15 mins. In one-Blackface comedian; has the best delivery of any monologue artist in the business. He was the real hit of the show. The audience all but rose to their feet after his wind up. He got them at the start right on the jump, and he held them with roars of laughter to the end.
23 mins.-Spec. set-Third week; still draws. His lecture has been out and revised, until now it can be listened to without the sensation of listening to a rank imitation of a Weber-Fields’ comedy. Sandow’s Dutch dialect has Sam Bernard’s beaten a mile; but he presents it with the air of a tragedian, and it doesn’t fit.
11 mins. In one-Billed as “the American Chansonette (what ever that is), in a melange of songs and imitations that are cleverly handled. Outbursts of applause were not in evidence, but she was well received. Good act.
20 mins.-C. D. F. in 3-Man and woman, in a plate breaking, juggling act that is well known. Their work was good, as usual; and their offering was received with much laughter and some applause.
20 mins.-C. D. F. in 3-In a new sketch, “61 Prospect street.” Without a question of doubt one of the best sketches I have ever seen. It is a mistaken identity affair, with Wilbur in the role of a clergyman. The situations are not only cleverly conceived, but very cleverly handled and the sketch throughout is excellent. If anything, it gets more laughs than “A Bird and A Bottle.”
10 mins. – Palace-Toe dancer. A saucy little piece of humanity, if one can judge by her actions. Well known here for her connection with legitimate attractions. Made good, but was not a hit.
35 min. full stage—Appearing in, “A Blue Grass Widow”, which has not been done in here for three years. Like everything which these clever people present, the sketch met with a distinct success, eliciting laughter and applause from start to finish. The sketch is too long, however.
18 min. in 1—Scored an immense laughing hit, held his audience intact, following the Loop, notwithstanding the show had overrun its time by several minutes. Mr. Lovenberg’s opinion that he would make good in this spot in the bill was justified.
10 min. full stage—I can unqualifiedly say that this act will be the biggest hit of the season in this house and will cause more talk before the week is out than any act that has played here. It is simply impassible to convey an adequate idea of the sensation that takes possession of when the men make their first round of the Loop. I saw dozens of people in the audience this afternoon just grip the arms of their chairs and hold on as if they themselves were about to be thrown somewhere. Gather it in for the circuit quick. The men were called twice before the curtain after it had dropped and hidden them from sight.
24 min. open in 3, close in 1—Presenting their comedy, singing and dancing sketch, which never before went so strong in this house. At the close they had three recalls and the act was certainly one of the biggest hits of the show.
