The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20

after week are secured Next week again
there viii be nine out of the thirteen acts
on the bill thai will be brand new 10
Providence Heading the bill Will be the
Kitabanzai japanese troupe. said 10 be
the greatest Japanese entertaineTs ever
imported to this country IL IL a con
ceded fact that japanese performers are
always particularly cleRn-cut In their
and I'm a mastery manner.
The Katabanzai Japs have been Great
ing a furore everywhere they/haNe ap-
peaTed, their acrobatic and equilibristio
work being said TO be OF a really startling
quality. They also do some remarkably
clever foot iugglery. feature OF their
act Is their beautifully embroidered cos
tunes and magnificent drop GU tam
embroidered TO represent a Meet of war
SHIPS This curtain is valued az, ana m
sured for. $1,000 and 70 took 40 men II
months 10 embroider IT,
TO admirers OF japanese embroidery II
viii be like an art exhibition The Kaut-
man troupe. known as the greatest fain-
ily OF hicycIists known. VIII be specla
extra feature of the bill Although the
craze for bicycle riding has greatly dimin-
ishcd. these fearl ss and skilful riders
never fail 20 Induce hearty enthusiasm.
one Of the girls Of tho troupe does some
astonishing feats and the quadriile given
by th troupe IS pretty and skilful
A distinct novelty Will be winning "A
Queen" a spectacular musical fantasy To
be- presented by Frank Gardner and Lot
tie Vincent The act tells OF an old tamD
who goes 10 sleep inside OF cannon al
a fort While n sleeps the cannon ls
discha rgcd and the tramp is seen flying
through the air and clouds until he finally
reached the moon. There he meets ana
falls In love with the queen OF the moon
and peGsuadCs her 20 return with MN
10 earth They seat themselves upon a
big star and are seen travelling back 10
New York. whrTc they fall crash through
the house OF millionaire Very nuch
t.s- eel. 4. 10 OF Nyh
depicted in n novel manner. with lively
incidental singing and dancing speclalues
and an abundance Of laugh provoking
features.
Great interest Is felt in the appearance
here in vaudeville OF Nick Long and
Idalene Cotton. who have been prominent
for several years I'm many Of the biggest
musical comedy successes. The Girl
From Paris" The Telephone Girl THE
Belle OF New York" Mrs. Black Is
Back and many others. Mr. Long
noted for his clever character creations,
being particularly successful In the
delneation OF Italian characters. lie Is
also the author OF that delightful little
pathetic poem i'm Italian dialect, Rosa,
written originally for his own exclusive
use but which has been greatly pirated
Miss Cotton IL the daughter Of Ben Cot
ton. the wol-known minstrel comedian
formerly OF Pawtucket. She was for
and other big stars. MIR. Long and Miss
Cotton will give an original comedietta,
Managerial Troubles" which will intro
duce Miss Cotton's famous mpersona-
tion Of Mrs Fiske. TO whom she Is said to
bear a startling resemblance-as Leach
Kleschna, also a burlesque on The
Bandit King" Matthews g. Ashley, the
Hebrew comedy creators and parodists,
will appear in a brand new and novel act,
"A Smash-Up In Chinatown" In which
one pictures a sleepy cabman and the
other funny little Hebrew. Their
paudles on the latest song hits always
provoke hearty laughter. Jolly little
Pat Rooney and his dainty partner, Mar
ION Bent, viii he given their usual warm
greeting and will appear in a lively &c
centric singing and dancing skit, Make
Yourself at Home" Carroll Johnson the
well-known minstrel comedian. will re-
appear after an absence or several sea-
sons with some new stories and songs
and 4 pathetic recitation OF street
urchin's description Of prize fight.
Charlotte Guyer George the well-known
contraIto will give some high-class bal
lads, and Others on the bill will he Fred
and Annie Pelot. humorous jugglers;
Thomas a Payne colored fun-makers;
Harry Joleon. singing comedian: Paul
Frederick. wire equllibrist; and the Keith
motion pictures with new films