Miss Browning does character songs of a comedy nature. Mr. Denny assists at the piano and otherwise. Miss Browning is one of the best singing comediennes we have had in years. Her work is all of a broad comedy nature and secured many laughs and they left the stage with the audience clamoring for more. 21 minutes in one.
16 min. One of the best little farces of which vaudeville can boast, splendidly written and very well played by all three members of the cast. This sketch scored a big hit here last season and repeated it this time, closing to a big hand.
16 min. “The Street Fakir.” This is the first appearance of this comedian in this house in several years and was just as big a hit as ever. Kept the house laughing with a routine of snappy chatter and finished with a comedy song that brought him a big hand at the hand.
19 min. With a new kind of “nut” act in which he is assisted by a partner, stage hand and “plant” in the box, Lucas has a big comedy number that will fit on any bill. It kept the audience laughing from start to finish and had a big applause number as a finale, a gray-haired veteran singing a patriotic song from the box. Closed to a big hand.
“The Ruby Ray.” 21 min. This is a one-act farce employing a company of four. The theme has to do with a drinking escapade well handled, with one big comedy bit standing out as a climax which brought plenty of laughs. There is plenty of action to the sketch. It is nicely staged and the importance of the principal makes it valuable asset to vaudeville.
A comedy offering by six people. 22 min. Special set. Pretty scenery. One would thing that an act with Fred Ardath in would be very good from what he has done. This offering seems new and unless there is a great improvement in same [sic] it will never make good. Every one seems to be out of place and there is practically no plot to the offering. Act gets some laughs but not enough. Went fair.
“Our New Chauffeur.” 19 min. This is another high-class farce and as big a laugh-winner as “The New Coachman.” In some respects it is along the same lines but with a different story which is filled with bright talk. It also contains many laugh provoking bits of business which kept the audience amused and won a big hand.
“The Lingerie Laureate.” 15 min. A local pair, formerly of “The Little Theatre” in a one-act comedy written by Lee Pape, a Philadelphia newspaperman. Except for a rather weak climax, this sketch proved a nice little play. The principals are well known here and did very good work. As a local offering it came up to expectation.
In “Milk and Melody.” A comedy skit; man and woman; singing and talking; man dresses as a milkman carrying a tray of milk thro the orchestra, does a lot of breezy talk, then on to the stage, where they finish up big. 14 min. in one.
19 min. “Betty’s Courtship.” A neat and little comedy with a domestic story employing three characters. It is rather quiet and talky but well played. Held the attention and finished to a fairly good hand.
