MRR 2. Sketch “When Georgina Was 18.” Three men and a woman. Scene, the office of a justice of the pease. The action rests on the doings of an eloping couple who come to the justice’s office to be married. There is plenty of life and action in the sketch, but it’s a bit talky. A good act, but hardly as finished as their old one. The comedy here is spontaneous, and not the quiet, deep kind that Barrows can handle so well. They will so up on the bill. 22 mins. Kit. in 3.
HRR 2. Her name was sufficient to give us the best matinee we have had in a month. Opened with a dainty Japanese song. Changed to a boy’s costume for two songs. All went well. She does not close in one – we were told she did – hence a wait. 12 mins. C.D. Pal. 2.
YRR 2. Not as good as Jewell’s. The features of this act are a Papinta fire dance by a manikin and a trained dog being worked by a manikin master. The act is short, and five minutes of the thirteen are devoted to a spectacular real water fountain display, which did not seem to greatly appeal to the audience. A good act for the children holiday week, but cannot compare with Jewell’s or Holdin’s. 13 mins. Special set.
YHR 2. This act does not work in one. I was emphatically told in New York that it did. Bellman says it’s impossible. Their act has neither plot nor name. It is really a singing sketch – a little dialogue, but the greater part straight singing. Good act. Best they ever did in this house. 19 mins. C.D.F. in 3.
GRR 3. Man and woman, in a “rube” comedy sketch, during which the man introduces some tight rope comedy work. A good three show act for the early section, some of the man’s work being especially good. 12 mins. Farm drop in 4. Fence & S.C.
GRR 3. Two men, blackface comedians. Singing and dancing, a few stories and some cross-fire talk. One works straight, other as comedian. Good three show act for the early section. They have improved. 12 mins. in one.
NH 3. Man and woman, alleged comedy sketch. Woman does some character work as a “tough” girl. Not good for anything but an opener. Very crude in spots. Cut out “Let us pray.” This will be a dandy act to clear the house with on Thanksgiving – which is at best one redeeming feature. 13 mins. C.D.F. in 2-1/2.
Xylophone Artists. This is a very good act; in fact one of the best we have played. Still one of the evening papers here, called the Press, called it a bad act, while the other papers spoke very highly of it. 11 minutes in two.
In a dramatic comedy entitled “When Georgiana was 18”. There is nothing to this act that I can see that is of any value. In fact I think it is the worst one he has had. I don’t mean to say that it is a bad act as both Barrows and Lancaster are good performers, but there is noting to the sketch. 21 minutes full stage.
In her old specialty called the “Pink Tea”. I was obliged to have her work entirely in one and her act went just as well there as in full stage. Her name has absolutely no drawing power in this city. What she does is practically the same as always except that her songs have been changed a little. She only went fair. 11 minutes.
