The record-union., 1898-04-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

new and notable departure at the
Orpheum will signalize the opening OF
the week this evening. An entire new
show is announced, and one that ought
to draw crowded houses the week
through Attendance has not been
what it should have been the past
week. It is small encouragement to
progressive managers to bring here
the best procurable attractions from
Europe and the East and play them to
small audiences. Now that the Lenten
season is over, there is reason to be-
lieve that the efforts of the Orpheum
management to cater to the public
taste will meet with generous re-
sponse In our Music and Drama" de-
partment this morning will be found
detailed statement of what is offered at
! the Orpheum tonight and the week
through. It is an appetiZing promise.
If such a bill does not draw nothing in
vaudeville will The Ellis Comedy
Company opens with the one-act COM
! edy, Mrs Hogan's Music Teacher.
| Ellis is famous as low comedian and
! a. singer. and will introduce here new
song. please, Santa Claus, Don't For
get Me-" Mile Bartho, from the Folies
! Bergere, Paris, who appeared first in
! America only a few weeks ago, is one
/ of the greatest of modern dancers She
| is famous in Europe, and is one of the
! highest-priced premieres ever in this
country. A second comedy act is by
Watson. Hutchings and Edwards Miss
Hutchings is a charming singing SOU
brette; Edwards impersonates tramp
actor, and Watson is a German the
atrical manager. The Glissandos are
new-style musical clowns. The Five
Whirlwinds" are fine Arabian acrobats,
whom the San Francisco press agree
are the most astonishing acrobats who
have ever been on this coast. Signora
di Carletti is an italian opera singer of
note, and the Martelles are acrobatic
trick bicyclists.
Unquestionably this is the strongest
bill. most varied and highest-class
variety entertainment ever offered to
the theater-going public of this city.
1t promises to be the foremost show
all around the Orpheum circuit has
ever had. and it ought to meet with
such response as will encourage the
management to incur expense such as
| this bill involves.
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at the Orpheum this afternoon, which
will be the last of the pleasing bill of
last week. with probably some of the
better numbers of the new bill for this
week. 1t will be the farewell matinee
of Master Wade Cochran, the mental
wonder.
At the Metropolitan Theater Tuesday
TT DraIp q n
Company will begin a weeks engage
ment, opening with the drama For
given" story of Southern life. and
made notable in California by the dra-
matte art of Phoebe Davies and Joe
Grisner The Shaw Company is too
we'll known here to call for any intro
duction. Mr.. Shaw makes the charac-
ter of Jack Diamond one of his strong
est roles. Mr. Hallett plays the part
of the false friend, Willard Granam.
The comedy characters are presented
by Mr.. Gilbert as Denver Dan, and
Nellie Maine Shaw as the maiden aunt,
Cordelia. Alice Saunders has chance
to show her ability as the prosecuted
wife. Annie Diamond, and Little Bessie
as Little Leonie.
The scenic effects are in keeping with
I0e text. the anu piOP0A eAS0
appropriate. The incidental music pre-
sented by the Shaw Company orehes-
ira is one of the strong features of the
programme The company While here
will play at popular prices. and will
present. besides Forgiven Nat Good
wins popular play, In Mizzoura." The
company still has it's silver cornet abnd
as an attraction.
The box-office opens for sale of seats
Monday morning.
Madame Jannette w. Crawford late
of Boston, Mass, will give piano re-
cital at Pommer's Hall. Ninth and j
streets, April 21st. Lovers of good
music are promised rare treat
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