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| ORPHEUM.-The attractive l3ill of
fare at this house last night was received
with special marks of favor from the
| large audience Every number on the
bill is thoroughly entertaining, clean and
/ good, while the program, as whole, pre-
| sents marked Improvement in taste
over the average bill that is accepted
readily enough in vaudeville houses.
Foremost among the new turns this
week is Servais LIE Roy, ilIusionist and
| magician, who does some exceedingly
| clever tricks Of magic with cards and
other simple apparatus. His final illu-
sion is that of personal disappearance
in the confined recesses of box in full
view on the stage, the apparent utter
| impossibility of emerging from it with
out being seen, and yet the fact that a
| charming young woman comes out in
his place. while he is seem in another box
suspended in mid-air, and yet few Sec
| onds later comes racing up the aisle and
onto the stage is as inexplicable as most
OF his other illusions and is the most
striking. Mr.. LIE Roy is an entertaining
talker and by far the cleverest magician
seen here since the exit of Hermann
the Great.
for public favor here, is billed as the only
one of the kind which is called a Contra
tenor vocalist" term, the tenor Of
which Is better imagined than described
1t appears to be Of that nondescript
quality which for want of better name
has been dubbed the female barytone.s
A young woman whose natural tones are
perhaps pleasantly soft and delicate,
discovers that she can produce few low
notes. and straightway begins to cult
vate them sedulously, with the result
that In a few months the neighbors i'm
aglne she has a young man to entertain
her and that he does all the singing.
They also remark that the young man
has a wob'bly and uncertain method of
producing his tones and a very certain
difficulty in keeping on the key. Ola
Hayden Is bewitching little woman.
with a fine taste in costume nd a per-
feet knowledge of how to make. the most
of her natural advantages. She looks a
pretty as picture and has an artless
way with her that made an evident i'm
preston on the audience, for her songs
were redemanded in a manner that must
have been extremely gratifying to the
young vocalist
Gallando, the clay modeler OF heads.
was highly diverting. The six "Picchi-
an1s Sisters" male and female. are aero
batic wonders. Czita, the gypsy violin
list, wears a gaudy costume and Riddles
with more than average ability. The
Vesuviano quartet jan Sicilian costumes
gave full play to tn cir robust voices and
sang capitally. Finally the trained DO
MES and other animals kept the fun 60
ing until the certain fell.
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BURBANK THEATER.-Thep produce
ton OF Miltors Mobiles play, From Sire
to Son." by the Sam T. Shaw company
last night was made in a manner that
fully demonstrated the competency of
this organization, with which Manager
Fisher begins his direction of affairs.
Mr. Shaw again showed his capability
as an actor Of the melodramatic school
and HIS complete change from the re-
formed gambler to the father in search
OF his daughter was much admired. as
was his scene with the daughter, per-
sohated by Miss De vaul. Mr.. Hallett
was thoroughly in keeping with his part,
while the comedy work by Mr.. De VauI
and Nellie Shaw was entirely accepta-
Die. From Sire to Son" will be played
until Thursday night. On Friday even
ing the same company will present sa-
die Hassen's drama depicting life in the
blue grass region and entitled "a Ken
lucky Girl"
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.-On Janu-
airy 10 the Calhoun Opera company will
open at the Los Angeles theater for three
nights and Wednesday matinee. Sale of
seats begins next Thursday. "At Gay
Coney Island" opens at the same house
in Thursday, January 18th, for a three
nights engagement.
Col. w. HI. Robinson, well-known
lumber dealer of Mayville, N. D., and
member of the Republican state central