The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-24

4 known TO thcatregoers I'm this city, Is still
| playing the soubrette role i'm THE Way
OF the Transgresser," which is booked to
appear soon At the Empire theatre. Tho
wonderful acting Landseer dogs remain
a feature with this production.
The washington Society Girls at the
| Imperial next week will offer program
| right up TO tho minute; and the opening
| farce, the very latest thing I'm musical ~
| travaganza, entitled Levy in Japan u
deals with the troubles OF Hebrew ped
| dler in the land OF the Mikado
Thomas II. shannon and his Twenty
| third Regiment Band will make an ex-
| tended tour through the United States
this season, under the direction OF Rob
ert r.. Johnston. Shannon possesses many
OF the qualities OF Patrick $. Gilmore and
Is more like him than any other band
leader before the public.
Keep your eye on Percy Mackayei The
dramatist who can build play out Of the
career OF Jeanne D'Arc that draws like a
hundred ton locomotive, s going some.
SOthern and Marlowe, under Shubert di-
rection, are fortunate In having this, one
OF the most extraordinary successes OF
the time
Beulah NJ Dix and Evelyn Greenleaf
Sutherlands play. THE Road TO Yester-
day" Is but one OF many dramas which
women have collaborated on with success
one OF the surprising hits under this heaa
was "'rhe Pride OF Jennico," dramatized
by Abbie Sage Richardson and Grace
Livingston Furniss.
Guy Standing and odette Tyler who are
playing together in THE Love Route"
under Shubert management, each headed
stock companies at Washington last sum-
mer. They We're real rivals them, and
curiously enough they are In violent mimic
opposition now I'm The Love Route" "
which, by the way. Is one OF the big hits
Of the year
The management OF Keith's theatre au-
nounces that the prices OF that playhouse
will positively not be raised during tie
coming engagement there, late In Decem.
ber. OF Arnold DAILY. the distinguished
dramatic star. i'm spite of the fact that
Mr. Daly's salary is the largest ever paid
"A single entertainer I'm vaudeville and
equals the amount paid for most large
complete vaudeville programs.
Charles Bradshaw. tho unctuous COM
edian who is making a flyer into vauoe-
Vile, and will be at Keith's week after
next, was the funny William Gieseckc OF
Charles Frohman, "At the White Horse
Tavern company several years ago. Mr.
Bradshaw is presenting one-act farce
from his own pen called, Am / a Ma.
SOM" which is said to particularly appeal
TO club members.
Any doubt that English grand opera
had come TO stay in New York was GER
tainly put to flight last week when Henry
w. Savage introduced Puccinis Madam
Butterfly" to metropolitan opera goers.
Music lovers are engaging seats four
weeks I'm advance ond the new opera is
already assured more consecutive per-
fGrmances I'm New York than any serious
work ever presented I'm America.
The American dramatics has at last
come into his own. and In great part
through the assistance OF the Independent
managers. The five really important
dramatic successes OF New York are THE
Great Divide ''rhe Three OF Us" The
Love Route" The Girl OF the Golden
West" and "The New York Idea"-all by
American playwrlghts. and all under in
dependent management.
Next Wednesday evening. tho New York
Hippodrome will present for the first time
on any stage the most stupendous offering
ever attempted in that mammoth play
house" "Neptune's Daughter" Messrs