Comedy talking and singing skit, 18 minutes (2) special drop. Lady and man. Good act, being refreshingly new and up-to-date. Comedy is spontaneous and unfailing as laugh producer, and they kept everyone well entertained throughout. Their closing number is excellent, than which, they scarcely could have selected a better.
16 minutes (1) lady and man. Good act, their work being characterized by dash and vivacity rarely seen. Their material is refreshingly new, and handled in a skillful manner. The dance numbers by the man awoke great interest in the part of the audience. Act went good at all performances.
Acrobatic, rug spinning and dancing, 14 minutes full stage, 2 ladies, 1 man. Good act of the novel and unique class, disclosing considerable work decidedly new, and rarely seen, making, on the whole an interesting bit of diversion, but scarcely of sufficient strength to constitute a feature, the two other acts being so weak as to necessitate something unusually good to overbalance, and bring the show up to anything like an alluring program.
27 minutes, open in one, close full stage. Special drop. 1 lady. 16 men. A truly wonderful act, given amidst beautiful scenery. The musical renditions are perfectly superb, while the vocal solos by the lady are supreme. The act received a tremendous ovation being recalled again and again. Their appearance here is a huge success, the applause being absolutely tumultuous, in fact they achieved the biggest hit ever recorded in the history of the Bijou, and they are positively the sensations of the hour here.
16 minutes full stage, special set. People, 15 dogs. A wonderful act, the greatest trained dog act ever seen here; But I reiterate my oft-made statement to the effect that this city does not like animal acts, however good. The best animal act in the business would not be accepted here as a feature, albeit there is no denying that this particular act is a marvelous exhibition of animal training.
16 minutes, full stage, special set. 2 ladies, 5 men. Poor act, not one of the cast manifesting any ability worth speaking of. The comedy hinges upon hurling of missiles from the upper windows striking the heads of those standing underneath; A continual running up and downstairs of the collapsible kind which give way beneath them precipitating them to the floor. They rely upon this to a great extent to win laughs, but it fails they rely upon this to a great extent to win laughs, but it fails utterly of its purpose. The whole affair is weak, decidedly weak.
15 minutes full stage special drop, 2 men. Very pretty act to witness, and two or three of the birds display great aptitude in their various stunts; But the act played the opposition house here scarcely two years ago, and this fact weakens it with our clientele, and especially as a feature for a holiday bill.
25 minutes, full stage, special set, 8 girls, 3 men. Good act containing catchy and tuneful songs, a bevy of fascinating and captivating girls, a comedian who is riot of laughter, and a clever little plot delightful told, all surrounded by a beautiful stage picture in the way of pretty scenic effects, and some stunning and striking costumes.
21 minutes (1) special drop, 1 lady, 6 men. The first part while in the circle is very mediocre, there being only one good solo. The talk contained more or less profanity and questionable jokes, which I commanded them to eliminate after the matinee. The quartette selections are the best thing they do, and it is the only portion that gets them anything like success.
Acrobatic roller skaters, 11 minutes (3) Lady & man. Good act, being somewhat different from most of its kind, in that the introduction of some clever acrobatic feats gives an added touch of noveltyquite [sic] out of keeping with acts of this nature.
