Year: 1912

Claudius and Scarlet

Claudius and Scarlet sing and play the banjo to the choruses of “old time songs”.

Bernard and Roberts

The act was twenty minutes long. Roberts is the well-dressed straight to Bernard’s comedic “cabman” character. The act opens on a bare stage, as Roberts argues with the orchestra leader. Bernard then comes through the audience pretending to be an angry cab driver waiting outside the theatre for his fare. The duo then goes into their songs and talk. Bernard’s character is an amalgam of those created by Dave Morton and Al Fields.

Johnny Stanley and Fan Bourke

The act was twelve minutes long. Stanley and Bourke perform an act written by Tommy Gray for himself and Bourke. The team sings and “talks” and pretends to be fired by the management.

Chas. B. Lawlor and Daughters

The act was twenty minutes long. Lawlor and his two young daughters perform songs are are new to New York vaudeville. The daughters do a lot of costume changes.

Lolo

Lolo is a mind reader. With her eyes completely shut, she guesses correct figures and addresses of the audience with “amazing rapidity”. She finishes with a shooting exhibition “that is short of marvelous.”

Minnie Allen

The act entitled “A Novelty of Song” was twelve minutes long. Miss Allen plays the piano and sings. She performs two numbers at the piano and two away from it.

Three Bohemians

The act was fourteen minutes long. The Three Bohemians are similar to the Three Vagrants in makeup. They play the guitar, violin, and accordion. None are talented enough to be soloists.

Red Sox Quartet

The act was twelve minutes long. This singing quartet is made up of four Red Sox players: Marty McHale, Tom (Buck) O’Brien, Hugh Bradley, and Bill Lyons. The men open the act by singing solo and then come together. They finish with some old “rags” and then each dances a Turkey Trot. They appeared in their baseball uniforms which were dirty from the diamond.