Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS,
Eva Tansuay's volcanic Vaudeville"
Places Big HOUSE at the Odeon.

Eva Tansuay's "voeanie Vaudeville"
Places Big House at the odson.
| "Egotistical Eva" Tanguay and her
company Of star vaudeville performers.
IN Eva's own conception of volcanic
| vaudeville" entertained a large audi
ence at the Odeon Sunday evening. It
| was EVa's first appearance in this city
since she has become known as
! vaudeville's greatest favorite." Miss
! 1ansuay appeared here as Prince Flor.
incl in Palmer Cox's The Brownies.
seventeen or eighteen years ago, when
she was more sprightly and less rotund
OF person. Her last local appearance,
! prior to last evenings engagement.
! was IN the all-star cast of The Chan
] erons' as Phrosia, the girl detective, in
| 1902, when she was associated with
| Waiter Jones. Joe Miron, Trxie Fri.
! ganza. and other luminaries OF the
/ musical comedy stage.
When Eva refers to her vaudeville
! offering a s volcanic" she puts 1t mild
~. She has her own peculiar way of
appealing TO her admirers, and no one
can describe her methods better than
! she herself in her songs Just Give an
| Imitation Of Me- '.Egotistical Eva.
! I'd Like to Give You Something You
Never Had Before and the world
/ famed Il Don't Care
Miss Tanguay made three appear
ances in the course OF the evenings
| entertainment. but her first. in which
! she sang the ditties mentioned. was by
| far the best She introduced four song
| numbers in her own inimitable way,
with change Of costume for each.
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| Of note as the star herself. They are
designed a Ia Tanguay, and are not
constructed with any intent to cover
any personal grace OF the daring LADY
which would add TO her success if left
exposed.
Her first appearance was the signal
for a greeting such as few stars re-
ceive. and her success in her song
| numbers was such as to dispel doubt
in the mind of the sAeptic as to the
$4,000 week salary that Eva is said
to have once commanded for a New
York appearance. Her numbers are
written solely for her. and no one else
could sing tten-and get by" But
| Miss Tanguay not only gets by but
m axes the audience long for more.
| Miss Tanguay's second appearance.
f, in the much heralded Tanguay version
/ of Salome. was much less convincing.
| The dance. robbed of much of its
! naughtiness. is unlike anything con.
ceIved by Oscar Wilde, or Strauss, or
any Of the many dancers who have es-
sayed to wiggle thru the contortions OF
the daughter of Herodias for the pleas
! ure of King Herod. 1t is typically
Tanguarian. and apparently was de-
signed more because Of the opportunity
it offered Miss Tanguay TO display her
perfect figure, ihan to permit her to
reveal her terps!chorean ability. 1t was
short Of dance, scant Of raiment, and
much of Eva. 1t must be said of Miss
Tanguay, however, that she was
clothed. She was unencumbered by
the seven wells but she did not appear
in the traditional Salome costume. The
| explanation is necessary owing to the
wide interest Of those who were SO un-
fortunate as to have missed the per-
! permance.
; The tango Ia Tanguay was the fea-
ture Of the stars last appearance. In
this she was assisted by Lawrence
Beck. a graceful dancer. who assisted
| in making the offering quite attractive.
| While Miss Tanguay is the star, and
| is entitled to all the praise that she re-,
! ceives, she divided attention with
Johnny Ford, clever comedian and
| one Of the best dancers on the vaude-
vile stage. Mr.. Ford was for many
years identified with the Four Dancing
| Fords, but at present he is Mr.. Eva
| Tanguay, having married the star last
, summer Ford has been i'll for week
or more and worked last evening under
| difficulties. He was ably assisted by
Roy Barton at the piano. Mr.. Barton
is Miss Tanguay's director. and con-
| ducts an excellent special orchestra
| which enhances the merit of the per-
1 Torrance materially.
Chief among the other offerings was
the Nichols Nelson Troupe OF hoop
rollers and diabolo manipulators. The
act was the best Of its kind ever seen
here. Another feature of the program
| was the Desmond Gallagher players IN
the dramatic sketch Live Wires. M
The Gougets, novelty musicians. VINO
opened the program, were also good. 4
| feature of their act was the INTRODUCES
ton of twenty-foot bass horn. Weber.
Beck and Frazer. "the college enter
tanners" and Walton and Brandt, the
| a1Sn nloage0.