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Page 217

217 CRITICISM OF SHOW.
KEITH'S NEW THEATRE,PHILA.
MAR, 7TH

CLIFFORD & HARVEY-11 mins. in one-Two girls,song and dance, neat dressers,attractive looking,fair voices;good for a time filler; lively and enntertaining;good three-a-day act.

CORNALLA & [EDDIE?]-13 mins.-Landscape in 4-Two men,clown makeup,pantomime acrobatic comedy. Comedy is not above the average,but the act is good enough for a small place in the early bill.

MAY EVANS-11 mins. in one-Whistler and mimic;presents a good little act for an unimportant place.

DELPHINO & DELMORA-12 mins.-Gar. in 3-Man and woman;Man's makeup grotesque,with several changes. Nose,ears and eyes light up. They play several instruments. some of which are hidden and disguised. Comedy is like all foreign comedy. Act is a novelty. Good of its kind and class.

MR. & MRS. WATEROUS-10 mins. in one-Duettists.  Very good singing act. Both have fine voices.

MEAKIN & McCARTY-13 mins. in one-Two men,blackface singing and dancing act,one made up grotesque as a woman. Just a fair three-a-day act.

EVA MUDGE-15 Mins.-Spec. Set in 3-Quick character changes. The quickest of all quick change artists. Present a very neat,artistic and well dressed act. Applause throughout. Very good.

LEIPZIG-17 mins. in one-Coin and card manipulator, with a few choice magical tricks. One of the deftess manipulators I have ever seen. He has Thurston and the others beaten a mile. Excellent..

FOX & CLARK-18 mins.-Spec. Set in 3-Man and woman, in a sketch "The Old Curiosity Shop." New York gave detailed description. A very good act,full of laughs and surprises. Went with applause throughout. Much stronger than the old act.

ORPHEUS COMEDY FOUR-18 mins. in one-Vocalists. Four men, all with grotesque makeup. Act contains some good comedy in spots. Fair to good act throughout. Received a good hand,with several encores.

CLAYTON WHITE,MARIE STUART &* CO.-30 mins.-C.D.F. in 3-In a sequel to "Dickey," entitled " Paris." It is the same type of a sketch as "Dickey," and gives Mr. White plenty of opportunity for his famous character  impersonations. An excellent sketch. Went very well, and commanded intense interest throughout.

IRVING JONES-15 mins. in one-A real coon shooter;well known on the circuit; very good act.

PARKER'S DOGS-15 mins.--Gar. in 4-Good dog act. Dogs are clean,well fed and all trained.

BIOGRAPH-20 mins. in one-Very good selection, including Marie Antionette series.

ROSAIRE-10 mins.-Gar. in 3-man on slack wire. Woman, assistant. Very good little act,possessing some small merit. Rather slow, but all right for three show,although he is doing but two here.

H. A. Daniels.

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217 CRITICISM OF SHOW. KEITH'S NEW THEATRE,PHILA. MAR, 7TH CLIFFORD & HARVEY-11 mins. in one-Two girls,song and dance, neat dressers,attractive looking,fair voices;good for a time filler; lively and enntertaining;good three-a-day act. CORNALLA & [EDDIE?]-13 mins.-Landscape in 4-Two men,clown makeup,pantomime acrobatic comedy. Comedy is not above the average,but the act is good enough for a small place in the early bill. MAY EVANS-11 mins. in one-Whistler and mimic;presents a good little act for an unimportant place. DELPHINO & DELMORA-12 mins.-Gar. in 3-Man and woman;Man's makeup grotesque,with several changes. Nose,ears and eyes light up. They play several instruments. some of which are hidden and disguised. Comedy is like all foreign comedy. Act is a novelty. Good of its kind and class. MR. & MRS. WATEROUS-10 mins. in one-Duettists. Very good singing act. Both have fine voices. MEAKIN & McCARTY-13 mins. in one-Two men,blackface singing and dancing act,one made up grotesque as a woman. Just a fair three-a-day act. EVA MUDGE-15 Mins.-Spec. Set in 3-Quick character changes. The quickest of all quick change artists. Present a very neat,artistic and well dressed act. Applause throughout. Very good. LEIPZIG-17 mins. in one-Coin and card manipulator, with a few choice magical tricks. One of the deftess manipulators I have ever seen. He has Thurston and the others beaten a mile. Excellent.. FOX & CLARK-18 mins.-Spec. Set in 3-Man and woman, in a sketch "The Old Curiosity Shop." New York gave detailed description. A very good act,full of laughs and surprises. Went with applause throughout. Much stronger than the old act. ORPHEUS COMEDY FOUR-18 mins. in one-Vocalists. Four men, all with grotesque makeup. Act contains some good comedy in spots. Fair to good act throughout. Received a good hand,with several encores. CLAYTON WHITE,MARIE STUART &* CO.-30 mins.-C.D.F. in 3-In a sequel to "Dickey," entitled " Paris." It is the same type of a sketch as "Dickey," and gives Mr. White plenty of opportunity for his famous character impersonations. An excellent sketch. Went very well, and commanded intense interest throughout. IRVING JONES-15 mins. in one-A real coon shooter;well known on the circuit; very good act. PARKER'S DOGS-15 mins.--Gar. in 4-Good dog act. Dogs are clean,well fed and all trained. BIOGRAPH-20 mins. in one-Very good selection, including Marie Antionette series. ROSAIRE-10 mins.-Gar. in 3-man on slack wire. Woman, assistant. Very good little act,possessing some small merit. Rather slow, but all right for three show,although he is doing but two here. H. A. Daniels.