Gordon and Max
Gordon and Max do a German dialect comedy act in which they have a confusing conversation. They have a misunderstanding over an I.O.U. and sing parodies.
Ruby Raymond and Bobby Heath
The act was sixteen minutes long.
Raymond and Heath begin with a small sketch. Raymond enters in a rolling chair which is pulled by a young African American man. The backdrop is an Atlantic City boardwalk. Heath enters and he and Raymond “recognize” each other. They sing one song and then do some dancing. Heath does most of the singing. They close with a “Boogie” number under a green light.
New York Musical Four
The act was fifteen minutes long on the full stage.
The quartet plays rags on brass instruments and xylophones. They “strip change” costumes several times. One of them acts as a German comedian with a goatee.
Palace Quartet
The act was thirteen minutes long.
Four musicians dress in evening clothes and play popular music.
Dancing Kennedys
The act was ten minutes long on the full stage.
A young man and woman do some fast and graceful stepping. The man wears a tuxedo and the woman wears a short dress with a slit up the side which shows some discreet bloomers.
Ward and Smith
This singing act entitled “The Tenor and the Bass” was fourteen minutes long.
The bass acts as the straight and wears evening clothes. The tenor dresses as an Italian street vendor. The bass talks briefly at the beginning.
Sully and Larsen
The act was eleven minutes long on the full stage.
One comedian and one straight tumbler do a short routine. The straight finishes with a layout and a double somersault from a springboard. He wears a brown street suit with a white shirt which fits him without the use of elastic bands on the sleeves.
Hart and Arthur
The act was eight minutes long.
A male and female team dance. They open with a duet, two solos by the man, and then end with another duet.
Mysterious Edna
The act was ten minutes long on the full stage.
Mysterious Edna is introduced by a “lecturer” and does a levitation act in front of a black background. The footlights are fully illuminated. She rises into the air, does somersaults, dances, and pretends to swim. To convince the audience that she is not connected to any wires, the lecturer hands her a hoop which she moves all around herself while in the air.
Ben Lewin
The act was twenty minutes long.
Lewin impersonates Albert Chevalier reciting “The Fallen Star” and two Dickens characters, one of which is Fagin. He makes quick changes in front of the audience.