On at 7.22, 11 min, in 1; 3 shows. This man is a find, being much better than many of the monologue entertainers to whom we are paying a hundred and a quarter and more. He is very versatile, having a good voice, dancing capitally and doing some very clever bits of mimicry. I think that he can fill the number two or three spot almost anywhere. Would advise that something be done with him for next season, as he is one of the kind of people who will help bring down the cost of some of the bills that we have got to put in if we have opposition. Will surely make good in the smaller houses.
ON at 3.14, 17 min, in 1. At $300 I consider this man very much overpaid, for monologists at this money should be able to fill the next to closing spot, which I do not think Mr. Royce could possibly do. He started very weakly this afternoon, and did not get his audience going until the last five minutes of his act. I think it will be greatly to Mr. Royce’s interest to give his material a thorough dusting.
The head line monologist. If I had billed Mr. Golden according to the success that he attained here yesterday, he would have been among the three-a-day for he fell down like a “thousand of brick,” and really I don’t see why – in any house – he should have made a hit for there was nothing in his work, to my mind, that was clever. Following some of the excellent men in his line that we have had this season his “light was much dimmed” by comparison. I note that in the other houses he did 20 min. The best that he could do here was 12 min. in the afternoon and by shifting his stuff at night, he managed to do 13 min. Only fit for an 8.15 turn in Providence. NEVER AGAIN.
Well known Monologist who went very well, and got considerable laughter, but I am convinced that this expensive Monologue game is getting rather tiresome to the Audience, and quite a good many people left during this act altho’ early. However Niblo went all right, and his appearance and personality carry great weight. 15 minutes in one.
This man would be all right about second on the bill, but is not good enough for fourth place. There is too much sameness to his act, all of his stuff is very old and the larger portion of it is cribbed from Charlie Case. Is all right to play, considering his act for second place, but not any better than that. 18 min. in 1, 3 shows.
Telling his experiences at the Information Bureau of a Railway Station, goes very big with the audience, all in one 23 minutes.
2 shoes, 22 min. in 1. Does not offer anything new in his monologue, but he managed to keep them chucklingly amused from start to finish. It will help his act materially and likewise the show to reduce his time six minutes, which I will do for the balance of the week.
shows, 15 min. in 1. In her character study of a country girl, which is too well known to the circuit to need comment from me. Her infectious laugh always gets them going. She was the first one on the bill to receive advance applause, and her act was laughed at and applauded all through.
Dutch comedian. This man has certainly gone by. He has some good bright stuff but doesn’t seem to get it over the foot-lights in the way that the audience get it. His voice has gone and he is decidedly old-fashioned. The act is worth about $100.00 to go on about eight o’clock. 16 min. in one, 2 shows.
YRR 2. The original “country girl.” This woman plays here quite frequently, this being her fourth trip. She depends greatly on a peculiar, freak laugh that she springs at intervals, to keep the audience in good humor. Her monologue is bright, and altogether the act seems to improves with age. Good act. 17 mins. in one.
