The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-24
KEITH'S THEATRE.


offered at Keith's the entire season Is
that shown there this week. for from be-
ginning to end there Is not a single act
that does not evoke hearty enthusiasm
and score an unqualified hit. A delightful
feature OF the bill. for which the man
agement should be heartily congratulated.
Is the great number OF new features, u
| OF the IA acts on the bill being entirely
new. One would never have imagined
that IT was Grace Cameron's first appear
ance in Providence. for at the end OF her
act she was given an ovation such as Is
seldom accorded even established favor
ties in Providence.
Miss Cameron headed the bill. replacing
Maggie Cline. who is ill., and evidenced be-
yond the slightest opportunity for dis
pute her ability 10 adequately fill the
position OF headliner, even on "A program
which contains SO many excellent topline
features as does the Keith bill this week.
Miss Cameron is young pretty and de-
cidedly magnetic; more than that, she has
a beautiful soprano voice of remarkable
| clearness which has been well trained,
as was noticeable I'm one OF her selections
requiring much technical skill. Her
musical comedies with which she has been
identified and were given with the eX
preston and chic which makes her one
OF the most artistic condolences in musi-
cal comedy circles today. Her Coax
Me" song was particularly effective. and
II Seemed TO the amused audience that the
young man in the box although en-
barrassed was almost willing to comply
with her request
ir trqf ia
one Of the most interesting features over
exploited in vaudeville As was said
| about IL I'm advance. IL Is uuquestlonably
one OF the marvels of the age. and II Is
doubtful n the thousa nds OF people who
will go TO Keith's this week 20 see tho cN-
periments I'm It will have the opportunity
to do so again for a long time Liquid Air
is paradoxical. therefore the experiments
given I'm IL arc OF an amusing nature, but
II Is something else besides amusing. II
is decidedly interesting because Of it's
practical uses and very instructive. Prof
Rugg. who has a most agreeable per-
sonaity and an evident mastery OF the
subject he exploits, gives some brief and
very easily understood explanations OF
Liquid Air. the experiments In II and its
various practical uses. and there Is not
man woman or child who can fail 10
! be deeply impressed by this scientific
marvel. about which there is not the
| slightest possibility for fake" For the
| benefit Of high school students and college
students Liquid Air demonstrations will
be given at 3:4s I'm the afternoon and I'm
| the evening at Sis
The Empire CITY quartotte scored orc
Of the biggest hits ever made by male
/ quartette. TrliKe many quartettes OF
this nature. every man Of the four has
| an uncommonly fine voice and the au-
| dience seemed unable 10 get enough OF
their vocal work. The bass. who superbly
! rendered. II Am King OF the Dungeon
Deep" and the tenor. who made up as n
| Hebrew and contributed the comedy
element of the act by some very laughable
parodies seemed 20 be especially popular.
and tho entire act was one Of the distinct
hits Of a bill OF hits James F Dolan
and Ida Lenharr. who may Justly be
| called vaudeville's best travesty artists,
were given n rousing reception upon their
first entrance. showing that they have
not been forgotten by local playgoers IN
the FIVE years they have been absent from
the local stage They offered Taking
Chances. a new burlesque. by Mr.. Dolan.
a companion piece 20 "a High-Toned
Burglar" in which they scored sucISa big
hit here FIVE years ago. Like the latter
sketch. Taking Chances deals Nith-a
gentleman burglar kind Of Raffles, who
is impersonated by Mr. Dolan. The act
contains a laugh for every line, and the
unexpected situations and surprising
climaxes kept the audience on the alert
and laughing uproariously every second
The act was decided laughing hit made
not alone by the cleverncss OF the sketch
itself. but by the artistic legitimate man
ner I'm which it was presented.
Hassen Ben AIS Toozoonn Acrobatic
Arabs gave their wild and exciting
tumbing act, which kept the audience NJ
high pitch Of enthusiasm, and the Scott
Brothers European cquilibrists gave an
act embracing some feats OF head and
hand balancing which were not only
amazingly skilful and difficult but novel
as well. Their work was marked by an
absolute fearlossncss and clean-cut pre-
cision which was admirable and won
them unstinted applause.
Dixon and Anger, Dutch comedians.
offered something new I'm German funny
isms and songs and kept tho audience
laughing heartily every minute. in fact.
the audience laughed SO continuously at
them that many Of the things they said
were lost i'm the laughter Horace Vinton