The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-11
~sEMI-WEEKLY MINER. BUTTE MONTANA JULY II 1885
Variety Notes.

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a very clean show at the Comique this
Comique.
and dance.
! Too much opium is worse than too
Private opium hy-outs are too numer-
Miss Sophie Duncan is a great favorite
at the Comique.
Miss Dody Zanfretta does a splendid
fling at the Arion this week.
Charlie Pope, of the Comique. is one of
the chief attractions OF the place.
Miss Alice Clarke, a new song and dance
woman, has made a fair hit at the Arion.
Miss Carrie Duncan makes a graceful and
attractive young man, too utterly, utter
~ bashful."
Billy Mack has made a great hit at the
Comique. He is one OF the most popular
men in the business.
Bobby Gaylor continues his hold upon
the patrons of the Comique. He is I'M
questionably a great card.
Miss Lydia Rosa is ACKNOWLEDGED by her
associates in the profession to be the best
song and dance artistic in the business.
Bobby Gaylor has made a friendly call
on his brother, now sojourning at Fred.
Ritchie's. The meeting was an affecting
one.
Miss Ollie Suffer and Miss Lottie West
are graceful a~rtistes, and their versatility
makes them useful members of the Comique
company.
Fred. Richie is daily rehearsing the part
| OF Romeo, in anticipation of the early ar
rival of Gus Mills, with whom he will do
Romeo and Juliet"
Cassidy & Pearl continue as popular at
the Arion as they were on the day they
opened. They are a clever couple and do
artistic acts. They do nothing in a care
less or negligent manner.
The song and dance act of Miss Lydia
Rosa at the Arion, this week, is a thing OF
beauty. Though she has appeared in six
different costumes during her brief engage
ment, the one worn this week excels them
all in taste and general elegance. Herdanc-
ing is superb, and her airy. graceful move
ments betoken the perfect artistic. She has
withal a sweet, well modulated voice, SO
| rare in dancers. There should be a great
| future for Miss Rosa. She has everything
in her favor-youth, beauty, art and skill.
| She is unquestionably the greatest ong
and dance artistic in the business that ever
appeared in the West, n is the equal OF
Fannie Bean, or Marie anoni. considered
the premiers of the day.
One of the greatest attractions at the
| Comique is the team of Williams and Ar
thur. They do a splendid act, and receive
much applause. Joe Williams, the senior
member OF the team, was born in New York
in 1855, and the following year went with
his parents to California. He started in
| the profession with Wilson's Great World
| circus in 1865, as an apprentice. On Oct.
! 2, of that year, he sailed with the company
for the Sandwich Islands, South Sea Is
lands, New Zealand, Australia, India, China,
| Japan, Philippine Islands, South and
/ Central America. He was absent io#:
| years, returning to this country in 1853
/ He is considered one of the best bareback
| riders in the country. His present business
| is comparatively new to him, having engag-
edin it only a short time before he ''doubl-
ed up with his present partnerin 1882. Mr..
Arthur's real nameis Joe Arthur Mendoza.
He is a member of the famous South Amer
| lean family Of Mendozas, who have won
distinction in acrobatic and gymnastic per-
fOrmances in all sections OF the world. He
was born in Chill, South America, Of French
| parents, in 1864. Went to California in
1876. As said, he was born in the business,
| father, mother; brothers and sisters all
being riders, acrQbats or %gymnasts. In
1882 h Joined Mr.. Williams. Since then
| they have worked at the following places
| upon the Pacific Coast: The Adelphi,
Baldwin, Woodward's Garden in San Fran
cisco; the Club Theater, Los Angeles; the
lGolden Gate, at O akland; the Academy OF
Music at Oakland; the Tivola and the
Mite, at Portland, and they are now at
I ~ Comique, en- route East. They are
SMy.aaasts, acrobats and general performers:
T. sa,ssfSshurd does a fine song and dance, and
hsos fne clog-dancer, while Mr.. Will
The do considerable dramatic talent.
and a. Is. sssSsSttiful act, chaste and clean,
o Minst1elsy hsS smpel o. d
- the people who Ways been popular with
n they seem never tSN to be amused, and
y OF the negro, as sRSef the eccentricities
d troupes. Two OF thssSy the minstrel
j. line who ha Xe,v v's aeG Sa ARTISTS : IN IN tins as
= - (essn, who have
~ experienced in preYSRl ~ nerfact
ano been PLAYING here for som essestaSn
;rop are not only fine performers. Vent