6 minutes f.s. of red hot acrobatic knockabout work on the bats, and a good close.
12 minutes f.s. This illusion played here about five weeks at the Food Fair, two years ago, but it has greatly improved since that time. The set is struck immediately after the illusion, showing a bare stage. It is a certainly mystifying, and has the audience guessing. But it was very plain that the people know that mesmerism is pure “bunk” and they hated to show that they believed it.
24 minutes f.s. with close in one. This act is not nearly so good as it was when we last played it here. There are two “kids” in it that are fairly good, and the others are not. Has neither life nor ginger, but went well in spots.
“Fun in a Fire House.” A lot of people, good acrobats, doing a travesty of a lively, rough house order that is all right but will appeal most strongly at the Saturday matinee. Full stage.
The audience this afternoon made these boys sing everything they had rehearsed and tonight they will add two numbers. Enough said. Full stage, closing in one.
“The Belle of Seville.” A comic operetta presented by four people of all round excellence. Nothing this season has been better received and we wish to give to them our unstinted praise. Full stage.
This man has a good personality, can play the piano well and relate a story, all in a manner that takes with the audience. In one.
Good lively acrobatic, dancing and singing number with bits of comedy here and there. Full stage, can close in one.
Bicycle riders. Two men. Good comedy and some clever riding. 12 minutes full stage, wnet [sic] big.
Two colored men, singing and talking. Funny act, good singers went big. 17 minutes in one.