The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-09

Mr. Robert Mantell begins an engage
ment OF six nights and two afternoon per-
formance tonight at the Providence
opera 'house. where he will be seen In
the new Shakespearean repertoire prepar-
ed for him by Mr. William A. Brady. Last
October. In the Garden theatre. Mr. Man
tell began what was planned as a three
weeks engagement In Broadway-a long
period for a serious player on hat thor
oughfare of frivolity and sheer glitter
lie remained nine weeks, and then with
drew to make way for previously-ar-
ranged attractions In that theatre.
The distinctive feature OF the long en- .
gagement. apart fran the personal sue
cess OF Mr. Mantell In all his roles, was
the revival OF Shakespeare's master
tragedy king Lear" which packed the
theatre through seventeen representa-
tions. It has been the novelty, too, OF Mr..
Mantelrs tour. owing 10 the rarity with
which II had been acted In this country
in the thirty years preceding Mr.. Brady's
restaging OF IL.
The arrangement OF plays for the week
az the opera house is as follows: Mon
day and Wednesday nights. king Lear"
Tuesday night (only time) Macbeth"
Wednesday afternoon (only time). "Othel-
lo:' Thursday night and Saturday after
noon. Hamlet" Friday and Saturday
nights, King Richard ILL.,"
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A palace built on wheels, with all the
accessories OF an elegant private resi-
dence, iS the private car in which the
Great Lafayette, who heads the bill at
KeIth's this week travels.
The car strikes those permitted TO in
spect II as peculiarly adapted TO the pleas
ure and comfort OF this genius. who has
has amused and entertained miIliong OF
people in the leading theatres OF this
country and Europe.
IL Is elegantly and substantially built
throughout, and IL contains recepti,g
room. dining room and sleeping room all
I'm one. Beyond are kitchen and bath
room, and In the rear end is a stable and
a repository for the accommodation ~
four horses and three vehicles.
The feature OF the car is the novelty OF
the furnishings. Like the weird magician
that he is Lafayette makes footstools
spring into card tables and typewriter
desks by a single turn Of the wrist In
a like manner. a larve davenport is turned
into a beautiful bed. ana. for the sake OF
having plenty OF room. Lafayette does
the interesting stunt Of having big roomy
chairs roll into nothingness-almost.
The car Is furnished In green and gold
and when II Is running thousand little
electric lights vleam In odd and bizarre
designs from the walls and ceilings. The
revolutions OF the car wheels furnish tho
motive power for the generation OF the
electricity.
The car In It's entirety is probably the
most sumptuously furnished private con-
veyance In existence.
The Arion club will have n theatre
party OF about 200 at Keith's next week
OF April 10, when the Jules Jordan opera
company Will present Or. Jordan's new
one-act romantic opera, AS one OF OLD" q"
on Wednesday evening OF that week
a party OF members OF the British club
will attend IN honor OF James King who
vii be IN the cast
Miss Lois Hamer will sing the role OF
Madeline on Monday. Tuesday and We'd
nesday. both performances. and on Fri
day evening and Saturday evening Miss
Frances Linell viii sing Madeline on
Thursday both performances, and on Frl-
day and Saturday afternoons. Mrs. Addie
lola Spary will be the Madame Beau
caire on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, both performances, and on Friday
and Saturday evenings, while Miss Bertha
Burdlck will be Madame Beaucaire on
| Thursday. and on the afternoons OF FRI
| day and Saturday. Ernest Walters will
sing Dupreb on Monday both perform
ances also on Tuesday evening. wednes-
| day evening. Friday evening and on sat
1raaS afternoon and evening Mr. Joseph