The record-union., 1898-05-01

Tomorrow night the local lodge of
the Benevolent Protective Order or
Elks will have a benefit at the Metro
politan Theater. The Elks furnish all
the performers. 1t will be minstrel
and variety entertainment, and we are
assured by those competent to judge
by the rehearsals, that aside from belng
merry and very humorous entertain
ment it will possess high merit as Il
musical entertainment. The music VIII
all be under the direction of the accom-
plished singer Rhys Thomas. All the
performers will be in black face ana
there will be no less than 10 men on the
stage, composing a powerful chorus. The
first part will be a stunning surprise, but
in just what particular We are re-
strained by courtesy from saying. There
will be great variety in the olio, chlef
among the humorous features being the
living pictures all posed by Elks. Thus
well known merchant will pose as The
Diver" another as Psyche at Natures s
Mirror" and an equally well known
professional man and city official in a
striking and wholly new picture. Messrs
Tebbets, Wachhorst, Purnell, Ing, Lip
man, Girardy. Peterson, Anderson,
Robie, Kay and others will take parts
concerning which it would be indiscreet
to say much now There will be among
other features female quartet in black
face by ladies from the Congo, their
first appearance on any stage in Amer
lea. An after piece of the plantation
order will put more people on the stage
than ever seen here in any previous en-
tertainment. VIII Lovdal is to be in
terlocutorin the first part, and with such
end men as H a. Kidder, G. w. jack
son. Fred Kiesel. F. E. Wright, George
Lovdal and Al Lindley. A notable fea-
ture of the musical section will be
patriotic song with speciality surround
ings. The entire proceeds go to aid the
Elks' charitable relief fund
The Orpheum management has made
a change of policy wholly out of its
line at its other houses in Los An
geles and San Francisco 1t is intend
ed to meet local conditions of smaller
population. and hence limited clientage
for house open for nine performances
in a week. Beginning tonight, there
fore, the prices will be 10, 20 and 30
cents for given parts of sections. The
idea is to give the public the best pos
sible show for least expenditure of mon
ey by the patrons. 1t is not the in
tention to depart from their usual high
standard of acts as will be seen by a
glance at the people who come this
week AT the head of the list is Mont
gomery and Stone, a pair of the very
highest-priced artists in their line,
classed as Americas leading black
face comedians and dancers. They had
a run of six consecutive weeks at the
San Francisco house, and are one of the
most popular black-face teams that has
ever appeared on the Orpheum stage.
Another pair of fine artists in their
line is Colby and Way. Mr.. Colby is
one of the very best ventriloquists in
the country, his work being wonder
fully clever. while Miss Way imper-
sonates a dancing doll equally clever.
Together they do a very interesting and
amusing turn, and one that never fails
to elicit rounds of applause The work
by Miss Way as an automatOn is mar
velous She maintains the rgor of
form for a space of time almost in
credible. George H. Fielding is known
the world over as the greatest of all
comic jugglers. No juggler has been
copied so much by others as has Field
ing. Another strong feature is Smith
O'Brien. 1t was he who took up the
song And the Band Played On" and