11 Mins.
Medium height, slender, dark girl walks across stage with tall slender youth following her. She halts dead centre to upbraid him and they get acquainted, which introduces opening song where the difference in sizes is commented upon lyrically. This is followed by a good eccentric dance, both being nimble kickers, the male getting considerable altitude with his long legs. Some crossfire with the man affecting a semi-nut follows. His comedy efforts don’t land through weakness of material. He does a good routine of eccentric steps while she changes to pretty black short skirted dress for her song, “Oh Boy,” delivered in vivacious style. A double eccentric acrobatic dance concludes. They are excellent dancers and should stick to their knitting. As little as possible on the comedy efforts will improve the turn, which should reach big time standards with intelligent pruning.
Next were Brooks and Powers, colored, pianist and comedian (Shelton Brooks), with Mr. Powers as the singer. There is probably no vaudeville talking act that has two stronger laughs at the opening of the turn than Mr. Brooks puts over. It’s the former double act, with new songs by Brooks, and although the couple he sings or pianologs through may not be his best, there is a certain laugh in one of them. But those two gags at the start would send in right any one (–) could utter them properly. It needed someone like Brooks.
Two men in blackface, a young girl harpest, and a lady saxophonists; the latter is easily that star of the act. The blackface comedy is antiguated [sic]. They went very well with the holiday audience and probably in some other city might be liked, but aside from the saxaphone [sic] playing I don’t believe our regular clientele will care from them. 25 minutes; open and close in one.
17 min. “The Sergeanteene.” Their new vehicle contains bright dialogue handled with plenty of snap and got good laughs. One or two songs are introduced and they finished with a dancing bit that earned them a good. The woman wears some flashy clothes.
In “Mr. Inquisitive.” 23 min. A lively musical comedy sketch with three principals and a quartet of good looking girls to help out in the numbers. Cavanaugh handles the comedy for good laughs and there is some burlesque bits in a dentist’s chair which kept the audience amused. With attractive dressing, pretty costumes and some catchy song numbers, it makes a very satisfactory offering and finished strong.
Mad an [sic] woman in a medley of singing, dancing, instrumental music and wire walking; presented with an addition of comedy in a circus set. Very good act that made a hit. 12 minutes; f.s.
“Merry Blackface Humorist” – gives a good and humorous line of talk, also plays euphenium solos; 14 min in one; went better at matinee than evening.
Blackface comedian – has a good personality and material that secured him plenty of laughs. Finished with some solos on the baritone horn. An act that could easily go further down on the bill. 18 minutes in one.
15 min. Two attractive girls, one of whom is an excellent comedienne, assisted by Mr. Alexander in a bright, fast music and comedy offering. Everything that they did was most acceptable to today’s audience and at their finish they fairly stopped the show, having to make a little speech after their piano had been taken off the stage. A hit.
12 min. These two young fellows have a semi-nut musical act handled in a new way and registering a big hit. Both are clever musicians and inject just enough comedy with their musical numbers to liven up the offering. They were forced to respond to a well-earned encore and left the audience applauding for more.
