Frederick Bond & Co.
Two men and two women in the farce “My Awful Dad”. This very clever farce and exceptionally well acted. 25 mins. F.S.
Irving Jones
(Colored). Coon shouter. He sings Irish and Coon songs, and has funny jokes. A good act, and made a decided hit. All in one. Time 14 minutes
Digby Bell
2 shows, 20 min. in 1. Pronounced reception as he entered, proving that he easily draws his salary. Added to that he made good all the way through, and went much stronger than on the occasion of all his previous engagement. Has all the finish of a trained “legitimate” performer, and shows it in every word and action. That is the sort of thing Boston vaudeville patrons appreciate.
Nora Bayes
– Drop in one. 14 minutes. Comedienne and Vocalist. Making her first appearance here. The possessor of a good voice and closing with two really old songs she was able to interest her audience, and by the gingery way in which she worked, gained really good applause. She has rather a forward style of work, not particularly pleasing to an older theatre goer. Indeed I would say that she is very much accustomed to working clubs and concerts of that order. The style she portrays is not of the refined variety we aim at. Closed to good applause and earned a couple of recalls. 2 shows.
Digby Bell
– MRR 2. This is another act which should not, when possible to do otherwise, be placed too far down on the bill, for the reason that he is very quiet. They had quite a funny lot of patter and sang one or two funny songs and was very cordially received, closing with a recitation which takes the place of his old baseball story, and at the same time gives him a chance to introduce newsboys’ slang, with which he is always makes a hit. He was greeted with a reception when he came on this afternoon, which would indicate that he is a favorite. 22 minutes in one
Mabel Carew and Gertie Hayes
Two girls who have something of a novelty in the way of a recitation, costumes, opening their act first with a coon song. As Boston said last week their manner is rather coarse and I think that while they have a good idea that it is not well worked out, although it is something a little bit new and the novelty of the thing it is worth playing once. 12 min in 1, 3 shows.
Louise Dresser
I consider this woman the best singing comedienne in vaudeville. She is not only a swell looker, but she is a swell dresser, and she knows what songs to select for vaudeville and knows how to sing them. If it were not that she is tied to the pantaloons strap of her husband Jack Norworth she would be a star in musical comedy. 10 in one.
Edwin Nicander
2 shows, 16 minutes in 1. This young man is a member of a summer Albee stock company, at Providence, from which we have had several recruits this season. He is clever, and has a good line of material in the form of original jokes, stories and songs. He made a good sized hit and could easily go further down in the bill if there was an opportunity to place him.
Mabel Carew & Gertie Hayes
3 shows, 14 min, in 1. These girls carry a special drop, which is used in the song-recitative describing ‘The Derby Race, or the Green and Gold,’ with which they finish their turn. It is not an act that particularly appeals to the patrons of such a house as this, but I imagine it would do exceedingly well in New York. They dress well and have fair voices, and are not bad looking. The horse race specialty got a good hand at the finish.
Otto Brothers
Drapery in one. 12 min. Singing, talking and dancing act in German character. The talk of a kind, not up to what we expect for this class of artists, the dancing is only fair, and the only remarkable feature of the act is the singing of one of the boys of solos in a soprano voice. It is really a remarkable attempt, and if the young man would leave out his attempts at comedy in this singing, it would be a difficult matter to tell whether a good female soprano was singing or not. The act is hardly strong enough for its present position. Closed to good applause.