The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-28
ORPHEUM THEATRE.

Two acts, each wholly different from
the other, stand out as the features In
this weeks bill at the Orpheum, which.
on the whole, is Of rather ordinary merit
But either of these two acts, the Willy
Painter company or Arturo Bernardo,
the famous Italian protean. whose light
nlng-like change of costume are most
amazing, is fully worth going TO see. The
bill was quite a bit shaken up last night,
and was not run off according to pro-
gram, but when it was finished the pa
irons seemed more than satisfied.
SignOT Bernardo enaCts a complete one
act play on the stage, assuming eight
characters, in what ne calls "GerOlamOs
Escapade." There isn't much to the
playlet. but it illustrates the wonderful
rapidity with which SignOr Bernardo can
change costumes, from the attire of
waiter to an Italian grandee, and to that
of two women who seek refreshments in
the restaurant presided over by Fugetti,
the waiter. The changes of costume,
complete in every detail, come with such
rapidity that the spectators can scarcely
believe the one man does ii all. But
later, transparent scenery is used, in an
other comedy, showing the rapid changes
of costume and how they are made posi-
bic. A man and a woman stand at hand
behind the scenes with the changes, and
in the twinkling of an eye the Italian
changes from one garb to another. As
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from the body OF the house, making rapid
changes in his head-gear to represent
the past masters in the musical world,
from Wagner to SOusa, making seven
changes. It is remarkably clever act.
AcrObats without number have been
seen in Salt Lake, al the OTpheum and
other places of amusement, but the Won
dertul work of the Willy Painter com
pany is revelation. The act furnishes
a number of aCrObatic feats by mere in
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William Painter can hardly be more than
six or seven years old, but his work is
that of an acrobat who has been years
IN the business. For instance, the little
Iellow lies on the floor on his side, his
whole body rigid, when the elder William
grasps his hands and raises the body
from the floor to an upright position
above his head. The arms and body seem
made OF wood, so firm do they remain.
Another Painter lad, also a child. goes
through some remarkable feats. Here is
one of them: The elder Painter places
a piece of wood, shaped like a cigar, in
his mouth. The little fellow does the
same thing. And then the lad is thrown
up over the head Of the elder one, the
pieces Of wood are placed together and
the boy is balanced there in the air bv
this means. The act ends with a bull
nght that is scream, the boys acting
as the unterrified tOreadors.
MY. and Mrs. Frederick Voelker have
Studio" While Voelker is hardly a mas
ter, his work on the violin is above the
ordinary, and the whole musical number
is quiet and restful.
Wally Risley and Joe Reno appear in
THE Effects Of Opium" which is rather
good.
Miss Una Clayton is a winsome little
lady and a clever actor, but has rather a
poor company assisting her in her pIav
Of His Local Color"
William uafC I'll
old jokes IN a mOnOlogue stunt bllt ev
planned to the audience that he is lust
here from New York and has not recov-
cred from cold contracted on the wav
across the country. The explanation was.
certainly, timely. '
The Garden City trio. O'NeaI brothers
and Walmsley, give some fairly good
singing and jokes that are entertaining.
The bill with the Painter company and
Signor Bernardo, is good and will lfkelv
draw big houses during the week. Both
seeing. 80