The herald., 1896-01-19
LIGHTNING noDELER IN CLAY AT THE oRPhEUM

ira of Texas is most striking character.
He is an ex-confederate soldier, who,
through deathbed confession, learns OF
the wrong done the young actor, and forti-
fed with documentary evidence goes to
New York in search of the actor or his
widow and daughter. The meeting of the
old federal and confederate officers,
and the warm friendship between them,
constitutes one of the many touch
ing incidents of the play. Like all
of Mr.. Mobiles plays, Son of Thespis
is rich in good comedy scenes. Humorous
and pathetic incidents follow each other
closely but consistently. The scene
wherein the old actor is trying to give
performance with amateur assistance, is
described as uproariously funny. Dolly
Mobiles, has, in the actor daughter, one OF
those girlish ingenue characters in which
she is simply unapproachable. Ihls per
| formance will be the artistic feature of the
| Mobiles season. 1t will be given every
evening during the week and at the matinee
| on Saturday.
| ORPHEUM.-No less than twenty vaude-
vile stars will appear at the Orpheum this
! week. Separately and collectively they
! will present eight of the best acts ever
seen in the Orpheum. The whole bill has
been selected with the end in view of giving
a complete vaudeville show that would
rank with the best to be seen in any east
ern city. The whole program will include
| a variety of singers. comedians, acrobats
and musicians. OF the new people the
| Manhattan Comedy Four come with rep
utation that is the envy OF the profession.
No quartet has ever been spoken of by the
| critics all over the country in such pro-
nounced terms of praise. They are a
vocal and comedy quartet whose eccentric
1 makeup and original methods are far above
the average teams of this kind. Not only
tE,axr Iay,f ln6I a
possessed of thoroughly cultivated voices
which blend together with almost the har-
mony of a great organ. The Boston Herald
recently said of them:
"The ludicrous makeup of the Manhat-
tan Comedy Four, who are at Keith's this
week, is in such direct contrast to their
magnificent and well-cultivated voices that
it imparts degree of novelty to their act
that is particularly enjoyable"
Another star who will appear this week
is Bernard Dyllyn, who was formerly with
Corinne and made a great hit while with
her company. He is known as Horseshoe
Dyllyn," from the fact that he was the
first singer to make hit in what is knowll
as the Horseshoe song. He is one OF the
best known vocalists on the stage today
He ranks with Raymond Moore and ballad
lists of that class. AS a descriptive singer
he has few:rivals, and is everywhere recog-
nized as an artist in his line.
Inc lie BOller brOtnerS nave a great
reputation abroad as acrobats. They do
many things not even attempted by others.
Their work is peculiarly their own. being
original with them. The Emmonds, EN-
merson and Emmonds trio are up-to-date
sensational comedians. Their grotesque
makeup is alone worth seeing, while their
comedy parts are well taken and all orig
inal and of the best. Mons. De Bissell, the
lightning modeler in clay, will appear in
his unique act. He is not only an artist,
but employs very original methods in the
execution of his work. He seldom touches
the lump of clay on the board, except to