Kathryn McConnell and Eddie West, listed No.2, moved to a close and were the show’s hit. A good comedy opening got laughs for them at the start, and the “Profiteering Blues,” by West, following struck like house just right. After some neat dancing of Miss Connell, some stories are effectively put over by West for big laughs, then both finish with a comedy number nicely worked up for the hit. The girl is attractive and makes neat costume changes during its running. She looks especially stunning in a rich black gown in the final number. With more suitable material they could easily qualify for the better houses.
Lubin and Lewis closed the bill with their blackface offering, in which the clever hard shoe dancing of one of the member’s proved the biggest feature and a good applause winner. The talk is along old lines and accordingly was only moderately received despite the fact that the comic and straight man are both good.
The Jean Gordon Players, two men as Scotch Highlanders, a girl in army uniform and character woman, offered a pleasing singing sketch. The good voices of the men and the attractive girl, who has a pleasing voice, together with the character woman injecting just enough comedy to break the monotony, sent the act over nicely. One of the men also displays considerable ability with dancing.
Maye Hunt announces by slide her entertaining activities “Over There.” Starting with a laughing song, Miss Hunt gets some laughs with talk that follows, in which a plant in an upper box is used to advantage. She finished to good hand with a comedy number, where she distributes flower among the audience.
Murray K. Hill completed the bill with a monolog, sections of which were good for laughs. “Kay-O,” dealing with the dug traffic, proved a timely King offering and gave Reece Gardner, an opportunity for portraying a “dope,” which he did in a creditable manner.
Jerome and Albright followed, and stopped the show with their final number, “Hesitation Blues,” which contained lines bordering close to suggestiveness. One of the men is at the piano and participants in all of the song number, consisting principally of comedy songs which they put over on an effective manner and for big results.
Harry Lee, late of Huey and Lee, did well with his monologue entitled “The Manager.” Lee enters from the front of the house saying he is the manger and will do a stunt in place of Lee who did not show up. The talk deals principally with the troubles a manager has with actors slightly panning the latter. Comedy songs interpolated effectively during the monologue obtained the biggest returns.
Nakae Japs, three in number, gave an interesting exhibition in jiu jitsu. The method of self defense is similar to Icelandic offering of Johan Josefsson. One of the japs in a policeman’s uniform demonstrates how easily it is to topple over would be assassins armed with knives, revolvers and clubs by properly applying jiu jitsu holds.
Fred and Albert, with gymnastic stunts on rings opened. A lift whereby both men use only one finger of each hand with one of the men hanging on his knees on the rings was featured in their muscular display, which includes a strong jaw stunt at the finish when one of the men pulls a rope with his teeth that lifts his partner who holds rigidly to the novelty apparatus.
The Dewey Trio, a couple of men and a woman (colored) with piano singing and dancing, closed the vaudeville, a good-sized hit scored principally on the excellent singing voice of the men. The men also proved themselves good dancers, but on the results obtained from the singing more of that should be included in their routine.
