This is a ladder acrobatic act with two men and a woman.
Set represents Hades, with the men clad as demons. One of the pieces set centre has an electrical lighting effect, and when exploded reveals the woman ins hate, beneath three ladder.
Kingston is a comedy contortionist. The comedy begins and ends with his make-up. Dressed as a clown he offers some excellent bending on a chair and table, and should he go in for a little more comedy would undoubtedly show an improvement.
Miss Rhodes, a beautiful red-hair girl with big expressive eyes, mobile face and a stage personality decidedly winsome.
Banks is a tall, good looking chap, and carries about two hundred pounds with him but still with everything else in his favour, falls short on delivery.
Hand Balancers.
Comedy acrobats. The man does the comedy, the woman working “straight.”
Ballet performance.
The duet dancing by Galemberti and MOlasso was inspired, no doubt, by the Pavlowa-Mordkin.
A trio of girls have a number by themselves, and the Barabon Troupe of five people are sent forward as the real Russian portion of the turn.
The company is 25 strong, with 16 girls.
The act ran about thirty-five minutes the first matinee. It can become a thirty-minute ballet or a twenty-minute act.
Character Songs.
Greene’s material is mostly of the “coon” variety, with the exception of one number which is Italian, which should be done away with.
The scene is the deck of a ship.
