Francis and Kennedy were third in a song and dance offering assisted by a pianist (Roswell Wright) who contributed a double voice solo between a change. Kennedy is a clever dancer and can put over numbers, but the girl will hold the act to early spots. She is extremely awkward and her costumes are in poor taste. In a solo dance she does a couple of acrobatic stunts that reveal her firmer activities. Despite, this Kennedy held the turn and it was well received.
Fallon and Shirley, opening the second half, entertained with a singing, dancing and talking routine. Mr. Fallon is still doing his announced imitation of Bert Fitzgibbons from the former Fallon and Brown act. He is also still doing announced imitation of Mr. Fitzgibbons throughout the rest of the act. There are quite a few familiar gags in the talk. The “hush” money bit, probably the oldest, in common with the others, landed solid laughing returns. Miss Shirley dances neatly and handles the straight end intelligently. The team were a decided hit.
Timberg was right at home. The salesman song made a fair opening and from that he went to climax of applause in the dancing finale, a bit of stepping that belongs to the youngster and nobody else. Meanwhile the violin stuff got across emphatically.
The Four Rennos, three beautiful girls and one woman do a very clever singing and dancing turn. The girls are good to look at and have grace and charm in their dancing. The woman principal of the act sings under a strain and wears costumes that she has outgrown. They close with another kind of a Start Spangled Banner. Of course, they were applauded.
Sherlock Sisters and Clinton sang danced their way, as always, to a substantial hit, striking the fancy of their audience from their opening chink number to the closing rag ballad triple number, responding with a jazz song-and-dance encore for good measure. A “doggone dangerous eyes” double number by the sisters went strong among other things, not forgetting the trio’s version of “What Do You Think of Me?”
Leo Burns and Thomas Foran were the first of three teams who began their acts with lyrical descriptions of why they were present and what they would do. Their dancing needs no introduction and the song about themselves does not especially recommend them. They had much better begin with the dance and let it speak for itself. Their stepping is abundantly able to do that.
Jim Toney was accorded a reception and the audience was palpably glad to welcome the return of Toney and Norman to vaudeville. Toney is one of those rare eccentric dancers who can sing and talk equally well. Their familiar turn earned then a tremendous hit.
Four Ginger Snaps, mixed couples with songs, dances and attractive setting, passes on the ability of the male section, the Russian dance scoring the heaviest. The girls have looks, but failed to disclose more than chorus talents.
They made way for the Capp’s Family. Eddie Foy’s only rival. There are five and a girl, who sing and dance, two older boys doing some acrobatic work and another one playing xylophone. The kids are very clever and were the applause hit of the bill. For the finish, mother and father step on the stage to take a bow with another actor-to-be in mother’s arms.
Gordon takes up most of the time with songs that were not any too well received Sunday. The act got the most attention on the dancing finish with the sisters, Gordon dancing first with one then the other. A dark stage did not help any at the juncture. As the act’s main asset is dancing it is up the trio to frame accordingly. The act may pass muster in the pop houses.
