Walsh and Edward, man and woman of very youthful appearance, went over big and they deserved all credit. The couple could be classified as kids, for neither member appears over the voting age. They have a corking good dancing turn, the singing hardly measuring up. The make member sure can step.
Thames Brothers, an acrobatic team in neat white tights did well in the opening spot. The turn is away from the customary acrobatic offering, working slowly with hand to hand tricks, done while atop a specially built platform, the center of which revolved manipulated by the performers.
Menetti and Sedelli, comedy acrobats, opened the show in place of the programmed Mlle Nana. The comic of the pair wore spectacles or at least the shell rims. He pulled many nervy falls, topping them off with a somersault, landing flat on his back. This man also did the table fall at the close.
Ben Smith placed between Miss Wirth and the Masters and Kraft turn, went off to excellent returns. His confidential parlor car chatter drew some laughs though there was a bit too much familiar matter. When he flashed his tenor, however, he had things his own way. His use of “Sweetheart Blues” counted more for the medley worked in. But Smith showed a nifty lyric with “A Union of Our Own,” the lines being based on the labor federation idea.
Harry Bulger and Co. started after intermission. His “Seventy-Cent Review” registered nicely and won a flock of curtains. The act has been speeded in the working of the past few weeks. One point a bit inconsistent perhaps for the first time. It was when Bulger asked the “manager” how much the lower floor seats were the reply was “35 cents.” He then said he would take two of them to make up for the 70 cents owed him. In houses of this class the admission scale has long left the 35-cent level except for the upper regions.
Dave Kramer and Jack Boyle again showed their strength in the late spot. They registered with a bang regardless of the wealth of comedy ahead and easily copped a hit. There is one bit used that seems rather out of date. That is the letter from France (Field Martial-Court Martial). The bit has been done so often before that its value is nil. The house knew the point as soon as Kramer mentioned his “brother in France.”
[New Act] Xylophonists, 8 mins; one. Team that appears to be very much of the small time, judging from their manner of working and the selection they play. It is a man and woman duo and a pair of xylophones are placed on the stage for them to work on.
The man does practically all that is done. The routine has a fast number, an operatic selection, and then a few popular numbers of a couple of years ago. For small time they may be all right, but not in fast company in the better houses.
Then Yvette practically cleaned up for the bill. Her ruddy locks, inimitable violin playing, combined with her pert personality, won the audience. Her pair of boys who play and sing also scored, especially the one that handles the saxophone. At the conclusion of the act a speech was necessary.
The Innis Brothers, opening the second half, earned both laughs and applause, and with their advent the show began to look better. The boys at the finish proved to be the hit of the program thus far. They were the first act that really warmed the audience into like.
Jack Joyce, who followed earned sympathy applause at first, but later managed to interest the audience. He has an engaging smile and a pleasing personality. These two, with the dancing that he does with the crutch and his one remaining leg, earned him the applause he received.
