Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-20
BLACKJACK COMEDIAN
HIT OF 0RPHEUN BILL
Los Angeles Theater Presents
Novelties San Diego to Have
Hiuh Class Vaudeville
ny sHIRLEY OLYMPIUs

Mr.. Al Jolson, blackface comedian,
created near riot at the Orpheum
theater yesterday afternoon. Unless
all signs fail he will continue this
unlawful procedure until the end of
his present engagement. Mr.. Jolson
and his comicalities, which are low
comedy, burlesque nonsensicalities, are
without any doubt the hit supreme of
the Orpheum bill. If Mr. Jolson did
nothing more than to say "Pittsburg"
in that absurdly humorous manner
all his own, he would be entitled to
high praise as an entertainer. But
he does other things. He sings silly
songs in O silly fashion. He tells
foolish tales about his matrimonial
venture. He whistles difficult rag
time" melody In a shrill and unusual
manner. And he tops all by attempt
ing to make a speech which NOBODY
hears, and which he wants nobody to
hear Laugher and applause are
bound to result from Mr.. Jolson's eff
forts because everything he does is
out of the ordinary. And then, De-
sides, he has a personality which can
not be hidden by the burnt cork on his
countenance.
A verbal picture of what the life OF
a ministries" in a two-by-four town,
the mental horizon of whose Villagers
is about as large as is the town, Is
what 1.-THE Minister'S Wife, present.
ed by Minnie Dupree and her company,
gives the audience. The sketch Is not
superlative for its dramatic strength
and the climax is weak and comes
rather abruptly, but Miss Dupree Q
naive manner and elfish ways make
the sketch delightful.
Mile Renee, who plays several In
struments, some of them difficult to
master, in a rather mechanical man
ner and the ISaufmanns in a bicycle
act, complete the new turns on the
bill. An interesting an~ instructive
set of motion pictures, showing scenes
in the Antwerp geological gardens, Is
a new feature. Holdover acts are j.
c. Nugent, in his excellent sketch 'The
Souarer," the Harvey -DeVora trio,
singers and dancers, Flanagan ana
Edwards, who repeat their success or
last week in a mixture of songs,
dances and comedy, entitled ION and
Off the Operatic Festival"
Albini, master magician, is the head
liner of this weeks bill at the Los
Angeles theater, and a worthy one
he is. His tricks are performed in
manner truly mystifying, and he keeps
up flow of witty chatter quite out
of the ordinary. Albini is not usual In
anything he does or says. First of
all he has no mustache to deceive
you" He wears unconventional garb, |
not the black satin pantaloons or
knickerbockers and the worked-to-
death evening coat. Instead. Albini
dresses in an ordinary business suit,
And again, he uses no mysterious lights
and peculiar stage settings. The stage |
is divested of all scenery when he
opens his act, and so 1t remains while
all his tricks are performed with the
exception of the time the various 'cabi-
net" illusions are being prepared.
To explain what Albinrs act is or
how 1t is done would be to attempt
the impossible. How Albini makes
q girl appear in a glass-lined truck
which was empty to all appearances
lowered, or how he turns hitherto
empty cabinet into a well furnished
bedroom, nobody but he knows. 1t Is
all very entertaining and very mys-
terious, and exceptionally worth while.
Other acts on the bill are the three
Romanos, perfectly developed men
who give an exhibition of plastic
poses; Bessie Hill, who sings and
dances indifferently well; Leeds and
Lamar who sing, dance, tell a few |
Jokes (old and new, and end their |
act with a comedy boxing match;
George Dewey and the Dayton sisters,
clever dancers but poor singers, and |
a comedy sketch, more Ways than |
One" presented by Beatrice McKen-
ze, Walter Shannon and William |
Brunnelle. Mr.. Shannon holsters up
the sketch by his singing. New COM
edy motion pictures complete the Dill.
Lots of comedy lots OF songs and
lots of pretty girls doing well-executed
steps and singing popular songs are
the principal features of this weeks
bill at the Olympic theater. The whole
affair masquerades under the imposing
title of "The King of Patagonia" but
his royal majesty might just as well
have hailed from any other place. There
is something doing every moment in
the mirth or melody line, and the two
audiences that saw the shows yester-
day went away pleased.
There is no real king in the piece,
but Jules Mendel, who in reality is a
German bodyguard is mistaken for his
majesty and poses as royal rogue Tor
several days. thus getting himself into