Barnon’s Circus
15 Mins.; Full. Barnon has four cats, a like number of dogs and two ponies. He has enough animals to work out a nice little act for small time. It is an act that will please a kid audience.
“Little Nap.”
12 Mins.; Full Stage. “Little Nap” is another “Educated monk,” titled after his dress, a military uniform, with a Napoleonic hat. “Nap” does most of his work on the stage, alone, riding a bicycle, and also piloting a motorcycle, with a side attachment in which is another monk,
Distinctly new in this sort of turn. The finish is a bedroom suite, made more complete than most of the others, the monk undressing, and the finish arriving when he jumps into bed. Too much time is given to the different bits in the opening. But the act doesn’t overrun, 12 minutes. Had “Little Nap” arrived first, and so on, the same here as with a lot of others who thought of something after it had happened! They may do it better, but they do it too late. The same with plays. Opening the Palace show “Nap” did well, and will be generally liked.
Lipinski’s Dog Comedians
15 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Setting and Effects). Here’s a foreign dog act that is taking three or four curtains every night at the Alhambra. And it is not only giving unbounded satisfaction as a display of usual canine sagacity and intelligence, but is opening the second part and more than holding up its position. At the Alhambra Tuesday night the act elicited hearty laughter and at the close the house burst forth into unrestrained applause. Lipinski has gone a little further than the other trainers. More attention has been given to the strange setting of a miniature town and the electrical effects showing and passing of day into night are worked to an advantage. The program says there are 40 dogs. At any rate there are enough to “Act” as school “kids,” teacher, minister, police, townspeople, etc. The clock strikes twelve (noon), school is out and the “kids” dance to hand-organ airs. There’s the crowded bus, ambulance, cycling dogs, auto smoking and chased by policemen, and the fire at the close with the auto truck and automatic ladder. The feature of the act is the work of a “drunk,” this dog showing wonderful training. The act is an instantaneous hit. Worth while anywhere. First appearance on the side.
Everest
Everest’s humorous and famous monkeys closed, suffering badly through the exodus already begun and reaching the proportions of a stampede before the curtain rose on the final offering. The turn worked neatly and fluently to the ingratitude of receding backs.
Swain’s Cats and Rats
Swain’s Cats and Rats ran third, proving amusing. Up to the time this turn closed with the comic boxing bout between two tabbies there was very little stirring. The “bout” is a smart bit of animal training and the pussies will grab a smile from anyone.
Bartholdi’s Birds
Bartholdi’s Birds opened the show, screeching, flashy and a regular cockatoo act, with everything else that goes with it, and patriotic curtain music. The birds are marvelously trained. The man and woman exhibit perfect showmanship for opening act positions.
Hector’s Dogs
Hector’s Dogs, No. 2, displayed evidence of careful training in the usual assortment of tricks with a cure little poodle standing and through some intelligent clowning. Hector, unlike most dog trainers, patters volubly while putting his dogs through their paces. He’s a good showman, making several simple tricks look like feature stunts as the result of this attribute.
Charles Henry’s Pets
Charles Henry’s pets opened interestingly with canine posing. During a lowering of the curtain a live animal assumed the pose formerly held by a stuffed dog, fooling many during the change.
Howard’s Animal Spectacle
Howard’s Animal Spectacle, one of the greatest dog and pony acts of all times, held the house in and breathless and brought down a bombardment of all-earned applause.
Bobbie Neeson
Miss Bobbie Neeson followed with her clever skit entitled “Katland” in which they offer some felines and rodents. This is a good closing act and was well liked by both children and adults.