In “The Littlest Girl.” A pathetic story told in a few long speeches by Mr. Hilliard and his assistant Mr. Hurst. The work seems to be evenly divided between them, but the heroic is taken by Mr. Hilliard in a graceful society style very pleasing. Stage setting a feature Act is drawing a card aside from the actor’s local popularity. Full stage; time 23 minutes.
Irish Contralto. Fine appearance; concert costume; splendid physique; Powerful voice, but selections not of the popular sort; if this were remedied, her voice would make a hit. Works in one time 15 min.
In Sketch “The Strange Boy”. Howard is an artist on the piano; his selections are pleasing and his technique for this sort of work is masterly. The comedy part is too long and fall short; so also the dancing act at the climax; this could be dispensed with two advantage. Full stage; time 32 minutes.
Society Monologist. Well dressed and makes good appearance; none of her story needs pruning. Uses the house man to carry on luggage. Her recitations in imitation of Ocean Steamer Concert shows some versatility and goes fairly well; has a few good jokes which is the best part of her act. All in one. Time 14 minutes.
In sketch “My Wife’s Hero.” Up-to-date artists, dress the parts well. Garry an assistant with them. Dialogue breaks in rapid, but some of the comedy falls rather flat at times, seems to be too much of it. The dummy assistant seems to make a hit in his pantomime. Full stage. Time 23 minutes.
Tramp and Soubrette; good singers and dancers but their selections are very old. Harry’s Tramp specialty is very good; his dancing very much on the order of George Cohan’s. Goes well, Full stage can close in one. Time 22 minutes. Act could stand a cut however.
A Japanese musical comedy. Three women and one man. While the music is not particularly attractive, nor the singing more than ordinary, the act is handsomely staged and seems to please. 25 minutes full stage.
in a monologue called “An Afternoon Tea.” Miss Summerville was in decidedly bad form on account of a cold and requested permission this morning to postpone the date, but I had her billed as one of the features I hardly liked to do that, so I induced her to go on. Her set was good this afternoon and was thoroughly appreciated, and I should imagine when her voice is all right, that it might be a very good specialty. 20 minutes, in one.
this fellow was recommended to me very highly, and I possibly got my ideas up to a more exalted idea of his ability than I should have done. He is simply a fair German comedian and has nothing especially new and I can only class him as an ordinary-three show act, so far as the audiences go. 10 minutes in one.
two colored man in a peculiar specialty introducing Johnson’s high-class piano playing and Rob Cole’s coon songs, together with concerted songs by both, with a vain of comedy woven into the whole. Unquestionably the best and most satisfactory colored act we play. 22 minutes; full stage.
