20 minutes, full stage. Interior. In ‘David Carrick on the Art of Acting.’ I think Mr. Dixey’s sketch is one of the worst that I have ever seen. During the sketch he introduces the very over-done ‘learning to act’ which is done very poorly. If it were not for the ability of Mr. Dixey it would be a pitiful affair. The act is not going with our patrons and I have not heard one word of praise for it during the entire week.
Operatic selections. 10 minutes in one. This is a very young girl not over 18 years of age and is a far better singer than acts that we pay twice that figure. She has been going very big with our patrons here and I feel sure she would do fully well on a return.
25 minutes, full stage. Five colored people – 3 men and 2 women, Singing, dancing and talking. This act goes very big for about 15 minutes but hurt the act the balance of the time they were on the stage. If they were doing about 15 or 16 minutes I think it would be a great act. It is very rough and we had to tone it down considerable [sic]. If they were allowed to do as they please it would be positively filthy.
Singing and talking sketch. 17 minutes, interior. Full stage. The singing in this act is very fair- much better than the usual run of the three a day acts, but the talking is something awful and should be cut out. With the talking out this act would do very well for three shows.
10 minutes, full stage-wood. Introducing three people, two horses and a cart. This act is away from the usual run of horse acts, consisting mostly of bareback riding. It is without a doubt the best horse act that we have played.
16 minutes, special set. This is a comedy acrobatic act introducing dancing doll. Owing to the hard work of the people in this act they just about get away. I do not consider that they have any talent with the exception of one man who is a fairly good acrobat.
12 minutes in one. This act is going very badly with the exception of about two minutes in which they do some rough dancing. The act very much like amateurs. The costumes look very bad and it is a question in my mind whether or not the act will ever make good.
25 minutes in three, interior. Demonstrated by Prof. Rugg. This act does not seem to be helping our business and it is a question with us whether it is a good thing to put in a vaudeville show. The act, of course, is very quiet and really tiresome to the majority of our patrons. We have the orchestra play a little music all the way through the act which, I think, helps it considerable.
