Then came Paul Hall, formerly Master Paul, with a violin and pleasant personality. For an opener he used part of “Poet and Peasant,” then into a ballad. An imitation of several song-birds and a medley of songs of yesteryear followed, with “Old Black Joe” with a girl singing off stage to complete this turn.
Gypsy Meredith and Co. followed, assisted by a man. A special drop is used, showing a running track. From the moment this team made its appearance it was one continuous round of laughter. Miss Meredith as the school kiddie and the man, a track runner, exchanged some bright chatter before going into their strong hand to hand balancing. Their talk is fresh and witty and their strong arm work very entertaining. As the act stands at present, this pair can held the number two position in any bill.
Walter Ward and Ethel Dooley, in “What We Can Do,” doing just about everything, closed. They open in “one” with a song of introduction, then go to full stage, where a very pretty special setting is employed. They do some fast and snappy clever stunts on the bicycle then do some rope whirling. Ward imitates Fred Stone and Will Rogers with several interpolated gags. The pair finished with a whirlwind dance that put ‘em off to a hefty hand. Miss Dooley makes three very pretty changes, one for each number. Held 100 percent of the crowd in. They were recently at the Palace and proved that big time caliber always shows whether playing big or small time.
Morgan and Gates came next and proved the laughing hit of the bill. These two artists dished their stuff out to the audience in showmanly style and just made ‘em howl. For an encore, they impersonated two old-time dramatic actors, that proved themselves performers of the first waters.
Eddie Allen and Grace Brinkley, in a neat little turn, followed, and showed themselves to advantage. Eddie is a handsome juvenile, sings and dances with too much ability, but Miss Brinkley, a winsome doll, equals her beauty with her songs and dances. Their chatter brought gobs of laughter.
Coleman Goetz, the popular song writer, came next, and ran away with applause honors. He sings his own numbers, telling several original gags with an unusual style of delivery, several of these very risqué, which he might eliminate. He is assisted by a piano player who seems very amateurish.
Clifford and Bothwell came next and showed the patrons a nifty novelty. Miss Bothwell, a sweet woman with an extraordinary voice, plays the piano and sings several selections, while Clifford paints a few pictures of a rose on the back of Miss Bothwell while she plays a selection on the piano. Could not have gone much better.
Boothby and Everdeen, mostly Miss Boothby, were spotted deuce. She gave several imitations, her “movie fan” character getting the most. Mr. Everdeen is of the elongated type and partly bald-headed, assisted Miss Boothby in putting over her character studies with much credit to herself.
Paul and Walter La Varre in “An Evening at Home” closed and held everyone in until after the closing trick. They appear in evening dress and do accomplished hand to hand feats with much ease. After their closing trick, which consisted of the under man bending backwards over the top of a chair and lifts his partner up hand to hand, they sit down at a table to play cards, the curtain descends slowly, having just played eight weeks at Edelweiss Gardens.
Emile Subor, blackface comedian, came next and exhaled a lot of old gags in a new way, but they seemed to have heard most of the gags before and didn’t get a whimper. However, he closed with a very funny song and went off to a good hand. Another single that seemed peeved and failed to return a single bow.
