Rialta is well known as ‘Fire Dancer.’ She is assisted by eight young English girls, who sing and dance fairly well. Rialta does her usual spectacular drapery dance, with mirror etc. In its present shape, can only be considered as fair. Full stage, 13 min.
Man and woman in a straight sketch ‘A Daughter of Bacchus.’ Both appear in a drunken scene which ends with a moral. The act may please most audiences but here it is not looked upon as the strongest in the in the business. 24 min, FS.
A review not necessary, on account of all managers being familiar with the act. My criticism is that their singing voices are very bad. However, they were received with very much interest and applause. Full stage.
A good act consisting largely of acrobatic dancing and it would be acceptable in any position on a bill. Smirl is an exceedingly good acrobat, and the finish in which the poodle is used in very pleasing. Full stage, closing in one.
I think this is one of the best European acts, in a small way, that has ever come over here. They made a distinct hit this afternoon, and as they did not get of the steamer until Saturday, after a rough passage, it is possible that they were not in the best possible condition, and I look for the act to make a big hit before the end of the week. They are both clean looking girls, fresh & bright, dressing well – appearing on the stage in short dresses a trifle below the knees – and they work exactly as two men would. That is to say, they accomplish everything that they attempt with all the finish of male performers and they perform some pretty difficult tricks. They have a wonderful muscular power, are good equilibrists, and the head balancing is as good as any that I have ever seen accomplished, it is an all mighty clever act and will make a hit anywhere.
A man and a woman in a little sketch constructed for the purpose of showing the man’s ability as an imitator of birds, animals, and inanimate objects, in which he is very clever. Incidental to the act, she does a little song and dance which is not as all bad, and has but little else to do but look neat, which she succeeds in doing. 16 min, open full stage, close with about three minutes in one.
Expert rifle shooting act; man and woman. This is a mighty good act for the opening of the bill. The performers are dressed in buck-skin, or imitation of that, and their wardrobe is extremely neat. Their shooting work, while perhaps not as wonderful as some of the others that we have had, is yet remarkably clever, and the whole turn is exceptionally good. 14 min, full stage.
Mr. Bond is certainly a clever comedian. He has more unction than any man I have seen in some time. The man that plays with him is acceptable but the women are rank especially the one that plays the Irish character part which would, in the hands of a capable woman, be made to stand out very strongly, however the act made good with the audience although it is not a scream, by any means. 23 min, in three, 2 shows.
This lady was rather a disappointment to me and decidedly so to the audience. She has good execution but there is not much purity to her tones and her selections were poorly chosen and she has the manner of an amateur. I was very sorry to be obliged to exchange places with her and Dorothy Kent but it was unavoidable.
Man and woman juggling act which is fairly good from a three-a-day standpoint. They look neat and do their work cleanly, were they first or second on the bill they would be all right but hardly strong enough for 4th place which I was obliged to give them as they are better than the preceeding [sic] acts. 10 min, full stage, 3 shows.
