Open C.D.F. Close in 1. 2 men/black face comedy and Blanche Davenport. Time 25. Good singing/fair comedy, and a little excellent instrumental music. The audience appeared to be well pleased throughout, but the act would be greatly improved if about ten minutes shorter and the horse play cut out.
In 4. Time 19. 3 women, men. Special interior trolley car. The comedy consists in the various characters getting into the car after which a series of free-for-alls are pulled off in rapid succession. This act is very noisy and has a lot of good fun in it, but mostly on slap-stick order. It’s clean and undoubtedly made good, but nothing very big in its success.
F.S. Plain black background. Time 14. Seven girls, two men. An eccentric conception, with characters dressed entirely in white, with sudden disappearance, much like magic. Girls all good looking and shapely. The strong features are the acrobatics of Rosalia and Hilarion Coballes and the ‘skeleton’ dance toward the close which is highly effective.
F.S. Special. Time 18. 8 girls and Catherine Bunn, prima donna. William Cripps, the hero, comedian and whatever is necessary. Girls are fair lookers. Miss Bunn has beautiful voice. Scenery has seen better days. The act, however, runs with a lot of snap and ginger, and the costume (many changes) are pretty. People liked it. The novelty is [sic] a dainty system of electric lights.
(Edith Conrad and Edmund Gorman.) C.D.F. Time 28. Close in 1. This is a slap stick, knockabout act with Simms tumbling about the stage most of the time. But in general it is funny and had the audience screaming most of the time. There are some spots when in gets pretty raw.
3 men, 7 women. Time 32. Open in 4 special school room set. Close in 1. Wilbur enters the class room of a female seminary and disguising himself as a girl, becomes a pupil. His comedy, while clean, is very much a la burlesque house and he yells it out at the top of his lungs. But most of the audience appeared to like it. The singing of the girl quartette is artistic and much appreciated. Too long.
F.S. Special. Time 18. 8 girls and Catherine Bunn, prima donna. Willian Cripps, the hero, comedian and whatever else is necessary. Girls are fair lookers. Miss Bunn has beautiful voice. Scenery has seen better days. The act, however, runs with a lot of snap and ginger, and the costume (many changes) are pretty. People liked it. The novelty is a dainty system of electric lights.
F.S. time 13. The horse is the whole show and saves Rossi’s bad comedy from pickling the act. A woman also has a little to do. ‘Emir’ holds the people in their seats in great shape, in spite of the lateness of the hour (4.50 P.N.) The horse plays several instruments with apparent understanding, and puts on one or two comedy stunts such a smiling and laughing and knocking Rossi about the stage. It’s a great animal feature.
Assisted by Billee Taylor (who sits with the orchestra and sings one song well.) In one, time 21. Miss Mayhew is funny. She sings character songs perfectly, has keen comedy talk, and her impersonation get away from the cut and dried. She was the big hit of the show, which is ‘going some’ this afternoon. The audience apparently couldn’t get enough of her. One of the few comediennes that come up to the advance billing.
3 men, 1 woman, 1 male assistant. F.S. Palace. Time 15. A great wire act with many exclusive features. The Holloways ride bicycles, turn hand springs and cake walk on the wire. They have many other skillful tricks which are highly appreciated by the audience. A very strong act.
