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

Beginning next Monday the ."IIigh
School Girls" will give their initial per-
formance in this city at the Imperial the
atre and they are all very handsome TO
| behold. Just when they attended high
| school the program fails TO note, but al
any rate. they look very charming behind
| the footlights. Without doubt, they are
| the peachiest little bunch OF fascinators
ever seen there. There is every indication
that extravaganza has taken "A decided
jump forward this season. and the High
School Girls is an additional proof The
| burleSques are fast and bright and the
comedians are real funny beings.
The High School Girls" this season is
under the direction OF Whallen and Mar
tell, who have equipped the organization
with every possible requisite of a thor
oughly high class show Beginning with
the people who compose the show and
ending with the smallest detail of the pro-
duction, money has been no object in
floating this organization. The manage
ment have secured two high class satirIcal
burlesques from the pen OF John tirieves s
VINO is wei known as "A competent End
versatile writer OF satirical extrnvagan-
! "a
Ihe opening skit is an uproarously fun.
NY satire up-to-date and sparkling with
original ideas and situations The closing
purleIe is written around che greatest
or all operate successes. BILLY TavIor >,
and from tho reports that precede the
snow, we are assured that the musical
comedy element of the High School
Girls is away above anything hereto.
iore seen In the burlesque field.
incidental are a number of excellent
speclaities headed by the European sen
sauonai dancers. the three wiora Sisters
~nese ~ iduies nave Just returned from a
'iiuinphaht tour through all the princi
pai ci'ies OF Europe, and IL Is not neces-
sary 10 say that they will duplicate their
european success during their
American tour. Their performance &c
novel in the extreme and they arc ar.,sts
ol such well-known merit that thev peed
no recommendation. The Bic p,o,. a.
quartet composed of soloists who aro -.
paole OF singing from the most ,on,,,a
songs 10 the highest classical setect,o,,
ana hold first place In their resnecti,o
iihe' sutton and Sutton. the "Ruh,, a,s
.he Laughing Pumpkin" create r,uoI,
,ausn'er and wonder with their novel oct
"iua Dupree is one OF the daintlest sjn.-
ihs comedians on the American stare r,hi.
in"sheuc httle lady has the goods knoyys
no" 10 deliver them, and we are nosit,,,,
you VIII be more than willing 70 h,,,.
tooert Athon and Jeanette youp. 90
singers and dancers who have won ,hats
spurs IN advanced vaudeville ana ba,.a
decided to conquer in their present ill.,
me vocal end of the program is &, tr.
in nands OF Miss jeanette Young ana Carrio
Lhohas. These ladies are direct rron, ar
broadway musical comedies and III.
sInslng and beauty are two OF the s,rora
80 ,ea.ures Of the show Last. but not
aS'' ,he grand master of burlesoue com
Guy, MAT Kennedy, will hold forth as
prIhcipaI comedian of this advanced .a
sesaeon' sros lie is second to none as laugh
producer and considered by comne,a,,
Judges to be one OF the funnJes, w
around comedians on this side 90 az. 49,.
pond Surrounded by this bevv q, f,voIn
aung beauties he stands forth as .,'-
Snlnlns star Of intoxicating hun,or sns
souvenir matinee Tuesdav.
I, nlght Thursday. There Is aIwavs u' "a''a
,nIns new and novel offered at this Srre non',
lar play house. '"'s popu-