The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-13
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IL will be a gala occasion truly at the
Providence Opera House the last three
evenings OF this week. when Charles
Frohman presents Edna May and his big
London musical company. One of the
greatest hits OF many years that has be~n
made on the New York stage was
achieved by Edna May in THE Catch ot
the Season" at Days theatre, for four
months to delightful throngs. This Is
announced as Miss Mays farewell Amerl-
can tour owing 10 her opening in London
in March for long period. after which
she is 10 tour the provinces and the conti-
nent Miss May, a hit in herself, is Isaid
10 be seen 10 greater advantage than ever
and she will introduce a number OF her
songs which have been such a furore
I'm New York. They include "Buttercup,"
Molly OHaloran" and Raining" Never
did Miss May look so handsome as at
present, and never did she act, sing and
dance so well
In the company are a hundred aids made
up OF comedians. singers and dancers, and
scores OF beautiful young women selected
from London, Paris and New York show
girls, VINO wear the richest. costliest and
handsomest gowns ever seen upon the
stage.
Ever since the discovery OF the pho
Biography of motion. or rather, OF moving
objects. there have been lnnumerable pic
lures OF fistic encounters, but never any
which compare, in any manner. with those
OF the great Bntt-Nelson battle at Colma,
! Cal The happiest OF luck attended the
taking OF these pictures, for while the
sky was overcast during nearly all the
contest, and while the famous California
fog occasionally swept through the arena.
| the photographers were eminenty success
| ful In catching their subject In clearost
detail. 1t was a triumph Of photograph:
| art and the pictures mark a new era IN
| the advance OF instantaneous photog-
| raphy. Every move. every blow. every
| face Is az distinctly shown as IL the pic
| tuies had been taken OF carefully posed.
stationary objects instead OF yirile. ao-
| tive men, rushing and beating 'ach other
around the ring in the hot lust OF bat
| tie.
The original copyrighted pictures of the
fight, taken at the ringside of Gonna, on
the afternoon OF Sept. .. 1905, when the two
great lightwelgh1s met, I'm their open-air
contest will be shown at the Providence
Opera House all next week, With after
noon and evening performances From
beginning TO end, the pictures show each
and every move the fighters made. and
So close has the science OF photography
reached to the actuality OF truth that in
this reproduction OF the memorable con-
test, the men fight at the same speed
they really did in the ring itself-three
minutes TO each Queensberry round.
s.s
Dear Helen Reimer. resplendent in a
stunning. brand new gown shimmering
baby blue, Is being given hearty ovations
at every performance this week at
Keth's. and the big demand for seats
| indicates that the standing room only
business is 20 be the rule at every per-
formance. Miss Reimer has a breezy
character mOnologue, full OF bright, wit
ty sayings, and including some uncom-
monty clever character sketches. as ar
tistic as they are amusing. Her laugh
ing song Is one OF the cleverest things
Of the kind vaudeville has ever had. and
she sets the audience laughing merrily
with her in her portrayals OF the differ
ent laughs of the characters In the tune
full little song. I'm So Nervous" de-
clared Miss Reimer, 70 n News reporter
In the Green Room at Keith's yesterday
afternoon. IT just shake every time / go
on this stage
"Why should you. here. in Providence.
where everybody is Helen Reimer's
friend7" sh~ was asked.
That's the answer. Just because
everyone is so friendly and nice. and be-
cause I've been here SO long, they expect
erssult and do ventriloquiel work or
hand springs Really. I'd rather please
those dear, loyal people out In that thea
ire than a big New York audience, com
posed OF managers and critics. You don't
know what II means TO an actor TO have
the public loyal TO him or her so loag.
IL makes YOU want 10 give them the very
best effort OF which we are capable. Why,
Monday, when ] arrived here and found
my room at the hotel and hero at the the
atre had been decorated with flowers, and
found all the notes OF welcome awaiting
me In my mail. / almost cried. And Mon
day night, my knees we're shaking and
thera- was big lump In my throat as I
tried 10 thank them. Please say In your
and 10 everybody. I've been here fivo
summers now, and every time I come
back the people are nicer to me. Would
n't you think they'd get tired OF me. as
old clothes?"
(Not bit of ~ Cleverness is all too
scarce 10 be forgotten. and II is Miss
Reimers cleverness that has made her
the prime favorite she is today, second
TO no one who has ever appeared here
I'm stock Guess everyone thinks so. too,
by the way they have been besieging the
| box office with inquiries about what time
Miss Reimer goes on
Shall you continue IN vaudeville"
was asked
yes. I'm booked for all but two weeks.
which ! do not want bookings for, as I
want 10 spend those two weeks with an
elderly aunt OF mine. who feels disap-
pointed II cant spend a couple Of weeks
every year with her. It's interesting
work. vaudeville. But We miss tho stock
| company patrons. After all hard work
considered, there's nothing like the good
old stock company, II congenial one"