The herald., 1895-09-22

tights and find another part for Mr.. Man.
ming.
Why does not NJ. Wood secure Mrs.
Washington Berry for his company? Mrs.
Berry. in the roles made famous by Clara
Wisdom, cannot be surpassed.
4 4 II
Recalling Clara Wisdom brings to mind
the sad fact that w. Il. Carleton, who,
so far as comic opera went. used 70 own
the west. has been forced TO descend
from the position of an impressarlo to
that of a ballad singer at New York
roof garden. If Carleton had kept his
company, and his temper, for the latter
lost him the former, he could still come
to the coast and pick up ten or twenty
thousand dollars wear. He was not
able to sing for five years past. but very
few poeple found it out. and the critics
likeu him too much to dwell on that
fact. But ne grew too II. natured to keep
a company about him, and has dropped
down among the has beens.
l asked a young fellow from New York
recently what had become OF Carleton.
Carleton? who is Carleton he an
swered, and l felt as if / might as well
have inquired his impressions of Jenny
Lind or Grisi.
That charming prlma donna. Mrs. Will
Conant. Lee Miss Padgham, has prose-
cuted her musical studies with too much
earnestnoss and has been ordered by her
physician to avoid practicing for long
time. Doctors sometimes err, and it
is to be hopeI that the one i'll question
will find that he can permit her to be
again heard by the public sooner than
he first thought. FRONT ROW.
Announcements
Orpheum--The managers of dramatic
l. i,.lyi md
as the partially of the people to vaude-
villv means the loss of many dollars to
them evrey season. They are also asking
why the vaudevi!es have taken such a
lead. Many reasons can be given for the
present and ever increasing popularity OF
the theaters which give specially per-
formances exclusively. One point. ana
an important one, 100, to the public is
the question OF prices. One can see n
thoroughly good and refined vaudeville
company for one-half or one-third the
money demanded for dramatic attIac-
tons that are OF no greater merit. Again.
the great majority OF people like best the
amuseInents they can enjoy without any
mental effort Every act in vaudeville
entertainment introduces new faces,
new characters, new ideas and one can
appreciate and enjoy to the fullest ex-
tent the work OF artists of every nation
and cline, where their performance docs
not depend for success upon an under
standing OF foreign languages. as IN the
case.of acrobats. dancers. musicians, ETC.,
who are always found III vaudeville
company. Then there is another reason
WHY the vaudeville managers are reaping
q harvest. They ara liberal to point of
extravaganza in the salaries paid to art
lists. A successful vaudeville performer
never receives less than 500 per week
and some get as much as q thousand dol
lars for seven nights and the actual time
they are on the stage will not average
more than twenty minutes each evening.
Such salaries mag seem preposterous to
many people, but the truth of the state
ment can be verified by the books of the
Orpheum.
While in the east recently Director
General Walter secured over 100 of the
leading foreign artists through his Euro
pean agents and contracted with all the
best performers now in the east 10 appear
on the coast in the imm ediate future.
He also booked number OF the biggest
spectacular andlburlesque companies of
the year, that the coast people have here
tofore paid 81 and $150 to see. and the
Orpheum will play them at the present
scale of prices. To the credit OF the Or
pheum be 1t said that the management
has kept faith with the public by giving
high class, refined performances and is
we'll deserving of the immense success
the enterprise has achieved.
AS varied line of attractions as any
one could wish for will be presented to-
morrow night. There will be profusion
of novelties and the programme indicates
u pei formancs of unusual merit.
A new and novel specially indeed is
that of Moreland, Thompson and Bush,
who are to make their first appearance
tomorrow night. The San Francisco
critics sau that Mr.. Moreland's tenor
solos, and the duet by Miss Thompson
and himself, stamp them as musical ar
fists of ability far above the average.
while their graceful dancing duo is the
poetry OF motion, and the lady's jigs,
shuffles and fancy steps put her in the
front rank of our phenomenal dancers.
Mr.. Bush. as the loquacious elderly
mama with proclivity for big words, a
la Mrs. Malaprop, in her gossipy chat, is
simply irresistible, and he is the posses
sor OF a splendid baritone voice that is
heard to advantage in the trio.
Another feature, and a decidedly novel
one, will be the great Fabian Quartette
of native Russians. who are to appear IN
their n tional dances and folKsongs,
which they render precisely as they sang
aud danced them at home in the land of
the car. Their costume, dances and
songs will be novelties to nearly every
one.
Wright and o'Brien, sonestars, dancers
and mimics, who are also to make their
initial appearance tomorrow night. are
pronounced exceptionally clever. Their
voices are said TO be very clear and pleas
ing, they are easy and graceful dancers,
and rank high as mimics. doing quite I'm
de steele act. Their latest song And
the Band Played On, is bright. catchy
elody that will no doubt become every
popular here.
Tom Leary remains one week longer
and will be seen in new speciality.
Mr.. Lsary is a capital comedian and his
witty jokes and clever topical songs have
m ada him q swat favorite CehaIlos will