2 Shows, 25 min. full stage—This is a spectacular act, in which the two girls act out in a picture frame the pictures conjured buy a bridegroom’s reverie. The man in front in sufficient to kill any good act, and he most effectually threw a wet blanket on this one by the bad reading of his lines. There is lots of room for improvement in it, and we will make an effort to straighten them out some for the balance of the week.
2 shows, 18 min. full stage—The man in this team makes up in imitation of the late Arthur Sidman, while the woman strives to imitate Mrs. Sidman, but both are indifferent acts compared with the originals. The brightest part of their dialogue and stories is that stolen from Mr. Sidman’s act. They may develop in time, but will never equal the Sidmans.
in their latest sketch entitled “Ticks and Clicks.” This act is a vast improvement over the other one, being much stronger, and gives them a much better opportunity to show their dramatic ability, of which Miss Havel makes a rather unexpected display; in fact, she reads her lines remarkably well. They had a rather a hard place this afternoon on the bill for a talking act and I have moved them up in the night show, so that they will go undoubtedly even better this evening. 20 minutes, full stage.
2 shows, 18 min. full stage—A finely staged act, and the best burlesque acting ever offered on the stage. It gives a fair line on what Weber & Fields will have to do in the way of educating the amusement seekers in the city up to their style of entertainment, for it was plainly evident that the audience this afternoon was guessing the major portion of the time what it all meant. I must confess they won more applause than I expected, the funny points being caught on to quickly, though some of the best things were not appreciated. If Weber & Fields are successful, it’s simply gives us another field to draw upon, as we can play more acts of this description.
in a sketch in titled “a Bargain Fiend”. This act is funny and laughable on account of the situation and the theme, which appeals to everyone, being a satire on the bargain craze. It’s got lots of laughs this afternoon and the climax with Mr. Stanton bringing in the old horse, was a tremendous hit. 26 minutes, full stage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
