The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05
THINGS DOING IN GOTHAM
BY FRANKLIN FYLES.

well enough. but makes no ado over
her. and reserves its uproar for Billy
Van and the Documents (his wife and
sistcr-in-law) in an old slap-whack
sketch OF fun at a rehearsal. How
long. oh. Lord. how long. some Of the
vaudeville stuff does wear.
Two funny men just in from tours
with negro minstrel companies.
George Evans and NELL O'Brien. are
leaders IN laughter IT the openings Of
two gardens. yet Evans repeats with
few. variations the anonologue he used
two winters WITH the Conan e. Harris
Ministries. while O'Brien presents the
travesty Of fremcn's service that has
been In the DOckstader program here.
there and everywhere O'Brien is a
close counterpart Of that born negro
comedian. Bert Williams. now per
tcrming az Coney Islands first good
vaudeville theatre. They are alike the
long, loose. lazy coon. butt OF Jokes
and victim Of mishaps. with a drawI-
in dronery: yet I doubt that either
has copied the other.
High-SaIaricd Negro.
Not more than ten dramatic actors
in America draw more pay during the
winter than this humorous negro does
the year round. In vaudeville. he
isn't IN close contact with white spe-
cialists. but as a member Of a com
pany IN musical farce we may soon
see antipathy. A role was made for
him In such a show that is TO begin
next week. but ne let the manager
drop him on learning that an actress
nad declined to share a scene with
him. He was engaged for a rival
later. and so a question OF caste may
be bickered over. But there was once.
a negro tragedian. Ira Aldridge. who
| lCunu white DesdemOnas for his
! Othello. and 7 guess williams may be
tolerated by show girls i'm much lees
ihllnate association OF extravaganza
me CleVereSt burlesQue that's new
| i'm roof garden IS Madame X in the
/ City, AM its ingenuity lies IN bring
ing together in caricature done dend
from the most successful two dramas
I OF the year-the Paris woman OF
Madame X and the New York
| Young man in The City" who drug
/ themselves to misery and death. In
I the original plays the depictions are
/ awfully realisUc-so potent as horri-
I Die examples that il seems a pitv to
| make fun Of them.
The new SUMMER output Of pretty
specia ties has some oddities. Odiva
I ~ one She is a girlish. smallish crea-
! turt. In the clothes of a June belle
az the seashore she saunters on the
sand Suddenly she falls into the wa
l ter-w mch is I'm a big glass tank
brightly lighted. so that we see her
sink 20 the bottom. Her garments are
made OF peculiar fabrics. evidently
FOR they don't stink and cling to her
when drenched, but are buoyant. as
though containing hidden air bulbs.
Her hair, too, floats free when she
] ioosens %, and her shoes rise to the
surface when she takes them off.
I Seated on the bottom. she takes off
one article after another. until naught
Is left but a skin-tight encasement
Odiva chooses TO be measurably mod
est. however. and her covering now IS
I black. which makes a lot of difference
In the effect. She purports to be a
Samoan. who became aquatic among
the pearl divers Of the South Pacific
Islands; and. anyway. she is a water
wonder.
Singing and Dancing Girls.
Girls I'm singing and dancing Fights
are conspicuous in the new shows.
I Variants in their action have been de-
vised. The Marathos initiate foot
racers while singing about. giving fell
lows run for their money. The col
lecns are brisk Irish jiRgers and bal
ladists- The palace bellies are waltz
ers in modish gowns. but their waltz
ing. with cartwhcels. handsprings and
use Of palms Of hands for soles Of feet
are not ia drawing room mode. The
school girls have boys with whom to
I play pranks on crazed teacher. and
are young enough to make a showing
Of age to the mayor necessary. Small
er than they. however. though as old.
or older. are the Geishas-eight tod
I ding. wagging. kowdowing little
maids. who do what is regarded as
singing and dancing I'm the tea houses
OF Japan
Battling Nelson is a less pretty ex-
hibit You read how that pugilist,