Keith’s New York House gave a detailed report of this act on March 7th, and we can add but little to it. The idea is good, and with a fine set of girls might be made a good act. It is rather pleasing and went fairly well. Full stage. Time 10 minutes
Acrobatic Comiques. The same act that they have played here before. A good opening act and goes strong. Full stage, close in one. Time 12 minutes.
Musical. This is their second appearance this season. They are two young women of pleasing personality, and render their selections with rare delicacy and refinement. The violin solo, “Cavalleria Rusticana” was finely executed. A good act and went strong. All in one. Time 16 minutes.
“Wanted a Porter”. This team is new to us, their singing and dancing are both good. They closed the act with an amusing imitation of an old time song and dance team. A strong act for our house, made a decided hit. Full stage, close in one. Time 23 minutes.
I think that Day now is about as good a black face monologue performer as we have. He always has some bright ideas and has an easy manner of presenting them. He had a very hard place this afternoon, which is unavoidable, but at that he made good. 19 minutes.
YYR 2. A man and a woman in a singing, acrobatic and dancing specialty entitled “Tangled and Twisted,” the feature of which is Hickey’s very funny maneuvering with a chair and a table. They made a tremendous hit this afternoon and I think are easily worth the money we are paying them. 11 minutes, full stage.
MRR 2. Miss Rice opens with a song in which she uses an umbrella with an electrical light attachment, which did not work very smoothly this afternoon. She then goes to her familiar cabinet work on the living doll order and gives us five different impersonations, all of which are well enough in their way, but are no longer much of a novelty. It is a good act, however, but I should not care to play her again at the figure she is getting. 22 minutes in one.
MRR 2. They made a great hit this afternoon, and I think it is about the most interesting animal act we play. The pantomime at the opening is very good. The musical dogs always excite the wonder of an audience, and he has got some leaping dogs that are as good as any I have ever seen. There is quite an element of comedy in the act and a hurrah finish. 17 minutes, full stage, with a short close in 1
NH 3. Yankee monologue comedian. Stewart did fairly well with this audience, but to my mind he lacks the animation necessary to make a good act. His dialogue and makeup are all right, and considered from a three-a-day standpoint the act itself is O.K., but I should hardly consider it much later than 2 and 8 o’clock at night. 14 minutes in one
GRR 2. Juggler. This fellow is rather a neat performer, but with the exception of one single trick, he does nothing but a lot of hackneyed material, the most of which is offered by jugglers doing three performances a day. I don’t consider that he is strong enough to go over the balance of the circuit. 15 minutes, full stage.
