The herald., 1896-11-24
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ORPHEUM-There is everything that
is pleasing, and good and breezy and
bright in the Orpheum bill this week, and
there is whole load of fun besides, MAX
ing altogether the very best show this
house has ever presented. The usual
first night audience crowded the place
last evening until there was only stand
ing room left. The new people were
given a rousing reception that placed
them at once on the list Of popular hits.
After the Orpheum march, composed
by Dion Romandy, the able leader of the
orchestra, and dedicated to Mr.. Gustav
Walter, director general of the Orpheum
circuit, and an overture, Hungarian's
Lutspiel, the curtain rose on the Dark
town circus, and Clayton and Jenkins,
with their frisky mule, Jasper, started
the fun at rapid pace. Their turn, with
its record for making people laugh until
they dislocate their jaws. seemed just as
laughable last night and met with
rousing need of applause Charles
Colby, the eminent Ventrioquist, then
brought forward his amusing figures,
who, with new jokes and dialogues, de-
lighted the audience until Miss Way,
dance and concluded their splendid turn
with most graceful performance on the
bounding wire.
The big feature of the evening was
next introduced in the form of two of
the most talented and accomplished
banjoists we have ever heard. They
are billed as Americas 5 wonder banjoists
and they fully sustain the letter of the
bill.
Their mastery over the plain
stringed instrument, whose highest place
heretofore has been as an accompani-
ment to negro hoe-down or song, is
truly marvellous. From the homely in
strument of the plantation they bring
forth such strains that music lovers lis
ten enraptured and all are wonder
struck Their repertoire embraces
number of popular classic selections, all
or which were rendered with immacu-
late skill and artistic truth Their se-
lection from William Tell was especially
beautiful and won for them a boomi.g
tribute of applause After repeated en-
cores they al length retired, to the regret
of every one. The Orpheum has never
introduced two greater artists than
Mays and Hunter and none have ever
made greater hit than they.
Herr Grais, with his trick donkey and
dignliied baboon, presented a decidedly
clever and divertng turn. AS an eX-
hibition of animal intelligence their act
is truly wonderful.
The acrobatc feats of the athletic ba-
pooh' Mike, are astonishing in the eX-
treme.
Fun was rife when the three brothers
Horn and jolly little Joe Reeves. the dar-
llngs of last weeks show, came on for
their rollicking knockabout sketch 1t
was repitition of their first great sue
cess both in the nature of their work and
the tremendous salvos it received. The
impromptu mill between the street gam
in and the London swell is as realistic a
performance of the kind as we have seen
outside the ring and the whole turn Is
fairly brstling with the breeziest sort
of fun. Horn Bros. could not have re-
ceived greater amount of applause had
they appeared for the first time instead
of as hold-overs.
Another of the new features was next
to follow. Detroit Bros. the world fam
Gus acrobats and hand balancers, made
their debut with grand flourish and
they maintained their position as favor
ties from start to finish. They give
rousing good performance with numer-
Gus sensational variation: from the or
dinary tumbling turn that stamps theirs
as the best act of the kind ever seen on
the Orpheum boards. Many of their
feats are new and decidedly clever. Con-
tortion tumbling, hand balancing
epuillpI lStlt ledtS formed l0e OASIS OF
their marvellous performance 1t is
thrilling from beginning to end and JUS
titles the heading before their names on
the bill as the worlds champion aero
bats.
With all the fun of the former ludi-
crous acts. the tide of laughter did not
reach its height until the master laugh
makers, Nelson, Glinseretti and De-
monio, came on and fairly set things to
vibrating with their merry madness.
They are the liveliest lot of comedians
that ever combined to make turn.
Their act Is one continuous medley of
knockabout, aerial acrobatic tumbling
and contorton work, the whole mixed
into jolly sketch that fairly runs over
with fun.
AS whole. the Orpheum show last
night was superior to anything we have
enjoyed at this popular house The bill
is as complete as possible, with splen-
did variety of music, mirth, acrobatic
work and novel specalties that make it
an ideal vaudeville entertainment
Instead of the usual mid-week mat
inee tomorrow, grand Thanksgiving
day performance will be given Thursday
afternoon