Man and woman, special drop in one. The drop is reproduction of exterior circus side show, painted with usual style pictures of freaks. Comedy picture and lines. Chatter, patter song, with some business concerning marriage ceremony. 16 minutes.
Dutch comedian, 14 minutes in (I). Good act, his songs being the catchy variety, while his dissertation on connubial felicity is hilariously funny, and productive of great laughter. The audience received him graciously, and the act is a pronounced success.
Comedy, singing, talking and whistling. 14 minutes (I). The man displays considerable versatility. His monologue succeeds in raising considerable laughter, while his whistling specialties are exceedingly fin, and provoked hearty applause. He has a few minutes in cigarette manipulation which is interesting and well done. The lady member of the team has little to do but does that little fairly well, her work being on the line of the old time Motor Girl which we had a number of years ago.
10 minutes in one. A dapper fellow and a girl with a ‘Ray Cox’ voice, and the most extraordinary arms a comedian ever possessed. Miss Early’s dislocation during the ragtime songs is screamingly ludicrous. Without especially good voices, this team gets by nicely.
On at 2.26, 14 min full stage, close in 1, 6 min; 21 min in all. Their close in 1 is by an advance arrangement made with them, and it handicaps them slightly. Still, the act did not make the impression that I thought it would, possibly on account of the audience which, although large, was very frosty. From the way they went today, I could not give them a better place on the bill.
In ‘Uncle Ruben’s Birthday.’ This is only a fair act. The first part of the act is too talky, and if they would cut out some of the talk, the act would go much better. The man is very funny on the Roller Skates. The boy and girl are fair singers and dancers. Went fair. 21 minutes, full stage and close in one. Three shows.
Presenting the comedietts ‘A Shine Flirtation.’ Quite a novel idea consisting mostly of singing. Both have excellent voices. Considering that the entire program contains a great deal of music, they negotiated this place in good shape securing several curtain-calls with a good round of applause. With the field all to themselves they would have gone much stronger. Twenty minutes, full stage.
Time 26. Open C.D.F. Close in 1. Presenting ‘A Dream of Baby Days.’ This is a very funny oddity, with a lot of great lines built about the huge size of the two comediennes. The singing is first class. The finale with Miss Johnson as Buster Blue and Miss Hayes as Little Tootie, both in baby clothes leave the audiences screaming.
Blackface comedian with a singing and talking act. He went well and used a lot of stuff not heard here before. Well known here and will no doubt draw some for the reason that he is very popular in this city. His work is a [sic] good as the majority of men in his line and much better than that of a great many. He was put on in an emergency, owing to the sudden illness of Chris Richards. 16 minutes in one.
And his ten funny folks, in ‘The New Scholar.’ Three men and seven women. Just the sort of entertainment that appeals to this delegation. Wilbur is a good all’round comedian. The vocal part of the act was a little handicapped today on account of the non-arrival of the few trunks which decreased the size of the company. The act is full of good bright lines and kept the audience in an uproar. The finish of the act in one, they were compelled to encore several times. An excellent act but greatly over-paid. Thirty four minutes full stage, close in one.
