In a ‘Musical Flower Garden.’ These men are Providence products and were given a pretty good welcome. Act a bit novel and comedy fair, but music is very mediocre. Would be a good three a day act, but as it is gets entirely too much money. 16 min., 2 shows, open full stage, close about 2 min in one.
Second week. Stronger than ever. Bryan is certainly a real showman, and this patriotic ensemble took with the holiday crowd immediately. Every song and change got a good hand, and the close was an ovation. It will go better than last week, and is by far the star attraction, so far as popularity goes, though Dunn & Glzier [sic] are the headliners and are supposed to pull the biggest money to the house. From now on the show will pull up much stronger.
21 min FS. ‘The Messenger Boy.’ Make good entrance and got good advance applause. Lines very bright and delivered humorously every time. Dunn never missed a chance to get a laugh at any price, and in two instances the over-stepped bounds. Miss Glazier sings acceptably, and has fine stage presence and figure. Laughs throughout the act and finish strong. Cut, ‘Tell him to go to hell!’ Also, “I’llbe [sic] as good as you will.’
14 mins. in 3m close 3 min in 11. Baseball juggler. Very acceptable opener. Carries his own drop showing a base-ball field. Some of his stunts received a good hand and the novelty of the act seemed to make up for any short-comings in phenominal [sic] dexterity. His work in 1 with the wand was particularity new and clever, and was well liked.
Of course we all know that Miss Bloodgood can sing and is a very handsome woman, but she has about the poorest lot of songs for vaudeville purposes I have ever heard. I have requested her to change her selection, but as she has been thus requested at some of the other houses without effect, I am afraid there will be no result from my request. Not nearly as good an act as Charlotte Guye George, who does three shows for one-third the money. 8 min in one, 2 shows.
Musical act patterned after Waterbury Brothers & Tenny. It is a long ways after. The comedian is the whole act as he does all the best musical work as well as the comedy. The other two men are rank amateurs. I would call it a good three-a-day act but would not care to get it on a minutes after 3 o’clock. 18 min, open in 3, close in one, 2 shows.
In their comedy ‘All the World Loves a Lover.’ First time here. This act is not as strong as some of their other comedies. Went fairly well with the holiday crowd. In the hands of other people, I presume it would prove a frost. The sketch depends solely on the business which is good. 28 min, full st.
3 men – 2 eccentric and one impersonating a monkey. First time here. They carry their own scenery, representing a trolley car, used for break-away work. Acrobatic work is good, nothing sensational, but pleases. Alright for an early place in the three-show section. 16 min, full stage, 3 shows.
AD 1186. First appearance. Messenger boy, singer and dancer. This young man has a pleasing personality with a good voice and a fairly good dancer. Little amateurish in getting on and off, but he will work out of that in time. Presume he will hold his own over the circuit. 10 min. St-1-3 shows.
2 shows, 20 min, full stage. Man and woman, in a great exhibition of sharp shooting with rifle and pistol but the woman, and some very clever balancing of objects by the man. The woman is one of the best rifle and pistol shooters I have ever seen, and she was applauded throughout. The man’s balancing did not get much applause, but nevertheless, it was plain to see it created considerable wonderment. They have quite a handsome stage apparatus and it is very acceptable act in the novelty line. The woman responded to 3 curtain call at the finish this afternoon.
