15 minutes in one. Street. Doing the same act, word for word and line for line, that he gave us on his last visit. The audiences to-day did not laugh at some of the jokes that went big on his previous visit. Considering that he followed Miss Franklin, and had a hard spot, Dockstader went over in very good shape.
31 minutes fs. CDF. It is two years since Miss Franklin played this house. All her songs, with the exception of “Janitor’s Child,” (used as an encore,) are new to Boston. To say she was a hit is putting it mildly.
13 minutes. Open Olio in one. Go to fs. Special cyclorama, close olio in one. Open with songs, draw off for bicycle riding by woman, and close with songs. Neither has much of a voice, and their material has been sung to death here. The woman makes a great appearance on the wheel, but we had to dress her up as the Mayor will not permit full tights to be worn in this city. Just a fair small-time act.
7 min. This is a foreign act, four men and a woman doing a routine of floor and lofty tumbling stunts. Two of the men work in comedy makeup and inject some funmaking. The woman is a useful member of the troupe, acting as understander in many of the pyramids. The act is showy and well handled. Did very nicely in the closing position.
30 min. In “The Decision of Governor Locke.” The new dramatic playlet offered by this well known legitimate star and Edith Lyle is an intensely dramatic story with a strong climax. It is along the same lines as other sketches presented by Mr. Gillingwater but entirely different in theme. It is splendidly played by all the members of the company, held close attention from start to finish and was rewarded with several curtains at the close. As a dramatic sketch, it ranks among the best we have had.
In “Holiday’s Dream.” 23 min. This is a tremendous spectacle production. Miss Macomber is a splendid pantomimic dancer and plays the principal role in a very pretty story, the action of which takes place in a garden in which a pool of water is the center. Girl models come to life and dive into the pool during the action of the piece, remaining there until the finish which holds the audience in a state of wonder. Miss Macomber introduces a number of dances in which she is assisted by Willard Foote and the Suss Girls. The act is beautifully staged, has a spectacular finish and at the close, the audience gave it a round of applause that lasted several minutes.
18 min. “The Diamond Palace.” This is sort of a sequel to their former act, “At Alfalfa Junction,” showing a small time sister act and rube manager. They have a lot of good comedy talk which got laughs and introduce two instrumental musical numbers along with Milton’s comedy song hit. The act was very well liked, kept the audience amused and finished well.
31 min. Following a very big reception, she sang five new songs and was forced to respond to numerous encores with one of her old ones. She was as big a hit this time as on any of her previous visits and one of the biggest applause hits we have had in many weeks.
“The Wife Saver.” 20 min. One of the breeziest farce sketches we have played in a long time and one of the biggest laugh-getters. It is a real oddity in the sketch line and played to the limit for laughs by Ardell. The audience was kept in a roar almost from start to finish and there were several curtains at the close.
13 min. Two men and a woman in a real comedy novelty, one of the men working from the audience and later going upon the stage to take part in the dialogue and singing. It is a surprise act and kept the audience amused at the start, but closed to a light hand.
