The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-03

handsome costumes and two complete and
realistic stage settings. and II there was
a man, woman or child that sat through
last nights performance without laugh
ing until their sides were sore they were
exceptional cases
George L. Bickel Harry Watson Jr,
and Ed Lee Wrothe are the funny men,
and they are about the whole show,
which has a sort OF thread OF plot run
ming through It and many ingenious
comedy situations worked IN by Harry
Williams and Aaron Hoffman.
The music. and some OF n rs very
catchy and built for whistling. Is by Eg-
bert Van Alstyne. and Miss Gertrude
Huffman deserves credit for wel-staged
production.
The story Is that OF an Irishman,
Dutchman and a plain bum, who were
with a circus and got stranded, arriving
az West Point and are mistaken for secret
service men. incidentally there are there
Port o Domincans aud a clever woman
who are after floating battery an arr
ship invented by the colonel ana 10y
promising the trio Tom. Dick and Harry
10 marry them she induces them lo run
away with the airship 10 Port q DO
mingo
There the bum becomes president nv
getting hold OF a funny little hat ana
inc three Dufns are tldIFlFu oHi - h"''"
10 the three leading ladies by the Great
Mogu and are as speedily divorced again
after some very funny scenes that keeps
the audience i'm gale OF daughters
The chorus is a large and well trained
one and contains some very pretty dam
sells. who sing as we'll as they look
The West Point soldier garh, the SUM-
mer girls and then the transition 10 the
Oriental gard Of the mythical tropical
eyft Oh a.
n wide range Of costuming which L. taken
advantage OF and particularly IN the
latter part OF the performance the en-
semble numbers are excellent, the group
ing Of the characters being very pretty.
Lovers Lane IL one OF tho catchiest or
the songs and eyeryb body was whistling II
after the show last night and some had
TO whistle II with the chorus Re Mn
Girl" and a Spanish selection were also
very pleasing numbers and taken all to-
gether the performance is well worth
seeing Rehabilitation and Wrothe are
the incorporators OF the funmakers trust
or else they are their most dangerous op-
pononts for they are prime favorites with
the gallery boys.
Bessie Clifford was n favorte also and
was particularly handy with her feet I'm
various dances. although she sang pleas
antly one number being What You Co
in 10 DO when the Rent Comes Round"
4 consistent and altogether artistic
performance was the Senorita Ricardo
OF Jeanett La Beau. who sang very will
indeed and acted as acceptably.
Nettie Black had the role OF a muchly
married Chicago widow haunted by her
husbands and her work was well re-
ceived
Robert Anthon was Don Garcia tho
DOMINICAN president and Samuel Probst.
n good looking lover in chief. as Lieut..
Manley; Harry Bond as Colonel Blufr
makes a favorable impression also
Tom. Dick and Harry will continue 10
excite the rsibles Of the Empire theatres
patrons for the balance of the week and
indications are good for the digging Up
OF the standing room only" sign before
the week is over
These delightful vagabonds will leave
town 10 make way for Sherlock Holmes.
who is on the trail underlined for next
week