Theo. Kealoff & Co.
27 min. f.s. spl. set. This act is very beautifully staged and all the dances are far above the average. They have a well selected program and went over very good.
McMahon and Adelaide
McMahon and Adelaide filled the opening spot with bag punching and dancing. The man does the bag punching and the girl the dancing, offering a Spanish and Scotch dance with a change of costume for each. Despite the clever manner in which McMahon handles the bags and the neat dance efforts of the girl, they were only lightly received
Edith Clasper
Edith Clasper, assisted by Nelson Snow and Charles Columbus, in “Love Steps,” took the class laurels by far. It is a full stage dancing act, before a gorgeous silk cyclorama, with scenic effects. Miss Clasper dances her way around the audiences and into their hearts. When she appeared at the Majestic several weeks ago she used a wedding bell novelty which she has eliminated for a small time.
Will H. Armstrong and Co.
Will H. Armstrong and Co. have good material and a fair plot. The female member is a very clever dancer and works well alongside of Armstrong, in fact so well that her name should be mentioned. The act registered.
Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson, with his colored smile, won ‘em and danced his way into the good graces. Bill played the Palace a few weeks ago, and did fair there, but they appreciated him at this theatre more so than at $1.50 top.
Frances Pritchard
Frances Pritchard, a slender blonde who looks like Gertrude Hoffman did a few years ago launched out in an act palpably reminiscent of “Three Is A Crowd” as done some seasons ago with Shelia Terry featured. Instead of a singer and dancer contesting for her, she had two dancers. And two dancers they were, too. Edward Tierney and James Donnelly, in a variety of weirdly rapid stepping took the first bows of the show. Miss Pritchard and stepped neatly and looked nice. She did a few impersonations. The trio went for a bully hand at the end.
Misses Chareonte
10 min. A very pretty dancing number by two girls, attractively costumed and staged. The girls do four numbers, each of which is well done and at the finish they were accorded a liberal hand.
Kay & Belle
11 min. f.s. spl. set. Boy and girl in well selected program of classic dances. Both are very good dancers but did not seem to go very well and closed only to a fair hand.
Ameta
[New Act] Novelty dances. 12 mins; full (Special Cyclorama). Ameta works surrounded by a black cyclorama striped with gold. Three mirrors up stage and a couple of baby flood make for a novel lighting effect. Her first dance is the usual classical rendition costumed in diaphanous draperies. Next an Egyptian offering introducing the familiar angular posturing, followed by a “Flame” dance which appeals chiefly through the novel lighting effects secured by the aid of a stage floor light playing on the waving draperies. She finishes this dance by falling prostrate upon the stage, which pulled some laughs. The house drop descended after each dance. The next was a pretty snow scene with the prop snow flakes brilliantly illuminated and the dancer doing a butterfly dance. Ameta dances without much expression. The mechanical attributes are there strong enough, however, to cinch her for the smaller bills. She interested [sic] in the opening spot at the uptown house.
Arthur Deagon
The other was the single offering of Arthur Deagon. The latter as a matter of fact was the real hit of the bill. Deagon held the stage for exactly 30 minutes, had the audience in roars of laughter all the while and finally with his dancing and cartwheels in a Spanish number had them wearing out their hands. When he finished they were loathe to let him go and would not think of his passing from sight until he had made a speech. He stated he had made at the American in 26 years, having been there at the former date with the Henry W. Savage Castle Square Opera Co.