The act was sixteen minutes long.
Nellie Wood, Tom Penfold, and Hazel Wilbur do most of the solos on the piano. Four pianos are used in total and some of them seem to be out of tune. The girls are attractively dressed in gowns, however, which makes for a pleasing backdrop.
The act was eighteen minutes long.
Two boys and a girl do standard wooden shoe dancing with some singing. They are dressed in “straight” and eccentric fashion.
The act was ten minutes long.
A tall man and woman who comes up to his shoulders sing in evening clothes. They each sing a few songs alone and then come together.
The act was sixteen minutes long.
Olga Petrova formerly performed at the Folies Bergere music hall, where she failed to gain any popularity. Jesse Lasky has taken her under his wing and helped her craft this new singing and recitation act. She opens with a double-voiced song in a strong accent. She then does a semi-recitation number in which she imitates animals. This is succeeded by a performance of a dramatic scene from “Sapho”. Her encore was a French version of “Oh, You Beautiful Doll”.
This sketch entitled “Honor is Satisfied” was seventeen minutes long.
The plots concerns a man who returns home after a year’s absence to find his wife eating dinner at the home of his best friend. The man concludes that to save the family’s honour, one of them must die. They draw lots and the friend comes up short. He attempts to shoot himself with a revolver, but misses. The man then agrees to die instead. Before he can shoot himself, however, his wife clings to him and insists that she is innocent and loves him and no one has to die. The man agrees and gives his friend the empty revolver as a souvenir of his scorn. He then takes his wife home.
This instrumental act entitled “A Night in Venice” was eighteen minutes long.
This all-male quartet includes a notable harpist and a talented violinist, who seem to overshadow the two younger boys. They play classical numbers until the finale, during which they play “rag” songs. The setting changes from a pretty Venetian scene to a church interior.
Leonard and Russell sing and dance. Leonard “danced until he reeked with perspiration and sang until he was tired.”
This “old-fashioned quartet” sang several songs as they did some slapstick comedy. One of the men wields a huge club and the straight man kicks the comedian’s stomach.
Ethel Lorraine sings and is supported by four girls, who take up the time when she has to do a costume change.
The act was nine minutes long.
Viola Duval sings with a French accent and French mannerisms.
