Formerly of “Fields & Ward”, in a very good eccentric monologue. I believe I like this act better than the double act. Compared with what the rest in the show got, he got his full quota of laughs although in a very tough spot. 19 min. in one, 2 shows.
2 shows, 15 min. in 1. This old-time comedian did not have a such good line of stuff as he has used during previous engagements, but he went well at that, though I think it was largely through sympathy.
5 shows. 18 minutes. Yankee monologue. I consider this far above the average three show act. Chas. Ernest was taken sick Tuesday night had to close. We gave Mr. Stewart his place on the bill and he did fully as well as Mr. Ernest.
[Monologue] She went pretty well today but not as strong as before. She has some new material which is not as good as her last year’s stuff. At least twenty-five per cent should be chopped off of her salary, when she might be rated as good. 15 min. in one, 3 shows.
GRR 2. Monologue. Had to be put on early, without the orchestra because of the very heavy show. Seemed a but nervous. He is well known in town because of his connection with the Bijou Stock Company. Has some very good stuff about automobiles. 16 mins. in one.
HNH 2. Billed as Dan McAvoy and the Fifth Avenue Girls, but the act is really Dan McAvoy in a monologue. The girls are fair lookers with cheap costumes. McAvoy is a scream from start to finish. He gave imitations of Dan Daly, Jimmy Russell, and Jno. T. Kelly, and they were all received with a yell. His every move is a laugh. He went on the stage at 4:22, about 15 minutes late and held them to the finish. With a better place on the bill he could hold them 30 minutes. 23 mins. close in one.
Hebrew comedian. This man is immense. His material is a way off from the ordinary stereotyped monologuist. It is all new, in fact, he is one of the most original monologuists we ever had here, and we never had a single man make such a tremendous hit as this man made to-day, nor have we had the Grand Jury to applaud a monologuist for his material while was singing. He had them laughing from start to finish. 17 min. in one.
2 shows, 15 min. in 1. ‘The Man Behind the Book.’ Somehow this man did not seem to go as well as on former occasions. I think his material is bordering so close to coarse that it is not appreciated. We will have to give him lower spot tonight than he deserves. Cut ‘direct reference to lady in audience’ – ‘rubber neck watching girls bathing.’
Original monologue. 19 min. in 1. Quite agree with all that has been said about Crawford and his work. As an entertainer he is certainly A.I. His character sketches were faithful to life and full of genuine and individual humor. Beside that, he is high class in all that he does, and his characterizations are the best. The poem by Kipling was an encore, and got by all means the strongest hand. His second encore was a story that has been seen in print a good deal of late, but his manner of telling it was immense. Regard him as a strong acquisition. He will do even better with our night audiences the rest of the week I feel sure.
Note: cut ‘Don’t thank me, madam,’ story about the woman with the six children. Also story of the boy with the fifth rib. This cut was previously made in Boston, he should have known that a cut in one place on the circuit means all. Vaudeville performers will learn this after a while, but at the present time they seem to think that they can break out wherever they want to, trusting to luck.
Talkative trickster. 12 min in 1. Makes a good presentation, his talk bright and original. Tricks are not particularly difficult or brilliant, but they seem to hold the attention of the audience quite well. Very good three-a-day feature of parlor entertainment variety, Cut out, ‘How can she lay in bed when everything lays in the chair,’ which is neither funny nor apropos.
