“On a Side Street.” Mr. Miles was the comedian of our summer stock company and received a warm reception on his entrance. Unlike other “stock favorites” Mr. Miles is entering vaudeville with a vehicle that is a distinct novelty and there is no other act “just like it” in the business. A novel set is carried showing a street scene with a brown stone front house and an apartment house adjoining. The story has to deal with a Southern girl who has had a spat with her lover and has run away from him, taking refuge in the doorway of the brown-stone front. The boy attempts to follow her but is corralled by a plains-clothes man. The janitor of the apartment mixes in, much to the discomfiture of the police office. After getting rid of the latter by telling him the girl has run off through the passageway leading to the apartment house, the janitor learns the girl’s story and decides to help her. When the lovers are reunited the officer returns and has a run-in with the boy and insults the girl with the result that the janitor turns the tables on him in an amusing manner and the curtain comes down on a big laugh. Mr. Miles playing the janitor in excellent style and he has surrounded himself with a capable company. Managers on the lookout for novelties would do well to look this act over. Own set in 2. Time 17 min.
“Professional Try-Outs.” Scene supposed to be in dressing room of theatre with the girls waiting to try out their acts. They run over their songs in the dressing room. Act hardly one to open the show but the songs of Miss Smith and the “kid” recitation of Miss Henshaw went over well this afternoon. Some of the dialogue is a little slow and has been cut since the matinee with the result that act went much better at night. Fcy in 2. Close in 1, 3 min. Time 18 min.
In the well known sketch, “A Legitimate Hold Up.” The act scored heavily all the way through, the work of the three people being absolutely O.K. Great laughing act. 18 minutes, opens in 1, closes in Fancy in 3.
27 minutes full stage. This sketch with Miss Bergere’s portrayal of the Jap wife, is certainly a vaudeville classic and will always be welcomed by our audience. It is its fourth presentation here, and is going better than ever. We have never played a sketch as satisfying as this one.
22 minutes full stage. A rough comedy sketch that does alright in a number three position. Hodge’s character work is very good, while his support is about all you could except from an act of this price.
22 minutes open and close in one. This act called “Thursday Night,” is entirely different from anything that Tighe has previously done in vaudeville. Has got none of the slap stick and is more of a parlor offering. There is more or less comedy in it, which in a month or more may work up into a pretty strong act, but to-day it got laughs in spots but there were intervals that dragged. I have put it up on the bill to-night and hope for better results.
Time 23. 2 men (one black face). “The Travelling Dentist.” The act is good most of the time, although old here. It appears to be several minutes too long.
23 min. in 1 and 3. Good comedy sketch, well handled, and closed to a good hand.
Presenting the political satire “The Grafter.” Mr. Carr, as the grafter, makes an ideal politician, the girl is rather weak in the act, plot is very good and held the audience very well. 20 min. full stage.
Well-known comedy sketch which made a very big hit. 16 Min. F.S.
