The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-11
| He THEATRES


As was predicted the bill AT keiths
this week is proving a record breaker .
and he who fails 10 secure his seats early I
is likely 90 have 20 stand. Never have /
SO many exceptionally strong topline Tea
lures been offered on one bill and the |
aISsience sSplauds enthusiastically from +
the moment 10 enters the theatre nntl
II leaves. The Military Octette. eight ski
ful musicians. directed by the natty orr
with the Baton. is an exceptionally pleas |
ing eature. novel and high-class aud II
furnishes a half-hour ~ music that y
particularly ENJOYABLE. The brothers ana
sisters Ford. by far the best wooden
shoe dancers before the public today WIN
a large share OF the honors. and one ~
unable 20 decide which Of the quartet II
the best dancer, 80 graceful are they All
VIII Cressy. always a favorite with kelth
patrons. appears I'm ono ~ his own one
act plays. Town Hall. Tonight In which
he Is assisted by Blanche Dayne ana
keeps the audience laughing merriN every
minute. Too much cannot he said III
praise OF Salerno. who offers some new
and startling feats Of jugglery all given
with an ease. accuracy and grace that
IS delightful and wins him deservedly
hearty applause.
II YOU go 70 Keiths this week don't
fail 10 wait for the motion pictures TWO
pictures are shown OF exceptional Inter
est. one showing scenes of the Russian
Japanese peace convention at Portsmouth
and tho other very laughable chase
picture called "Ranles the Dog" Apropos
OF dogs. Kern's funny bull dog contributes
one OF tho most mirth provoking acts TO
this weeks Keith bill and the audience
fairly screams with laughter at the
funny chara cterizstiOns the clever canine
gives
That local theatregoers realize the
merit Of the Pawtucket Albee Stock com
pany f. proven beyond a doubt by the
many people from Providence who go
out every afternoon and evening TO see
the Pavtucket Albee company. There are
trains from Providence 10 Pawtucket at
1870 and sos y. m. and trains from Paw
tucket TO Providence at 1920 and l0:is
.. m. The Pawtucket Albee company
Is an exceptionally attractive organiZa p
tion and its members have become big
favorites with patrons of the Pawtucket
Keith theatre. Three Providence favor-
ties Robert G. Turner. Jane Rivers and
John Heffern are numbered In the com
pany This week they are presenting the
pretty rural comedy drama. "out Of the
Fold"
Mrs. Danes Defence" the famous So
cisty drama by Henry Arthur Jones, VIII
be produced next week az the Imperial
theatre by william Courtleigh and his
company of clever players. The play Was
originally produced I'm this country ny
Charles Frohmans Empire Theatre stock
company i'm New York and was an IN
stantaneous success Mr. Courtleigh was
I'm the original company which also In
cluded such other well known players
as Margaret Angln. Charles Richmond,
Jessie Milward, w. II. Crompton, Joseph
Wheelock. Ethel Hornish and later OS-
wald Yorke and Guy Standing The play
will he finely staged at the Imperial and
II is expected that Il will be one OF the
most ENJOYABLE Of the season.
-.
y Heron Miller in this weeks produc-
tion of '1he Lost Paradise" at the I'm
perial IS playing two roles. that OF old
Rensel and Fletcher. This IL the hrst
time that Mr. Miller has essayed ole
mems parts and Judging from the com
meuts he has received he Ia doing IL
unusually well
Like some other well-kuown men, Err
roll Dunbar, star OF Sherlock Holmes
at the Empire theatre this week, has
fad Mr.. Dunbar's fad or rather whim
"A /
Of n really remarkable collection OF pipes
II is a well known fact that this pains
taking actor has for manys years been
slave 10 tobacco and that only through
! the medium OF pipe smoking is he able
| To find that comfort and solacc which
seems so necessary TO his wcll-being In
| decd werc il not for HIS undisturbed pipe
! siestcs. il t. extremely doubtful whether
! he would have been able TO evolve tho
/ many pleasant thoughts that have ap-
! pcarCd from his facile pen. He Calls his
| familiar writings pipe dreams and
| claims that all the pretty stories which
| have been credited TO him were tho out
! come OF his pipe inspirations. Among the
! almost countless collection OF pipes owned
! hy MIR Dunbar are many OF priceless
! vgluc. as they represent a long and un-
] erdng search for pipes or every age AMI
! cline and not n few were tokens oi
! friendship and esteem from exalted Pew
| sol ages who have long ago crossed "a
| the great beyond.
one OF the pipes in particular which The
| owner handles with reverential care Was
= gift from the present Kaiser Wilhelm :
! granCfather 10 tho late Baron HOfstciu
| who was distant relative OF Mr.. pun
! bar. and, who knowing OF the actors
fancy for pipes. bequeathed u to him
! together with an claborately gold ch iset
! tobacco vase. Mr.. Dunbar II is needles
| to say. IS mighty proud OF those posses
sions and I'm order TO keep them iu a per
| fNct gtatc e preservation has had n =. q
/ cal carved lockwood case made with glas.
I sides md top, and this constitutes ono ot
+ the chia: ornaments Of his apartments 'r
/ New Work when. during the ydCltiO:
/ SEASON. many congenial souls are Npnt
90 spend a pleasant evening
When Richard Carrie began 10 writ,
/ af TOk ia tua l.
must have had p prophetic eve on III,
future FOR his new fatcicsl opera deal.
with troubles between Japan and Rus
sia, now embroiled in war
The interest In the plot OF tho nev
earle piece. which Will be seen here p
e.,