The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-07
BIGGEST SHOW YET
AT WALDORF
ENTIRELY NEW ATTRACTIONS THE
LIKE OF WHICH HAVE NEVER
BEEN SEEN IN THE CITY BE.
FORE,

! On Monday the Waldorf will offer Its
I patrons an entirely new program,
! Manager Wise has succeeded in getting
together a wonderful trio OF acts given
by people who have been brought down
, specially and at great expense from Sc
attic. All kinds of money is being spent
in order to get the very best talent at
this home Of vaudeville in Astoria and
liberal patronage should be accorded to
these shows There Is good auditor
ium with comfortable seats. good stage
well lighted, and new and expensive
scenery. There is no other place in town
which offers such show and nowhere
that one can get better evenings enter
tainment. The fun is fast and furious
from start to finish and when there are
interludes the excellent permanent band
furnishes delightful music. You can
30 down here and sit comfortably and
smoke your pipe, and quench your thirst
ii you have one, and You can see The
best of shows and have the best OF
times. So this week don't miss 1t. The
programme will read something as fol-
lows and short description Of some OF
the acts is given. The first OF the new
numbers is that OF the Tat Tzams, de-
seribed as Mexican knife thrower and
for really hair raising and thrilling act
this cannot be beaten. The lady stands
with her back to board and the man
at some distance away hurls sharp
pointed knives at her. How he ever
misses sticking the lady is miracle.
Knife after knife passes her head, her
arms and her body by less than hairs
breath and with a siekening thui sticks
quivering in the board at the back OF
her. till she is hedged about with blood
thirsty looking weapons on all sides.
Not content with doing this with his
eyes open and the woman in full view,
the man blindfolds himself, covers the
body OF his partner with newspapers,
and repeats the whole performance
without so much as scatching the
womanl Thrilling! Well! just go and
see it. Ii you> don't hold your breath |
and gasp it's wonder 1t is truly the !
most wonderful feat OF jugglery ever
exhibited.
Next you'll see Stanley and Weaver in
their marvellous act on the slack wire.
Humorous too! You'll just die with
aughter at these two. The act is call
ID Mrs. 0Grady's wash day and is
,alled comedy on a slack wire. You've
een the comically funny old Irishwoman
portrayed before But you never saw
Is funny a one as this. And on
lack wire too. The whole business OF
he wash day is gone through-washing,
roning, mangling, and hanging out the
lothes to dry. Such funny duds And
III the while the most inimitable patter
S going on of the clever Irish variety
nat makes your sides ache. Don't,
whatever you do, miss this.
Next, of the new ones, comes Miss
larie Sparrow, serio-comic Of the
-ery highest order Miss Sparrow is one
# the best singers ever heard in As
oria. Besides singing she has some of
he very brightest of comic business
.ou've ever seen-wholly new and fresh
nd extremely laughable. Marie is al
light and don't forget it. Helped out
With the stock company this week ought
o be red letter week. Every number
m the card is of the best. So see that
'ou look in and you'll stay it out.