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Show AT THE ORPHEUM. The Pantagcs circuit is offering at the Orpheum theatre this week, quite the most sensational vaudeville that has yet been shown at its local house and. unusually daring, though some of the acts may be, everybody seemed to like them. The big sensations are the Princess Nana an East Indian "Nautch" dancer and a comedy called 'The Haberdashery," while a 'singing 'sing-ing parson"' and a genuinely funny blackface comedian may be classed as among the unusuals A pair of character char-acter comedians andia trio of cyclists complete the program and, being acceptably ac-ceptably proficient, do not detract from its merit The cyclists, known as the Rondas Trio, open the bill and set a good pace, with regard to finished work, for the acts to follow. The trio consists con-sists of a man and two women and there seems to bo no trick In the line of expert cycling that thoy havo uot mastered. For good measure, they stage a Spanish dance number, two being on bicycles and this, as well as their other work, Is heartily applauded. ap-plauded. Dew and Dew, the comedy duo in sailor costume, follow the cyclists. Thoy present something now in the form of a couple of song dialogues dia-logues cleverly composed of partB of present and past popular songs, with a few extra phrases thrown in, and cause much laughter. Princess Nana is next on the bill and the audience oxpectantly readB an explanation of the "Nautch" dance thrown on a motion picture screen, which precedes her appearance The East Indian dancer Is lithe of body and her dance causes the audience to gasp virtually throughout all Its undulations. un-dulations. At Its conclusion, Princess Nana was accorded hearty applause, but wisely foregoes an encore. Tho unusual "blackface" comedian is Harry Van Fossen who carries off an brand-now monologue In a manner that places him almost alono as a burn cork entertainor. Ho is irresistibly irresist-ibly funny, whether singing, dancing or talking and Wb efforts are thoroughly thor-oughly appreciated. Dressed as though ho just stepped from tho pulpit, Rev. Frank G. Gorman, Gor-man, tho "singing parson," follows Von Fossen and sings "The Lost Chord'" with a depth of expression and rich tone coloring that makes tho audience seem to forget all else but tho song Pie also sings "I Hear You Calling Me," "Mother Machree," "When Irish Byes Are Smiling,'" and the audience aud-ience being loth to let him go. The "parson" possesses a finely cultivated tenor voice which, coupled with clear enunciations, makes his singing a genuine treat. "Tho Haberdashery" proves an excellent ex-cellent vehicle for Harrington Reynolds Rey-nolds to display his ability as a character char-acter comedian and a company of seven young ladies to display the outlines out-lines of their forms, as living models. The latter display, however, causes the audience to gasp for the second time, but only briefly, and the comedy goes on. The stage setting, "business," "busi-ness," libretto and music of "The Haberdashery" are combined with artistic ar-tistic finesse to make the sketch tho newest, funniest and most enjoyed vaudeville playlet of Its type that has yet been sent to tho city. Reynolds Is a clever comedian and there- is no fault to find with his support. oo - |