The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-25
Chase's Has First Class Bill of vaude

A troupe of bicyclists-the Kaufmanns
and Observation-Disclosures Bloodgood-
are the two most important features of
the current offering of vaudeville at
Chase's. There are a number of other
good acts on the programme, notably
Fred Niblo, the monologist, but the Kauf-
MAINS and Miss Bloodgood capture most
of the praises of the critical as we'll as
the average attendant of this style of
entertainment.
The Kaufman troupe consists of eight
persons, equally divided as to sex, but in
the matter of expert wheeling there is
hardly any difference between the men
and the women folk of the aggregation
They give variety of group riding that
is fascinating as we'll as uncommoniy
clever. and a young girl astonishes the
audience by the skill and daring of her
work. She performs all manner of SEEM
ingiy impossible tricks, feats seldom ac-
complished by the most expert OF male
riders, and she does it all with facility
and grace that are very remarka BILE
Then there is young fellow who seems
to know no limit to the number of stunts
he is able to do on his machine He ap-
pears to be as perfectly at home when
spinning around in dizzy whirl on one
wheel as when riding his unicycIe back
ward. This act of the Kaufmanns is with
out any exception the. best that has been
seen on local stage, and at both per-
formances yesterday it evoked the most
enthusiastic sort OF applause.
Vocalists of the type of Katherine
Bioodgood are all too rare on the vaude
vile stage, and it is quite an achievement
for any singer Of her-class to score such
pronounced success with typical
vaudeville audience as she did yesterday.
Miss Bloodgood is very materially assist
ed by a personality that at once com
mends her to the good graces of her au-
dience. and she has no difficulty in pleas
ing with her magnificent contralto-large
and full and rich and true always Miss
BIoodgood rendered eBefore the Throne
of Heaven" THE low back Car anI.
then for an encore sang Dixie" to the
immense delight of the assemblage.
Fred Niblo has a lot of new talk that
is bright and much superior to the aver
age line of conversation provided by
monologue artists, and the Fillmore Sis
tiers present a sketch called THE Adven-
lures of Bridget Mcclure One OF the
Ellinores has seen the Russell Brothers
and Parquerette and models her work
somewhat after the Irish comedians
trick of circling her waist with her arms,
and as a result the audience likes the
act very much. George Boniface. jr., and
Bertha Waltzinger have a sketch called
THE Woman Who Hesitates Is Won"
The vehicle is entirely too weak for the
well-known abilities of this pair of play
ers, and they do not score anything like
the success that might easily be theirs
were they supplied with sketch that was |
built on original or interesting lines Miss |
sings two songs and Mr.. Boni |
face joins in the chorus OF one
Christiana plays the violin admirably. |
At moments he approaches real brilliancy. /
and the fact that he presents such num- |
bers as the Raft Cayatina and the Vie |
liawski Mazurka il a good evidence of a |
desire to get away from all other vaude
Vile yiolinists, and he succeeds splen-
idly. The Deaves manikins please the |
audience. and the Galetti monkey come
lians bring the bill to 4 close.