Ed Wynn and Co.

The act entitled “The King;s Jester” was fourteen minutes long. A jester performs jokes in front of the king. If the king fails to laugh the jester dies.

Bronson and Baldwin

The act was sixteen minutes long. The girl wears shoes without heals. The couple do not use popular songs of the day.

Sallie Fisher

The act was seventeen minutes long. Ms. Fisher sings before a green plush curtain and then disappears to prepare for a costume song. She dresses as an Indian maid, a Quakeress, a Colonial dame, and wears a Victorian period dress.

Alexander Carr and Co.

The act was twenty-nine minutes long. Carr plays himself in the skit. Carr, after being informed of a party, tells his servant why he should not go. The conversation breaks into a song.

Sophie Tucker

The act was eleven minutes long. Ms. Tucker wore a gown, cloak and hat while carrying a cane with a shepherd’s crook. She gave a shout to the audiences applause as she began her first song. She sang eight numbers.

George Whiting and Sadie Burt

The act was sixteen minutes long. After establishing themselves in Chicago, Whiting and Burt tried a new set of songs. They seemed nervous, but played several numbers of “capital style”.