Assisted by a young woman, Anita, he does some very clever gun juggling. The best of which is a cage balanced on the point of gun in which is a bird which sings while he plays the mandolin. Special oriental costuming and setting. Full stage.
Rifle shots. I can’t for the life of me understand why these girls get the salary they do and are permitted to get by with two shows. They do the poorest act, of the kind, of any teams that we play; all the other doing three shows. They miss almost as many shots as they make. They are not attractive, in any sense, in the refined houses and carry much of the Burlesque manner with them from which they eminated [sic]. I never want to see them again at anything like the salary or for two shows. 18 min. full stage, 2 shows.
Lady Sharpshooters. Full stage, 2 shows, 15 minutes. First time here in years. The general routine of their work is the same as usual. Missed quite a number of shots. They introduce a little comedy into the act. Once every two years would be about enough to play this act.
3 shows, 12 min. full stage. Man and woman, in a sharp shooting exhibition, with rifles and pistols. It is as good an act as that of Winona and Frank, I think, and went exceptionally strong in a most difficult place at the end of the afternoon show, securing a lost of applause.
Man and woman Rifle Shots. As we do not get many of these kind of acts there acceptable and this is all right for an important place on the bill. It is by no means, as good as Winona & Frank, who do a very acceptable act, of course, but it is all right doing three a day. 11 min. full stage, 3 shows.
Garden in 4. 12 minutes. Expert Rifle Shooters. Not having had such an act in this house for some time, the act was well received throughout, man doing about all the work and closing them to good applause. 3 shows.
Expert rifle shooting act; man and woman. This is a mighty good act for the opening of the bill. The performers are dressed in buck-skin, or imitation of that, and their wardrobe is extremely neat. Their shooting work, while perhaps not as wonderful as some of the others that we have had, is yet remarkably clever, and the whole turn is exceptionally good. 14 min, full stage.
the regulation routine of shooting from the different positions, with the flag for an applause finish.
There are fewer stunts in his turn than one might expect, preferring to shoot more clearly than elaborately.
