18 min. F.S. at 9:02. This is a decided novelty and an excellent children’s feature, highly grotesque, and the animals work remarkably well. The manner in which Clermont dresses them up and makes them perform is very amusing and they seem to work willingly, without fear of the whip, which spoils so many animal acts. There are four ponies, three dogs, two roosters, beside some comedy supes [sic]. There is one dog that plays a bell-piano astonishingly well, and brought down the house. The act ought to draw very well with the little people. Close was very good with burlesque procession, and two curtain calls. Placing this act in the body of the bil is its saving, as the audience is not too tired to enjoy the nonsense.
“The Happy Medium”: 23 min. F.S. Close in 1. On at 7:54. This act did not catch on after the good things gone before and had to be shifted up several pegs. In fact, it was right up to the finish before it really got the crowd. There is a lack of coherency in the act and the comedy is forced and often far-fetched. The dancing, trick piano playing and singing are not up to the standard. The girl appears in two changes of costume, but has no singing voice and relies on her sprightly dancing and repartee to please. The close in one was only fairly strong and the finishing hand likewise.
Equil: 10 min. On at 7:33. This is in many ways a sensation. Zobedie works on a brass pedestal, spiral stair-case, and other paraphernalia. The feats are of the most difficult ever seen her and received continued applause throughout. His closing feat, turning flip-flops on the pedestal while being slowly drawn off the stage got one of the best hands I have ever heard in this house for an athletic act.
This act came between McKenzie & Shannon and Richard Golden. Miss Remington’s act was handicapped by the absence of her most importance pickanininy [sic], who she said had run away from her on Sunday night. The dancing and some of the acrobatic work was done and the act can still be considered all right to play the act can still be considered all right to play with a difference in salary.
In the sketch ‘A Case of Divorce.’ Mr. Golden is undoubtedly the best impersonator of the rural New England character before the foot-lights today. The sketch is decidedly acceptable and because of Mr. Golden’s excellent ability is particularly strong. I feel that he will draw us some money. We will need it with this show. 27 min. in 3, 2 shows.
There is no use talking, from the standpoint of their salary, this is an awfully bad act. It would be a bad act at half the salary. There is some good brass instrument playing, but this, after a while, grows tiresome, being so much repetition of the same thing. The tenor singer is simply impossible even though he does come from this vicinity. The act fell with a dull thud. No one asked them to come back after they had finished. 24 min. open n 2, 2 or 3 min. closing in one, 2 shows.
Comedians and dancers. These boys drew the first blood, in the afternoon. They are pretty good comedians and excellent dancers and as the audience were hungry for something, they naturally scored pretty well. Am swapping places with them and Mayme Remington for the night show.pro
Female impersonator and dancer. When Mr. Lind was played the first time, the novelty of his act made worth while. Today he didn’t go at all and there is really no excuse for his being in the bill, excepting for him to draw his salary. 10 min. Full stage, with a lot of weird scenery. 2 shows.
Compelled to have this man open in one, then full stage, can close in one, which I suppose disorganized his routine. However, his act seemed to be interesting, His work is the regular routine matter of acts of this kind. Received some scattered applause with a fairly good hand on the finish. Eighteen minutes in all.
Time Indefinite. F.S. The act is well known. It takes well here, but does not reach the sensational popularity it has received in other cities. Houdini has several new tests, although for the most part he still depends chiefly upon hand-cuffs and straight jackets.
