The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-22
THE LITTLE CHERUB"
AFFORDS DIVERSION

Miss Hattie Williams, her company OF
players. excellent singers, pretty choruses
and amusing comedians last evening
charmed one of the largest audiences OF
tho season at the Providence Opera
| House. The name OF the piece
in which Miss williams is appear
ing during her present engagement is
THE Little Cherub" 1t is English and
while IL Is never OF dazzling brightness
there can be no denying IL is at times
cleverly constructed and is just the kind
of a performance that delights an audi
ence OF this year of grace.
There is a sort OF plot il must be ad-
mitted but what Little Cherub has to do
with the play, save as A solt OF lay figure. ].
not very evident. One hears lot about
the name OF the piece and only towards
the end though is the matter made plain
Still the theatregoer who likes just
enough OF music. some fun that's a bit
foreign and a clever asd entertaining star
will have no regrets at all after visit
to the Opera house tonight or tomorrow
afternoon or evening He certainly viii
have some very pleasant moments for
the piece has enough popular songs and
pretty dances to satisfy and as for Miss
that ensures a good time. THE Little
Cherub" was one Of the big successes OF
last years musical comedies. IL is by
Owen Hall. the music being by Ivan
Caryll. The present production Is elabor-
ately staged and the costumes are all OF
most attractive kind. There is. II must
be admitted, a finish about some OF these
English pieces that one does not find in
many OF those constructed on this side OF
N nate No nf ha
song foolish enough and yet as in James
Blakely's singing of the song Little Will
lie Brown" that make you note the clever
ness that can be shown in SO insignificant
a thingL
The story hangs about an actress named
Molly Montrose. who is I'm love with
the son OF an English lord and goes
TO the lords home 10 arrange for private
theatricals and there meets the hypo-
critical reformer and after several In
teresting and lively incidents wins the
young mans fathers consent. MISS Will
liamse plays the part of Molly Montrose
She is however. otherwise busy most
OF the time. She sings n number Of songs
in her own popular way. one OF the
best OF these being Experience" Then,
too, there are limitations" that do very
we'll in the burlesque line, In which she
and Henry V. Donnelly get many re-
calls.
The audience last night did not seem to
be able 10 get enough OF scarcely any
musical number. The company was very
generous. however in it's endeavor to sat-
isfy In quantity as well as quality.
Mr.. Donnelly was certainly fully equal
to all the demands as comedian and
vocalist in the part OF Earl Sancthburg
the pretended reforner Mr. Blakely's
work though was as noticeably good as
any OF the evening. He and Miss Will
liams I'm the burlesque OF ''rhe Merry
Widow" waltz certainly had the audience
in n most satisfied mood &
To tell about the songs Us unnecessary.
The piece is as full OF catchy airs and
fetching choruses as a rose jar should be
or rose leaves. One of the best I'm the
piece Is II Should So Love to Be
Boy and IL was sung with charming
effect by Misses Francs( Hollins Win
ter and Rollins. There have been few
prettier scenes presented on the Opera
house stage than the opening one Of the
thlrd act, which introduces Miss Rowlands
and chorus In the charming "Pierrot and
Prerette." Miss Winter. the daughter OF
Banks Winter, an old minstrel favorite.
delighted every one In the house with
her dainty singing Of Meet Me at
Twilight" Nor must Will West be for
gotten, as his singing Of the coster song
AS Friend is a fine act OF work IA
Tor the rest of II. and there's lots of
good IN the piece. description Is unneces.
sary for IL must be seen and heard TO be
appreciated as II deserves