Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-15

There will be three headhners at the Or
pheum for the week which begins with the
matinee Sunday afternoon. three acts
when would be considered strong enough
to stand at the top of the list on any
vaudeville programme. KanSas City has
probably never seen in one bill of its kind
three such We'll known and popular enter
RIO irwin. For years Pauline Hall has oc-
cupied 4 place second to no singer on the
comic opera stage. Her beauty. her voice
ana her acting have made her a favorite.
Next week Miss Hall will be heard i'm a
collection of pleasing songs. Mary Norman
may almost be called the star of the yaude-
VIE stage. as II was there the public first
found her. Within u year she has come 10
the front, and has earned for herself the
distinction of being the most original and
versatile of refined character impersona-
tors. Flo Irwin. Il star from the world of
musical comedy. will be seen in a breezy
comedietta entitled The Gay Miss Con.
HaWley. Others in the attractive bill will
be Howard Powers and Dolly Theobald in
thelr original creation, The Girl From
dlanS OF the triple bars; Mile. Tournour.
the queen of the air. L. VI. Hall. the
banjo player. and Barr and Evans, in u
funny sketch.
A Trip to Coontown.' a new farce COM
edy. played by a company of colored peo-
pie. headed by Cole and Johnson. will be
something of Il novelty at the Grand next
week. Our cOlored friends have a fluent
advance agent. To use his own words:
"Abundantly rich in dressing and scenery.
prodisal in feminine good looks. smart.
snappy and spirited in movement and spr-
ciaity. admirable in Interpretation. grace
ihl, picturesque, meiodiOuS. i~nconseuuential.
such is A Trip to Coontown.' Il confusing
plethora of bright lights. dazzling sur
rouhuilSs and costly costumes. an i%nSiguifi-
cant share of bright lines. pretty girls
everywhere in all sorts, of pictures mar
shaied ana grouped and moved abou, with
STRIKING pictorial effect: a vapid story. no
plot but =: good assortment OF clever pso-
pie. comedians. singers. dancers, etc. Wna.-
ever else you miss do not miss seeing Cole
and Johnson Tom Brown Is there. and
Lloyd Gibbs. and Robert Kelly. and lin
Wilson. and Walter Dixon. and Miss Juvia
Roam, the Cuban Nightingale: the Free
MAJ Sisters and Marguerite Rhodes. and a
lot of able associates"
"Flannasan's Flats" a new farce with
plenty of specialties. will ne seen at the
Gilliss all of next week, beginning with
more. the comedians. lead the comedy cast
and the vaudeville contingent includes the
Dull brothers. contortionists and acrobats;
little Frances Flamme, said to he a re-
markable child actress. The specialties are
said 10 be very strong. and the lines and
situations very amusing.
There win be II "Contented Woman"
matinee at the Grand this afternoon. The
bill is 4 particularly attractive matinee
card. as it s~atirizes the woman in politics.
a subject upon which most women look
with the eyes of the men. and therefore
enjoy the caricatures of the weak ones
who call themselves strong. Miss Archer.
the star. is a pretty woman, an artistic
dresser and a good actress.
The schedule of matinees at The Orpheum
having been changed there will be a per-
formance this afternoon. From this time
forward Manager Lehman proposes to give
his patrons a chance to enjoy good vaude-
Vile on Sunday, Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday afternoons. the Wednesday mat
inee being omitted. The bill for the pres
ent week is proving an especially popular
one. including. as II does, the interesting
Rossow midgets in their unique boxing
performance. Charlie Rossow in clever
character representations; the Leonidas
troupe of trained cats and dogs: Maude
Courtney. who sings the old songs in an
artistic manner Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin in u
pleasing musical specially; George Evans.
the black face funmaker, and others of
ability as entertainers.
IA FRANCISCO, Dec. finance O'Neii
and Mckee Rankin returned from Honolulu
this morning on the steamer Alameda. The
Mckee Rankin company, of which Miss
O'Neill is leading lady. did remarkab bly,
well in Hawaii