The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-08
GOSSIP OF THOSE WHO
ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC

One OF the funny characters OF Glitter.
ing Glorio" is Mr.. Griddletop, the luggage
agent, which Scott Cooper Will play.
Scott Cooper gave a stage Welsh rare
bit party TO the gentlemen OF the Albee
stock company the other evening In his
apartments.
At the Pawtucket Keith theatre next
week, the Pawtucket Albee stock company
will present the stirring melodrama, Her
First False Step"
Next week will be a week OF hiIarity al
Keith's. II is the first farce comedy OF the
season there-"Glittering Gloria'-and a
feature that makes II uncommonly inter
eating is that this play has never before
been given in Providence
"Raffles" was presented in Providence
two years ago by Kryle Bellew and his
excellent company, but has never been
given here at popular prices. The prom
ised presentation of this play at Keith s
will be its first local presentation at pop
uiar prices.
Between the acts of THE Christian al
the Empire theatre next week there will
be an entire change Of moving pictures
and the popular singer. Willard Dyer
will sing the following illustrated songs,
'Fanella," San Antonio" and THE Best
Thing in Life"
'Raffles," or "The Amateur Cracks
man. in which Kyrle Bellew starred sue
cessfully for several seasons, will be pre-
sented at Keths by the Albee stock COM
pany, following "Glfttering Gloria" This
play is conceded 10 be the best detective
play since Jim the Penman."
Mr.. Ireland is the proud possessor of
the Irish National Medal" presented to
him by the Irish league OF Great Britain
and Ireland. He will appear in the Irish
play, Eileen A Room" i'm the dual char
aoters of Miles o'Riley and Sandy Nc
Cool, at the Imperial theatre next week.
Mr.. Fred j. Ireland has In his posses
sion a piece of the blarney stone. which
he prizes among all his possessions. Mr..
Ireland is Irish bred and born and is proud
of the fact. He is also the author of the
Irish play, Eileen A'Roon," in which he
Will enact one of the principal roles at the
Imperial theatre next week.
Bob Alden Is one of the busiest men i'm
aginable. The popular baritone of the
Nickel theatre sings several times every
afternoon and evening and in between
practises new songs and often writes
new songs. There are few songs written
these days that do not get into Mr.. AL
den's repertoire Immediately
The advance sale for next Tuesday af-
ternOOn at heitn 8, WIlen MISS BLOCK VIII
hold a reception after the matinee. has
been unusually large. No leading woman
the Albee company has ever had has att
tanned such immediate popularity as has
Miss Block, and everyone is anxious 20
meet her personally. Miss Reimer, who
has innumerable friends here. will intro
duce Miss Block at the reception.
Another important attraction announced
by the management OF the Empire theatre
is that OF David Beascos and the late
Henry G. DeAIille's famous society drama,
THE WIFE," which will be presented by
the Empire stock company the week of
June 18th, with the usual daily matinees.
This famous play was originally produced
by the Daniel Frohman Lyceum Theatre
company. New York. with great success,
and has since then been let out 20 high
class stock companies throughout the
country who have found II an excellent
woman who marries a man she does not
love, the discovery OF the alleged perfdy
of the man 10 whom she was betrothed
leading TO this step. Political aspirations
on the part OF an editor and the man who
was Tilted together with the efforts of the
victim OF the victim OF the Tilted mans
perfidy. furnish the material for the real
dramatic interest. The play ranks with
any OF the society dramas written by
Messrs. BelaSco and DeMille. and will no
doubt prove another interesting production
by the popular Empire Theatre stock com
pany.