The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-23
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The orpheum snow al the 1ljou.

The orpheum Show at the 6ijou.
This is the most aprpeciatiye audience
have played to this week" remarked Nat
M. Wills, in response to his fifth recall at
the Bijou yesterday afternoon; and again
the house laughed. Likewise the Or
pheum show presents the best vaudeville
we, in Minneapolis. have seen this year,
for the city Is without a vaudeville theater
and the Orpheum organization is the first
combination. of its kind to play a date mere
since January /. Joking aside, however,
the Orpheum program includes number
Of unusually strong acts and, incidentally,
one or two that might well be improved.
Nick Long and Idalene Cotton present
sketch that the audience cotton to" i'm
mediately. It is billed as THE Critic
and the Lady, and the critic belongs to
that large and influential class of theatri-
cal newspaper men who do their interview
ing note book in one hand and PEN
Gil in the other. This is q bit of uncon-
scious humor which, tits to be feared, the
audience scarcely appreciates at it's true
value In itself the sketch is not particu-
larry funny, but the several interpretations
are-notably the burlesque on Camille
which is given in italian and in which Ar
mand, in true dago fashion. overwhelms
La Dame aux Camilias'' with shower
of bananas, thus outdoing that other lover
who accomplished his purpose by appear
ing to Danae in shower of gold.
The Melani Trio Of Partisan street sing
ers have a novel and attractive act TN
which the two violin solos, Schuberts
"Serenade'' and the internezzo from
"Cavaleria Rusticana" are deservedly en-
cored. The men sing and accompany
themselves on violin and guitar. Their
turn is one of the most meritorious on the
program. e.
Mcintyre and Heath, vaudeville head
liners, are handicapped by a sketch that
is about as unfunny as possible. They
struggle nobly, but with Indifferent sue
cess Notwithstanding their admitted abil-
ity The skit is long drawn out and would
do very well as a soporific.
Nat M. Wills, who has a tramp act, cer-
tainly deserves the cordial welcome &C.
corded him. Wills is what the late Arte-
mus Ward styled a ''kornical kuss'' and
his parodies and jokes are new and anus
ing.
Rawson and June, boomerang boomers
present an act that is unique and decided
ly startling. They send boomerangs
hurting through the air in the direction OIL
the audience only TO have them return tc
the stage. AS a side issue they pull off .
few stunts with bow and arrow calculated
to make the William Tell myth stink away
in disgust.
Mignonette Kokin is a. graceful dancer
but she should not attempt to- sing. ST
far as musical ability is concerned hel
bump Of genius is a sdimple, or rather, {
pair of dimples, most senticingly set in the
young woman's shoulders and hence visi
BILE only when she turns her back to tn,
orchestra
Albert Kartelli, equiHbrist, rides a bicy
Gle on a slack wire and performs othe
feats Of equal difficulty and with equa
facility
The bill concludes with Galetti's mon
keys, cleverly trained little beasts, who's
tricks are nicely calculated to amuse bot
the child who is father. to the man. am
the man, who is father to the child. =
! -. s. Lawrence.