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Show Theatres AT THE ORPHEUM Tbf most sincerely enthusiastic applause ap-plause that, has greeted a performance of any kind in vaudeville at the Orpheum Or-pheum theatre this season was accorded accord-ed last night to a young lady of whole-sonjf whole-sonjf appearance who accomplishes some wonderful feats of athletic skill and daring, as the star of the headline act The act is that of the WJrth family, fam-ily, circus bareback riders, and the girl is but one of a group of six, three men and three women, all of whom participate in the performance. Three beautiful percheron horses and a cir CUS ring that extends to the footlights form the stage whereon the pertorm-ance pertorm-ance la iven. One of the women acts as ring master and the other two open the act with a pretty duet, with one, of the horses as the object of their serenade. Then follows a performance in which some comedy is intermixed with thrills, most of the latter beinc caused by the sensational riding of the young lady referred to previously. Had not this act have been of such superlative merit, headline honors could have been well given to Yerna Bfei lerean and George McCormack. who present, with the assistance of Fred LaForrest, a classic dancing act j This is called "A Romance of Old' Egypt" and is performed in panto-; mime. Miss Mersereau was last seen I at the Orpheum as co-star with Princess Prin-cess Athena in a similar act last fall. Physically, she is wonderfully perfect.! and her dancing is a feast for persons versed in ancient terpsichorean lore. Her lines in different poses of the dance are true and her arm work is that of a finished arUst. She is also an accomplished pan torn lmisl and adds meanful touches to the illustration ot' the Egyptian tale with excellent fa-'ri;l fa-'ri;l expression. Mr. McCormack is an admirable partner for Mi a Mersereau. po-se.ssing a tall and symmetrical physique phy-sique and well perfected classic danc ins technique The dancing of both was warmly applauded by yesterday s Orpheum audiences, several curtain calls following the climax act There is" also a mule quartet on the bill thi we.-k and :ih usual with an aggregation of the Kind it "stops" ihe show. The boys are genuine negro I jubilee singers, "The Exposition Four, " and their melodies nre all well chosen in theme ;md rich in harmony They responded to numerous encore calls. Hip Raymond, a noted vaudeville ' and circus clown, opens the show with an act not all new, but all funny, i ' Hip" is a daredevil in his way and a remarkably clever tumbler and novelty dancer. His bit of entertainment yesterday yes-terday was heartily enjoyed. The Jungle Man Monk, a simian about the size of "Jeff," almost proves I the Darwinian theory. He smokes I cigarettes as though he had tho habit, j rides a bicycle, roller skates and does I other interesting things that proves his possession Of remarkable animal intelligence "Big" Herbert ?nd Homer Dennis act in rather inane fashion, depending on the former's avordupois to win the laughs Herbert springs surpri-' at the conclusion of the act. |