MHR. In a comedy sketch called “the Vaudeville Exchange. This is one of those farcical bits in which there is absolutely no sense at all and which is composed entirely of horse play, but which the audience seem like. They went very strong this afternoon. 23 minutes; full stage.
YHR. Two men in a black and white face comedy act, which is well known to every one. I think it went stronger this afternoon than ever before in the house. 21 mins. Open full stage and closes with about 10 minutes in one.
Miss Stembler does a singing turn in one. She has a very good voice indeed, appearing first in a soldier song, then singing a ballad straight and afterwards giving an imitation of a Bowery concert hall girl singing the same ballad, and closes with a coon song. She has a pleasing stage appearance and went very nicely this afternoon. 11 minutes in one.
Consisting of Mr. O’Rourke, Miss Nellie … and a colored assistant in a comedy sketch entitled “Parlor A”. While rather quiet it is a strong comedy act. The only trouble with it is that it peters out just a little bit at the finish, however, it is a very entertaining sketch and was splendidly received this afternoon. 26 minutes; full stage.
ER. A man and a woman in a club juggling act which also introduces cornet solos by the woman. The comedy of this act does not amount to much. The man is a very good club juggler and the woman is, I think, the best female cornet player in the business. She plays with less effort than any woman I have ever heard and makes a splendid impression. 15 min. open full stage, close in one.
Young man and a woman in a fair little singing and acrobatic act. The woman is really quite a good little acrobat and the man is a fair sort of dancer. They make two or three different changes of costume, and on the whole, it is a very acceptable turn for the early part of bill. 11 min. can do whole act in one if necessary, but it is better to give them a C.D. in the early part of act and let them close in one.
Known as the Irish Magician. This fellow is quite a clever worker, and in some way or other manages to catch the audience every time. Personally, I don’t like his mannerisms at all, but as long as the audience like him that is all that is necessary, and he certainly always goes very strong in this house. 18 minutes in one.
A young woman with a very good voice, who does a turn of character songs. She first sings a Chinese song, then a coon ditty, and closes with an English comic song. She is quite good and will do well in a more important place in the bill. 11 minutes in one.
Two men in a club juggling and hoop-rolling specialty, one of them made up straight and the other as a farmer. This is the regulation club juggling act. They handle clubs about as well as any of them, and their hoop-rolling will pass muster. Can safely be classed as a good act. 14 minutes; full stage.
GRR. Two men in a Dutch talking act. This is the first turn after the big show section and they had a pretty stiff place in the bill. First half of their act went fairly good on account of people shifting around and going out. The last half, after the audience got settled down in their seats again, went very strong. 16 minutes, in one.
