This act is pretentious is a way, but does not give the value for the money that Ye Colonial Septette did. However, it was a great novelty and is alright to play but not to repeat at that salary. 30 min. Can follow a full stage act that leaves a clear stage, by having a short wait. Closes with about 3 min in 1. 2 shows.
These people get a big reception, but their act went much flatter than on previous visits, showing that the audience has had all they want of them, as they have made practically no changes to their act. Would not want them again. 25 min, open full stage, close in one.
2 shows, 23 min. full stage. A perfectly built man, doing feats the like of which I have never seen here before. He easily surpasses Spadoni whom we had here last year. Everything he did was enthusiastically applauded and he will create no end of comment about town. There is no question, at this time, but what his second week will easily be even stronger than the first. Excellent act of this sort.
2 shows, 11 min. full stage. Musical clown from Hippodrome. This man works full stage and as a consequence we were obliged to follow him with one of the pictures in the kinetograph. He says he can make a short close in 1, but it will not be sufficient to set Cressy and Dayne. Opens hit act by playing on bells and a variety of wind and string instruments. Went big, in fact, the applause hit of the show up to this point.
2 shows, 14 min in 1, open in 1, close full stage. Four little chaps who have not been seen here for as many years. They open in 1 with an imitation of a salvation army and then go to full stage with weightlifting, wrestling and work on rings. Every feat strongly applauded and they got a big hand at the finish. Excellent act for the early 2-show section.
3 shows, 13 min. in 3. In the travesty sketch, ‘Held for Ransom.’ There are several laughs to the piece, the man makes a number of costume changes to fit several melo-dramatic characters. The woman is pretty and held up her and fairly well I think with a little experience they will prove all right for the 3-a-day section.
3 shows, 12 min, in 2. Man and woman, neatly costumed, in feats of equilibrium on a supported ladder. Big improvement since they were here last and they went extremely well in this spot today. Got an excellent hand on the finish and we will move them down a peg or two.
This act is all right altho [sic] they do nothing remarkable. They have some novel combination juggling tricks, and it is well presented with good dressing. I think, however, it was a shame to book them so near the time of the Agoust family for they are bound to take the edge off the latter, altho they are not as clever. 10 min, full stage, 2 shows.
In a ‘Wall Street Battle.’ Here is a case of good sketch and fairly good work by support spoiled by the absolutely ‘rotten’ work of the star. That is entirely where the trouble lies, and they can change the others forever and not get any better results. This woman is absolutely incapable of playing the part. It is too bad to have a good piece of property ruined in that way. Because of the sketch itself and the very effective work of the man who plays the office boy the sketch made a hit in an early place in the bill. 22 min, full stage, 2 shows.
Operatic vocalists. Considering that these people do three shows, it is an excellent act, but I could not rate them in any such way if they did only two shows. The women’s voice is a little thin, but in an early place in the bill, say up to 8:30, they are very good. 17 min, open in two, close in one. Can close entirely in one if necessary. 3 shows.
