Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-16
At THE PLAYHOUstS
vaudeville at the CreIshtOn-Orpheum.

Vaudeville mt the CreiEhtOn-Orpheum.
Several new names greet the patron Of
the Creighton orpheum this week. and
along with the new names come new stunts
The old familiar people who are in the
bill also have new acts, so that the whole
program is one Of entertaining novelty. 1t
is diversified, too, though to say that two
Of the acts are musical and two are athletic
would not give this impression. Cressy and
Dane, we'll known here, have the place
OF honor on the bill. They are presenting
a new sketch, written by Mr.. Cressy In his
own peculiar style. but in many ways an
improvement on former work. II is quiet
in tone, but Intensely dramatic and with
pleasant mingling Of comedy and pathos
1t was very we'll received yesterday. Miss
Edith Helena, down on the bill as "the
highest soprano in the world" deserves
better OF the advertising man. She is far
from being high" on the contrary, she Is
rather inclined to be petite, and is de-
cidedly pretty and winsome in her ways
on the stage. She has a voice of great
range and purity, which she uses with ex-
cellent taste. The songs she gave yester-
day are those calculated to best exhibit
the sweet tones and remarkably fiexibility
of her voice, although she does not attempt
any vocal gymnastics. Her clear, fute-lke
notes are distinct and melodious, even at
the top of her fight, and her modulations
are such as delight the critical listener, for
she has such control that the highest note
is taken with no apparent effort, the voice
reaching the climax by a steady, even rise
that seems so easy that one would almost
be justified in doubling the result we're not
his ears against his eyes. Miss Helena got
a much more enthusiastic reception than
is usually accorded classic singer by a
Sunday audience. ZaEell and Vernon are
not only little the best pair of horizontal
bar performers seen here this season, but
they are also tip-top fun makers. Their
work is all new and all worth watching
Wood and Bates do a funny musical turn
with different instruments, and Lizzie Will
son is very amusing in her single handed
effort. The three Livingstons do some good
acrobatic work, introducing some novelties.
"BIack Patti" at the Boyd.
Something OF the zero weather seemed 20
have permeated the audience at the Boyd
last night, for the Efforts of the Black
Patti company did not arouse any tre-
mendous outburst OF applause. This fact
| should not be counted against the company,
though. for II has some good material, and
all hands worked hard John Rucker is a
clever comedian and in the first part gives
an excellent imitation of an old darkey and
the laughaole dificuties into which he gets
| through his desire to have his own way
and pay no attention to superstitions. He
has able assistants, too, and the singing
and dancing with which the part abounds
is up to the mark.s The second part Of the
performance gives Nine. Sisseretta Jones,
the BLACK Patti a chance to show her
powerful soprano voice in operatic selec
tiOns. Nine. Jones is assisted in this by
some carefully selected voices, and the
scenes they give are well rendered. Some
excellent specialties are introduced in this
part.