The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-18
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AIanager G. y. sutton or the Or
pheum promises that the bill which viii
open this afternoon at that house is up
to the high standard of the past rev
weeks. which has resulted In capacity
audiences every night. with an oCca-
sionaI runaway Of several hundred
persons.
The headline attraction viii be the
Four Fords who are said TO be the best
dancing company in vaudeville. The
FOrds are two men and two women
all brothers and sisters, ali the llmt.
They are the children OF Billy foro
and Mrs. Ford. better known 10 the
stage as Lucy Forester, both OF whom
were famous dancers a generation ago.
The Fords have elaborate stage set-
tings for their act. which enhance It's
beauty and serve also to bring II out
Of the class OF dancing sketches. pure
and simple. Their act opens with q
stage setting representing colonial
home and the quartet here do dance
OF the early colonial days The set
ting IS changed and other fancy dances
are gracefully and sktllfully zone, Ine
act terminating with a remar NaoIe ID, 1lt
OF terpsiChorcan work by the touT- me
act IS divided into four parts; colonial,
nautical. Grecian and ensemble. each or
which has an appropriate setting Ile
Fords have carried American dancing
around the world and are as popular
in Europe as they are in the Chiteo
States.
Clifford and Burke are known as one
OF the best biackface comedy teams
in vaudeville They have played tue
Orpheum circuit before and won as
tinct success They have a very run
ny line Of dialogue and their songs are
hit everywhere. ~,
The -Four Cliftons, known in Berlh
as The Four Hercules. come 10 amer
lea with a great European success
They are eouilibrists and strong men
and they perform the most Wouoe'A u'
feats Of skill and strength.
Joseph Callahan. known from one
end Of the country TO the otneL - ti n
/ character actor Of splendld aDlllIy W ~
present his Great Men. Past and Pres
emit" a series Of impersonaions Whlcu
he originated and for which ne mas Won
fame. Every one OF these I'm -
! lions is a speaking likeness. MT. al a.
lahan makes up in full view OF me
audience, requiring about forty sGCoilus
| to unmake one character ana MAKE W
| another. With each character MI tal-
| lahan gives some quotation from the
/ man he IS impersOnating. his MAKEUP
! not alone in facial appearance. ne
is able also to reproduce the Ioi,e -
/ voice. regularity Of speech, the man,
/ nertsms and the actual inquire anu
! bearing Of the one unprecedented. some
! OF his Characterization viii De AoIa
/ ham Lincoln on the battlefield OF Get
/ ty-sbuTg- William III OF Germany. Gen
1 cral Robert r. Lee, Shakespeare Shg
/ lock. Mark Twain and the late rope
"a Archie schatz and Misses Ada and
/ TrtheI Delberr will present Johnny
/ Small and His Small Sisters, a cieNel
| little sketch. that is full OF lively
/ music and dancing with
/ sparkling dialogue. -
Harry Atkinson. The Australian VI VI
L pheus." viii present again ms l nlle.
Il ton OF musical instruments. AthIi ..sl-
/ since appearing in the Orpheum houses
bae been in Europe and made a great
4 hit. -, n D.
Eugene &. Barnes ana faul = % t,s.l
n ron are a duo OF Hebrews, VINO ,. "a !
an assortment Of fun making eftor Us
nronrammed as After the Reception.
These men have discarded the traol
| tlonal Jew. makeup prevalent on w
! stave and they present much clean-cu
. comedy that is enjoyable.
There will be a new musical program
, by the orchestra and fresh reefs OF hlO
- ton pictures.