The herald., 1897-12-28


pany gave some very good selections
between the acts. There were also some
dances and songs in costume by several
members Of the company after the first
and third acts, all Of which were well
received. 1.-THE Westerner" will be re-
peated three nights more and ought tc
prove good drawing card.
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ORPHEUM.-People seem to know by
instinct when the bill at the Orpheum is
to be particularly good, for last night a
packed house greeted the six new turns,
each of which differs utterly from the
others and is at the same time quite the
best of it's kind. te1
Prof. Gallando, the cleverest modeler
in clay ever seen here, is the first OF;
the new people. On board which
stands against an easel he shapes such
we'll known heads as those of Lincoln,
Shakespeare, George Washington, I'm
Gle Sam, one after another in quick sue
cession with the dexterity and sureness
of stroke that belong to master. Ev-
cry motion Of the hands does its part,
every indentation or excrescence bear
their vital relation to the whole, and the
process is most interesting all through.
1t is not too much to say of the Vesu-
viano quartet that their work is superb.
The personnel is Carlos di Donata and
Giacomo Basso, tenors; Eduardo DAN
gelo and Pasquale Crisconio, bassos.
Their voices individually, especially the
first tenor and second bass, are glor-
iously rich and mellow, the timbre is
strong yet sweet, and in the ensemble
they all blend deliciously. Such mate
rial is not common anywhere, and they
sing so we'll that the gallery Missed them
more need not be said to establish the
excellence of their performance.
The other musical turn this week, the
dainty and charming Tsigane violinist,
Czita, was also hissed by the gallery,
and while she was playing gentleman
who had been dining we'll rather than
wisely was eliminated from the dress
circle. These two courteous and cordial
modes of welcome naturally embar-
rassed the little gypsy, but she gathered
herself together and showed crisp clean
attack and execution, a sweet singing
tone, and other clever work in Ben
Bolt and selections from Trovatore and
Cavalleria Rusticana. If she might be
prevailed upon to play her own wild and
haunting czardas, instead of such things
as other people can and do play we'll,
her work would be even better and far
more enjoyable.
Morriss trained ponies are the fun
niest four-footed comedians that ever
trod the boards. They are six in num-
ber and aside from the usual trick feats
of waltzing, marching, ETC., two of them,
with an ample and clownish black man,
kept the entire house roaring with
laughter in general rough and tumble
wrestling match. Incidentally a large
and dignified billy goat with a roguish
knot of green ribbon lodged between his
horns adds to the general joy.
The last new turn is an acrobatic team
of six sisters, who in different colored
satin evening dresses, feather fans and
other paraphernalia do some acrobatic
work which for neatness, alertness and
general excellence would put most male
performers in tights to shame. Paulin-
etti and Pequo repeat their remarkable
gymnastic performance of last week.
Mile. Petita Delara sings jolly Spanish
waltz song in costume and one or two
stirring marches with the Gallic chic
and the reliable biograph with new pic
lures make up bill that has never been
o,,rpo cSed