In a Yankee comedy sketch. There isn’t much to say about this act excepting that it is all right in an early place on the bill and is especially valuable as a time filler. This sketch is somewhat original in the way of complications and both the man and the woman are really good impersonators of Yankee character, as good in the respect perhaps as any we have ever had. Their makeup and dialogue is thoroughly all right in every way, although there isn’t quite as much comedy in the act as I would like to see; still, they get quite a number of laughs and placed about second or third on the bill can hardly fail to make good in any of the houses. 27 min, full stage.
He carrys [sic] five assistants, tons of baggage, furnished a beautiful oriental setting, does feats of magic and levitation which were well received with very considerable interest and we regard the act worth the money.
On the balancing trapeze. This is one of the foreign acts and consists entirely of head balancing on a trapeze bar after the style of James Irwin, only, of course, with a great deal more finish. The performer comes out first in ordinary street dress and after getting his head balanced on the trapeze strips to tights and trunks. He is quite clever in his way and at the price he is a very pleasing performer. 8 min, full stage.
This woman has two of the handsomest horses that I have ever seen, and she is certainly an accomplished equestrienne. It would hardly be fair to compare her with Milly Capell for there is quite a bit of difference between the two acts. Miss Capell’s act is more of a trained horse act, while Miss Gerard gives an example of high school riding. What work she does I think is as good as I have ever seen, and the only fault that I have too find with her is that she has to drag out some of the movements of the horses a little in order to give any time to the act. However, it is a good turn and went splendidly here this afternoon. 14 minutes, full stage.
In a turn of songs. She is a pretty fair singer but has a strong personality. Goes well and enunciates distinctly. Her best impression was made with the Cincinnati son, with which she made quite a hit, although she also sang ‘Down Where the Wurzburger Flows’ better than any other singer I have ever heard render it. 11 minutes in 1.
A man and a woman presenting a comedy sketch entitled ‘A Gallery Goddess.’ The act is done very well indeed and there is something more of a plot to it than there was to their old act of ‘Hester’s Promise.’ There is a diversity of opinion as to whether it is as good as the latter, but I am inclined to think that there is not a great deal of difference, and it seems to me that what there is in favor of this one is one account of its being new and fresh. I will look at it again, however, and determine. 24 minutes, full stage.
This is a foreign act and introduces one man and two women in a sort of semi-military costumes, their work being confined exclusively to brad instruments. The man enters first and plays a selection on a baritone instrument something like a French horn. Then the two girls appear and play cornets, which they afterwards hand to him and he plays on both cornets at the same time. They then goes [sic] to French horns which they work in the same way. Next they take instruments shaped like coaching horns, only that they have keys, and play a selection on them. They then go to a different style, but the same shape as a coach horn, and play a selection for a few seconds, the man playing with the horn balanced on his lips. It is rather an odd sort of turn and was very well received by our audience. 12 min, open full stage and close in one.
Known as the American Fregoli, and there is absolutely no question but that if this man had proper dialogue and could command different dialects better he would have an act absolutely superior to Fregoli, Beondi, or any of the rest of those fellows. He makes his changes with great rapidity and has more novel ideas I think than ever put forward by either of the artists but he is not able to change the tone of his voice apparently in the least degree, so that the characters he represents are all done in the same tone. As it is, it is a very good three show a day act. 13 minutes open full stage, can close in one if necessary.
2 shows, 25 min, full stage. Psychological marvel. The act is interesting and humorous by turns, and scored a bigger hit than any featured attraction we have had here for a long time. There is no question but that she will draw big business.
2 shows, 18 min, full stage. Presenting their rural comedy sketch, ‘The Half Way House,’ which is one of the best things of its kind in the varieties. Went nicely, with chuckles all the way through, and considerable applause at the close.
