YRR-2 – This is the gentleman who took the place of Dan Daly in “The Liberty Belles”. He is one of the original family of Davenports, so well known to the theatre-going public, and he has an act which was rather peculiar in its way, however, I feel absolutely certain it will go very strong with a night audience. It doesn’t appeal especially to the small quiet audience that we usually have at matinees, but it is very artistic, and I have an idea that in the evening he is going to be very strong. He does a song at first which gives a chance to introduce a topical verse in an effective manner, and closes with a song which is supposed to be sung by a clergyman, giving a description of the happenings at a church bizarr [sic], and which I think, is very clever indeed. 14 minutes in one.
GRR-2 – Two men in a comedy singing and dancing act; also introducing some piano playing. Stanley was of the original team of Crawford and Stanley, and Brockman is quite a clever little impersonator. The act was not at all alarming, but it is still a good one. They sing very nicely together, and one of them does some very good eccentric dancing, also gives an imitation of George Cohen that is very natural indeed. 16 minutes; open full stage, close in 1 is nec[cessary].
GRR-3 – Two young men in a blackface comedy talking and singing act. McIntyre is the son of Jim McIntyre of McIntyre and Heath, and he does the comedy end of the act, while Primrose is the straight man. There has been a great improvement in their act since they were here last, so far as the conversational part of it is concerned, and they got lots of laughs, but the songs they did this afternoon were of absolutely no use whatever, and I have told them to cut them all out and put in something new. If they do this the act will be all right for the balance of the circuit in a 3-a-day position. 13 minutes; in one.
GRR-3 – Introducing three men and one woman, and utilizing the whirl with the upright section. They did all right this afternoon, and the riding was very acceptable, but it is evident that the public has seen all they care to of cycle whirls, and we shall not attempt to send this act any further on the circuit. 7 mins. full stage.
GHR-2 – Japanese juggler. This is the same Kokin whom we used to play seven or eight years ago, and he still remains, as he was at that time, one of the most graceful performers in his line on the stage. He does nothing whatever that is at all startling, but what he does do is cleverly done, and he manages to make a great deal out of a small amount of material. It is a very good act from start to finish. 17 minutes; full stage.
NH-3 – Two men in a musical comedy act, one of them made up straight and the other in blackface. As instrumentalists they are not especially brilliant, but they manage to get through well enough in that direction, and the comedian is quite good. The whole act can be classed as good from 3-shows-a-day standpoint. 17 minutes; open full stage; close in one if necessary.
Man and a woman in a comedy sketch, based upon the old lunatic asylum act formerly done by Ely and Gardener, this gentleman evidently being a brother of the original Ely. Both performers dress neatly, and while there is not much of anything to the act they manage to get in a little dancing at the finish which carries it off all right. 19 minutes; open full stage, close in one.
Clay modeler. This man does not differ much from the usual run of artists in his line, and is no better nor worse than any of them. It is a very acceptable act in the early part of the bill. 10 minutes; full stage. NH-3.
This is about the liveliest dancing act that I have played. While the price I am paying them is somewhat excessively I consider it a splendid vaudeville act. They are going very strong, 12 minutes in F.S. close 2 min. in one if necessary.
A man and woman presenting a little rural comedy sketch, introducing a bounding rope act by the man. Act is good and is going well indeed. Comedy is not bad and woman is a fair singer. 12 minutes. F. S.
