The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-14
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Richard earle In The Mayor OF Toxic.
will appear at the Providence Opera
house next Monday. Tuesday and We'd
nssday. MIR. Carrie who seems to have a
faculty for odd sub-titlCs. calls his new
piece farcical opera. The last musical
play from his clever pen, ''The Tender
feet" he called "Western operate COM
edy. and ''rhe Hurdy -Glrdy Girl" the
piece which he is now engaged In writ
ing. will be christened an urban musical
play.
In THE Mayor OF Toxic, the player
playwright has tried 20 avoid the inanity
bf conventional musical comedy without
tsespassing upon heavy opera. The new
piece IL said 10 contain music which is
CLASSY without great weight. "a story that
mag be detected without the use OF "a
maenlfying glass a comedy that does not
aepend upon stuffed clubs or slapsticks'
and plenty ~ pretty. attractive girls the
iast-as essential concomitant 20 ali light
musical plays
- In support OF the comedian will Doe
fennd number Of clever stage folk. iu-
Guiding Fred Frear. syvain Langlois.
William Rock. 10 Smith Marba, j A.
Wellerstedt Edwin Baker Jess Caiuc.
William n Plat. Hortense MaUsettos
Minerva Courtney. Madge vincent. Ethel
Lloyd. Ada Mitchell and Rlrdvne Zuber
In addition there are eight little n'mble-
footed girls known az the Peanut Rail
let" snd what was voted the prettiest
~ all the choruses TINT apr cared ln Chi
eagv during the past summer season
Among the musical numbers IN THE
Mayor OF Toxic" that BID fair % become
popular are: ''T Like You Cruising
Home" Toxic" when the Ocean
Bree,ss Blow pity NV Piuru plight"
"Cheer IN Everybody" "Thc Mayor OF
Toxic" "A Comic Opera Capsule ""Fool-
'ishness' and lis Marriage n Failure"
THE SAVAGE OPERA COMPANY.
As the time spproa ~hes FOR the cunning
nrst visit 20 Providence OF the savaga
English Grand Oepra company. interest
steadily Increases IN the four elaborate
productions that are 10 he shown az the
opera house on Thursday. Friday anil
Saturday. Oct 26. @ and % The advance
sale that opened last week has shown
constant heavy demand for seats from
ell surrounding points and already IN
sures series of brilliantly fnvh!onalle
and music-loving audiences II Is antic'-
patcd that the house will be entirely sold
out for each performance before tho blk
company arrives. with its train-load %
artists, musicians and fccnlc productions.
Mr.. Savage has arranged the most at
tractive operate program ever offered
Providence opera-goers. The manage
ment, especially desires that this cS~'-
brated company and It's artistic work
shall be shown here under the pest possi-
bic circumstances so as 20 insure an an
nual season OF grand opera. For that
reason four OF the most elaborate produc-
tions In the companys repertoire have
been selected
For the opening performance Wagncr's
'Tannhauser" with the or
chestra OF nearly 30 musicians under the
Wagnertan conductor Elliott Schenck.
viii have a complete production. The
overture will begin promptly at clock.
the Anal curtain ringing down az II r. m.
The second performance will introduce
the great Italian conductor Chevalier y
Il. Emanuel who VIII begin the exquis-
ite prelude 10 verdi's Aida" at S:l5
o'clock. This will be the first opportunity