Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01
oRPHEUM BILL A GOOD ONE,
WITH FARcEs AND MINSTRELs

Sketches predominant on the Or
pheum bill this week, there being no
fewer than three of them, but as all
are different in topic and manner OF
depletion, this fact rather adds to than
detracts from the worth of the whole.
Occasionally the run is all tabloid
dramatics, and then again there are
no sketches at alias was the case
two weeks ago. However, the audi
ence liked all three of the dramatic
efforts yesterday and that's the an
swer."
one of the sketches is the holdover
of Hope Booth and company, THE Lit
lie Blonde Lady" which still goes
we'll. The first of the new ones is
called "Happy's Millions" and is pre-
sented by William Morrow and Verda
Schellberg, with the assistance of a
scene in a mining town and group OF
scared supers. Morrow is accused OF
dragging the super into vaudeville. lie
ought to be ashamed. But his little
sl<it gives him a chance to do clever
laughing song, and Miss Schellberg to
wear a bewitching Quaker costume,
and cut up didoes in it that would bar
her from the sect. She has pretty
good voice and can dance, and the
combinati ton wins out.
The scene for Alfred Kelley and Ma
thilde Bottle in Edmund Days Uncle
Phineas," is set to show two rooms.
The personnel are artists and have
ouarreled. They talk through the
fire place, recall various partnership
deals in eatables and finally Kelley
masuuerades as his own uncle, whom
he ostensibly murders, leading to a
farcical ending that is one of the best
burlesques on melodrama ever seen.
The sketch is a scream, worthy of It's
uproarious applause.
Pearl Dillon makes her vaudeville
debut with some songs, and shows a
remarkably good voice and rather
varied selection of vehicles for it's dis
play. Her first number is of the
classy classic but she gets clear into
the popular" field before she ends.
But she does each number very well
indeed and ought to have permanent
booking.
The real palms for the week go to
George Primrose. This dear old fashion
plate of minstrelsy is still the most
graceful of men dancers and he has
four Youngsters who are following fast
in his footsteps. They show the plan
tation darby first and then give an
exhibition of the old-time clog and step
dancing that is wonderfully fine. 1t
takes one back to the real days of min
strelsy and revives memories of times
now almost gone, but it is so very full
of merit that it should never be al
lowed to die.
The four Nightons close the show
and everyone should wait for them
They pose as statues at first and then
do some physical culture and athletic
stunts that are wonderful. Altogether
with the Lewis & Green and Valadon
holdover the bill is a good one.
Owing to a concert billed for Fri
day night, the Gamut club will as
senble at the Grand on Thursday night
for it's frolic with Ferris Hartman and
the opera company. Hartman was
club president, yesterday and it is as
serted that a fresh lot of gags and
songs, with the club members as
goats" will be the result,
He must be indeed captious who
could fail of being pleased with the
vaudeville menu dished out for pat
rons of the Empire this week. A
novel and clever musical turn, aero
battle work of a stellar nature, a high
ly picturesque, daintily presented and
prettily staged singing and dancing
speciality by trio of pretty girls, and
a dancing specialist presenting nation
| al dances unusually well-these are the
new things on the bill, and the Misses
! Hill supplement the motion pictures
with illustrated songs. Their "Lanky
Yankee Boys in Blue" is particularly
Fetching, patriotic ana Whlstleable.
Holmes and Holmes are musicians OF
ability, and from their opening selec-
| ton on a specially constructed xylo'
| phone to the "Grandfather's Clock
| played by man on a cello con-
structed from an old battered oil can
| their selections are well rendered anc
popular. Also his trick violin playing
meets with marked approval. Mickey
| Tealey's lazy acrobatic work is thu
! ga ma lauPba hla tunnblinQ that made
! him a pronounced circus favorite TO
! several seasons. The singing specially
by Myrtle Victorlne and the Zolar Sis
! tiers is made worth while by diyersit!
of pretty costumes, graceful posture
and the beauty of the girls Miss Vic
| torine also does some commendabi'