The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-07
KEITH's THEATRE

Keiths theatre holds out some aliurlng
Inducements TO the vaudevIlie lovers ior
the coming week. ten brand rev acts be-
ing offered and novelty AMI comedy he
Ing particularly str,ns factors In the
ninke- Up OF the progranL Unq ivi'tiJnabl.
the prettiest novelty in all vaudeville Is
The Pianophiends." Jesse Lasky's beau
tiful musical act wiicn haI al. New
York talking last summei, when foI six
weeks IL was the big feature Of Ham
nerstein's Roof Garden. This>act Is con-
ceived and produced by Jesse Lasky the
well-known vaudeville producer. who
brought out Robinson Cruso.'s Isle.
"A Night on House Boat" "rhe Laskv
Quintette," "Ye Colonial Septette." "The
Military Octette and the Girl With the
Baton" and innumerable otGer vaude-
VILE novelties. The scene. OF THE Piano
phiends" Is laid in the salesroch of
smart Fifth avenue piano dealer. The
manager and four of his START, we'll
groomed salesmen are discovered. when
the curtain rises. indulging in n ragtime
frolic. each playlnS upon different
piano.
At the finish of this spirited number,
four stylish, stunning girls enter and
explain in song that they are On shop
ping tour There are then some concerted
piano numbers, during one of when
is hands arc playing upon pianos at the
same time. and some pretty, tuneful.
Girl number that has made hit every
where. The act is decidedly different
fIom anything vaudeville has ever had
and has decided musical merit. Another
new act and one decidedly out of the or
dnary is Urbani a. Son. "rhe audience
fairly lost it's head over this act SAID
the manager OF the Keith Cleveland the
atrc week before last The boy of this
duo Is IN his early teens, yet he has the
physical development and strength OF
man several times his size and age.
Some OF the acrobatic and equiiiori5tic
feats he does are truly extraordinary.
"A
Pilu. the Mind Reading Dog. There ore
many people who believe that their pet
CANNES can read their mind. but Iflu
gives an actual demonstration OF IL.
While Pilu remains upon the stage. Prof.
Ancilotti, his master. moves about IN
the audience during the mnd-readlng
test thus making IL hard TO believe tina:
the trainer can assist the dog In the test.
Unc uestionably the best ventriloquiss m
all vaudeville is Ed Reynard. VINO Is 3s
rular I'm Providence as he Is oveiy-
where else. Reynard's ventriloauial p9~-
ers not only make him leader, but re
keeps the material OF his little w>ode1
figures brand new and up-to-dato. pre-
senting IL In the form OF little iur~.
comedy by Will NJ. Cressy. with several
surprising features In ii. Another new
team that is highly praised is Work e
Over. a comedy acrobatic duo. who. are
credited with making a big laughing hit
everywhere they have been, and the Will
son Brothers. in Dutch comedy act,
will be other bidders for laughing hon
ors.
A rather sensational feature will be the
daring feats upon the tight and slack
wire to be done by Kartelli. an European
performer. who has something new in
that line 10 offer. and Howard Truesdell.
the well-known dramatic player, for sew
eral years with Frohman productions,
will appear with his company in bright
comedietta. 1.-TWO Men and a Bottle"
Franklin & Kean will appear In a lively
comedy sketch. and Aurie Dagwell, THE
Girl Who Sings the Old Songs Is an
other who is always 10 be counted upon
TO make big hit. Henry u. Gardner.
the drsging-room entertainer, and IA
miliar to Providence and Boston people,
because OF his successes with the yearly
shows Of the Boston Cadets and Bank
ers, will make his first Providence vaude-
Vile appearance here in singing mono
logue that is highly praised elsewhere.
Others on the bill will be The Brad
fords. gingery coiored comedians. sing
ers and dancers: NJ. Herbert. novelty