White & Clayton
14 min. These boys were a regular clean-up with their eccentric dancing. They work in blackface and evening clothes and offer a variety of stepping. This is one of the best acts of the kind we have seen for some time.
Billy B. Van and the Beaumont Sisters
In “Spooks.” 30 minutes f.s. Special set. It has been several years since Van played this house. He is as funny as ever, and got the laughs. The finish, however, was rather quiet. They close with a burlesque on a prayer meeting, and Boston audiences don’t seem to care for acts that make fun religion.
Al Shayne
15 min. Formerly of Matthews & Shayne. He is billed as a single, but does almost his entire act with a man who sits among the musicians and starts an argument with the one on the stage. Later the two finish their argument on the stage and close with a duet singing number. There is considerable talk to the act but it got plenty of laughs and the singing won both of them liberal applause, the act finishing very well.
Thomas A. Wise & Co.
“The Christmas Letter.” 20 min. This is the playlet that won the Lambs’ Club silver cup offered for the best sketch of the year produced at a Lambs’ Gambol. It serves as an excellent vehicle for Mr. Wise and a clever company. It is strongly dramatic, holding close attention of the audience from start to finish and it made a very strong impression with our audience.
Jim & Marion Harkins
13 min. This team is composed of Philadelphians and they were given a great reception here but their act went through on its merits. Harkins “talk about” the other acts on the bill and gets a lot of laughs out of it, and the girl sings a couple of songs. They finished with a comedy song number which brought big results.
Wm. Gaxton & Co.
17 min. “A Regular Business Man.” This is the one-act comedy used by Henry Woodruff and later Douglas Fairbanks in vaudeville. It is one of the best comedies ever presented in vaudeville. Gaxton & Company get plenty of laughs out of it and they finished to a big hand of applause.
Dave Rapheal & Co.
One man works before the audience. A ventriloqual [sic] novelty. “A morning in Rickville.” A very good novelty using a number of dummies, dogs and monkeys. Plenty of laughs but only a fair hand at finish. 15 min.
Ambler Bros.
12 min. Two men in a routine of balancing and perch tricks or rather unusual variety and all well handled. The boys do their act in a drawing-room setting, a third man being carried to open with a piano number and handle the props. This is a very good act of its kind and did all that could be expected in the closing position.
Jack E. Gardner
15 min. He is still using a burlesque on moving pictures for a finish, but opens with some comedy songs and a bit of lively chatter which he handles with good effect. Did very well with the opening part of his act, but the moving picture finish got him very little. Not only is the novelty of the latter bit gone, but the picture is bad.
Florence Nash & Co.
18 min. “Pansy’s Particular Punch.” In this crock play with a surprise finish, the girl who helped to make “Within the Law” famous, has a corking good sketch for vaudeville. She appears in a character along the lines of her “Within the Law” role, using a lot of slang in her characteristic style. The piece is well written and splendidly played, the climax coming in an entirely unexpected manner and the playlet closed to a strong hand.