Marie Russell
“The Belle of Kentucky” — “A Study in Erown” — makes up as colored; dressed very neat; special drop; went rather tame until the wind-up where she sang a patriotic song which went over big. 13 min.; olio.
Horn & Ferris
12 min. in 1. Two boys in a singing act, one boy singing falsetto. This act is very weak for this house.
Bessie McCoy Davis
29 min., f.s., spl. Mrs. Davis received an excellent reception and certainly kept things moving while she was on the stage, her two assistants singing some patriotic numbers during her changes. The audience insisted on her Yama Yama Girl as an encore.
Mollie King
15 min. The former screen-star was warmly welcomed and although starting a bit slowly with her songs got over nicely. She makes an attractive appearance and embodies several imitations of stage stars in her closing number. Some of these were very good and she finished strong, being brought back for a little speech of thanks.
Gus Edwards’ Song Review
48 min. f.s., spl. This production is well staged; Principals and chorus good, and held the audience well closing the show; their Patriotic finale getting a good hand.
Grace La Rue.
20 min. She was substituted at the last minute for Elizabeth Brice who was forced to cancel on account of illness. Miss LaRue put over a good sized hit. Most of her songs are new and despite the fact that she has no number of a lively sort, each was well received and she finished to a good hand.
Gene and Katherine King
Gene and Katherine King held second spot. Miss King does a change of wardrobe while offering the first song and suggesting a wax figure that is very artful. Her gowns are very pleasing to the eye. Gene King displays a voice of ability and, together with his partner in an able harmonist. The act winds up in a novel fashion with the team singing their way off stage, she perched atop of a tea cart and he pushing it gently. It scored.
Billy Fagan
Tuesday night “Tripoli,” a Witmark publication, sung by Billy Fagan, was declared the winner, so adjudged by applause. The contest may have pulled a few extra patrons in the first half, in that way reducing the expected depreciation in attendance of the five days preceding Christmas.
Sylvia Clark
Sylvia Clark was sandwiched in between, and it looked as if things were going to be rather hard for her after the success of Clark and Bergman, but she breezed through, making it look easy, and was “over” after her cabaret number with the Russian lyric. Miss Clark registered high up and came back for a short speech.
Clark and Bergman
Clark and Bergman followed the screen episode and were given a reception. They lived up to it and a bit more after it was all over, delivering a new song for an encore that had a “plugger” up in a box to help make it stronger. Sounded very “forte,” too. Bergman’s bit of a catch line, “Take it easy, Winnie” (Winnie Crisp – Crisp Sisters), was taken up by the house and prevailed throughout the remainder of the show, especially during the closing act, Ajax and Emily (New Acts).