17 min. F.S. 3 shows. On at 730. This is a remarkably trained horse. The act is particularly pleasing to the children. The horse does various stunts, such as telling time, mathematical stunts, etc, and seems endowed with human intelligence. Makes a very pretty picture on the stage. Hold the interest throughout and closed with a good hand.
F.S. time 13. The horse is the whole show and saves Rossi’s bad comedy from pickling the act. A woman also has a little to do. ‘Emir’ holds the people in their seats in great shape, in spite of the lateness of the hour (4.50 P.N.) The horse plays several instruments with apparent understanding, and puts on one or two comedy stunts such a smiling and laughing and knocking Rossi about the stage. It’s a great animal feature.
Assisted by Billee Taylor (who sits with the orchestra and sings one song well.) In one, time 21. Miss Mayhew is funny. She sings character songs perfectly, has keen comedy talk, and her impersonation get away from the cut and dried. She was the big hit of the show, which is ‘going some’ this afternoon. The audience apparently couldn’t get enough of her. One of the few comediennes that come up to the advance billing.
Mr. Burress failed to materialize at the proper time which necessitated changing the entire show. He was rather indisposed but after strong persuasion decided to go on. While the act he presented this afternoon went fairly good it was not up to the standard and failed to live up to his reputation as made over the circuit. Twenty-five minutes full stage.
Two young men of pleasing personality presenting a talking, singing and dancing act. The talking and singing has a great chance for improvement, their main feature being the clog dancing which [sic] is fairly good and carried them off with good applause. Fourteen minutes in one.
In the comedy ‘We Need the Money.’ The company includes Miss Allen and three men. An excellent vehicle, interesting, with a vein of humor running through it. Secured quite a number of laughs and finished to a good strong hand. Miss Allen is very clever and is fairly well supported. Twenty-four minutes full stage.
The first part of the act, Mr. Hurley’s Coster Songs, is quite good. If he were to do a single turn alone, at a reasonable salary, I wouldn’t find any fault, but the last part ‘The Coster Concert’ is a dreadful affair. We may have had worse things in the house in the ten years that I have managed it, but if we have I have thoroughly forgotten what they are. 30 min. open in 1, close full stage, 2 shows.
Presenting for the first time their new sketch “Cherie.” This sketch is fully up to the standard of “Paris” and “Dickie” but netter than either in the matter of refinement of lines and business. There is not the Parisian flavour so noticeable in the mentioned playlets, and it is full as acceptable to the women of our matinees as it is at night. 26 min. FS.
Presenting “The Wall Between.” I cannot recall ever seeing a vaudeville playlet with so much heart interest as is contained in this little playlet of sentiment, and I cannot recall ever seeing in vaudeville a more charming and captivating ingénue that Miss Scott. Mr. Wright has a beautiful high tenor voice, and the playlet and players are a fine addition to the vaudeville stage, a tonic for the regular vaudeville patron a revelation to the occasional visitor. 23 min. FS
On at 4.03, 18 min, in 1. While Miss Tanguay gave us an extremely unpleasant morning, with her threats and her foibles, still I must give her the credit of making the biggest hit that I have ever seen made by any single woman in this house. She scored a positive triumph. I guess it pays to be crazy. I sincerely hope that we shall be able to keep her in good humor throughout the week. It will certainly not be through lack of effort on our part, as we thoroughly appreciate her drawing power.
