Henry Lewis

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There was but a few minutes at the opening end of the show that proved real vaudeville, and Henry Lewis, making his return to vaudeville in his former act, was entirely wasted as the closing act of the show. There seemed to be a lack of good judgment in placing Lewis in the final position, although it must be said that he held the house to a man with his foolery. The Lewis act is identically the same as it was prior to his deserting vaudeville and going into production work. He has the same dressing, and the only bit of the turn that is dropped is the scenery of the “Laugh Shop” with the giggle register. He sings poems, operas and “squidgulums,” and the audience howls. He dances and cuts up generally, and at the finish there was the usual speech, but the applause wasn’t strong enough for him to do a regular number after the act itself was finished. Had he been on a little earlier in the bill there is no doubt but that he would have walked away with the solid hit of the show, that much was indicated by the return that he got in the closing.

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