The herald., 1896-06-28

married woman, separated from he
husband, steps between her and a scoun
drel who pretends friendship but mean
her ruin. He meets the woman and he
pursuer at every turn, and saves the on
and thwarts the other in what seems t,
be a very ofiicious and pragmatical sor
of way, finally routing the villain an(
restoring the young wife to her husband
The play is replete with pretty scene.
and delightful comedy.
Vaudeville will fairly storm the towr
this week. The Orpheum comes to the
front with the strongest aggregation OF
the season, headed by no less luminary
of the theatrical armament than the
great Papinta, queen of the myriad
dance. Everywhere are luminous pos
ters portraying the bewitching little
danseuse in all the varied and graceful
| poses of her many novel dances. and in
most of the fashionable shop windows
of the city are photographs of the pref
| ty Papinta, who has been heralded with
such glowing notices from the outside
| press, and who is at last with us. Since
| her debut in New York a year ago Pa
| pinta has been the idol of the habitues
of the variety houses. and the former
ruler, Loie Fuller has been relegated
| to second place. Beautiful beyond de-
| scription, graceful with the true grace
| of naturalness, Papinta has succeeded
! in kicking her way into the hearts of all
who are susceptible to the allurementS
F, of the dance.
1t is not her personal charm, nor the
perfect grace of her movements alone
! that has placed Papinta at the very apex
| of vaudeville fame, but it is through all
these exceptional charms, combined with
clever arrangement of mirrors and
vari-colored calcium lights, that multi
plies her loveliness many fold, that she
has succeeded in presenting the most
dazzling and most irresistibly beautiful
dance ever seen or imagined.
Referring to her appearance at the
Cliff house in New York, the Clipper
says:
"Papinta met with a very fiattering
reception. The house was entirely
darkened for a few moments previous
to her appearance, and when the cleo
trio lights were thrown on the stage she
appeared in the center, attired in fiow-
ing, fluffy draperies worn by serpentine
dancers. AS she gracefully posed and
lightly danced, handling with consum-
mate skill and grace her airy costume,
which she waved and curled about her
IN fanciful fashion, she certainly pre-
sented beautiful picture and afforded
a capital illustration of the poetry of
motion. The effect of the mirrored fig
ures under the constantly changing COL
otcu llSItS, was DeNllQerlng IN the eX-
treme. and the act elected tumultuous
applause, while the delighted audience
recalled the artist half a dozen times"
So universally has this charming dan
suese been applauded as the very leader
of the graceful art. that it is safe to pre-
dict an overwhelming ovation for her
here.
Although Papinta would furnish a
whole show by herself four other new
attractions will be added to the bill.
Meers Brothers have the reputation of
being the champions in their particular
line of vaudeville. They are perform
ers on the slender wire and their act is
little short Of marvellous.
They fly around together on the slen-
der strand, pass each other and in fact
90 all the daring tricks together that
any single performer ever attempted.
In addition, they have number of novel
feats of their own that We're never before
presented.
Another team of old-time favorftes
are the Washburn sisters, Americas
most charming comedy vocalists. The
Washburns have had long and sue
cessful career. This season they are
just as captivating as ever, and will
nave a sparkling lot of songs and
dances. Their newsboy character songs
have won for them an enviable reputa-
tion and they are everywhere welcomed |
as splendid entertainers
one of the strongest features of the !
show will be the comedy act of Law
renee and Harrington, the originators
of the Bowery Boy and Tough Girl in
vaudeville. These clever people are
among the most popular character ar
lists in the country and they ought to
catch on in great style.
Bimbo and Tehi are billed as pre- emf |
nent phunambulists and necromancers |
extraordinary. Their mastery of leger- |
demain is wonderful and they are adepts |
in many of the mysteries of oriental
fakirs. 1t has been long time since |
anything of the kind has been given at |
the Orpheum, and the excellence of their |
performance recommends it to all who |
enjoy that sort of entertainment.
Two features alone from last weeks |
entertainment have been retained. These |
are both of the best. They are Lizzie !
B. Raymond, the favorite serio-comic
character vocalist, who will render an I
entire new repertoire, and McAyov and |
May, the rollicking burlesque come |
dians.
Alma HerZog, the wonderful Wagner |
ian singer, who closes her engagement |
at the Orpheum this evening, is without |