Type: Singing

Josie Livingston

The act was nineteen minutes long. A classy-looking woman sings several songs. She begins with a “coon” song followed by a recitation, a production number, and some Irish stories.

Emma Carus

The act was twenty-four minutes long. Carus sings an English song with a monologue in between, followed by an Italian dialect ballad and a rag number. She is now accompanied by a pianist. She dances during the rag number and reveals that she is wearing one black and one white stocking.

Marvine

The act was eleven minutes long. Marvine is a double-voiced pianologist. He performed in front of a red plush drop curtain in evening clothes and a bow tie. He imitates Melba and sings “When You’re Away”, followed by a French soubret.

Belle Storey

The act was eighteen minutes long. Belle Storey sings “straight” songs in a good soprano voice. In one number she sings “flute-like notes” which match those of the flute player who accompanies her.

Gertrude Gebest

The act was nine minutes long. Gebest begins with a song and then tells a long story about a horse named “Rough Rider” and the poor family that needs him to win his race. To finish, she supposedly plays the violin, but when she drops it near the end of the song the music keeps going. She reveals that she was making the violin sounds with her vocal chords the entire time.

Dobes and Borel

The act was ten minutes long. A male and female duo sings operatic and rag songs and ballads. They begin in evening clothes and change costume several times.