At the afternoon performance they went very bad and left the stage without a hand. Their selections are bad and poorly delivered. At the evening performance they went a little better. It would be a good idea to give them a vacation for a couple of year [sic]. 17 minutes in one.
This young lady did not go as strong as before probably due to the members of the think intellect society or her routine of songs of which are rather quiet and the others are rather ancient. They treated her very kindly however, giving her some little applause. The recitation on her finish lets her down rather quiet. However, she closed to fairly good applause. Fourteen Minutes in one.
Compelled to have this man open in one, then full stage, can close in one, which I suppose disorganized his routine. However, his act seemed to be interesting, His work is the regular routine matter of acts of this kind. Received some scattered applause with a fairly good hand on the finish. Eighteen minutes in all.
Only need repeat the previous criticism. This woman is the greatest artist in the profession today. Her reception was tremendous and she was compelled to bow for quite a while before they would allow her to sing. Every seat in the house including the box chairs were sold at both performances before the doors opened with four rows standing on both floors. The sale is tremendous all week and promises to be a record breaker. Miss Tanguay sang seven songs with a recitation on the finish. Compelled to take six bows and make three speecheswith [sic] the audience yelling from all parts of the house. Twenty minutes in one.
Assisted by Mai Sturgia Walker. Clive works in full dress while the woman makes a very neat appearance. Does a few tricks in magic with the assistance of a boy in the audience. Manages to scor [sic] some good strong laughs. Fully capable of holding a better position. Fifteen minutes in two. Can work in one.
Presenting the one-act play ‘As A Man Sows.’ Big advance applause on Mr. Hilliard’s entrance with a little recognition for the elaborate setting. Although the playlet was presented across town some time ago, he held them until the finish, which was very strong. Compelled to take several bows and make a short speech. 26 minutes, full stage.
Presenting the comedietts ‘A Shine Flirtation.’ Quite a novel idea consisting mostly of singing. Both have excellent voices. Considering that the entire program contains a great deal of music, they negotiated this place in good shape securing several curtain-calls with a good round of applause. With the field all to themselves they would have gone much stronger. Twenty minutes, full stage.
A man and woman making a very neat appearance in a series of equilibristic stunts which are very ordinary. The strongest part if the act is a sand dance on the hands in one which gives them tremendous applause necessitating several bows. Nine minutes, close in one about one minutes.
In the one-act farce ‘It’s Up To You, William.’ The company remains the same as when presented crosstown. This act did not go as well as expected, the edge being taken off on account of their appearance in the neighbourhood a few weeks ago. Received quite a number of laughs in spots. Twenty-eight minutes full stage.
In her own creation the Mimic Miniature Stage. Miss Rice presents the same characters as before with a few new impersonations. The William Jennings Bryan impersonation with the assistance of the orchestra was a knockout. The act seemed to die shortly after and became tiresome. Will try to persuade her to dispose of some weaker characters. Twenty-five minutes in two.
