The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-04
KEITH'S THEATRE.

The vaudeville season at Keiths began
yesterday with a rafting good bill, every
| act or which won hearty and frequent ap-
plause rrom a delighted audience. The
PHI was made up or all new features, a
| fact that made IL especially pleasing and
there Was not ON act m tl'o programne
that dld not make good sized hit. Head
ing the Dill were Walter Jones ana Mabel
h hite, Mr. Jones Is big favorits through
MS former successes as a tramp come
clan, ard little Miss Hite. as funny bit
or Iemlnlnlty as ever appeared behind
the footlights, Is a big musical comedy
favorite. Yesterday they kept the audi
zee Simply rcreamlng a tlo fun II, liking.
and they were called back 90 the stsge
again and again for more
Barney Fagan and Henrietta Byron
mace an equally big hit and were cor
Oially welcomed. Mr.. Fagan is one of
the most graceful dancers before the pub
nc, as those who remember him Wien
he was one Of Sweat nan, RI e e. Fagar's
rninstrels know. and Mss byron - rs
clever as she is attractive. Everything
they did or said yesterday provoked the
applause II deserved. and their success
was most emphatic one. Monroe. Mack
Lawrence created a vefltabIe cyclone
OF IL n by their ridculously funny farce.
The Servant Girl Question" which is
out on the vaudeville stage. Walter G.
Kelly, with an entirely new docket Of
prisoners In "A Virginia Court" repea ted
the big success he has made in previous
seem funnier than ever. and the audi
ence's chief regret was that he had no
more prisoners. Kelly is unquestionably
one or the best monologusts vaudeville
has.
Max Wits -Four Singing Colleens is as
fne a lady quartette a lovers OF good
vocal music would care TO hear. The
young women are not particularly at
tractive in face. but they are bright and
all have particularly good voices which
blend nicely and which they use with
intelligence and expression. Their every
selection was applauded heartily and they
were compelled 10 sing two encores.
Claire Beasy. a vivacious French woman
las by far the best collection of trained
the tricks Miss Beasy has taught her
pets seem almost incredible and. although
the act was announced as a special feat
ure for the children, II is safe 10 say
that no child was more pleased with this
act than the grown-up people were.
The Melnotte-L LaNoie Trio did some
difficult stunts on the tight wire, and Ma
belle Adams, an attractive young woman,
played some good music upon the violin.
Miss Adams plays with remarkably fine
expression and gets excellent tones, to-
gether with a display OF technique that
won hearty appreciation from the musical
people present. one OF the genuine hits
OF the entire bill was made by Jerome
Ardelle and her Pickanninies Miss Ar
delle is clever young woman herself.
with pleasing voice, and she has taught
her quartette of pickaninnies 10 work
with plenty OF snap and ginger In their
singing and dancing specialties yesterday,
for each OF which they carry special
scenery and costumes. they kept the audit
ence applauding vigorously every minute
and they were compelled 10 bow their
appreciation of the storm OF applause
given by several bows,
The other acts OF the bill are also ex-
celent, and would repay anyone for go
ing early The Delton Brothers aero
batic feats, the Auto Four's singing,
mi e,
mans comedy and contortion dancing
act and James Dunns mimicry all came
in for deserved plaudits, and the Keith
motion pictures were very interesting, es-
pecially the picture version of Waiting
At the Church." Lilly Seville big song
hit