Bernard & Myers
Man and woman in comedy skit “The Cabby and the Fare.” Man makes entrance from front asking woman for his money for driving her to the theatre. Comedy talk and some singing. 15 min. Went well.
McDevit, Kelly & Lucy
Comedy sketch, lady and two men, 19 min, C.D.F. One continuous shout of merriment from beginning to end, and not since the days of Imhoff, Conn and Corrine has such a tempestuous rear of laughter and such laudatory tribute been accorded any offering here. A big comedy success; indeed, it would make the proverbial horse laugh.
James Davitt & Co.
Comedy sketch, 14 min, lady and man, full stage. Created with more or less laughter, and would be considered a fairly good comedy offering. It is to be regretted that our patrons are blessed with such wonderfully developed retentive faculties, as I personally overheard many comments about the sketch having played the opposition house when same was under the Sheedy regime. This certainly would not help the status of the offering in the estimation of our clientele.
Leonard & Whitney
All week, comedy sketch Duffy’s Rise, everybody says they are great, big laugh every performance 18 minutes.
Bert Leslie & Company
“Hogan the Painter” well known. Leslie’s “slang phrases” caught the crowd, a big hit. The company is rather weak, which places Leslie in the “spot light”, showing the weakness of the man and woman. However, they get the laughs. 16 minutes, full stage.
Lillian Mortimer & Co.
Two women, three men in melodramatic number, “Po White Trash Jinny”. This is a typical offering of its kind, with laughter and pathos intermingled. It is at least “different” and our New Year’s house seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. Over drawn, perhaps, but a good if conventional story that is told in a way that holds interest. Miss Mortimer scored personally and her support was satisfactory. Takes one back to his “gallery days” when you believed everything you saw. Good strong finish. Special set in five. 24 minutes.
O’Brien, Havel & Co.
Two men and one woman in a skit called “Monday” credited to Cressy. It might as well be dubbed Chicago so far as rhyme or reason is concerned. Time consumed with talk that leads to nothing. The introduction of time honored “business” got by in good shape for comedy, but generally speaking, the act does not “belong” so far as our general line of shows is concerned. Special in four, close in one. 26 minutes.
Clifford & Burke
15 min. in one. Whatever these two comedy veterans would attempt would be sure to be good, but their latest sketch is the best they have given us and went immensely from the advance hand right up to the laughing finish. Carry their own special drop representing the deck of a gunboat and both appear in naval costumes.
Hermine Shone & Co.
24 min. “The Last of the Quakers.” This is a new one-act comedy by Edgar Allan Woolf and as the name implies, is a Quaker sketch with some excellent comedy lines and a sentimental finish. The sketch is very well played and secured a liberal amount of laughs. Finished to a good hand.
Chauncey Monroe & Co.
“A Business Proposal.” 18 min. First rate comedy sketch that kept the audience laughing from start to finish. It was formerly used by Jack Kennedy and Company and in the making over the low comedy part is made the principal role. It scored solidly as a laugh-winner.