2 shows, 23 mins opens in 1, goes to 2, closes in 1. In parody songs, comedy juggling and monologue. He is a bum singer, and both his parodies and monologue could be handled to much better advantage by a more artistic performer. Once per year is enough for him, as, although he got some scattered applause and considerable laughter, it was not all unanimous.
2 shows, 20 min, full stage. Presenting one of their well known ‘Sammy and Sarah’ sketches. Got a generous amount of applause on their opening, and were laughed at and applauded all the way through. In fact, all things considered, the laughing hit of the show.
3 shows, 12 min in 1. Pleasing vocalist of limited range, rendering the better class of songs. Did not go very strong, the audience displaying a woeful lack of appreciation of her work, and they have with all ‘straight’ singers here during the past two years.
One of the brothers, said to be the best head walker, was taken ill and the other went through with the performance. Personally I do not believe that this head jumping appeals to anybody except the degenerates in the gallery. It is shocking to those of finer sensibilities, and can only result in the mental and physical disability of the performer.
This alleged mystery did not come up to expectations. It is simply a new way of introducing a clever contortionist. After the matinee we instructed the manager to expose the ‘mystery’ by having Zutka walk off the stage, as we did not wish to have the intelligence of our audience questioned.
‘The ventriloquist and the Dancing Doll.’ This act is going very well here with us this week. It’s got a good place on the bill, which has helped quite a little. The act is nothing out of the ordinary, and not as good as Trovello, from a ventriloquial stand point. The dancing doll is a little novelty. Mr. Colby opens in one about 8 minutes, and closes in full stage 20 minutes all told. CDF.
Presenting ‘The Liar.’ I’m not getting very much out of this act, as I’m obliged to open the show with it. However, it was full of slang phrases, such as ‘slob’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’, etc. This title ‘The Liar’ and the character, a drunken man, is, to my notion, enough to condemn it. I don’t care to play it again. Time 20 minutes, full stage, CDF.
2 shows, 12 min in 1. Just as handsome of face and figure as ever, in better voice than on the occasion of her previous engagement and stunningly costumed. She had an advance reception, all her songs were encored, and when she appeared in tights the costume was so handsome and becoming that they began to applaud her immediately.
2 shows, 30 mins, open in 4, close in 1. These men got a big round of applause when they came on, and their nonsensical specialty went as well as ever, and started the laughs of the afternoon. This is one of the acts that should only be played once a year.
Full stage, 2 shows, 26 minutes. Presenting the sketch ‘The Police Inspector,’ with his eight Lulu Girls. Received a little advance applause. They demanded parody after parody in his opening. There is no plot to the sketch, merely an idea to introduce his specialty with the girls, who do not amount to very much, although look attractive. Think his name will draw.
