The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-27
CIRCUS ACT
At kE|TH's IS
A REAL TREAT

It may be that the Keith management
offers the big circus act Of the Novelties
especially for the little folks, but the
grown-up people enjoy it fully as much
os the young ones do. This act is real
treat. 1t is so different from the other
animal acts that vaudeville has had that
there is no comparison There are some
I IL or more people in the act. and they all
work every minute OF the 10 they are on
the stage, some riding ponies or ele-
plants. some doing acrobatic or Juggling
feats or some putting clever dogs through
their PAGES. There is so much going on
at the same time that IL is bewiideriAs
to the eye like four or FIVE ring circus.
1t doesn't take the pink lemonade that
the management has promised for the
little people and the ladies on Saturday
afternoon to give this act circus atmos-
phere. 1t is truly little circus In It
self.
At the special morning performance TO
be given at Keith's tomorrow, Thanks
giving day. all the big features of the bill
will he given. The doors will open at 10
a. m. and the performance will be con-
tinuous TO 1890. This special performance
promises TO be very popular with local
amusement seekers, especially I'm view of
the fact that all the big features OF q
particularly strong program are offered
for Is, % and 81 cents.
The genial comedian. Harry Corson
Clarke. who Is scoring such a big hit at
Keith's Theatre this week, tells many
amusing stories of his experiences in 9TH
er days IL will tell you the story OF the
smallest stock company ever organized. -
representative. I'VE had been playing n
long stock season I'm the summer at Man
haitian Beach, Denver. about seven years
ago. Among US were James Neil, Will
liam Ingersoll Annie and Katie Blanke,
Henrietta Crossman and many other we'll
known people. 1t had come to the end OF
the season and everybody was scattering
for other positions. Capt. Bethel, the
manager of the Beach, came to mo and
asked me IL II would not be possible for
me TO hold the company together until
Labor day, so as TO capture some money.
At that time the company was composed
OF Henrietta Crossman. William Inger-
soil and your humble servant, Harry Cor
son Clarke 1t was one of the strangest
, experiences i ever had. but we made a
splendid success out OF the unique organ
ization Just the same. Henrietta came
early and called half-hour;' Billy came
in and called rs minutes and 1 rang up.
/ The program was like this: First piece
A Happy Pair Henrietta Crosman and
7 w lIildT1 lnkeTtOll. plett- ON'
cle's WILL Henrietta Crosman, William
Ingersoll and Harry Corson Clarke
Third plece-'Box and Cox HenriettS
Crosman. William Ingersol and Harr,
Corson Clarke. Every night the captali
would come back, call look out through
the curtain. quick and we would be re
warded by seeing crowded house-th
I place seated 5000 The last night OF th
engagement the mayor OF the city step
ped on the stage and called for the stool
company. We arrived. ! told the city
chief executive not TO be frightened, tina
none OF us had gotten away. lie present
cd Miss Crosman with n beautiful silve
Jewel case and Tngersoll and myself wiz
silver mounted canes. making Lowell
speech on behalf OF tho management
Henrietta Crosman responded on behal
OF the company, and there you have n
the story OF the smallest stock compe n.
in tho world"