Pat Rooney and Marion Bent
Open in 2 special. Close in 1. Time 17. A new singing, talking and dancing skit entitled, “At The News Stand.” Bright and sparkling throughout. Rooney’s dancing is, of course, the big feature. He scored a great hit.
M’lle Dazie
2 men, 4 women. Presenting “L’Amour de L’Artist.” Open in 2 special. Close F.S. special interior. An artistic triumph in pantomime. One of the greatest offerings in vaudeville. Splendidly presented. Dazie does a little dancing.
Brown & Ayer
2 men. Time 26. In 1. The singing of one man is excellent, unique and makes a big hit. Their comedy is musty and amateurish. They have taken lines from about twenty vaudeville acts and stung them together. The act should be cut down at least 10 minutes this eliminating the boresome “junk.”
Fredricka Raymond Trio.
2 men, 1 woman. Special in 3, close in 1. Time 22. Singing familiar operatic selections. The act went well in spite of the fact that the voices do not blend in the best shape imaginable. Costuming very fine.
Harlan Knight & Co.
2 men, 1 woman. Time 24. Presenting “The Chalk Line.” This is a rural New England sketch presented in a special interior. The name is taken from a long standing feud between two occupants of a store which they have divided by a chalk line. The humor is brisk and funny and the acting well done.
Musical Johnstons
Time 16. 2 men, 1 woman. In 1. Highly artistic xylophonist. They produce real music. A big hit.
Ned Norton
Time 10. In 1. Black face singing monologist. Rather amateurish. Just got by.
Inza and Lorella
2 men, clown comedy makeup. Time 10. Comedy acrobatic leapers, tumblers. They have much great material—all of which is novel. They could hold down a much harder spot.
Frank Kennan and Co.
Mr. Keenan, a finished comedian, offered his sketch “The Actor and the Count”. The sketch did not seem to go very well on the opening performance, but in the evening pleased the audience thoroughly, and held them to the end. It offers Mr. Kennan considerable opportunity to display his ability in comedy, French character and melodrama. He took advantage of all opportunities and was well assisted by Miss Frances Fontaine and Kate Long. Full stage, 27 minutes.
Johnson, Davenport and Lorello
Acrobatic comedians who appear as “Two Foot-Ball Players and a Farmer” indulge in considerable knock-about comedy, the feature of which was some rapid and very rough work on a triplet of suspended parallel bars, which put the audience in a hilarious mood. On their being called back by repeated encores Johnson offered some ludicrous horse play in the way of burlesque imitations which were very funny. The act was one of the distinct hits of the bill. Full stage, closing in one. 18 minutes.