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Show THEATERS AT THE ALHAMBRA. There are at least two big surprises in store for local Hippodrome vaudeville vaude-ville patrons who did not see the show at the Alhambra theater yesterday. The first Is a young lady who calls herself Marie Dreams and possesses a baritone voice. The voice is high, low and medium and or smooth quality in all registers. Its possessor sings ballads and ragtime melodies with equal facility and her rendition ol "Dear Old Girl" at yesterday's performance per-formance was one of the rarest treats vaudeville lovers have enjoyed in several sev-eral years. The second surprise is the high class act presented by the Five Casting Cast-ing Campbells, four men and a young lady. One of the men is a funny "Bolivar" and his antics create much laughter. Tho troupe wasJ)rmerly with Ringling Brothers circus and presents pre-sents an aerial act equal, if not superior, super-ior, to any that has thus far been booked Tor vaudeville. Their feats are unusually daring and skllfull and the young lady in particular seems not to know tho meaning of fear. Gustave Guyer, a versatile pianist, is well received in several solos. Ho is a master technician and his selections selec-tions of classic music are well chosen to display his command of this branch of the art Vocal music and comedy are blended n three stock acts, each in a differ-ant differ-ant way Mumford and Thompson, a contra-ttenor and a droll, comedian who also possesses a good tenor voice, make a big hit with their singing and nonsense In a sketch called "A Nick el's a Nickel. Grundy and Lazza, are well received as the Chinaman and the Coon. Well and Jones are fine vocalists and they present a war act in song dialogue. A slack wire and unlcycle act presented pre-sented by the De Groffs makes a fine curtain raiser for the bill. AT THE ORPHEUM. A strong combination of vaudeville acts, one of tlie strongest of the season, sea-son, was presented at the Orpheum theater last night. The show Is headlined by a tabloid musical comedy. "The Girls From the Orient," tho company being composed of three male and two female prln- girls. Individually and collectively their singing is good, the leading lady, the baritone and tenor having exceptionally excep-tionally good voices. The comedy Is richly staged and lavishly costumed, tho costumes worn by the ladles being be-ing not at all Immodest. Tho score contains somo excellent solos, duets and ensembles and tho act, on the whole. Is a fine treat. Four young women, the Portia sisters, sis-ters, win second honors with the most pretentious contortion and equili-bristle equili-bristle act that has yet been seen in Ogden. The act is entirely new and original and In every feat tho sisters display remarkable strength and muscular mus-cular control. They received enthus iastic appiause. A fine comedy treat Is given In the sketch, "Every Day in the Year," which is acted In a highly satisfactory satisfac-tory manner by Leo Morgan and Beryl Gray. A clever and pretty protege of Mrs. Alexander Pantages, billed as "Naomi", "Nao-mi", the dancing violinist, wins instant in-stant favor, putting the audience in a dancing mood with ragtime selections selec-tions and then charming it into rapt stillness with Schumann's "Traumerll" and kindred compositons. Harry La Toy is far from being the worst Jug-1 gler in the world as the program indicates. in-dicates. He combines unusual skill with the rubber balls, hats and other things with good comedy patter and his efforts ef-forts are well received. John Burke Is one of the oddest comedians that has been seon here in months and Mae Burke makes a fine foil for him. Their sketch "The Ragtime Soldier" is a "scream."' |