Diamond and Brennan, who followed, passed under the wire on the strength of Diamond’s dancing. The comedy is weak to the point of being flat and the little cutting down that has been done evidently failed as the necessary remedy. Rewriting might be of more assistance. Now the efforts of both are going to waste in so far as the conversation used in concerned.
Lubin and Lewis, two men doing black and tan, knocked ‘em for a goal. They put over their comedy talk like showmen, Lubin doing a hard shoe dance, stopping proceeding then and there. They finish with a comedy song and went off the applause hit of the bill.
Blighty and Nolan open with a weak song that puts them in for some tough sledding for a good part of their act. They go into a dance that in an extra long one, the audience beginning to let their attention go astray. They dance several singles, then a double, the girl making two very pretty changes, and the man changing to comedy makeup, doing several comedy steps, and hop off with a poor finish, getting almost nothing. With proper routining, this part could easily hold deuce spot on the better small-time bills, both being good dancers, having looks and personality to help put them over.
“Spivin’s Corner,” a well balanced rural act in “three” consisting of three men in rube character, one straight and a pretty girl, is the hit of vaudeville. Hoke comedy by the rubes beings laughs in the early part. The dancing of the girl and the offerings of the rural trio which put over several good number were well received. Especially good is laughing.
The Cameron Sisters closed with their graceful and exceptionally fine team work in a neat dance routine and pretty costume changes with Edwin Weber at the piano. By injecting a comedy humber they held everybody easily.
An originality of comedy and dances. Two men and two women, also use number of “plants” coming from audience. This act went over great. 13 min. full stage.
Tony Hunting and Corinne Frances in “The Flower Shop” wound up to a good hand on his smart dancing and her banjo accompaniment. Their talk in the shop skit was moderately sprinkled with laughs.
Marie Sabbott and George Brook were more than welcome in fifth position. They were the first to appear with comedy, and the cuteness and baby mannerisms of Miss Sabbott and good talk and comedy by Brooks got laughs rapidly. The pair concluded with some fast stepping, Brooks’ clever acrobatic dancing making a dandy impression, the team finishing in a good sized hit.
Harvey and Grace picked up the running. They have a lot of wise cracks, almost everyone of them getting a laugh, the man doing a good straight to the woman’s comedy. She has fairly good voice. Though his dances are brief they stand out as one of the features of the act.
Annette Kellerman, presenting her own review, headlined. She has three cracking good vaudeville acts with her. They amused while she made her changes. Alton and Allen, two boys, danced. Sid Lewis raved on, while Oakes and De Lour did some ballroom stepping, besides some cyclonic eccentric fox-trotting, but though Miss Kellerman surrounds herself with an A1 cast she is still the star. She opened with toe dancing, coming back for a couple of gags, and Annette has improved her speaking voice. Going to a tight wire and from that to a full dress, doing an English Johnny number, and from that to her tank. She also proved a show-stopper and is a star who takes bows with her company.
