In a comedy called “The Days of ‘49”. Outside of the act being a trifle long, running about 35 minutes, it is a good act. They carry a special set of scenery which it a little away from the usual run of stuff. The comedy part at the first is a little slow and draggy but towards the finish they get quite a few laughs. I believe that after the act has been cut down a little and Mr. Nobles tells me it is his intention to trim off about 7 more minutes, it will make a big improvement. However, as it is now the act is much above the average of the best sketches in the business. It was well received here.
Mimic and vocal comedienne. This act is hardly strong enough for Cleveland; in fact the act is poor. She was unmercifully roasted by the newspapers, one of them stating that the act was the worst ever seen in Cleveland. 10 minutes in one.
Two boys on the revolving ladder. This is a pretty good act. They open in two with some acrobatic stunts and then work on the revolving ladder suspended in the middle of the stage. Their stuff is nothing out of the ordinary but it is nicely done and seems to please. 12 minutes.
Equestrienne. Recently with the Barnum & Bailey show. This act is a novelty and good one of its kind. The only fault to find with it is that it is a little too short, running only about eight minutes. She carries a large padded mat that covers the stage in a circular manner. The pad is an invention of Miss Bradna’s and is really one of the best things of the kind I have ever seen. It is so constructed that the horses can work on it without making any noise and without slipping. She uses two horses in the act and goes through a routine of bareback riding which is nicely done. There is nothing startling about the act, but it has a nice appearance and is a distinct novelty and, I believe, is a good acquisition to the vaudeville field. She has nice costumes and wears them well. In addition to her horses she does a little stunt with some pigeons which I eliminated entirely. It hardly looked in keeping with the rest of her act. It might have been all right in a circus but not in a theatre. 8 minutes full stage.
Blackface comedians, one of them dressed as a woman. This act went very well. The dancing being especially strong. Some of the talking is not so good as it might be, yet the act was well liked. 20 minutes in one.
This act was criticised rather severely in all of the morning papers as being a little too coarse for Cleveland, still the act went big. There is nothing in it that is objectionable in any way, except that the tramp character is a little roughly drawn. The songs are good and taking it all in all the act will pass muster anywhere. 23 minutes full stage.
Mimic. Her imitations are a little foreign to Cleveland audiences, such as Fay Templeton, Lulu Glaser and the character from Piff, Paff, Pouff. The last on in particular was entirely new to them. However, the act went rather strong. Her imitation of Anna Held was one of her best numbers. 10 minutes in one.
A singer of Coon Songs. Her acts goes very good, in fact, Cleveland audiences always take kindly to her style of work. She is really the first Coon singer we have had in the house since it has been opened, consequently she has had everything her own way. She went so strong in the afternoon that I was obliged to put her down in the place of Jack Gardener. Act, 12 minutes in one.
A good acrobatic act. We have had Ali’s Arabs here, so that the others in the same business have a hard time to make good. Act runs about 6 minutes.
A very good musical act. Mr. Latona in his tramp makeup gets quite a few laughs. His wife, Jen Latona is a very good piano player, and her selections go big. She is also a good singer. Time of act about 30 minutes, of which fully 10 minutes is in one. The act is a big hit here.
