Character monologue. This is the second time here for Miss Reimer, and while she is undoubtedly a good character woman in the legitimate, her work does not seem to especially appeal to vaudeville audience. While she held the attention fairly well, she aroused no enthusiasm, only a few laughs, and scarcely any applause up to the finish when she introduced her laughing song, which she does very well indeed, and which won hearty applause.
Man and woman in a little rube sketch, introducing a song and man does a little tumbling work on the order of Rice & Prevost. Held the attention of the audience pretty well today, and may be considered a good act from the three a day standpoint. 18 mins. Spec. in 4.
Offering his well known impersonations of famous actresses and characters. Received advance applause on his entrance and seemed to go better with the afternoon audience than I have ever known him to go before. However, he stretched the act out a little too long and the audience seemed to get tired toward the end. CDF in 3, close in 1. 23 minutes.
Miss Von Wenzl did not make much of an impression on the audience today. She is quite good looking and has good stage presence, but her songs did not seem to impress the audience. Received little applause. Personally, I think the act a good one. Drapery in1. 7 minutes.
Well known talking act. I believe they were members of the Philadelphia house stock company. Their act went very well here and the Clevelanders seem to catch their repartee and enjoy it. Their dialogue brought forth all most continuous laughter. Good act for this house. 16 minutes.
Original musical monologue. She could well eliminate her opening speech. Woman is quite clever and her offering is quite dainty and artistic. It pleased in spots. She closes in 1 with a song, ‘She Walks Like This.,’ sung last year by Julian Eltinge. Good act. CDF in 2 ½, close in 1. 10 minutes.
Clement supported by Mr. Lloyd and Karra Kenwyn in the playlet entitled ‘The Baron’s Love Story.’ This is the second time for Clement in this house, and while he went pretty well, he failed to make the impression of his former visit, due I think to his being too late on the bill. Will put him on earlier balance of the week. Clement and his company are good actors, and the sketch is well written, and has a good finish, but is rather too talky at the start. As a dramatic sketch, however, can be rated as a good act. 25 mins, Water Lans, 4. Cut wood 3, stone house, porch, steps, etc.
Lasso and acrobatic work. Two men. These boys have something new in the way of a rope act, and made quite an impression on the matinee crowd. One works as a cow boy, the other as an Indian, and they are doing practically the same work done by Will Rogers. They also introduce hand springs, double jumping the rope, shoulder stands, and so forth, all being done with the loop. Think the act full as good as Rogers’ with the exception that they do no comedy.
Colored singer and storyteller. This fellow is a fair singer, but his talk was a little rough, and he tried to get confidential with the audience: as a result they froze up on him. This town is too far south to stand for confidential talks from a colored man, and consequently I cut the talk, an [sic] am only going to use him in three songs the rest of the week. 12 mins. Adv. St. in 1.
Three young men in muscular posing, and heavy wright lifting. One of these boys has a very fine development, he opens the act with about 3 minutes posing in the cabinet, the three then go into the lifting of dumb bells, balancing of heavy weights, and so forth. While the act is a little amateurish, the faces are new, and the act makes good on the early bill. 12 mins. Gar in 3.
