Long Tack Sam furnished the first substantial outburst of enthusiasm with his troupe. He himself scored through his versatility, the girl and her contortionistic work, and the boys on the bar, who still remain about tow jumps ahead of any of the others at this style of gymnastics.
Wilson and Larson, second, an acrobatic team of the modern type, made the house hold its breath with the apparent recklessness of Wilson’s ground tumbling. The team gathered in a bunch of laughs with some likable comedy, the finish leaving ‘em great for Corinne Tilton’s Revue.
Binns and Bert, billed as “daring trapezists and pantomimists,” opened the vaudeville and fully lived up to their title. The act is clever throughout, their work on the trapeze bringing much applause.
Bassett and Bailey, European balancers, opened. They juggled and the woman showed some wonderful off-the-floor lifts, while the man hand balanced on six chairs and three tables. The team opens with the man in comedy clothes, stripping to hunting togs.
[New Act] Acrobatics, 8 mins; three. Two men, straight acrobatics, in kid get-up sox, knickers and all, one entering on pushmobile, the other performing some business with a top balloon. They go into their acrobatic work, handstands and head stands, neatly performed, with dispatch. For a finish, a variation on a familiar, but sure-fire feat is performed; an ankle lift from the floor with the knees as the fulcrum. Great for either end on the present time.
Thames Brothers, an acrobatic team in neat white tights did well in the opening spot. The turn is away from the customary acrobatic offering, working slowly with hand to hand tricks, done while atop a specially built platform, the center of which revolved manipulated by the performers.
Eddy and Howard came next and proved the laughing and applause hit of the bill. Eddy, an excellent tumbler, and Howard, a contortionist of the first water, accomplished some interesting feats, but monkeyed too much.
The Three Melvins held them in to be a man, and with a spot on the bill could easily stopped proceedings. The three men exhibit some extraordinary hand-to-hand tricks with a display of showmanship par excellence. They finish with a flying hand-to-hand catch, one standing on a high pedestal and without any rebound going clear across the stage for his catch. Took six curtains and could have taken as many more “bends.”
Portia and La Flure closed the show. The woman opens the act with a back-bending stunt, going into a Roman ring novelty, where both display excellent feats, also a little iron jaw work. It is a crack opener, but too weak to close, although they held ‘em in pretty solidly here.
7 min. These men do three tricks but each one of them is a remarkable exhibition of balancing and thrilling enough to keep the audience at strict attention. Nicely staged and made a good opener.
