Charley Rossow
In Song imitations. A wonderfully act; one looks in vain for the precocity of a child in his work, but instead is impressed by the genuine skill of an artist in inches. Makes a great hit most deservedly. In one. Time 8 Min.
Meredith Sisters
These girls sing a number of character songs and do quite well with them. Their greatest fault as I see it is a tendency to drag things. They got along O.K. but I believe would have done much better with some livelier material. 18 minutes 1 & 3.
Irene Franklin and Burt Green
Miss Franklin did seven character songs, with seven changes of costume, and we must admit that for clever songs, cleverly sung and acted, she receives the medal over the great majority of high priced woman stars paid outrageously big salaries. Another big hit. Full stage, but usually in one.
Callahan & St. George
Of course Miss St. George does not by any manner of means fill the shoes of Charley Mack in “The Old Neighborhood,” but I was agreeably surprised to find the act first-class, the character work of Callahan being the best in the vaudeville stage. The harp is substituted for the bagpipes and Miss St. George both plays and sings very well. 21 FS.
Lily Seville
3 shows, 11 min. in 1. English character comedienne making several changes of costume. Quite a clever girl, somewhat different from the usual act of this kind. Not thoroughly understood by our patrons, but got considerable applause at the finish. Good act for the 3-a-day section.
Ned Wayburn’s “Side Shows”
Opened in two showing the company “making-up” in a canopy, each girl singing to the various characters, as “Wild Man of Borneo”, “The Bearded Lady”, “The Living Skeleton”, “The Albino Princess”, “The White-eye Kaffir,” “The Dog-faced Boy.” Next scene in one with Harry Pilcer singing an appropriate song. Scene three, shows the exterior of a side-show, introducing the various novel characters, such as “three-legged sailor girls”, which created some few giggles; “the giants”, which is quite novel and got some few laughs. Next scene in two showing the view of the ocean with Harry Pilcer and dot Williams singing a song relative to the bathing-suit girls. The suits are inflated creating first a murmur and some giggles, and some laughs and finished on a roar. While the act was not a sensation, it pleased. The novelty is worth the money I am paying for it. 25 min
Miss Helen Reimer
GRB 2. Drop in one. 18 mins. A young woman impersonating several characters, as “A Busy Club Woman”, “A Soulful Maiden”, and “A Reformer”. Her singing is good, and her character work excellent, except that of “A Reformer”, which I have requested her to eliminate until it was rewritten with more up-to-date lines. With this change I believe this act would make good in any bill.
Guyer & Crispi
IN Guyer’s well known act, and he is just as good as ever. Miss crispi has a very good voice and sings a couple of songs very well, and is an excellent feil for Guyer. Her Tadpell song in Character was especially good. The finish was as usual terrific. 25 minutes, full stage.
Dora Pelletier
Songs and imitations of Geo. M. Cohan, Chevalier, French Café Chantant singer, etc. Comes on the stage in boy’s costume, which she changes to that of a Parisienne. Songs were rather hackneyed, but they went well, each one was quite well applauded. The closing one, an imitation of Elfie Fay, received fair applause, but no recalls. Miss Pelletier was booked with us for the three a day section, as we supposed, class on the bill. She is in the three a day class by rights (as she was the last time she was here) as her work is no stronger than it was then. 17 mins, Drap. In 1.
Edwina Mercier
Character vocaliste [sic]. Pleasing personality with a neat little voice. Sings three songs. One is [sic] automobile character, which just about passes. As the tough girl, she received some applause. Closed with a coon song and a little dancing. The dancing does not amount to much. The girl is alright for an early place. 12 min. in one, 3 shows.