Singing and clog dancing act. Their work is fairly good but the set made a hit this afternoon on the strength of the introduction of their little boy, who is about seven years old, in the act. He is very precocious and pleased the audience highly. For their work alone they received very little applause. Whole act including the little boy, 18 min. in on, 3 shows.
MRR-2. Society caricaturist. Miss Norman is going the same act exactly that she did a few years ago, and while she is unquestionably the cleverest artist in her line somehow the act did not seem to go as well this afternoon as formerly. I attribute it however to the dull audience and anticipate that she will do much better to-night. 15 minutes. Full stage.
GRR-3. Man and woman in a comedy and musical act. The woman plays rag-time on a piano and the man does a very good violin solo. He makes up as a Dutchman and his comedy is not particularly brilliant. He sings a song, however, near the close of his act called “Bohemia” which makes quite a hit, and the woman also sings an original song that pleased. 16 minutes. Open full stage, close in one.
NH-3. Long Shoe dancer. This is the same fellow who has been over the circuit once before and made quite an impression by dancing in long shoes, which is something of a novelty. His act was affected this afternoon on account of the non-arrival of the pedestal on which he dances at the finish of his turn. It is a good act throughout. 7 min. in 2.
Two men in a talking act. One of them made up eccentric and the other straight. They have an original way of working, and while not particularly strong they go very well indeed, and I think will go much better when they get a decent audience to work to, the audience being very dead this afternoon. 13 minutes in one.
2 shows. 17 min. full stage. A capital act of its kind. I think it is more interesting for juveniles than any other sort of an animal turn. In the last place in the bill, next to the biograph, it held the audience excellently, although the original schedule had been over run some 15 min.
2 shows. 20 min. open in three, close in one. The big hit of the show; got a big reception when they came on, and were encored for every song. There is no doubt they can fill the four weeks originally laid out for them without any trouble.
2 shows. 15 min. in one. Monologue singing comedian. Had a lot of original stuff, and went quite strong, although he was noticeably nervous, this being his first appearance here. He gives promise of developing into a first class character comedian.
2 shows. 12 min. in one. Descriptive vocalist, and the only one of the stage today who is going the class of work that made Tony Pastor famous. He went very well with the balconies, but got little applause from the floor.
3 shows. 9 minutes. Full stage. Bounding wire performer, and a very good one. He lacks the style of Caceido. If we had never seen the latter, Cadieux’s act would probably be considered great.
