The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-22

prices will be 10 cents for any seat In the
house, with free tickets for the ladies' on
the opening afternoon, Monday: In the
evening the prices will be 10 and Is cents
The entertainment will he OF high charac-
ter IL Is announced and the shows will
always be OF the clean type popular with
The ladies.
Mr.. Bert Coote. the distinguished legit-
innate comedian who Is scoring such an
emphatic hit at Keth's this week, IL one
OF the most valued acquisitions the vaude-
vile stage has had. As the hearty ap
plause given him at every performance
az Keiths proves Mr.. Coote In an un-
commonly finished comedian OF legitimate
methods. and II is doubtful II more ar
tistic delineation OF certain type of
Dnglishmsn could he given Mr.. Coote
has spent the past FIVE years IN England,
and his characterization in his merry
little play. "A Lamb on Wall Street.
evidences that he has carefully studied
their traits and characteristics. He is
tremendously popular on the other side
OF the water. where he IL known as
manager quite as well an actor, and
in the former capacity as well a. the lat
ter has amassed a considerable fortune
His first big success In the managerial
leld was I'm presenting THE Fatal Wed
ding" which was given At Kefth's beau
tiful Princess theatre, prior 10 Mr.
Keiths proprietorship, and which ar
Coote declares IL the most valuable piece
Of theatrical property In England today.
The reason for his big success In THE
Fatal Wedding was doubtless due to the
fact that he presented this melodrama
in a clean. wholesome manner. with a
good company. a combination hitherto un-
heard OF there. Another reason for his
success was the energy or his American
advertising methods. which attracted
endless attention and crowds He intro
duced the giving OF programs TO patrons
instead Of making them paw for them.
as they previously had always done at
every theatre and which even today at
most theatres there II the custom, and
he also introduced the idea of reserving
seats without additional cost. never be-
fore done a any theatre there. IL was
Mr. q roote who introduced the hat rack
under the seats into London.
An unusually clever bit OF Advertising
which however. was quite accidental,
being done by Mr. Coote because OF his
fondncss for children, was the engaging
Of school master and matron 70 be In
constant attendance upon the sixty chill
dren who appeared in the big children
scene OF the play. whether the company
NtlF dpHfdIAIS ltI ~ run VH isoiibvh w
on tour i'm the provinces. They had daily
lessons and reports and everything was
conducted as I'm regular school room.
Mr. Coote today has four different COM
panies playing The Fatal Wedding
throughout England and he Ia having
the play translated into German, French
and other languages to present through
out Europe He plans himself 10 return
10 America next fall 20 appear with a
prominent New York manager who is al
present negotiating for his services. In
month. Mr.. Coote returns to England.
his visit here being but short one for
he chief purpose of making some bust
ness arrangements for next season and
meanwhile playing rev weeks on the
Keith circuit. Providence playgoers are
indeed lucky 10 have the opportunity TO
see him for he Is one OF the cleverest
actors seen on the local vaudeville stage
this season and his little play is decided
ly enterta ming. punctusted az " is with
hearty laughter. In speaking OF the the
atrical business in London at present Mr.
Cootc says that the high class vaudeville
entertainments in Lonnon do the largest
business and American entertainers are
sSeatly i'm demand Miss Helen Russell
Mr Coote's leading woman will not re-
turn 10 England with him. having CON
tracted with a New York manager 10
create role in new production shortly.