Year: 1912

Francesco Creatore

Francesco Creatore conducts his band which plays the work of famous composers. While they play, illuminated pictures of the composers are shown.

Carrie De Mar

The act was twenty-three minutes long on the full stage. Carrie De Mar sings several songs in front of a huge opened album suspended in purple velvet. A sheet on the side of the stage announces the title of each song. Her costumes range from a beautiful gown to a light blue silk knickers.

Mabel Berra

The act was fifteen minutes long. Mabel Berra sings original songs and performs in tights. She has supposedly just returned from a “Continental Triumph”, perhaps in France or Germany based on her costume and makeup. She imitates Trentini, sings to some “plants” in the audience, and does a “kid” number. She changes costume several times and conspicuously shows off her right leg.

Hunting and Francis

The act was fourteen minutes long. Hunting and Francis are a male and female song and dance team. The woman is the straight for the man in eccentric makeup. For the finish, the man does an acrobatic dance.

Robert Ainsley

The act was thirteen minutes long. Robert Ainsley sings in the styles of Al Jolson and Harry Fox. He opens by singing on top of the piano in the orchestra pit and sings his second song while seated with his feet in the pit. He does the third on top of a ladder and the fourth in the audience. Both the closing numbers have some comedy in between them.

Hershfield

The act was twelve minutes long. Hershfield is the creator of the famous “Desperate Desmond” cartoons. He begins by drawing and labeling some characters in the “Desmond” series. For his finish, he stands with his back to the audience and looks through a mirror to draw people.

Mazetti Troupe

The act was five minutes long on the full stage. The troupe is made up of seven men and one woman who do do back somersaults off of a horse-drawn sleigh. The men wear long black beards to make them look like Russians and the setting is supposed to be Russian as well.

Felix and Caire

The act was twenty-five minutes long. Felix and Caire, former vaudeville child stars, finally have a new and novel act. Caire refuses to marry Felix because he does not have a “past”. The rest of the act involves Felix “traveling” to England, Paris, Germany, Russia, and back to the United States on a ship. In each country they both appear in native costume and do a song and dance. The last number is a Yankee song on the deck of the ship and the comedic talk revolves around seasickness. The duo finish by walking out through the audience and shaking hands as they go, as if everyone was there to welcome them home from their journey.

Gus Edwards

This musical skit entitled “Kid Kabaret” was thirty-seven minutes long on the full stage. A young child gives a supper when his parents are not home. Each member of the cast, as attendees of this supper, do a specialty. They are all songs. During the last song called “Favors”, the cast runs up and down the aisle giving out paper favors.