15 minutes. Olio in one. Miss Herlein wears beautiful gowns and has a good voice. Her selection of songs are not good. Even if they were, I doubt very much whether Miss Herlein would be able to put them over, for the reason that she lacks magnetism and works more like a burlesque performer. Her salary of $350 is entirely too high. She might do No. 2 on the bill at $150.
12 minutes. Full stage. This act is surely a novelty. The work of the dog in picking out the numbers is very interesting and causes a lot of favorable talk. The dog does a number of other tricks, the feature of which is writing his name on a blackboard. This is no doubt a trick, but they are clever enough with it to put it over without any unfavorable comment. (Columbus)
“The Twentieth Century Vaudevillians.” Olio in one. 10 minutes. We are playing this act No. 2 on the bill and they are doing very well for us. The lady member of the team introduces an accordion and is a real hit with us. I consider it a very good act for this spot. (Open)
The famous Hippodrome Clown. 9 minutes. Special. I am at a loss to know why a man who has had as much experience as Marceline, would attempt to go into vaudeville without first having an act. This week he is the most unfunny man that I have ever seen. He seems at a loss to know what to do. I have tried to suggest several things I have seen him do at the Hippodrome, so as to make the act presentable for the balance of the week, but he seems unable to do anything for himself. It is really too bad that some one has not taken hold of this man and put an act together that he could make good in. I am sure he would have proved a real feature for us. The act as it no stands would get away opening the show in one of the three-a-day houses.
“A Night on the Boulevard.” Special set. 14 minutes. This act is a real novelty. The drop with the illuminated boulevard is one of the best things I have ever seen in vaudeville. It gets applause at the rise of the curtain at every performance, they have put their act together in manner that makes a big laughing hit.
Prima Donna. 13 minutes. Olio. Miss Gunning is a big disappointment to us. She is going very badly, and really, were she any one but Louise Gunning and getting $150 a week, I would consider we were making a very great mistake. We have played her some years ago and she was a terrific hit. She is doing practically the same line of songs, but she is not the same Louise Gunning and is not commencing to make good. (Open)
Singers and dancers. 15 min. Olio in one. I understand that this act has only been working a few weeks. I have them on No. 2 and they are going very big for us. I am sure after they have played a few more weeks that they will be strong enough for any place on the bill. (Toledo)
Slack & tight wire performers. Wood. Full stage. 11 minutes. These three ladies are well dressed, work fast and really get more out of the act than most other wire acts. They are opening the show and taking several bows at each performance. I think it is a great wire act. (Open)
13 minutes. Interior. I understand that this is the first appearance of this act in the country. While it is a novelty, and the male member of the team does some very difficult playing on unusual instruments, still it very crude and I could not recommend it for any later than No. 3 on the bill. They, of course, will improve with experience.
Ventriloquist. 16 minutes. Special. This is a very ordinary act. As it was presented Monday afternoon it was really too strong for a burlesque audience and we were forced to make at least ten cuts. The act could only be classed as fair.
