12 min. in 1. Imitations of stage celebrities. Not satisfactory act ever as imitations go. Received some applause for her impersonations, but Miss Blanchard does not fit in a house like this. Well buried at the pink-tea hour.
A very clever impersonator. All of his characters are very good. I think he is the only man ever impersonated Queen Victoria, and he does it exceedingly well. Went very well. Consider it a very good act. 12 minutes, full stage. Two shows.
Mr. Fletchergave us a composite act of several men who are more known to fame than himself, filching quite broadly from Charles Warner, the English actor. He gave us Monday afternoon Warner’s “At the Telephone,” and beginning Wednesday he will give us Warner’s “Drink.” All his characters, including various characters from “Dickens,” were excellent, and received well merited applause. 29 min. Open and close in 1. There is plenty of time to set a stage as his close is 3 min.
Presenting a character sketch entitled “Just Kids”. Boy and Girl giving impersonations of Rogers Brothers, Trixie Friganza Montgomery and Stone, Richard Carle, etc. Both clever children, above the age limit, well known in Harlem and a good financial proposition. Doubt if it would be much better than a three-a-day in other cities. Big ovation on their entrance and tremendous applause on their finish with five bows. 15 minutes full stage and about 3 minutes in one.
In his impersonations of composers, past and present. I don’t know whether this is a good act or not as I am not familiar with the people he impersonates. The audience, however, seems to like the act. It runs about 12 minutes, all in one.
2 shows, 17 min. full stage. Giving impersonations of known and unknown people, some of them types with which the average person is not familiar. His scenic and other stage equipment is decided shabby and his changes are sort of “sloppy.” Perhaps, if we had not seen the admirable work of Henry Lee, this would not be so apparent. He is only good for an early pace in the 2-show section in the bill.
MRR 2. Full stage, 22 minutes. Mr. Gilfoil gives us a character creation of “Baron Sands”, after an evening at Madison Square Garden, thereby presenting his well known imitations. His act is entirely new and went very strong. Every imitation was strongly applauded.
[Imitation] This man did much better than I expected. Of course, he hasn’t Henry Lee’s finish or personality but he has a very pretentious act and he gets away with his stuff in good style. He made quite a hit this afternoon. 18 min. full stage, 2 shows.
9 minutes in one. Imitation of Vesta Tilly, Lillian Russell, Marie Dresser. I did not consider this a good act. Her imitation of Marie Dresser is about the only thing that saves her.
MRR 3. In his character part “Baron Sands,” which serves to introduce his well-known mimicry of strange sounds. Went fairly well, but did not make a great hit. Most of his work received deserved applause. Good act. 17 mins. C.D.F. in 3.
