25 mins. Spec. in 4. Sketch, “The Sailor and the Horse.” Two men, a woman, a horse and a boy. A Cressy [?] sketch. Scene, the county fair grounds. Sketch is rather talky. Possibly the material is there, but the present cast can never present it as it should be. A sort of novelty, the idea, and after some months practice may turn out to be a good acquisition. Applause at the close.
12 mins. in one. Baritone. Looks like a prize fighter, but has a good, strong voice, and sings well. Was liberally applauded. He said if he worked three shows he would only work seven minutes; but if two shows, he would do twelve minutes. He’s doing three. Good three-a-day act. Received a strong encore.
15 mins. in one. Crazy cross-fire talking act. They started off lively and worked hard. A few of their jokes were new – most of them were old. The girl is very pretty and is ¾ of the act, as she is full of life and ginger. She sings and dances a little and carries the act. Got by, with applause at the close.
22 mins. Open Spec. one, Spec. 4 Character impersonator. The characters: Johnny Ray, Russell Bros. Lew Dockstader, John L. Sullivan, Richard Mansfield and Joe Jefferson, in “Rip van Winkle.” Very good ac
23 mins. Open in one, C.D.F. 3, close in one. Man and woman, in a crazy comedy sketch, in which are many bright spots; they closed with the prison scene from “Faust,” which proved an applause [illegible]. The woman has an excellent voice. Very good act.
11 mins. Spec. in 3. Female impersonator. Makes five changes of costume. Some his impersonations went very well, with liberal applause. On the whole the act has many little spots that are a bit over the line, especially as to underclothes and cigarettes. No complaints from the audience yet, but some of the more or less prim elderly ladies might [illegible] material. The act went very well, with plenty of applause at the finish.
17 mins. C.D.F. in 3, close in one. Following the living dolls of Miss Rice, his dummies naturally do not show up well by comparison. However, he has a good act and manages to get many laughs.
17 mins. Spec. Set in one. Her illuminated parasol dance worked all right, but did not amount to much. The living dolls went better, but were stretched out so long that the audience seemed to tire. She ended up strong, however. Her name will draw some business.
15 mins. in one. The Tall Tale Teller. Gray had some new stuff, but most of it we have heard before. However, he got by with many laughs.
10 min. Landscape in 4. Swinging ring act, and a fairly good one, as ring acts go. We have had better, but these boys get by all right with scattered applause throughout, and good applause at the end.
