12 Mins. “Two” and “One.”
Male and female combination both with trained voices in a straight operatic repertoire. Excellent voices the woman a tuneful soprano and the man a baritone. They held interest, an unusual proceeding for an act of this type at this house. With slight re-adjustments the pair are strong enough for the best bills.
13 Mins.; One.
Colored straight and comic, the latter blacked up and both dressed as Red Cap ‘Porters.” They open “quarrelling” with exaggerated threats bandied back and forth. Then seated on suit, cases a double song “I’m Goin’ Down Home” well rendered as to harmony. Next a solo by the comic “Prohibition Blues,” followed by “Life Is a Game of Checkers,” sung by straight man with both seated at a checker board.’ The comedy here consists of the efforts of the comic to cheat his partner and this phase of it though funny at first, is overdone. “What A Time” a comedy limerick double, which contains some ancient themes, got them big returns practically stopping the show. They are a good small time comedy combination and should keep busy ‘in. the popular priced houses.
10 Mins. One (3) Three (7)
Preceded by a picture sheet which announces that Rond had appeared before different celebrities, the latter in evening dress goes to piano in “one” for a classical selection well rendered. Then to “three” where, his female partner is playing a harp accompanying on the” piano. He plays a violin she doubling with Harp. He announces the next as his own composition and plays on the piano a medley composed of “Swanne River,” “Home Sweet Home” and Sousas’ march. They are good musicians and average up with other acts of their kind.
12 Mins. One.
Shelton in an extreme tramp make up runs across stage disappearing to opposite entrance evidently to convey the impression that the cops are after him. He returns to go into a monolog in which he maintains a perfect average as regards released material. His act could be billed “The Consensus” for he doesn’t skip any of the standard wows. They were hep to him Here. He precedes each gag with the remark “Oh Boy,” and it gets extremely tiresome. Shelton has a fair delivery and if equipped with fresh material might qualify for the smaller houses.
9 Mini. Full Stage.
Hap Hazzard opened in “one” with some sort of a medal on his chest He patters about being overseas and having done so much flying he became an acrobat. Going to full stage a partially slack wire is disclosed. Hap says the wire came from a dirigible which exploded. He keeps up his chatter while on the wire, but accomplishes some clever feats. The first trick of juggling dubs is topped off by a throw- up from the feet—no simple trick on the wire. There is a good chair balancing feat and a ladder trick. Hap ought to work out a pop single for the opening or closing spot He ought to lose the talk in “one,” get a regular hair cut and he can lose the armlets.
12 Mins. Full Stage.
With the proper eliminations this act should develop into a pop opening act for the couple has a good idea. The man does eccentric comedy, as a re- pair man calling at an apartment to fix the lights. There after a too long comedy section the man mounts a ladder, slips off and catches on to the chandelier, which falls apart uncovering a trapeze. He shows something on the bar. The woman changes her gown to sonbret costume behind a screen, the man attempting comedy through peeking. The finish finds the girl on a web (instead of a rope) with the man balancing it.
14 Mini.; One.
Mossman and Vance was formerly a two dancing act now build into a trio’ with the addition of Miss Winefred. They opened with “Some Harmony,” followed with “Back to Dixieland” and some stepping. The boys went into a neat double dance While the girl made a change,- with Miss Winefred succeeding with a song, “Shadows Will Fade Away.” There were two other trio numbers, “Rockabye” and Tm Simply Full of Jazz.”
7 Mins.;
Husky looking woman enters clad in white sweater and short leopard skin skirt, warbles a bit, swings Indian clubs, just a pair of them, then punches a couple of bags-one at a time-with a most amazing- self assurance. Crude incom8etent and amateurish.
15 Min.; One.
Two men, one woman. Open with old fashioned song and dance, in ancient costumes. One man does eccentric stepping, joined later by the other girl changes to rompers for kid song; all three do comedy, acrobatic tumbling by men while girl contortions. The fast tumbling they do for a finish is so well done and with such good comedy that they are sure to finish a “riot” on any bill.
18 Mint.; One.
John Michael Campbell (Smith and Campbell) is now working with “Hank” Stone in an act patterned, in a general way; after the former offering. Campbell is still the eccentric with Stone attired as a policeman and raising his club menacingly in place of the old-style slapping the comic with a newspaper. Stone is a very good straight and the act should rank with the best of those doing this style of work.
