The herald., 1898-09-27
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q

ORPHEUM.-The only theater open In
town last night was the Orpheum, and a
larger number of people than usual had to
| be turned away, the house having been sold
out at an early hour.
The program this week is interesting. II
only for it's variety; the management that
can furnish an entertainment that ranges
from performing CANNES up to grand op-
era will never want for patronage, espe-
cially so long as the bow-wows are as good
In their way as the singers are in theirs.
The hit of the evening was made by the
seven acrobatic Arabs, who rejoice in the
appellation of the "Tow-Zoon-In." They
were not ''too soon in by any means,
seeing that they furnished the final num-
ber of the program, and a brilliant finish
they made of 1t. Their success Is not so
much due to what they do as to their man
ner Of doing 1t. To begin with, the stage
Is darkened and then, amid a fusillade of
shots. the seven bounding brothers dart on
the stage the lights are turned up and the
brown men, fierce of aspect, parti-colored
as to costume and looking respectively like
incarnations of the Evil One go through
a series of physical exercises that are bet
ter seen than described. AS their work
progresses they begin uttering wild cries.
supposedly to excite one another and I'M
der this stimulation they appear to outdo
themselves, and the stage becomes scene
of turning, twisting, tumbling, spin ing
and flying bodies which seem to revolve
the faster as the audience reused to ex-
citement cheers the performers to the
echo In addition to the seven men there
was lady in az white skirt and red
bloomers who revolved discreetly In the
background for about ten minutes without
stopping, while the men were performn e
in the foreground. Finding that 1t received
no especial attention, this human teetotum
then retired.
Another new turn was a skit called '"The
McGuires," whichS by the bye, had no
political significance. and in fact was en-
tirely without point and had very little
humor. The performers in it were Ed
ward M. Favor and Edith Sinclair. The
lady sings rather sweetly. but the dialogue
of the alleged skit is namely weak and sap
less.
Hines and Remington appeared as por-
trayers Of New York types" Earle Rem
ington in "her original idea of the new
| woman tramp" The so-called original
idea Is not likely to be extensively copied.
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deeming features of fun or OF humor. 1t
was received coldly. but the audience
warmed up considerably when the two peo-
pie changed their costumes and did a
"tough" act in the advertised style of
New York. There was good deal more
cleverness shown in this scene. Two or
three jokes were actually new to this stage
and in consequence were hailed with de-
light.
The Pasquaiis and Abramoff pleased
nightly with the prison scene from
Faust" the finale OF which was injured
by the persistent attempts Of the brass and
the big drum to drown the voices of the
singers
Barney Pagan introduced his new song.
Hold Them Philippines" which made a
clear-cut hit. Little Irene Franklin.
frankly decollete, warbled a few songs in
a little thin voice and got recalls and flow
ers, which increased her expansive smile
and doubtless sent her home happy. Then
there were the two Carpos brothers. who
did their marvellous balancing feats
| If any one wants better bill for the
money than this they must be hard indeed
to please.
| BURBANK-This theater reopens next
Monday might with Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew and a strong companM presenting q
double bill, consisting of Henry Guy Carle-
toms three-act comedy, 1.-THE Butter
flies" and a one-act farce by Kenneth Lee,
| when Two Hearts Are One" which Mr..
| and Mrs Drew are said to have played for
nearly three hundred consecutive nights in
London. The box office opens next Thurs