The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-18
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Mr.. G. n. Dillingham; presents Miss
Chaser at the Providence Opera house the
Saturday. Miss Lulu Glaser has Just
finished run OF several weeks duration
at the Knickerbocker theatre, New York.
in her new comic opera "A Madcap
Princess Her engagement there was
most prosperous. but better yet this work
was received as being an almost perfect
specimen Of style of entertainment that
has been much belied and caIicattred
during the past 10 years or SO.
In short. "A Madcap Princess" Is comic
opera-nothing else. II is built upon the
same subject as that charming romantic
drama, known as ~When Knighthood YVES
in Flower and Miss Glaser sets herself
the task of portraying the bright. roilick-
ing character OF Princess Mary. IT has
proved a labor that she delights IN, and
the critics and public of the Metropolis
were quick TO appreciate the whole souled
JOY with which she clothed this gentle
but jolly historical character. II Is full
OF euDlie luIupT anu jest ana
marks a big stepping stone upward in
Miss Glasers artistic career; for without
any exaggeration or lavish praise IL can
be claimed that this performance places
the actress at the very front of all our
comic opera artists. IT is one long laugh
to be sure, but 1t Is laugh based on sane
and reasonable grounds and helped by
good story, very tuneful. but not ans
bilious music. and an exceedingly hand
some stage setting.
The company supporting Miss Glaser IL
q wholly competent one. In particular
the figure Of Henry VIII by Mr. William
Pruette, the baritone. Is remarkable
one.
Miss Harriet Forsythe, who is now
with the Lew Fields company at New
York, was formerly a Providence girl. and
II is reported will next season go TO Paris
10 play an important role I'm the produc-
tions at the new English theatre in that
city.
Let no one who has not Yet heard Luigi
Dell 'Oro. the musical virtuose. who IL
appearing at keiths this week. say he
has ever heard the accordion played. The
accordion is a musical instrument ofttmes
jeered at by the unknowing and In most
hands IL is only ordinary: but Luigi Dell
ORC. artist as he Is extracts indescribably
sweet melodies from the accordion. while
he accompanies himself with one foot
upon a tiny foot organ. Nothing like il
has ever been heard at Keith's before
| and II is small wonder that the audience
will not let Dell 'Oro leave the stage even
after he has played three classical selec-
tions and short medley OF international
airs. Dell 'Oro is one OF the musical
| treats OF the season and should not be
missed by anyone.
| II was something OF a surprise to their
| many friends when Frank Murdy, Madge
! Hart and 7. j. Hart the well known To-
| cal vocalsts walked out on the stage at
| keiths on Monday afternoon when the
card announcing 1.-The Lyric Trio" was
shown. These three people have long been
prominent In local musical circles. being
| known THE Empire Trio" and on
! Monday morning. when r. ]. Jose. the
! contra tenor who was TO have been a
| feature OF this weeks bill at Keth's.
war taken suddenly III. Manager Loven-
! berg hurriedly sent for them. They re-
| sponded promptly, although Mr.. Hart was
| suffering from bad cold. There were
| many people in the audience who recog-
| uized them, but they were too surprised
| to give them a. welcome, so that the
| storm of applause which was given them
| at the end OF the act was earned solely
| on their merit. Truly, more enjoyable
| vocal act has not been heard at Keith's
/ H. a long time. Their individual voices
| ere all excellent and they blend capitally,
| and their clean-out appearance adds no
| little to the favorable impression that
| they make. Their vaudeville debut has
| been attended with such pronounced sue
| cess that a bright future in that field
| would seem to await them.
| e.
| A large party Of Brown University stu
| uents will attend the performance at
| keiths next week to hear Prof. Rugg s
| lecture on Liquid Air and to see the very
| interesting experiments I'm this wonderful
| discovery. Several other large theatre
| parties will be held during the week by
| high echool students, and chemists and
| physicians have announced their inten-
! lions of attending the performance spe-
| cially to see this act. No feature of the
| season in vaudeville has been anticipated
| with greater interest, and, surrounded as
| Il viii he by some OF vaudeville's shining
! lights II will doubtless attract record
| breaking crowds to Kelth's every after
| noon and evening next week.
| s.s
! The bill at Keith's next week Will be
| chiefly notable because of the great num-
| ber OF new features on the bill almost