Time 20. Work mostly F.S. Palace, close for a few minutes in 1. They are fine eccentric dancers and some of their clown comedy is excellent. However they have large portions which are silly and not at all funny. Toward the end they wearied the audience considerably.
1 man, 7 girls. F.S. special. Scenery in terrible condition. Time 19. The girls are unattractive and dance none too well. Burke does a little good work. This is a new act and somewhat of an improvement over the last Burke offering, but it can hardly be said to be first class.
In 1. Time 19. Song and dance skit call, “After the Shower.” Neat and bright work throughout. The girl is very pretty and clever.
3 men. Time 15. Special back drop, race track scene. Rather talky. No action at all. Acting poor. A neat touch of sentiment at the close which gets the only hand of the piece.
4 men. Time 14. In 1. Good singers. Comedy rather stale, coped after Empire comedy four.
In 2. Time 7. Contortionist, ground and pedestal work. Good work with frequent applause.
3 men, 2 woman and Gabriel. “Little Tommy Tucker.” Here is an act that we have spent much money in advertising as now. We have been lead [sic] to believe that Gabriel had something new. It is precisely the same thing in plot, lines and situations as “Auntie’s Visit” which we played some months ago, the only change being in the fact that Gabriel does not wear a “Buster Brown” costume. This unintended misrepresentation on our part will undoubtedly injure business. Not that the act is without merit, but all our patrons know it by heart.
In 1. Time 6. A young Italian singer with a “double voiced Tenor.” He sings like a high soprano and the descends rapidly to baritone. His voice has been excellently trained. Somewhat of a novelty.
2 men, 1 woman. F.S. Interior. “Politics and Petticoats.” Time 18. Rather novel plot well acted. Met an average reception from the audience.
Open C.D.F. Close in 1. Time 17. An old style set in which the men do a lot of varied work and none of it very well. They just “get by” with much of their material. Instrumental, dances, songs and comedy. A series of rapid changes form a feature.
