The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
orpheum-ModIern yaudevIlIe,

An evenly balanced show, with ALI
Grant and Ethel Hoag winning the un-
assigned headliner position thru clever
work, marks the weeks entertainment
at the 5Orpheum. There are only two
men In the east this week, grown men.
that IS. but the show goes thru without
a hitch and leans strongly to the laugh :
making side. The humor ranges from the
passive. to the rapid fire. but all of 1t is
entertaining.
( Perle and Diamant, Spanish dancers,
open the show with a dancing and sing
ing turn. The first song Is evidently one
Of those descriptive ballads opening with
sunrise In Barcelona; mother awakes and
calls down the back stairs for the hired
| girl to fry the eggs on both sides; little
sister hops out of bed and sings a morn
ing glory, the theme of which is zig.
jig, jig" then both girls do Calias cake
walk. The daughters of the land of the
| don are fair to look upon, somewhat
swarthy, but pleasing nevertheless. Man
ager Raymond should prescribe a spoonful
of Jamaica ginger for each to break ur
| a bit Of the sleepiness and the act will
be hit. The young women are graceful
1 dancers. ..-.
Flo Adler is still singing Mrs. O'Hanra.
ham, with the assistance of her little
brother Il get 81 for saying this) ant
making the gallery whistle the refrain
4 Flo has greatly improved her act since
her last visit. She has new gown ant
j a years more experience than she pc
sessed when she last appeared at tn
Orpheum The gown is tighter fitting
than the one she wore here last year
consequently Florence does not dare t
become quite so athletic in the singing
of the Irish com ll-ye. She won a RICH
to breakfast from the audience of las
night. s-.- 49, s. -. ~ =. .
I ALI. Grant and Ethel Hoag carried OF
!; the high hand Of the evening with -
Little of Everything Grants jokes, al
most all of them new, go off like tn
Shanghai Low-Moy Jim string OF fire
crackers on the Chink new year. HI
; limitations Of vaudeville performance
on amateur night makes the biggest sol
Of hit. Ethel Hoag was an able as
sistant. The blackface minstrel girls
Lillian Mills and Elida Norris aroused
mild hammered bit of applause, altho tn
act has little to recommend it.
. / Thorne and Carleton are still using tn
same act, but with enough new bushes
to keep IL very much alive. Thorne
freak makeup and mannerisms, couple
with genuine ability at funmaking, ker
the audience in a roar most Of the tins
Agnes Mahr toe dancer, with as man
changes of costume as Henry Lee, hardl
received the appreciation which was he
due. She has eliminated the "nuscula
marvel part from the usual turn of tn
toe dancer and has introduced mum
} Der Of touches which go far to refine an
; assist the act. She is chic and clever. an
: her audiences should grow more appre
ciative thru the week.
The piccalo midgets take the house b
storm by their comedy and athletics. Tn
Salvation Army procession is well dor
and at the athletic part of the work tn
= little chaps do some really commendab
work. The act ends with a burlesqu
boxing bout, in which everybody
1 knocked out, even the referee Tw
humorous films are the kinodrome Offer
,, ing. j. H. Richie.