New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17

VAUDEVILLE PERFORMERS WHO ARE TO APPEAR
AT THE OPENING OF OSCAR HAMMER
STEMS BIG NEW HOUSE.
II is still declared officially that Oscar Hammer
STEMS new Olympia will open on November 20 ~
one not expert In such things VINO looks d. "e w.,
side and the inside OF the house, the 'h'"s '''''
looks impossible but Mr.. Hammersteih says nc 10
sure The performers who are 10 ehtertai" ''o.e
visitors who prefer the music hall END OF the pu,iu
inc arrived here on the -. Louis. T. ID. Marks
Mr. Hammerstein's business manager ana r'ui0
pean representative. spent long time IN Eu'opo
in search OF talent for the Olympia and the present
company is the result
The party Includes the Leamy Troupe. aer.ai
evmnasts. from the Winter Garden Berlin; inc
.volo,s triple bar performers; NJ. Hewet, inventor
Of the Theatre Mechanique; Miss fio BANKS from
the Empire Music Hall. London; Signorita "aci"'a
de la Rocco viOliniste. from Milan; the JohHso
troupe OF acrobats. My Fancy, buck ana saho
dancer from the Palace Theatre, London; the
Donates one-egged acrobatic clowns, from the
Clrco Cerra Gijon Spain; the three Kurachins, per-
pendcular bar acrobats, from Cioniselo Circus 81
Petersburg; the Andors. from the Casino de fars'
Charles Lifllin the strong man, from the CoiosseuH
Munich; Mile Frazetty. acrobatic dancer from tne
Jardin Fantasie. Moscow; Charles Nelson Ordah
female impersonator. from the Arena Theatre
Copenhagen: Miss Edith Brant, skirt dancer. and
Harry La More grotesque wire performer, from the
Nellie and Agnes. ages seventeen. nineteen anu
twenty respectively, are reputed 10 be graceiul anu
daring acrobats. Their performance on the trspeze
Is accompanied by electric and mechanical enec,s
Hewelt's he1tre Mechanique consists or a NINA
ture stage and auditorium. with curtain opening
about fifteen feet square. with forty marlonette
figures feet hgn, representing an orchestra OF
Tvs live musicians a musical director. occupants OF
six proscenium boxes and various stage performers
Miss Flo Banks H. said to be pretty girl ana a
GOOD singer. In London she has been singing and
dancing at the leading music halls, the Empire
Palace and Alhambra She has travelled over
Europe extensively and has sung and danced In
nearly all the leading capitals. Signorita Gacinta
de Ia Rocco. the vioniste is only seventeen years
Old. She IS a native OF Milan Her father and
tutor Sigi n de la Rocco, formerly one OF the
musical directors at La Scala. Her musical educa-
ton was completed al the Conservatory OF Paris.
The Johnson troupe of acrobats, which performs
marvellous feats on revolving globes comprises
twin brothers The other members OF the troupe
are their three and one daughter, who vary
In age from seventeen TO twenty-one years me
I.enatos are cne-leggcd acrobatic clowns. Their
act IL said 70 be novel The three Kurachins per-
form acrobatic feats six perpendicular bars
Charles Iifiin perform feats of strength on SLACK
Mile Frazetty is acrobatic dancer and musica
specialist The Andors French transformation
artists noted for the rapdity OF their character
changes Charles Nelson Urdahl illustrates various
character types Of English. German French Swed-
ish and other natiOnalities. He Is a native OF
Copenhagen Miss Edith Briant the skirt dancer.
makes her first appearance on music nan stage
al The Olympia. She was the principal dancer IN
THE Chieftain' IN London. Harry La More Is
groiesque wire performer