The record-union., 1896-05-16
Wassern1an, Davis 6 Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Clunie Opera-house this after
noon at =, and this evening at 8, the
Joseph Witt Vaudeville Company in
, song, dance and eccentric character
acting, with the Ladies' Vienna Orches-
ira in orchestral concert selections and
in solos. Tomorrow evenings per-
formance will conclude the week of the
programme as now arranged.
At the Metropolitan Theater last
night Hopkins Trans-oceanic Vaude-
vile Company had a good house. 1t
is varied, humorous and more than
clever entertainment. The chief at
fractions are the two dwarfs, the RoS-
sow Brothers, the smallest men known.
Karl is Is years Of age, but twenty-five
inches high and weighs sixteen and
half pounds only Franz is 20 years
old, stands thirty inches in hight and
weighs only twenty-five pounds.
Though SO small. they are well pro-
portioned, are athletic, lift heavy
weights, do neat gymnastic feats and
engage in a three-round boxing contest
with all the skill and cleverness of lar
ger men. Their attendant easily carries
the two, one on each hand with his arms
extended. The brother midgets are in
telligent, good looking, very active and
speak several languages. They are re-
markable specimens of humanity and
greatly interest the audience as they
move through the boxes selling their
portraits and books of their lives.
Sharp and Flat constitute a musical
team, playing on many instruments and
doing some good minstrel work also.
The Namedo Brothers and their doll
which turns out to be a human being,
are knockabOut artists of the very best
order; indeed, their mysterious doll sur
passes anything in looseness of limb
and suppleness of body we have ever
seen. H. w. F. Benner gives a series of
sentimental songs with magic lantern
illustrations. His baritone is not of
broad range, nor very musical, but is
quite dramatic. Edward and Josie
Evans are very amusing in burlesque
on Juveniles, and introduce some
wholly new character acting. Josie, by
The way, is muscular woman whom it
would not be comfortable to meet in
rough and tumble fight. Ford and
Francis are excellent in a novel act, in
which some good dramatic and operatic
work is done, along with some superior
dancing and character acting. Tom
Mack, the minstrel who has been seen
here frequently, is as droll as ever, and
was recalled over and over again by his
admirers. Apollo, from the Nauvean
Cirque, Paris, is a capital tight wire
equilibrist and jumper-we have had
none in that special line better. Clay
ton and Jenkins make a rural knock
about team that is irresistibly funny
They introduce a trick donkey that is
entitled to the palm as the best trained
donkey on exhibition. All in all it is a
good show, full of snap and wit, and
burlesque and strikingly novel through
out There will be matinee perform
ance at o'clock to-day, and a final en-
tertainment this evening.
At the Congregational Church next
Tuesday evening the Schubert Quartet
Of Chicago in a popular concert to be
given under the patronage of Miss
Helen Lindley, Mesdames E. G. Atkin-
sen, B. r. Croker, Il. r. Dray, Will
lam Geary, H. n. Hoyt, c. H Hubbard.
Joseph Steffens, Allan Towle, D. d.
Whitbec W. l.. Witherbee. The
troupe consists of S. F. Battle and
Frank T. Johnson, tenors; G.. r. Wade,
baritone; Frank C. Hollister basso. and
Miss Frances M. Hughes, harpist The
quartet ranks with the "Old Temple"
the two being conceded to be the best
in the United States.
The Rochester Herald recently said
of the quartet: I'm many respects the
most delightful concert of the season
in Rochester was that of the Schubert's
last evening. The big auditorium was
thronged, nearly 1000 people gaining
admittance. In the whole range of mu-
sical organizations Of the country there
is none superior to Schuberts, and