The Salambos
Exhibition with Gases and Electricity. This act is a very attractive one and novel. While it gets no great amount of applause I am quite sure it makes people talk and will draw money in the House. 20 min. full stage.
Tom Almond
This act is good because it is out of the routine of stuff that we get, as long shoe dance and dancing on skates on top of a pedestal is all new to this generation of Providence vaudeville patrons, consequently he went very strong. 13 min. can work in one.
Inman and Staats
Irish and straight comedy act. This is the weakest turn on the program. Staat’s voice is not nearly as good as it used to be, and I hardly consider Inman up to some of his former partners. The act, however, may be rated as fairly good three a day act. 23 min. open three, close in one, 3 shows.
Wood and Ray
17 minutes, full stage, closing in one. Man and woman. This is their second appearance here, and it is really surprising how much the act had developed in the past year. After opening the show Monday, we changed them to fourth on the bill. The man has developed into a fairly good comedian. Act is called “A Bunch of Nonsense” and that about expresses it, as there is a little singing, a little crazy cross-fire talk, some travesty and a recitation by the man entirely made up of play titles.
Eva Mudge
Minutes 16, full stage. Pretty young girl, who sings fairly well, but gets a great deal out of the song. However, her complete changes, six in number are made more quickly and better than anyone we have played. Special scenery is carried. Miss Mudge has been forced to make a speech at the end of her act at every performance so far this week. Possibly the best act for the money we have ever played.
Wormwood’s Dogs and Monks
28 minutes, full stage, close in one. Big, impressive looking act, but handicapped by slovenliness in performing some of the tricks, and bad feeling between animals and trainer. This man should be warned in each house before opening not to thrash or abuse his animals, as is his habit. The work of a New Foundland that apparently works arithmetical problems and picks out national flags, with the cues so cleverly concealed that they are not apparent to the audience, pleased them. Reckless comedy of the monks also helped the act go well. Must be called a good offering.
Lottie Brandon
Loop the Loop, 11 minutes, full stage. Lottie Brandon, managed by Tom Eck. The open…Brandon riding a fast half mile on a home trainer… she goes onto the loop, which is a spectacular … and the contrivance is well enough worked to be fairly… there being just enough doubting Thomases to cause talk and controversy, hence increases business. Possible is as good a drawing card as we have ever played.
The “Kilties”
(Canada’s Crack Military Band) Made up of forty men who, besides giving a matchless band concert, introduce Scotch dances, vocal choruses, vocal solos and instrumental selections of a very high order. This is without doubt the king of all vaudeville acts. The “Kilties” national airs and classical selection fairly lifted the auditors out of their seats. 1 hour full stage.
Sydney Grant
Monologist. This young man does a very fair talking turn. He has a good singing voice and he ought to exercise it a little more than he does. He had the audience with him from the start to the finish. 18 minutes in 1.
Suzanne Leonard and Owen Westford
In the one act musical farce, entitled, “The Understudy.” These people are not strong enough for headliners and at half the salary, their act could only be called fair. It might go allright in New York, but the act fell very flat here. 21 minutes full stage.