The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
AT THE THEATRES
KEITH'S THEATRE.

Tho bill at Keiths this week is one OF
the best OF the season, and one must go
early or miss some OF the good things. II
was difficult for the management 20
choose from among four headline features
the one best qualified TO be number one.
so II compromised by numbering several
! OF them la, III. 1c and Id. la is Volta, The
Human Live Wire" whose extraordinary
| feats with electricity have made the whole
town talk He withstands several thou
sand volts OF electrical current with
nonchalence that is amazing He lights
| cigarettes by merely touching his finger
| tips 10 them, igntes handkerchiefs by
touching them 10 his arm or hair and
does various other seemingly impossible
tricks Yesterdays audience sat agape
with wonder and a number OF curious
ones, one OF them evidently a practical
electrician, went upon the stage as COM
mittee TO watch Volta's work at close
range Volta made a decided hit and is
certainly well worth seeing. from a scien-
tlfc standpoint as we'll as standpoint OF
interest.
Wlnsor McCay, the famous sketch ar
tist who is familiar 10 everyone through
his clever Little Memo" Sammy
Sneeze" and other humorous sketches in
! the New York papers made his first ap-
pearance and was heartily welcomed. Mr..
McCay is a young fellow. OF very modest
appearance He drew a sketch, or rather
series OF sketches. called THE Seven
Ages" beginning with two children at the
infant stage. and then, eliminating only
n few OF the lines and still retaining the
principal lines drew the children AZ the
various stages of their life, up 10 old
age He drew rapidly and, although CIV
| ing the important details. seemed to add
| ence watched him with close attention.
every now and then breaking into appre-
ciative applause He was vigorously en-
| cored at the end OF the Seven Ages Sc
| ries. and returned 10 the stage and drew
a humorous sketch showing the various
| stages of a young woman dressing for the
| theatre, with exasperating slowness,
while her suitor waits below adding
| wrinkles and scowls the longer he waits
The act is decidedly interesting and
showed Mr.. McCay TO be as clever with
| chalk as he Is with pen and ink
| Clayton White and Marie Stuart. old
| time favor1tes. appeared in their former
| success. Paris" and scored even big
ger laughing hit than ever. The local
press has praised Mr.. White and Miss
| Stuart so much that there is little left 10
say OF them. except TO repeat that they
are one OF the cleverest pairs OF funmak-
| ers In all vaudeville. Little Katie Barry
| was given cordial greeting and sang
number OF catchy character songs in her
own breezy and inimitable manner that
won hearty applause. From the minute
that the Baggessens appeared upon the
| stage until the curtain fell on their act
! the audience was in state OF almost
deafening hllarity They laughed and
shrieked and yelled at Carl BaggesSen's
| indescribably funny antics with the ny-
paper and the crockery smashing and
| every one must have been tired laughing
when the last dish was broken.
One OF the most pleasing hits OF the
entire program was that made by Eleanor
Dorel, a very attractive girl with a charm
ing voice that shows a grand opera train
ing. Her voice is OF remarkable purity
and as flexible as can be imagined and
| her several songs were chosen with good
, taste and rendered with delightful intel
| ligence. A stunning gown, worn with a
| little French style. was by no means an
| unimportant feature OF Miss Dorel's act
| feature which won gasp OF admiration
| from masculine as well as feminine on
| lockers. Carson and Willard. two very
| funny German comedians. offered a novel
| act. "FriZZled Finance" which was pleas
| ngly out OF the routine OF Dutch comedy
| acts, and their parodes were also un-
commonly good. Rhodes and Carter. two
| Rhode Island boys. were given a rousng
NfiCpHe duu lnelr comedy aCrODatic act
scored one OF the genuine successes OF tho
| evening. Both OF these lads are excellent
acrobats, and have many novel stunts,
| and one of them is a truly funny come
dian. Their many friends in the audience
were certainly justified in applaudng
| them as heartily as they did Wise and
| Milton, two exceptionally clever colored
entertainers, offered one OF the most en-
| joyable comedy and singing acts yet Offer
| ed by any OF their race I'm vaudeville
| They both have capital voices and they
sang several character songs with a
! cleverness and novel treatment that was
thoroughly delightful and brought down
| the house.
Connors and Raymond is another act
that goes on early, but which is we'll
worth going carly to hear Both the man
and the girl In this act are exceptionally
| good dancers. Fredo and Dare two capital
musicians with a patter OF wit and fun
that was very amusing. scored heartily.
and the other acts on the bill included
| the Princeton sisters. acrobatic dancers;
Marlowe. Flunket and company In "A
Lesson in Shakespeare" and the Keith
moving pictures.