The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-18
KEITR'S THEATRE.

The four weeks season OF comic opera
at Keith's theatre Will come 10 an end
next week. when the Edward +. Albee
comic opera stock company VIII give
their farewell performances, Offering as
their final attraction the prettiest of all
the comic operas ever written by Victor
Herbert and Harry =. Smith, THE For
tune Teller" Tho clever singers who
have been such staunch favorites during
their all too short season, will doubtless
be given a series OF royal sendoffs during
the week, for local paygoers will surely
be genuinely sorry TO part with them.
No better selection for their closing
week could have been made than The
Fortune Teller" for Il gives all the ia
vorite9 excellent roles and each viii be
equipped with tuneful musical numbers.
Edward Ell,as the stage director OF the
Abee comic opera company, was Tor
several years stage director Of THE For
tune Teller" when Alice Nelson starred
in II In America. England and Australia.
The scene is laid In Buda Pesth at the
ballet school Of the grand opera. one
OF the pupils Of the school is a beautiful,
fascinating girl. Irma by name. Irma Is
the sweetheart OF Captain Ladisas,
dashing Hungarian officer. but the Count
Berewzowski, composer and pianist
learns that Irma is helress to a large for
tune and, wishing to get SOME OF the
money. seeks Irma's hand in marriage. He
promises Fresco, the ballet master,
large sum IL he will bring about the mar
riage, so Fresco needing the coin, com
mands 1rma 10 marry the count. But
Irma rebels and plans 10 elope with the
captain. She does so, leaving a note say
ing she has committed suicide by throw
ing herself ihto'the lake.
Gresco is Mortified, chiefly because he
sees that the money the count has prom->
ised him will not be forthcoming. While
he is dragging the lake for Irma, band
OF gypsies appear upon the scene. Mu-
sette. the fortune teller OF the band. bears
a startling likeness TO Irma. and Fresco,
taking advantage Of the likeness, arranges
TO palm her off as Irma on the count.
Everything goes well until Sandor Mu-
sette's gypsy sweetheart. gets Jealous,
ind he. with Mile. Pom Pom, Ihic Pa
risian prima donna and Boris. Musettes
father, upset the plans
The comedy Is delightful and the mu-
sic tuneful and melodious Among the de-
lishtful numbers are Always Do AS
People Say You Should" "Only in the
Play" The Gypsy Love Song" 'Ro-
many Life" "The Lily and the Night
ingale," Left Hand on the Rein SO
Tightly The Hungarian Hussars,"
and many others.
Edith Bradford will be the Mile Pom
Pom. and Anna LIGHTER, a well known
prima donna I'm comic opera circles will
appear i'm the dual roles of Irma, and Mu-
sette. Klara Farm will appear In these
roles instead of Miss LIGHTER at a few of
the performances Grafton Baker will
sing the role OF Captain Ladislas. and
Huntington May will have splendid op-
portunity as Sander. Musette's gypsy
lover The comedy roles will fall into the
capable hands OF Phil Branson, as Fres-
CO. the ballet master; Frank Wooley, as
Boris, Musette's father; and James Nc
Elhern, late leading man of the Sergeant
Kitty" company, as Count Berewzowski.
The scenery and costumes will be pic
turesque and effective and everything will
be done to make 1t a duplicate of the
original production.