Show j PLAYS AND PLAY PEOPLE I Varied led Bill Bill al nt the About the second week of the season season sea sea- son the Orpheum presented a ven yen with a congre congregation atlon of or papier macho fI figures and a n. rath rather r dexterous fingering cring of them coincident with his pro pronouncing the words the they were supposed to lo say Remembering that Orpheum people Ja lat last t night nigh viewed alarm tIme the very ery first firs turn on the program And Anel h he fooled them O. O M. M 1 Mitchell Is an art art- 1st lIe He smiles and all looks fairly at al the hu audience while his bogus Jogus boy Is talking talking talk talk- ing lug and anel if anyone saw sas- sasa a u movement of the Mitchell lips he may come to the box ox office an and get gel his mone money back Bu Ru he will have to lo bring the Iho rest o ot of the nu audience io prove It For Mitchell l Is II a genius whore the earlier curlier man was simply clever By ily the WO way Mr MV Mitchell was wm a atrain atrain atrain train dr dispatcher in the old days of the Rio Grande Crande Western at tit Marshall Pass Pas where a good gooel many fine CIne men were slain the Santa Ranta Fe and anti the Jim Rio Grande argued out oui the Iho question as to I which of or them was best entitled lothe lu to luthe the right night or of way He lie le acquired a bullet bulle or two and ancl carries one of or them yeL yet But Dut he Is a heap more moru entertaining than Ihan were were the people who sho him up Her Herbert crt Medley Is an Irishman wh who sings the son songs s of the old oM sod soel In a acry avery very cry captivating captivating- baritone and a vcr very profound bass He lie won and received the applause of oC the artl artist t appreciated for or there was wa merit as well as fair fal irr cl In Ill t Mm work ork he essayed But Bul tile the bl big thing thinS of the evening Is la Miss Nita Allen and her company in the Tragedy of or a Sleeping Car Mr 11 Rodolph perpetuates the days ays of oC the thc railroad pass nn and travels as a n di dl- dl rector Miss lIss Allen also ith a pas travels a as the wife of the director It Il happens pens the they wanted wante to go on tn W tue Pullman conductor conduct conduct- some me train and ami the 01 or could coul do no less than give gl them the one st stateroom All 11 the rest were taken taleen They never ne had hael seen each other 1 An And the complications ar armade are made the thc most of or while the tho train trail speeds on It ends by Jy their marrying and amid being given In marriage n. n luck lucky preacher having having- been resurrected from one of the chair chah cars where he wa was vas allowed allowe to ride on his half fare ticket The Tho whole turn Is Immensely funny runn It is novel no absolutely And that thai Is a afine fine thing In in this season of oC the tho yea yeat when chestnuts arc ripe Edith Edilh Helena Helenn the marvelous Am Amerlean Amerlean Amer Amer- rIcan r- r lean Ican soprano as the advertisementS advertisement f say a followed and she must mul have o comin conic como in on the prestige of the thc palace ca caShe car She lacks as much of or being tIle the Amer- Amer AmerIcan Ican lean soprano as as does oes Lena formerly a i cook cool in Chicago But Lena it Is not nol since Lena could sing sing- The hc Pullman car also accounted for foru u good gooel deal of the applause which was wa accor accorded eel the Four American Trum Trum- s. s There are four In the compan com com- pan pany and they the disappoint rather sady sad sad- sadly ly y until they the come orne to lo the xylophone quartet in which the four foum American hammer hemmer all th tine patriotic pies airs of ur the time day out of a a. variety of or In Instruments insi in- in si en rn en Is Last on the tho bill before the really clever cleer r for for this week Is week Is the Brothers Damm Their relation Is Isa Isa Isa a stage stae secret It II Is generally boH believed cd thc they hey are brothers In the tine same sarno lo lodge ge They he look It But nut they are good oo In acrobatics nevertheless There Is no furniture for them and no accessories hey Vhey are he show while the stage Is accorded them An Ant And there has not nol been a better etter turn in athletics at the Orpheum since It opened Its doors than they present One o of the brothers broth irs ers rs Is Js a three pound man Th The other oiher will Wol Weigh h about half that thal I sum And they have havo devised new an and slur The Orpheum was filled to lo the Iho doors la last t night and the Ow applause showed shoved that the people liked I the the- work worle from beginning t. t lo to end whether the critic does oes or on not It H Is fair full to give Director and his hiM orchestra full tull credit for their vcr very flue fine rendition of the Hungarian Ul Lust- Lust spiel pel the tho later laler a number of selections from rom The TIme Prince o of It Is is as niwa always s a n feature of the lie Orpheum lIm entertainment 0 Time The Holy 1101 City This Is undoubtedly the strongest strong drama elrama that will vili visit the Grand this season seaMon and amI the pIa play lovers In general will appreciate th the efforts of or Manager Cox that will ena enable le him to lo give them such a n. theatrical treat This production tion is branded a a. success b by both press and auth clergy It Is a matter mailer to lo tell lell which character is most clate One moment the thc audience Is held spell spellbound hound by ly the deep feeling of the character of ot John the Baptist In the n next by y the clever work In the rol role of the loving but vengeful Salome The bold and auth no noble lc declaration declara tion of oC Marlus Manlus Tho realistic portrayal portray portray- al of or a mothers mother's love lo by Eliza Elizabeth eth tho the mol mother her of or John The rhe child chillI like Innocence mao Inno cence conoe and penitence of or the Iho outcast Mary Iary Magdalene alene rhe The costumes scenery and mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- effects are spectacular and anel attractive the time transformation s scene ene th the Insurrection and the gates gales of or the New Jerusalem are arc beautiful in the extreme Mahara's Maharas Minstrels l a compan company com corn pan pany of 30 people open a a. three nights nights' onga engagement nt at the time Grand Gram on Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day duy evening with a on SatU Sat Sat- U rd a y J. J Lj Lyric i Ic Scores Success q q The Winning Hand Hanel as produced by the Lyric Stock company has scored coleel an unqualified and proves pro conclusively conclusively con coni- elusively that talent and anel popular prices will dra draw big audiences In this city That Thai the Iho opening opening- week was ns pleasing to lo tho those e who attended v as evidenced c by Jy the mighty Increasing audiences This weeks week's production productions Is s a melodrama ramn brim full tull of comedy comeI from Crom start starl to lo finish fin nn- I ish h with several se thrilling situations and amid when played by br such a clever all round roun company It becomes Intensely Intense intense- ly Iy interesting and deserving of the liberal patronage u It receives This piece runs rum all nil week Including Wednesday Wed Sed nc day matinee |