The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-12
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"As Ye Sow" new play by Rev. John
Snyder, will have it's first performance
In this city on Feb. TO- opening the week
at the Providence Opera House. with VII
liam A. Brady and Joseph r.. Grimser as
the producers. ~
These managers have such faith I'm the
work OF the clergyman -dramatist that
they have given his play an elaborate pro-
| duction This new drama has four acts
and five scenes.
company In which numerous actors
OF wide reputation and much technical
skill take part. will interpret the work
OF the parson -playwrfghu
Mr. Snyders new play tells the story
OF two brothers whose lives lie as far
apart as the poles, In purpose and ac-
complishment. One os the men Is a clergy
man: the other sailor
One point OF interest unites the broth
ers In life--the love OF a woman. She is
the wife Of one. but loves the other.
The working out of the problem fills
| the -four acts OF the play which. how
ever. is plentifully supplied with comedy,
| and which has two or three sub-loye-
! stories TO which interest attaches.
This play has met with tremendous
success I'm Boston. New York and Chi
cago. where the critics In each city speak
/ In the highest terms of praise OF this
| minister's play. The success OF the same
has been something phenomenal and
| hitherto unheard of in the annals OF drs-
| matte amusements OF America.
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! IL Is a funny story how Digby Bell was
| selected TO create the name part OF Mr..
] Pipp in the Gibson Thomas success, The
! Education OF Mr.. P!pp."
| When the comedy was but half built
| Daniel " Arthur familiar with the char
acter, realized the great responsibilities
| IN the part for Mr.. Bell. He communi-
| Gated al once with Mr.. Thomas. the play
/ wright and the latter recalling Bells
| work In his THE Hoosier Doctor
| reached the decision that the little come
/ dian was the only read live Mr.. Pipp.
| He sought the advice OF Mr.. Gibson
II know Bell" said the artist, but
| watt. He reached for his board and
\ pencil. Two minutes and the features OF
sDigby Bell. true In every line, surrounded
/ by the bushy hair OF Mr.. Pipp. were
completed. Great Here is our Mr.. Pipp."
! said the artist. Thomas Willingly agreed.
| The comedy was completed, being con-
! s,ructed about the real, live Mr.. Pipp.
| Daniel v. Arthur will present Digby
| Bell in THE Education of Mr.. Pipp" and
| the original New York cast for the first
time in this city tonight at the Providence
| Opera House The comedy enjoyed a run
| OF 20 weeks in New York and was the sea-
| sons great success.
In the cast are Helen Tracy, Sam -celt,
! w. 5. ST. Clair, Janet Beecher, Adele
Luehrman, Grace Thorne. Frederick
Courtenay, Samuel Hardy. Frederick
Reynolds. Edytha Johnson, Frank Powell.
| Ellenore Carroll. William Evans, G. Jay
Williams, Harry L. Lang and Bessie
Baldwin.
The advent OF Francis Wilson at the
| Providence Opera House Thursday In
! new comedy. THE Mountain Climber,
! which will be his second Offering under
| the direction OF Charles Frohman,
| promises TO be one OF the most important
4 dramatic events OF the season. Mr.. VIII
| son has been having the most successful
/ season OF his career, and his departure
! from musical comedy into the realms or
/ straight farce has met with instant favor.
/ His new medium promises TO be the best
| he has ever had, and IL is said thst II Will
| give him the opportunity OF appearing In
| a unique character that gives him every
chance to make use OF his well-known
| and amusing comedy methods. The play
| IS now running at the Comedy theatre,
London. where IL has proved one OF the
! greatest successes OF the season. Its story
| Is highly interesting and It's complications
cleyerly contrived and well carried out by
| its authors Kraatz and Neal, who are
responsible for that vastly amusing farce.
! Are You n Mason?" The production Is
/ I'm the usual liberal Frohman style, and
n company OF exceptional merit is en-
ployed II includes May Robson, Edith
| Barker. Angela Kier. Elsa Garrett, Ellen
Mortimer. william Levers, George s.
speacer. Joseph Brennan, Grant Mitchell
and Charles J. Green.
."s
The bill at Keith this week is one OF
the strongest OF the entire vaudeville sea
! son. That sensational wonder, Paul
! conchss. The Military Hercules ad-
mittedly the greatest juggler of the age.
! will head the bill Others on the bill Will
! be Frank Bush, dialect story teller the
MaC'arte Sisters, dainty European wire
performers; Norton and Nicholson. Cal
! iahan and Mach. Metcalf. Paddock and
/ Fdvnrds: Katherine Bloodgood. the Mys-
ter,ous sphere Solom the Second. Hatha-
u,av and Walton, the Three Madcaps. the
! shubert Quartet Potter and Harris, Ber-
nard Williams and the Keith Motion Pic
| tures.
! very interesting article on Hand
cuffs" by Houdini. handcuf king, appears
In this weeks issue OF Keith News Hon.
dini is well qualified TO speak OF hand
cuffs for there is hardly "a kind i'm which
/ be has not been locked, and out OF which
he has not escaped. He tells of the
various handouts he has found In tho
many countries he has visited, with some
interesting little incidents in connection
with each that make decidedly readable
! article. Houdini comes TO keith's next
week. and those who wish to see him had
hest secure seats early for his engage
tnent is limited TO one week and there Will
! do,,btless be many disappointed In being
unable 10 secure seats IL they walt until
/ the last minute. for. as a drawing card
Houdinfs equal has not yet been found
by the vaudeville agents.
! Al tho Pawtucket Keith theatre this
week. tho Pawtucket Aibee Stock COM
panv is presenting the pretty story Of