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“the London Johnnie” This man is A.A.1., and will command two hundred dollars with two shows if he proceeds to prove the good like this and gets a reputation. His line of songs is absolutely the brightest and best we have heard in a long time, and he sings them in a style entirely his own. He sang five songs, the audience not seeming willing to let him go. Fine figure, dresses faultlessly, and is a born entertainer of high rank. He should be nailed for a long contract at once. Three of his songs, “That’s the worst of being so beastly well connected,” “The Balloon song” and “Say no more about it,” are absolute winners, winning immense applause. Here is one of the rare men whom you can bill to the limit and he will make good. Had the gallery whistling with every song. A genuine surprise.
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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 4-September 9, 1907