The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-13
.JUGGLERS AND DANCERS.
Palma Club Treats It's Fair
Friends to a Genuine
Variety Show.

Inc Palma boys took their wives, their
sisters and their fellow clubmen's sisters
TO regular genuine old fashioned yarity
show last evening. The show was not
given at Tony Pastors or Harry Miners,
but in the gymnasium of the clubhouse,
which was transformed into an impro-
uised theatre. The place was crowded to
its utmost capacity and the fashionable
audience over flowed into the parIors. II
the Palma boys intend to continue these
attractive and excellent entertainments,
and every one who attends is to obtain an
unobstructed view of the stage, they will
have to enlarge their auditorium. Last
evenings audience was an unanswerable
argument in favor of the scheme 70
raising the roof and building large hall
on the top floor, the entire length of the
building.
The performance was in most every
particular first class and the hearty ap-
plause with which each feature was re-
ceived was sufficient endorsement of the
the committees action IN furnishing the
entertainments. The Garden City Quar-
tebte. four vigorous lunged gentlemen,
who appeared at the Opera House with a
travelling combination last season, did
some acceptable singing. Mr.. and Mrs.
korn sang cOmical duet, in which one
sang the other down, and later in the eve
ming they closed the performance with
what they called "Tintamaesque." This
consisted ofsa miniature stage, trod by
miniature people with abnormally large
heads. the features of which were sup
piled by Mr.. and Mrs. Korn by thrusting
their faces in openings in the canvas in
the rear Of the stage. This feature of
the entertainment was heartily ap-
plauded.
A JAPANESE ENIGMA.
The most popular performer, with the
ladies at least, was demure little Jap
anese lady, who did some marvellous
feats of balancing and comforting. A
Japanese variously declared to be her
husband and her father (there was much
discussion as to whether she was ten or
twenty years old) balanced large pole
on his shoulder, . and the demure little
lady clambered to the top with all the
agility of monkey, and theu did those
marvellous feats hereinbefore mentioned.
Then she wrapped her legs around her
neck, tied herself into all sorts of knots,
walked about. her hands and legs bent
backward over her head, and turned such
bewldering maze of somersaults and
handsprings. she looked for all the world
like the three legged thing that stands
for the Isle of Man. The little lady was
of commercial turn of mind. and when
She had finished her performance she
started out to sell her photograph among
the audience just like they do av any well
regulated variety show.
LITTLE SKIRT DANCERS.
Her husband or father-the contro-
versy wasn't settled at midnight-was
equally marvellous in his way. He dit
some great stunts" as an enthusiastic
young gentleman in Knickerbockers and
afront seat declared, upon the slack wire.
and then he did that now more covered
'.Slide for life,o He walked up rope
stretched from the floor to the balcony,
and when he had reached the top he en-
twined bis toes, as only a Japanese can,
around the rope and slid back to the floor,
amid the ''ohs'' and ''mys" of the ladies.
The ladies of the audience were treated to
sample copy of the skirt dance. with all
its accompaniment Of black hose, fleecy
skirts, pink gowns and high kicking
This was given by the Hengler Sisters,
two graceful little misses, with pretty
faces aud winning manners, who would
not be allowed to appear upon any stage
within the Jurisdiction of Commodore
Gerry. Their dancing was excellent
and really remarkable for such young
people. They, too, were heartily encored
and responded with some graceful and
clever high kicking.
The performance of the Weston Broth
ers, announced as the musical kings, al
though familiar to all who have seen
variety shows. was new to the fairer por-
tion Of the audience and source of un-
nlloyed interest ana amusement to them.
They appeared. one as an italian, the
other as carkey. and played all kinds
Of musical instruments together and
singly, interspersing their music with
dialogue and by-Dlay which was really
humorous. They are undoubtedly
the very best in their line. if they are not
what they call themselves, kings of that
kind of music.
Billy Fields, the energetic Chairman Of
the Entertainment Committee. was the
master of ceremonies and acquitted HIM
Self OF the task in his usual graceful and
satisfactory manner.
The entertainmenJ was heartily en-
dorsed by all present and pronounced a
decided success.