22 min. In a new dancing novelty called “Around the Compass.” An elaborate stage setting in three scenes and attractive costuming makes a pretty stage picture of this new act and the boys and girls do a routine of varied styles of dancing with some songs introduced. A plantation number brought them liberal applause at the finish and they closed very strong with lively dancing bit.
Two men in an eccentric dancing specialty who are quite clever, but the work is very quiet and following the quietness of the preceding act did not go as well as it seems it ought to have. 7 minutes in one.
Spanish dancer and performer upon the Castanets. A most attractive woman who gives an especially fine performance, but unfortunately, Providence does not seem to appreciate that sort of work. We are trying to force her with extra advertising, and may get results in that way. But in any city where this sort of thing is appreciated, I consider her a very big card. 12 minutes full stage.
11 min. in one. Started fairly well, but act increased in interest as it went on, closing with fine wooden-shoe dancing. Of course, the unmasking of the “female” got an immense closing hand.
29 min. “The Garden of the World,” which is the closing number of the new repertoire of dances given by this couple, is undoubtedly one of the most pretentious and picturesque dance offerings vaudeville has ever seen. It is an allegorical story of the war told in pantomime dance and the simplicity of the story and the clever manner in which it is presented make it so thoroughly plain that the audience has no difficulty in following it. The three preceding numbers are also beautifully staged and executed and the act, besides being the best Adelaide & Hughes have ever presented, is a headline feature that fully deserved the tremendous hit it scored.
30 minutes f.s. Special draperies. This is a big, spectacular dancing act with twelve people. We advertised it heavily, and the act went over very strong.
8 minutes f.s. C.D.F. Upside-down dancer. This man dances while standing on his head and walking on his hands. The feature is a dance while suspended upside down from a revolving chandelier. Acceptable opener.
29 min. This new novelty presented by May Tully is unquestionably the biggest and best dancing act of its kind vaudeville has ever seen. It depicts the evolution of the dance from pre-historic time to the present day and the group of dancers surrounding Emilie Lea and Tom Dingle is composed of clever artists. Following all the other acts we have had, “The World Dancers” scored emphatically and was a big applause winner.
12 min. Coming from Spain with a reputation of being the greatest dancer of that country, this artist fitted into the program as a feature. She contributed four numbers, all of which were very well executed but their similarity appeared to operate against their success and she was accorded only light applause, finishing rather tamely after fourth number, a description of a bull fight. She makes an attractive appearance and is unusually expert in the use of castanets which helped to get her act over.
17 min. Coming direct from their seven weeks’ run at Palace Theatre and following a lot of dancing on the bill, this couple put over a good sized hit. They did six numbers, nearly all of them entirely different from what we have been having. Both are unusually clever dancers, their act is nicely staged and registered an emphatic hit, being forced to acknowledge several bows.
