George Nash and Julia Ray
In “The Unexpected.” 25 minutes fs. Dark tapestry interior. The best act on the bill. A novel comedy, full of surprises, with lots of class, and splendidly played. The audience liked it immensely.
Frank McIntyre & Co.
23 min. Supported by a company of four in “The Hat Salesman,” one-act comedy by George V. Hobart. This is a first class comedy playlet and scored a big hit through the excellent work of Mr. McIntyre and his company. It is filled with funny situations and lines, keeping the laughs going steadily during its action and finished to a big hand.
Al Shayne
With his new partner, who is unadvertised. This is a corking good comedy act, fully capable of holding any spot on the bill. I have got him up this high because I wanted a strong comedy act as this point, but he is fully capable of holding position second to last. The only fault to be found with the act is the brevity. 12 min. In one.
Roger Gray & Co.
These people have a good idea, and Mr. Gray himself is quite a capable comedian, but his material is not satisfactory and the rest of the company nothing to brag of. In order to give the best balance to the show, I put them in Number 2, but they are capable of holding a better position, although not strong enough for where I had them – next to closing. I don’t think the act as it stands is worth the salary it is receiving. 20 mins. In one.
Bert Savoy and Jay Brennan
12 minutes (1) Special drop. Their comedy produced roars of laughter on the part of the majority of the spectators, but there were many, like myself, who found it impossible to laugh at a style which Jim Russel of the Russel Bros. Made popular fifteen years ago, when he was making them laugh from coast to coast. We did our laughing then.
Charlie Wilson
‘Nut’ Comedian, 12 min, (1). He made a few, a very few of the audience laugh just once or twice during his entire turn. How great a thing to have guidance, in a managerial capacity, of a ‘big time’ house! Where one can see and enjoy a real ‘single.’ Scanning the volume of vaudeville’s history one sees their names on every page, in letters of such slowing brilliance that Time itself can never hope to dim their lustre [sic]. But these ‘small time’ singles, with but few expectations, have much to accomplish ere [sic] they can ever hope to be chronicled in vaudeville’s Hall of Fame.
Elinore & Williams
19 min. They were a great big laugh with about the same line of material used on their last visit. They have freshened it up in spots with some new crossfire comedy and Miss Elinore kept the house in a roar of laughter, the same as she always does. They closed to a big hand.
George B. Rolland and Co.
“The vacuum Cleaner.” 18 minutes fs. Interior. This is a very funny rough comedy with Rolland, his helper, “Mike,” and a prop horse that invades a lady’s drawing room, wagon and all. Kept the audience in an uproar. A great act for this spot.
Joe Weber and Lew Fields
19 minutes fs. Palace. Doing the billiard table stunt, the choking of Weber by Fields, and the smashing of the fiddle borrowed from the orchestra loader. A laughing hit.
McIntyre and Heath
In “The Georgia Minstrels.” 46 minutes fs. Wood drop in one and landscape in fs. It is about six years since this team played the house, and they had been away long enough to become a novelty. Last time they fell down. Monday night they received a reception that lasted nearly a minute, and they put over one of the biggest laughing hits of the season.