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Show I JH With the First-Nighters IWlSIHHE The Orpheum is not the dreary place we left llvHjflH it -when the blossoms came. The cold gray walls ' nSHI 8 and garish pillars have been transformed with " -'ilaflHi I rosy tints and flecks of gold, and the attractive ' '.IriBK I environments seem to have had the desired effect ' ShI I on both the audience and the performers, for the 7iynfii i I applause of the former and the work of the latter "f9H I i wore rightly significant of the merit of the show. ''OHH 1 There is not a thing in the opening bill at the 'jjH j Orpheum to criticise adversely. It is a great '"ivH ! entertainment this initial exhibit at the vaude- ' xfljjB I ville house for the season of 190G-07. Bryan and 'MMH I Nadine start things off at a lively clip. There '$wmmmm, are some poisons who do not believe these clever ilnHW I people are really made of rubber, but they are i EB 1 v good hard rubber, which apparently will not punc- ' VipflBjB' I ture. They bounce in the air higher than trust Rj PwfnH prices, originating enough new turns in their ele- B rMEHH vated positions to put any self-respecting ether Mm ifSBBt George Lavender follows them, and a big Wm ' Jl9IHl laugh follows him. George has a lot of trouble as Bra IMnfl a strcot car conductor. Most of it is with a lady In ttBmBt lie describes as a daughter of the revolution (her PHI f IgBBBBI father runs a merry-go-'round). "Do you allow Ml AHRBffi drunken people on this car?" she asks, and he Hi " ''hHh replies: "Never mind; no one will notice you." BH v ''WfflM "Which end of the car shall I get out of?" she mm ilBH asks. "It doesn't matter; both ends stop," he EB 1. ''ri'lmHBffi replies. There is more of this and a good dance. HQ !&wHHh Ztiska and King have a comedy turn mixed up Bnl V'fjHH with a magical performance. The magic is good, HB fP.lfiffflj and the crockery breaking specialty is realistic to fill ' SbE Macart's dogs and monkeys do as many other , i gHR similar collections, also introducing some simian K ' laraB' ! The Majestic Trio, crow colored singers and MB ' dancers, dance well and sing better, without re- Gartelle Brothers have an act called "Skatorlal Rollerism" and it is a wonder. The buck and wing dancing they indulge in on the pivotal pedals is remarkable, and they are responsible for a glorious finish to as clever a performance as the Orpheum ever furnished. je jz jz It is to be hoped that Mr. Weihe will refrain-from refrain-from the classics while playing at a vaudeville house. Not that most people do not appreciate it, but they go to the Orpheum to be jollied up, and the music can help a lot. A little rag-time, please, professor. dt Jt JZ CASINO. Some strange and novel ideas regarding the conducting of a "Courtship in Japan," were interpreted inter-preted very cleverly by the Zinn Travesty com pany, which opened a limittd engagement at the Casino on Monday evening. The Zinn show is all go. There isn't a lazy person in the entire cast, and none who do not seem to enjoy the performance fully as well as the audience. And that moans a lot to the people In front. The chorus is well dressed, well groomed, and looks well fed, all of which is an asset in the proper production of shows- of this character. It has, too, the sparkle of originality, where many others are so prone to copy, and" "despite occasional conversations wherein there is length rather than brilliancy, the shows is replete with good music and dancing. The "Spooning" song with the up-side-down dance was easily the feature of the performance. "The Telephone Exchange" is the bill for next week. One of the features of this will be the "Mother Goose" song, sung by Sadie Ainsley. During Dur-ing the action of this the chorus girls ride on Drooms to the moon. Another feature will be the competitive cakewalk, in which the chorus IP!M8raj8raMraMrallraWra1 will step some for the cake, which will be donated do-nated by the generous "management at the end of the week. Cad Prank's impersonation of the Bowery gfri singing "He's Me Pal," is also on the program. jz jZ "BLUE JEANS AT THE GRAND. Indiana, the state from which so much has been drawn by both poet and playwright, gave Joseph Arthur the gist of his idea& for his rural comedy-drama, "Blue Jeans," and this state Is never wanting in material. The piece deals with love and politics and is handled in the author's best style. Mr. Arthur went to the scene and diligently studied the character and conditions of the peo-pie peo-pie he wished ' to portray. He is a remarkable observer of character, and his delineations are true to nature. He handles the politicians in his own element and portrays the local "Hons" in this field with a dexterity that wins the auditor from, the first rise of the curtain. Miss Harper, who Is the heroine in "Blue Jeans," is as conscientious a student of the char-acter char-acter as the author. Her portrayal of June Is said to be perfect. In "Blue Jeans," Miss Harper has ample opportunity oppor-tunity to display her talents. jZ jZ jit "CORALIE." "Coralie," the story of a woman with a past who masquerades under the name of Madame Du Bois in order to conceal her real identity, and arrange a good marriage for her son, who labors under the impression that his mother is dead, was the opening bill presented by the well-balanced stock company playing at, the Grand theater. Georgie Harper as "Coralie" gave a most excellent ex-cellent rendition of the difficult part, and she was ably assisted by Joseph DItreck, who played Captain Danial, and Walter Newman whose Mont-joi Mont-joi was particularly pleasing. Mr. Harper as Beauchamp was strong in his interpretation of the attorney in the case, and Miss Fredericks as Edith Godfrey was graceful and sweet in manner, though more on the order of a clinging vine than a young lady deeply in love in the middle of August. Mr. Howard as- Godfrey was a great bore, due more to his lines-, however, than to his own efforts. ef-forts. As a whole, the performance was well worth seeing. 5 jz jZ From the following list, it Is easy to see that we are not going to have a very dismal season theatrically. In fact the promises for the months to come are almost inspiring. Here is a partial chronicle of what will appear: "Education of Mr. PIpp," Fay Templeton, "The Free Lance," "Lion and the Mouse," "Checkers," Maxlne Elliott. "Noah's Ark," "Comin' Thro the Rye," "Girl and the Bandit," Clay Clement, William Collier, "The Umpire," English Grand Opera Company, Nance O'Neill, Olga Nethersole, "Just Out of College," Frank Daniels, "The Virginian," Florence Roberta, W. H. Crane, "Toast of the Town," Mclntyre & Heath, "Babes in Toyland," "The College Widow," Ezra Kendall, John Drew, Raymond Hitchcock, "Mrs. Wiggs in the Cabbage Patch," Viola Allen, Maude Adams, "The Bishop's Carriage," "Message from Mars," "Arizona," "Man on the Box," "Royal Chef," Neil Burgess, "Peggy from Paris," "Heir to the Hoorah," "Maid and the Mummy," "Yankee Consul," "Raffles," "Buster Brown," "Sultan of Sulu," "County Chairman," Quincy Adams Sawyer, Saw-yer, George Primrose, "Sis Hopkins," "Sergeant Kitty," James, O'Neill, "Under Southern Skies," : "Rollicking Girl," "Dorothy Vernon," Murray and j Mack, Al. G. Field, Lew Dockstader. ! |