This splendid singing number seem to go just as strong here as elsewhere; in fact it is one of the hits of the show. They always manage to give us some new songs. Miss White has a gorgeous gown that is creating no end of talk. Fifteen minutes in one.
Three men in a comedy called, “The Burglar’s Union.” One of the men works in black face. They work in one for about ten minutes with a good line of witty talk that secures the laughs, then to full stage. The latter part lightens up a little, but they manage to secure a good round of applause. I doubt if it could be played further down than four in the big houses. Thirteen minutes, open in one for about ten minutes.
“Roller Skaters” well known. Marcus is working in white face, instead of black as heretofore, which does not affect the act. They seem to get the laughs and open the show with plenty of life. Full stage, 9 minutes.
a couple of European acrobats. They did a good act but a very short one. There is nothing about their performance that cannot be done by the majority of our American acrobats, still their work is clean and done with that finish that distinguishes all of the European artists, and I imagine that they will go still better when they get off of their Sea legs, as they did not land until Saturday. 6 minutes; full stage.
Blackface musical comedian. Always a favorite in this house, and he went this afternoon as strong as ever. 25 mins. In 1.
in “Mag Haggerty’s Father”. Went stronger this afternoon than it ever went before in this house. The audience fairly screamed at some of the situations. 28 minutes; full stage.
Coon songs. She had three new songs and one old one, and it goes without saying that she made the same impression here that she always does, which is very good. 11 minutes, in one.
Representing Geo. M. Cohen’s latest sketch “Election Bets,” which I consider the best thing Hallen has ever done in vaudeville. The situations are funny and the theme appeals to everybody who is interested in elections. The act went very strong from start to finish. 20 minutes; full stage.
this is a young club entertainer from Boston, who was recommended to me very strongly by Will M. Cressy. There is no mistake about it, he has got a lot of bright original stuff and knows how to tell it, and during the first part of his act he had the audience laughing about as hard as I have ever heard them in this house, at [sic] a monologue performer. Everything he does is original, and he has three bright new songs evidently written by himself, which are both brilliant and catchy. He was handicapped terribly this afternoon by his nervousness, which was only natural, as this is his first vaudeville engagement; and he is still further handicapped by his finish, which while not bad does not keep up to the standard maintained during the first two-thirds of the act. There is no question but what he is going to make a valuable performer. He works in Yankee make-up and has the Yankee dialect perfect. 16 minutes in one.
man and woman in a singing turn, the woman appearing first singing “The Maid of Dundee”, the man following with a straight song, and then the woman appears in pyjamas and they sing the pyjama song together. They are both very good singers and while the act went all right I don’t think it caught on as well as it did in the other two houses. Can be called a good singing turn, however. 14 mins. In I.
