauty show
| A,f L.,