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

1ne new Oil UTeW q IluS mouse TO the
Orpheum last evening, and an audience
that departed thoroughly we'll pleased
with the new entertainment. The bill
is a strong one, opening with a one
act skit entitled Jacks Cousin" intro
ducing the "Three-A Trio" represent
ing America, Australia and Africa. II
was well acted, and was the vehicle for
clever mirth, good singing and piquant
humor. Master Cochrane, the child
! memorizer, was again introduced, his
number being the only one continued
from last weeks bill, and that because
he has been decided success and
there was a general desire to have fur
ther opportunity to hear his surprising
performance. The musical team Badg-
! er and Badger, plays upon a number of
difficult instruments, some of which are
new TO this coast. Their entertain
ment is a thoroughly enjoyable one
They have one instrument that cannot
be better described than to call it a
bamboo calliope, but it is musical,
whereas the calliope is anything but
that. Athas and Collins are English
| concert-hall singers and novelties here.
They are very clever in their number
| and are expert dancers as well as bal
|
famous Lottie Collins, who introduced
a song that made the air vibrant by
being caught up for a season. as will
be remembered. Athas, by the way, is
an accomplished athlete, and introduces
| some fine examples of his strength,
| agility and skill. He works into it a
new numerous and grotesque vein that
| touches the risibilities of the audience
/ ic
| who is a surprise-a decided novelty.
He might be called a dancer of jigs Oh
his hands. 1t is claimed that he is the
! worlds greatest equilibrist, and we are
not prepared to deny it. If not the
| first, he is in the front rank certainly
| Elwood is a female impersonator and
singer who was here some years ago. H
is much improved in method and in his
| stage business generally. He won full
need of applause and scored a success.
1t would seem that the human frame
could not possibly endure the severe
strain that McCale and Daniels subject
| it to in their knockabout turn" They
kick, throw, trip and strike each other
with such seeming earnestness, vigor
| and force that the audience is mo-
| mentarily expecting to see either or
both disabled. They also give a most
| lud1crous and grotesque boxing bout
that brings waves of applause from the
! conservative dress circle and breakers
OF 1t from the more demonstrative up
| per house. All in ALL this weeks bill
| is one of the best shown here by the
| Orpheum management. Performances
| every night this week, and matinees
| Saturday and Sunday.
| The Isl Perkins Company at the
| Metropolitan Theater last night liter
| ally packed the house from pit to
| dome. 1t was a perfect jam in the
| upper tier and crowded condition of
| the sittings downstairs The company
is much the same as when here last
year, except that it is strengthened by
| a young, pretty and naive soubrette.
Miss keogh, who is a dancing sprite
| and a graceful presence that might
win even less susceptible hearts than
| that of Isl Perkins" the bluff, hearty.
| bashful Yankee inventor and specu-
lator whose love story is the hinge of
the low comedy. Another new face is
that of the Irish comedian, Harry Ross.
His brogue is considerably off color.
and at times is forgotten, apparently
but he is a merry fellow and a clever
comic singer, and was the recipient of
no end of applause. Mr. Burton is in the
titular role, and fills it acceptably. His
| foil is Lille Coleman, who has the un-
| lovely character of an elderly maiden
who is husband seeking. In two of the
acts specialties are introduced in vari-
| ETY. by Mr.. Burton, Miss Keogh, Mr.
Ross, Miss Coleman and Mr.. Sisk, the
latter assuming grotesque Dutch role.
Singing, dancing, witticism and pleas
antry make up these. Mr. Ross was
especially favorite, the recalls for his
comic songs becoming really wearisome
from frequency. If applause, roars of
| laughter and sometimes what may be
called explosions OF mirth on the part
of the audience are significant of sue
cess, then the Isl Perkins" troupe
scored a prodigious one last night But
this is not saying that it is a company
of high ability and artistic excellence.
| However, it makes no pretension other
than to give food for laughter and to
do some grotesque things and present
some very mirthful scenes from homely
middle life. All this it does faithfully
and well. The last performance OF Isl
Perkins tonight.
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