Harry Bulger and Co. started after intermission. His “Seventy-Cent Review” registered nicely and won a flock of curtains. The act has been speeded in the working of the past few weeks. One point a bit inconsistent perhaps for the first time. It was when Bulger asked the “manager” how much the lower floor seats were the reply was “35 cents.” He then said he would take two of them to make up for the 70 cents owed him. In houses of this class the admission scale has long left the 35-cent level except for the upper regions.
Dave Kramer and Jack Boyle again showed their strength in the late spot. They registered with a bang regardless of the wealth of comedy ahead and easily copped a hit. There is one bit used that seems rather out of date. That is the letter from France (Field Martial-Court Martial). The bit has been done so often before that its value is nil. The house knew the point as soon as Kramer mentioned his “brother in France.”
[New Act] Xylophonists, 8 mins; one. Team that appears to be very much of the small time, judging from their manner of working and the selection they play. It is a man and woman duo and a pair of xylophones are placed on the stage for them to work on.
The man does practically all that is done. The routine has a fast number, an operatic selection, and then a few popular numbers of a couple of years ago. For small time they may be all right, but not in fast company in the better houses.
Then Yvette practically cleaned up for the bill. Her ruddy locks, inimitable violin playing, combined with her pert personality, won the audience. Her pair of boys who play and sing also scored, especially the one that handles the saxophone. At the conclusion of the act a speech was necessary.
The Innis Brothers, opening the second half, earned both laughs and applause, and with their advent the show began to look better. The boys at the finish proved to be the hit of the program thus far. They were the first act that really warmed the audience into like.
Jack Joyce, who followed earned sympathy applause at first, but later managed to interest the audience. He has an engaging smile and a pleasing personality. These two, with the dancing that he does with the crutch and his one remaining leg, earned him the applause he received.
The second half was perhaps not so strong as the initial stanza, but the difference was negligible it’s hardly worth mentioning. Dugan and Raymond, who were down for next to closing, found it a bit hard, due to the time, but pulled out with enough left over to make that curtains accredit at that hour.
Nat Nazarro was doing well enough with his hand-to-hand feats until the two colored boys. Buck and Bubbles, showed, following which they proceeded to tie matters in a knot with their all-around clowning. On for half an hour there was never a let down, and with the finish of one more balancing bit the act was accorded a reception that took them up to the high mark for the evenings festivities.
Rome and Wagner were the inserted pair, not making very much of an impression with their conversation but picking up on the strength of a few high freak notes offered by the girl and her partner’s voice.
Johannes Josefsson and His Original Icelandic “Glima” Co., with their novelty wrestling, made a capital closer, the speed of the attack and defense contests between a wrestler and supposed footpads, holding interest for the four or five minutes necessary to put a finish on a great bill.
