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Show . : t Orpheum's Latest Program Pleases First Nighters Like Rae Samuels Taw Vs ' THK booking agents seem to be gaining gain-ing a better idea of what local Ur-pheum Ur-pheum patrons desire In the wsy of ! entertainment, Judging from the new bill which opened an engagement last night to a fair sii-M audience. Krom the time the curtain first mlaed on "The Imps' I'lsyground" until It finally final-ly descended on (J onion a circus, the entire en-tire program was entirely satisfactory. Undoubtedly and without question the head 1 1 ne honors must be accord ed M I as Raa Hamueis, who is billed ss "The Hlue Htrak of Vaudeville." alias Samuels ia a hard worker who handles a varied. Una Of selections In a way that brought forth repeated encorea. Rae is dainty and refined, re-fined, but at the same time Is able to "put over" a line or two of spice In a manner Inoffensive. Khe Is ably assisted assist-ed at the piano by Mlas R. Walker. " Another act that "stopped the show" waa that offered "by IKignor Kriscoe, a vylophone player of no Utile ability. This affable young gentleman called for selections selec-tions from the house and played those requested. His rendition of "Humor -eeo, us" In ragtime won him a big hand. -Frances frllchurd, with Kdward Tier-ney Tier-ney and James Ionnely, worked hard for forty-five minutes In a delightful little art called "The I ance I uel. " Miss Frit chard proved herself a suple, dainty dancer of tha Interpretive type, while her two partners have a line of eccentric steps that are new. One of the spots on the bill there didn't seem to be much excuse for waa a sketch . billed ss "Moonlight Madness," lit which I was featured Beatrice Morgan supported by John Connery.-- "Moonlight MaJr,eas" la described in the program ss a comedy, but the piece Is entirely lacking la raeJ comedy and Willi the exception of the two persons nsmed as featured, the caat is very amateurish. - Flo Conroy and Edna Howard are a tem of melodious. mirth provoking maiajls. who last night rocked the house. One of the girls is a human bean pole, while the other Is well, "Just plump." U files of laughter were theirs. In "The Imps' I'lsyground." Perry Hramaa aa4 teas heal bar ed -sr eee wf tttf ficult things while balanced on the tops of unsupported ladders. These clever folks prove themselves masters of the balancing art. One of the real hits of the bill was Bobby Randall, who was programed aa the Me!odioua Mirthquake. Hobby haa been In the army and told a lot of thlnga he learned white there. Bobby was right as a lot of ex-service men In the house s 1 1 est ed last night by much v igorous laughter and equally vigorous applause. Hobby frnished -the only real laugn on the bill. Two ponfs, several dogs snd monkeys comprise (Gordon's Circus, which proved to be an aggregation of well trained animals ani-mals who went through a series of difficult dif-ficult stunts In record breaking- time. "KlnogTaiTis" snd "Topics of the Day" occupied their Usual spots on the bill and rounded out a very enjoyable program, which mna until Sunday night with matinees mati-nees dally. |