Plain chamber with their own drop. 20 minutes. In their familiar sketch “The Half Way House” which was well appreciated and was very well received with laughter and applause, enabling them to close very well. The sketch is put on quite artistically and they can care very well for this portion of the programme. 2 shows
Palace in 4. 10 minutes. A foreign singing and dancing act, principally dancing, which does not seem to be original or worthy of any particular praise. None of this three are able to talk English from the stage and the act was somewhat of a frost here this afternoon. Closed only to light applause and cannot be classed among the 2-a-day acts. 2 shows.
Drop in one. 16 minutes. This young man’s first appearance here. He is the possessor of a refined and pleasing singing voice, by which means he lands well in every song he sings, without apparently forcing his voice in the usual vaudeville style. He does a little monologue work which while not brilliant, is quite good and serves well to vary his work. At his salary he can be rated as very good and can be called quite good as a 2-a-day act. 2 shows.
C.D.F. 25 minutes Their old time sketch “An Up Town Flat” which seems to yet to have the power to amuse and produce laughter. To me they did not inject the same amount of ginger into their work that they previously did but it can be said to have gone well this afternoon. 3 shows.
Drop in one. 15 minutes. Refined Singing Act. Neat appearing and well dressed couple. The girl displaying some pretty dresses. Their singing is not at all wonderful, but the selection of their songs and the manner in which they land them closed them to very good applause and can easily be called a real good act from a 3-a-day standpoint. 3 shows.
Drapery in one. 13 minutes. Singing and Dancing sketch. Very slow and quiet until Milt Wood does his clog shoe dancing, which he does in the most excellent style and earned round after round of applause. For an act so early on the bill they went decidedly strong and can hold down a better place. 3 shows.
Garden in 4. 7 minutes. Bag Punchers. Two young men who work very mechanically in this class of work which is not appreciated by our people. Closed to light applause. 3 shows.
3 shows, 12 min. full stage. Man and woman, in a sharp shooting exhibition, with rifles and pistols. It is as good an act as that of Winona and Frank, I think, and went exceptionally strong in a most difficult place at the end of the afternoon show, securing a lost of applause.
2 shows, 24 min. in 1. Story-teller and mimic who wins out on his personality, as I do not know of anybody else in the varieties that could get by with the light material he uses. In this city, which is his home, he is particularly strong. Had several recalls.
2 shows, 9 min. in 1. Contralto vocalist, the best singer and one of the handsomest women in the varieties, stunningly gowned. Went as well as any of the straight singers we have had recently, for there is no disputing the fact that our audiences are tiring of even the best of them, when appearing alone.
