The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-15
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Boston. from whence "The Galloper,"
with Ramona Hitchcock in the leading
role comes to the Providence opera house
for the first three nights and Wednesday
matinee OF this week, liked Richard
Harding Davis new farce Immensely,
The play, said to be the best work of its
star and the most recent work OF the dis
tinguished writer, Richard Harding Da-
Wis who needs no special introduction NJ
this time. Since the day when Mr.. Davis
put forth his delightful newspaper story
entitled Gallagher" he has been dis
tinctly In the literary lime light OF the
day and his numerous clientele who have
followed his various succeeding delight
ful tales as a novelist and war corre-
spondent down 10 his recent success The
Dictator" which has so well served VIII
lie Collier both I'm this country and Eng
land will be anxious no doubt to witness
his latest efforts "1he Galloper." The
scenes of "The Galloper" are laid In and
about Athens, Greece, during the period
Of the late Graeco-Turkish war and deals
principally with that picturesque rollick-
ing and uncarng individual enshrined In
the war correspondent. The title part will
OF course be in the hands OF Mr.. Hitch
cock, who impersonates n brother crafts
man for ludicrous reasons which involve
him In q series Of ridiculous situations
which are said TO be laugh-provoking in
the extreme.
Speaking recently Mrs. Craigle said OF
her play. THE Bishop" which begins
three nights engagement at the Shubert
theatre tonight. "In this play, as in my lit
crary efforts | have endeavored 10 elm
n xayfth Tafa IN
the vices of the characters. ! have prefer
red natural conditions 10 sensational cli-
makes / have endeavored to make my
characters appear as good people would
appear, leading a decent wholesome, we'll
bred life. Ny play was a success, as is
generally known in England. as IL ran for
eight weeks al the Manhattan theatre i'm
New York, but although we did nice
business and tho critics treated me kind
Is. there was no attempt on the part OF
the New York public 10 accept as II was
received in England. In fact I have had
to make some changes In order to bring
it 10 the level OF an American audience
(Tnese changes Mrs Craigie FASTENED 10
state did not effect the moral tone Of the
play, hut only the run Of the dialogue),
II therefore feel that there Is direct evil
dence that the public would sooner see
play dtaling with vice than play eXtol-
ling virtue. and prohibiting the nasty side
% human nature"
Mrs. Craigie was asked IL she could sug-
gcst any reason why there should be this
craving on the part Of the public and she
stated that there was no question that
the middle classes who go to make up
the major portion of an American audi
enco are undoubtedly not nearly as well
mentally trained or as highly cultured as
their English brethren. 1T is one contin-
ual rush. on this side OF the water for
dollars" said she IF reserved seats
could be bought for the hereafter there
would be American ticket spectators
outside. ready for business. Dollars first.
edl cation and refinement later; and when
| the dollars are earned II is often too late
| to appreciate the benefits OF a cultured
mind In this respect ] think the English
| are ahead OF Americans without ques-
| tior OF doubt. More time is devoted 70
high class literature and development Of
| tho intellect"
The vaudeville stage is TO lose one OF its
| favorite couples for at the end Of this
| week Al Filson and Leo Enrol, who are
| one OF the prominent headline features of
a particularly strong bill at Keith's this
week, are to end their professional career,
! having planned to retire TO San Francisco
! where Mr. Fison will take charge Of
! big real estate business now being car
| ried on In his name. Mr.. Filson and Miss
| Enrol have entertained thousands OF peo-
| ple during their professional career, and
! there will be thousands to miss them
from the field in which they had attained
| such popularity During the current week
! they will present two different one-act
| comedies The first three nights they will
| present "A Daughter OF Bacchus." and
the last three they will give "A Tip on
| the Derby"
The bill at Keith's this week will be one
| OF the strongest of the entire season. II
| will be headed by that funny act, Mo
toring." the big laughing success of Lon
| don and New York. and have as a special
| extra attraction the Rose Wentworth
| Equestrienne Trio. the prettiest exhibit
| tion of driving and bareback riding the
country has ever seen. Other headliners
| who will vie with each other for the chief
position will be Al Filson and Lee Errol
Julian Eltinge, Nine. Slapoffski. Paul
Rarnes. John Birch. Luigi Del 'Oro, Aren-
sen. Grace Leonard. Hubert De Veau.
Chick. Henry Pilcer, Whitman and Davis,
and the Keith motion pictures. with some
loughable automobile pictures.
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Rose wentworth. the dainty little
equestrienne who will be at Keith's this
week as special headline feature, is one
OF the foremost riders this country has
ever known. She comes OF an old family
Of riders and herself began riding before
the public when she was but a tiny mite.
She was the first woman rider 10 aban-
don the regulation costume OF bareback
riders tights-for n dainty little chiffony
frock in which she makes a most attract
i've picture as she does someeaults OF all
kinds from the backs OF her two magnih-
cent horses TO the smart little cart which
she drives. Harry Wentworth, who Is
associated with Miss Wentworth IN
vaudeville was one Of the best clowns
Barnum and Baileys circus ever had.
Fred Decker the third member of the trio.
was also noted Barnum and Bailey per
former and the trio were formerly one
OF the biggest features Of that organiza-