Billy Earle, single woman, followed in “one,” before a special black and white dilapidated, wrinkled drop with a cut-out in the center of it. She chirps one ditty, walks off and returns in bell-boy attire for another songs, walks around the rostrum paging a Mrs. Smith, then into cut-out of the drop, where she makes a quick change, and finishes singing “Sweet Sweeties.”
Samuel Leonard and Co. (late week appearing at the Hippodrome under the name of Pete, Pinto and Boyle). This is an audience act, two of the men working from the audience, both taking to the stage later on. They work with Italian dialect and mopped up. The finish of the act has a straight man singing while one of the two character men plays a steel guitar and the other plays a tam-tab.
Miss Tucker with some new songs was just as big a hit as on her previous visit. 37 min. f.s., spl. and 1.
This double voice singer has a very pleasing personality, pretty gowns and put her songs over in good shape. 10 min. in 1.
[New Act] Songs, 12 mins; ones. Margaret Merle scored as the individual favorite of the evening singing four songs, one, a ballad that they simply “ate up” on the Roof.
Possessing a nice voice, with average good looks, Miss Merle, opening after intermission, seemed to find the going much easier than others on the bill.
Jim and Betty Morgan rolled up a score with the latter’s singing and the musical efforts of the former. The old Colonial applause in cadence was missing, but the whistling was there at the end, with the encore playing an overgrown uke and a clarinet by the team starting it all over again. This little family affair has framed itself an act with the versatility of the boy apparent through his playing of three instruments and his wife delivering four numbers capably – the “Romeo and Juliet” lyric being manifest through its “catch lines. “over” before the jazz finish and that simply sent ‘em in stronger.
Miss Gordon, after more than a year’s absence, showed marked voice improvement. This combined with dazzling gown creations and a neat song routine brought astounding applause.
Georgia Campbell, assisted by three men in Southern setting, dialect and ditties, was kidded at things, the matter being saccharine. I [sic] one of those routines designed as sure fire. “Sweet Adeline” and “She Lives Down in Our Alley” are representative numbers of the selection. Closed to a polite demonstration.
15 Mins.; One. Grace Gibson, using a pianist, attempts the style of three different stars in her character song efforts. Irene Franklin, Connie Ediss and Bret Williams appear to have been her guiding stars. She sings a song recently sung by Miss Ediss at the Alhambra, London. Miss Gibson’s efforts, however meet with certain success and she should prove popular.
15 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). A man and woman in a singing sketch designed for the Irish vote. The stage resembles a farm yard scene in Ireland, with a live black crow on a tree stump and a number of doves fluttering about a pretty picture. The man and woman dress in Irish costume of the period of the early 19th century. Both have fair voices. The woman does very well with counter harmony to several of the ballads by the man. It is a neat little small time offering.
