Strassell’s Animals
Strassell’s Animals opened. Two seals, with an interesting routine, winding up when one animal tooted “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” on horns. That sent the act off to a hand.
Busse’s Dogs
Busse’s Dogs opened and showed that the animals knew what would get ‘em as well as their masters. It is not far fetched to say the dogs know their business as well as their masters. Perhaps the entire novelty of this act is due to the manner in which the dogs perform, for in most instances they are coached from behind the wings, with in instructionists visible on the stage Morton and Dennis followed, and succeeding them in third spot were Murphy and Plant held the fourth position.
Fink’s Mules
10 min. f.s. A good fast working animal act with lots of comedy by four assistants trying to ride donkey and spinning table. Went good.
Gerard’s Monkeys
[New Act] Animal circus, 10 mins; full. A man working five monks in a full stage set with some circus apparatus. The usual routine. One of the monks is rather tame and permitted to wander out into the audience. This makes for comedy and detracts attention from the animals on the stage. The act is a fair opening turn for small time.
Camilla’s Birds
Camilla’s Birds followed Kinograms, and gave the show an auspicious start that failed to hold on until quite some time later. Emma Stephens recited short introductory phrases to her songs and sang five to some friends out front who were most appreciative and brought her back for an encore, with flowers going over the lights. Miss Stephens presented an especially pleasing appearance and is routining [sic] more smoothly than heretofore.
“Taxie”
“Taxie,” a canine thespian, opened the show in a routine of cued stunts that told a complete little story. A peculiar coincident attached to the act was the theatre management wouldn’t allow any one to walk down the aisles while the act was on the stage. It was a wise precaution and evidently taken to prevent distracting the attention of the animal.
Garcinetto Brothers
Garcinetto Brothers closed with novelty hat throwing, getting laughs by throwing large ball into audience. They were aided by a well trained bulldog and held the audience in.
Vee and Telly
Vee and Telly, a man and woman, assisted by a dog, did some excellent hand-to-hand balancing and tumbling. This act should have closed the show, Arnold and Sobol found it hard to hold the next to closing spot.
Mignonette, Kokin and Fred Galetti
Mignonette, Kokin and Fred Galetti made a great opener. The turn is an odd frameup and catches attention from the entrance of the three players in the costume of Italian street musicians wheeling what looks like a hand organ. Their routine, aside from the work of the monkeys is varied and keeps the speed up, and the monks themselves are screams with burlesque barber shop scene. They had the house laughing uproariously and put the early comers in an agreeable frame of mind.
The Three Bobs
The entire show was fairly good entertainment. The Three Bobs, in the opening spot, were really one of the big outstanding hits of the show. The trio are providing one of the real novelties in opening acts with their trained bull terrier and crow. The bird and dog make the act a sure thing from an applause standpoint, and the club swinging that the boys exhibit earned heavy applause at the conclusion of the offering. The turn really stopped the show.