Sullivan & Pasquelena
song and dance comedians. Good opening set and could really feel a more prominent place on the bill to advantage; Pasquelena’s dance took well. Open full stage, close in 1, 12 min.
Bessie Penn Guard
a pleasing act. Singing and accompanies herself on the piano for two of her songs. Things Andrew Mack’s Rose Song, first verse in soprano voice, second in a baritone. As Buffalo is her home it is hard to judge the act correctly as if she were among strangers. Works in one. Fourteen minutes.
Delmore Sisters
In the “Bridegroom’s Reverie.” If this act word to be analyzed it probably would be considered only ordinary as the specialties introduced were not strong, but considering the manner and novelty of its presentation, the pretty pictures, and all, it must be considered a very good act. As novelties are hard to get, they should be encouraged. The act was received very strongly by the audience this afternoon. 23 min. full stage, 2 shows.
Less Fransettis
man and woman, in harp and violin and xylophone duets, the work by the woman being the best decidedly and for that reason makes good although it is not a great act. They look pretty and clean however, and as our audience likes good music they went first rate. 12 min. open in two close in one, 2 shows.
Scott and Wilson
Acrobatic comedy act. I can’t see just where this act comes in at the salary, and two shows a day, with the exception of the first two acts are decidedly the weakest thing in the bill. Their comedy is most [unidentified word] and their acrobatics, by no means startling. 12 min, 2 shows, close in one.
Roberts, Hayes and Roberts
2 shows, 20 min. open full stage, close in one—Eccentric Comedy sketch by two men and a young woman, which does well enough for an early place in the bill, and in some houses would probably be considered very funny. One of the members of the team is he who was formally known as Leo La Farge, the young fellow who got his first start in this house, and then went back on us at the time of the White Rats strike. He is a very good dancer.
La Nole Brothers
2 shows, 10 min, full stage—first time here for these two men, who give a fairly good exhibition on a revolving ladder, one of them working straight, and the other made up as a clown. The finish of the act is somewhat sensational, as the latter comes apart leaving the two men on either end of one of the sites. It got a great round of applause.
Jake and Jane Bernard
2 shows, 20 min. open full stage, close in one—German dialect comedian and singing soubrette. Man makes up in imitation of his brother, and apes his work to some extent. The act is all right for an early placed in the three-show section, and it does not seem probably that it will ever get beyond that.
Franco Piper
Banjoist- he does a rather novel act. He dresses the stage with 25 or 30 banjos. He commences his act with the straight selection and then goes into some rather remarkable juggling with banjos, playing at the same time. The act is a good one and valuable from the standpoint of novelty, but somehow or other he doesn’t seem to make such a tremendous hit with the audience, or rather he did not with our audience this afternoon, which I attribute largely to the fact that they don’t seem to appreciate the difficulty of the act. 13 min. full stage.
Elizabeth Knight
Vocalist: Nice appearing young girl, and has a light soprano voice of good quality and the faculty of phrasing in a manner that makes her singing clearly understood. She opened with a song in surplice and changed to straight evening dress and close with the older southern songs, which went strong. 12 minutes in one.