2 shows, 9 min, open in 2, close full stage. Has been described from New York. Personally, and from the standpoint of the audience, I do not think this act is worth the money we are paying, but at the same time, I can’t see how we could cut the price down much. Did not go very strong in this spot today, and we will move them up for the night show. It is not a bad act, but these things do not appeal strongly to Boston audiences.
The prettiest girl act we have had in vaudeville. Thirteen attractive girls, who have good voices, and three men. Act is novel and very stirring, and the ‘give us your kind applause’ is not as apparent as might be expected from the nature of the act. Music lively, costume effective. Act went with spontaneous applause. The only bad feature of the act is that it is anti-climactic. I have spoken to Mr. Bryan and he is going to try to remedy this tonight, for the audience this afternoon went out in big numbers before the ‘Old Ironsides’ speech, which is the finish of the act. If he does not remedy it, the program should have a strong note to ask the audience to wait for the finish, otherwise the last part of the act is lost. Full stag, with a short opening in one. 2 shows, 20 min.
This number from ‘The Isle of Spice’ contains 11 girls including Delight Barsch a pretty little woman with a captivating voice. The chorus is one of the liveliest ever seen in vaudeville. They appear in two scenes The Maid of Nicobar and the broomstick witches. They carry no scenery but went very big with the audience. 15 min, FS.
2 shows, 16 min, full stage. Six young women whose work is similar to the Kaufmanns. One of the girls is a very rapid worker and drew big applause for her work here today. I have no doubt but what the fact that we played the Kaufmanns here about a month ago, and for two weeks at that, took considerable from the appreciation is this act shown today.
Opening with a song and dance with the 5 girls in auto costume. They change to 4 girls in gentlemens evening dress with Miss Montrose in an evening gown, in singing and dancing specialty here. Miss Montrose does impersonations of German, Negro and Irish characters. Act closes with the 5 dressed as cowboys doing an inappropriate dancing specialty. Miss Montrose is quite clever. The act is thoroughly all right for this spot on the bill. Garden in 4. 12 min.
“Girl Act.” 15 minutes, X. X. ON at 9.40. This act was a positive hit from the very start, and works up to a splendid finish, with 3 curtain calls. It opens in 1-1/2, with a pretty interior, with the six girls in pantalette costumes, stepping out of a tasty drop. Sprightly songs and dances follow. Then comes the Modist’s Emporium scene, the girls slipping out of smaple costumes, hanging on the wall. More pretty songs, and then the act proceeds to the full-stage finish, which is a garden act and literally a bower of blossoms. The girls take their seats in the chairs, strapping themselves in. Nellie Florede sits in the swing, attired in a natty man’s suit. The rocking-chair song is very catchy, while the girls make complete backward revolution in the chairs, which are lighted by incandescent lamps. The effect is very novel and beautiful. One of the best finishes to a girl-act ever seen in Vaudeville. It will be talked about for the balance of the week, and carries out my predictions of the success of the act when I saw it in Wilmingon some weeks ago, since which time it is immensely improved.
Five good looking girls. When this act gets more team work it will be a good girl act. A novel feature of the girls leaving five Teddy bears on the stage, and the Bears doing a doll dance. Miss Duval has a good voice, and the finish of the act-the five girls in U.S. Khaki dresses, and singing “Honey Boy” got big applause . Three shows, 12 minutes, full stage. Close in one.
21 min. F.S. 2 shows. ON at 9:02. This is a very pretentious act, but certainly holds up its advertising. The scenery, and costumes are most gorgeous. The singing numbers, outside of the solo work of Miss Meredro are not particularly brilliant, nor yet the drills with swords and batons in the 1st and 3rd scenes. However, the set is interesting and one of the most satisfying of the so-called “girl-acts”. The solo work of Miss Meredro and Mlle D’Alisa are above the ordinary, particularly that of the former who received quite an ovation. The “Art Nouveau” finish with the cymbals is certainly novel. This act will go very strong with our evening audiences
Can’t see what ever made this act a hit for it certainly did not go here. Had it not been for the “blow up” finish of the girls, the act would have been almost an absolute failure. The set stuff for the opening, showing the making up of the girls is about the cheapest looking lot of material that has marred our pretty stage since the house opened. Harry Pilcar got through and that is about all. TO me and also to this afternoon’s house, so far as I could see, there is nothing at all to the act. If the other Wayburn acts that I have not had are as poor as this one, would rather not have them. Special set. 27 minutes.
2 shows, 20 min. Open in 1, close in FS. At last we get a girl act that lives up to the advance heralding. The best act of the kind ever produced on this stage. Spectacular and vivid, patriotic and stirring. The ensemble singing immense and the flaf [sic] feature unique and beautiful. Character of Mikado, Old Veteran, Uncle Sam, President Roosevelt, etc. Very interesting. Big hand throughout. Great applause after ‘Constitution speech and the stirring close. Will pull money to the house this week.
