The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08

4 have another big success In "The New
York Idea which is delighting capacity
audiences at the Lyric theatre Social
| New York is keenly interested in seeing
itself reflected I'm Mr.. Mitchel's glass OF
satire.
Harry Gilfoil. who comes 20 Keth's
| next week is young man, but only
| those who haVo ever seen him without his
| stage makeup could be made TO believe
| II. In his impersonation OF the amusing
Baron Sands. he looks and acts 7o-odd
years old.
\ perfect whirlwind Of jollity. all the
| latest songs. clever dahcing and several
OF the most expensive specialties are
| features promised In the musical comedy
| success. Around the Clock" which will
| be presented AZ the Empire by the Ritchie
Comedy company.
THE Tourists" Burnside and kerker's
musical comedy, after nearly five months
OF continuous success in New York, has
gone on tour. The Tourists" will be
followed by Henry Milers production OF
Martin V. Merle's play OF early Rome,
THE Light Eternal"
W. s. Harvey. with the Merry Farce
Comedy company at the Imperial next
week. will give one OF the most sensa-
tional juggling acts including the manip-
ulatjon Of heavy furniture and other un-
usual things. finishing with a full-sizcd
wooden bed OF tho usual size.
II is said that never has such an expen-
slve and strong vaudeville program been
arranged as that which Will be given at
Keith's next week. Each OF the six acts
heading the bill is an A No. l feature
which. on a bill less strong than this ex-
traordinary bill. would easily top the
bill.
The announcement is made by the man.
agement OF the Imperial that after tho
usual success OF last Friday matinee as
a souvenir performance II Will now be
the established rule OF this house. Next
week a beautiful celiuloid calendar will be
tiyen 10 every lady who attends this per-
formance.
The version OF THE sunken Bell" which
Mr.. T.. II. Sothern uses. was made for
him by Charles Henry Meltzer and is the
version authorized by the German author,
Gerhardt Hauptman. "rhe Sunken Bell
Is the ninth OF the ten plays that Haupt-
man has thus far himself thought worth
preserving.
The return to the stage OF Camille
d Arville, TO create the role OF Lady Be-
linda in The Belle of London Town,
under Shubert management. was brought
about BY the San Francisco earthquake
and subsequent fire, which destroyed her
husbands business and forced them 10
begin life anew.
The Milwaukee Sentinel has the fol-
lowing TO say OF "On Parole" now being
presented by Henry Miller in Shubert
theatres: "The charm OF the military at
mosphere on the stage has never been
more than 1t Is in 'On Parole which
easily takes rank with the best Of the mill
itary plays"
Managers Spitz & Nathanson announce
20. the week before Christmas at the EN-
pire the favorite Providence comedian.
james Kennedy. i'm a number OF his most
successful plays. Matinees will be given
every day and the regular scale OF sum
iner prices will prevail. A special feature
will be the introduction of six big vaude-
Vile acts.
When Melba appeared at Covent gar
den two weeks ago I'm the ball room scene
OF La Traviata," she simply glttered
with diamonds. her remarkable collec-
tion being valued at sl250,O0o Two de-
their qualihcat tions include a knowledge OF
every Jewel thief In Europe. Nine. Melba
sails for America on Dec. o.
The dialogue in How He Lied to Her
Husband" which Arnold DAILY will pre-
sent at Keith's next week. is i'm character
isuc witty Shaw vein. One OF the espe-
cially bright lines Is when the hero saws
10 the outraged husband. "Do you wish
me TO tell lie?" and the husband re-
plies, surely, as a man OF honor YOU
would not tell the truth. would your"
Rodin, the great French sculptor, has
immortalized Ruth st. Denis Rahda and
his statuette of her is now on exhibition
In Paris, where IL is creating a sensation.
Rodin, who was presented TO Miss St
Denis by the Duchess Of Manchester.
SAID in recent interview that this New
Jersey girl reproduces I'm form and eX-
preston the perfect "'pe OF an East IN
dian.
The Merry Farce Comedy" company
at the Imperial next week will attract
attention by the excellence OF it's vaude-
Vile features, including Teddy simonds