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What IL vaudeville coming to? A year
or so ago, a man who could juggle heavy
carriage wheels. balance several ordi-
narily heavy balls and other stunts or
that nature was considered a wonder.
Not so nowadays. Today. a juggler who
can claim attention must do hair-raising
feats. He must risk life and limb before
ne is considered a wonder. But that is
exactly what Paul Conclas. THE Mill
tary Hercules" does at Keith's this week.
No matter how cool and collected you
are. you'll find your pulses quicken ana
cold shvers run up and down your pacK
as ConChss does some or his feats. NOT
all the money In the world would make
me risk my life twice every day as he
does when he catches upon his neck the
huge cannon balls thrown at him with
terrific speed and force | saw him yes
terday afternoon when one or these balls
was not thrown SO as 60 land in exactly
the spot on his neck that Sonchas had s,c
marvellous jaw, a determined look in his
eve. but / fancied that it was only his
remarkable will power that kept the
miscalculated ball had hurt his powerful
neck. The stage manager whispered TO
me that the stage has had 20 be rein
to to the tremendous weight Of the objects
he juggles. and It is thoroughly and care
fully tested every day before his perform
ance to make sure that 1t is absolutely
firm and safe. II you haven't seen
Conchas, do so by all means. for he is
positively the bisgest sensation Keith has
offered this season. Even the blase per-
formers who make up the rest OF the very
excellent bill stand around every perform
ance with astonishment and fear sticking
out OF their eyes yet fascinated by this
mans wonderful display OF grit and
Another thing on the bill that you want
TO see is Miss Norton and Paul Niehol-
son. who arc well remembered for their
successes I'm the legitimate field, but are
making their first vaudeville appearance.
They offer breezy little act made for
laughing purposes only. they declare
called The Ladies' Tailor" That IL full
fills its purpose leaves no room for argu-
ment for the audience laughs continually
from beginning TO end OF the little act.
and the only regret is that II Is not twice
fed title for such mlschief-loving little
woman). and Mr. Nicholson arc both un-
life they ere Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson, and
each IL very proud OF the others abilities
and modest OF his or her own. Mrs.
Nicholson. who before her marriage:
herself THE Talkative Miss Norton" is
a dainty little woman. with blue eyes.
bubbling over with FUN, and she Inn
pressed one Immediately as more deserv-
Ing OF the sobriquet. The Sunny Miss
Norton" than Just Miss" Norton She
wrote the little act In which she and Mr..
Nicholson are appearing TINS week, es
well as two Others which are in prepara-
tion for future use. and n is easy 20 see
how proud she In OF her handsome, big
husband by the fact that she has given
him the bulk Of the opportunities IN the
act This Is rather a pity. for Miss Nor
ton is clever. IN fact. she's one OF the
cieverest women before the public today.
Mr. Nicholson. however, lis fully capable
OF sustaining the burden OF the work in
the little act for he does not depend upon
good looks alone to carry him through 20
success In fact there is nothing about
him 20 suggest that he is conscious ~
his clean-cut. well-groomed appearance or
the long list OF suCccHsos In musical
comedy that he has to his record. lie IL
"A comedian OF natural. cusy methods,
sings we'll dances well and gives some OF
the cleverest limitations ~ has been our
good fortune 20 hear here for many
day His imitation of James J. Corbett
was remarkably lifelike. and that Of DE
Wolf Hopper 80 like that popular come
dian that Digby Bel. who r. appeartng
here this week In The Education OF Mr..