This act didn’t appear to as good advantage as it did when I saw it in New York; just why, I don’t know. I suppose they are doing the same work, but the construction of our house brings the audience somewhat nearer the stage and Miss Connolly didn’t appear to such good advantage. Her songs got over fairly well; the bigger hit being made by Mr. Wenrich’s medley of his successes and by the singing of the boy at the finish. 18 min. in one.
I was a little bit disappointed in this act, I don’t believe it shows much merit in the training, but there is a lot of comedy by the monkeys running around the stage, chasing the darky and getting a lot of laughs in that way; a good act for the children, but I wouldn’t want to say anything much stronger than that for it. 16 min F.S.
DeHaven, being of the old team of DeHaven & Sydney working with a young of attractive personality; they do some good dancing, fair singing and pleasing comedy. To my mind the act is considerably better than the old DEHAVEN & SYDNEY act. Would easily be satisfactory in No. 2 spot anywhere. 12 min in one.
This is a lively act in which they throw a lot of stuff around the stage to each other, but there isn’t a great deal of juggling ability excepting by one of those men, and he is particularly good, in fact if he is not getting half the salary of the act, he is being imposed upon. 10 min. F.S.
In “And They Lived Happily Ever After.” This was a great disappointment, the only act on the bill that really fell down and it did with a thud. I am in perfect accord with the audience’s opinion of it – that it is very bad: for about 3 minutes it is funny, then as one knows in advance just what is coming, the fun grows less and less until at the finish the curtain goes down with hardly a snicker. It is barely possible that the No. 1 Company did it better than this organization. The fact remains, as a headline feature it is a dismal failure. 12 min. F.S.
There is no gainsaying the fact that Mr. Dixey is an artist to his finger tips and our audience realized the fact fully; got a considerable applause throughout his act and a good round at the finish. I am sure it is the kind of an act our people like and ought to draw us some business. 17 min. in two.
These two young fellows do a very good piano and violin act, depending a good deal upon their ragtime, suggestive motions, etc., which I think is entirely unnecessary and they have agreed to make an effort to clean up the act and play it a little bit straighter and I think they will get just as much out of it and not offend the fastidious people in the audience. 16 min. in one.
A very good club juggling act – that is, what they do is good – but it seems rather foolish to pay anything like a salary to two men to go out there and do 5 minutes for this kind of work, and they say that is the complete length of their act, notwithstanding that their agent assured me that they did. 10 min, possibly 12, in one.
In “Travel Troubles.” Here’s an idea gone wrong for want of good presentation. The people are far from good and the sketch itself could be made much better with the foundation that they have. As it is, I would call it fairly good. 18 Min. Open and Close in One.
This man is giving us probably the most attractive dog act that we ever had. To say that he made a big hit, would be putting it mildly. An act that should draw money in any house. 23 Min. F.S.
