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NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF MAY 18th, 1903.

STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 9 minutes in one.

MH.--JUGGLING DOYLE.--A young man in a very fair juggling and hoop rolling specialty, which is an exceptionally good three-show-a-day act considering the figure. 11 minutes full stage; could close in one if necessary.

KR.--FIELDS & WHALEN.--A man and woman impersonating East Side characters, singing a little, dancing, and some alleged comedy lines which don't amount to much. They close their act with a medley arranged from the titles of dramas that have been popular the past few years, and with this they made a pretty good hit principally because the work has been pretty ingeniously handled. Can be classed a fair act. 17 minutes in one.

AR.--VITAGRAPH.--The views this week run largely to mechanical effects and principally of a comedy nature, and, while there is nothing startling, they were all good and it made a very good exhibit. 20 minutes in one.

GNH.--PANTZER TRIO.--Two women and a man in what is undoubtedly the most picturesque act of contortion in vaudeville. The women are both good looking and are very graceful, and the man is above the average in his line. 13 minutes, full stage.

AR.--THE BRITTONS.--A colored man and woman in the usual singing and dancing specialties which are characteristic of their race. While this team is a cheap one from a salary standpoint, they give about as good satisfaction as any that we have had here. Britton's dancing being especially strong. He works it up with a catch phrase so that he appears to be taking a dozen encores. It is a good lively act throughout. 14 minutes in one.

GHR.--3 KEATONS.--A man, woman and little boy in an eccentric comedy act in which the boy is the feature. He is a very clever "kid", and while it was necessary to modify some of the rougher parts of the act through instructions from the Gerry Society, he still made good to the fullest extent. The father and mother do not amount to very much but still do nothing to offend. 25 minutes, open full stage; close with about 5 minutes in one.

GRR.--LILLIE WESTERN.--This woman needs no criticism at all. She is very painstaking, and apparently was as cordially received as she has ever been. 15 minutes, open full stage, and close in about 3 minutes in one.

MRR.--NICK LONG & IDALENE COTTON.--These people are both artists to their finger tips. They have changed their act around so that it takes place in a photograph gallery. Miss Cotton does two or three impersonations and closes her act with a medley and cake walk. The act is hardly liable to be as popular with an afternoon audience as their old offering, but I look for it to go very strong with the night people. It is impossible to get much of a line on it this afternoon as the weather was very warm and the audience correspondingly apathetic. However, I will look for it to go much better as I say tonight. 23 minutes, full stage.

NH.MARION P. LITTLEFIELD.--Contralto. Miss Littlefield has a remarkably fine voice. She was extremely nervous this afternoon and unquestionably did not do herself justice. Her personality at present is not calculated to win the audience to any extent, so that she has to make her way entirely with her voice, which she did all right and I think that as soon as she acquires more repose that she is going to be a mighty good acquisition wherever a good singing act is required. 11 minutes in one.

....anything more than a fair act. 13 minutes, open full stage, and [illegible] with short encore in one.

AR.--SIDONIA.--This is a comedy, or an alleged comedy wire performer who has stolen about all the business that he could get hold of, including Jess Dandy's diamond gag and the growing of artificial flowers, a la Charlie Aldrich. He gets on the wire eventually and closes by riding a bicycle with a grooved wheel up and down the wire which is fairly difficult. 9 minutes, full stage.

AR.--AL LAWRENCE.--In the same act which he has always done here in imitations and stories. Mr. Lawrence was up against a hard game this afternoon, but he stuck by them manfully, and I think went as well as he ever did. 16 minutes in one.

ER.--ADAMINI & TAYLOR.--A man and woman in an act called "The Wandering Minstrels." The man was formerly with the 3 Dumonts. (He is the fellow that played the guitar). The woman is Miss Louise Taylor, and she is a very good singer indeed. The man's comedy makeup is about all there is to the act which entitles it to be called a comedy singing act, but their voices blend all right and they were very nicely received this afternoon. 11 minutes in one.

GYN.--PARKER'S DOGS.--This is a very clever dog act, as it always has been. On account of the two who system, I was not able to give it a good place this afternoon so that it was to a certain extent wasted, but it will have a much better place tonight. 15 minutes, full stage.

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268 NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF MAY 18th, 1903. STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 9 minutes in one. MH.--JUGGLING DOYLE.--A young man in a very fair juggling and hoop rolling specialty, which is an exceptionally good three-show-a-day act considering the figure. 11 minutes full stage; could close in one if necessary. KR.--FIELDS & WHALEN.--A man and woman impersonating East Side characters, singing a little, dancing, and some alleged comedy lines which don't amount to much. They close their act with a medley arranged from the titles of dramas that have been popular the past few years, and with this they made a pretty good hit principally because the work has been pretty ingeniously handled. Can be classed a fair act. 17 minutes in one. AR.--VITAGRAPH.--The views this week run largely to mechanical effects and principally of a comedy nature, and, while there is nothing startling, they were all good and it made a very good exhibit. 20 minutes in one. GNH.--PANTZER TRIO.--Two women and a man in what is undoubtedly the most picturesque act of contortion in vaudeville. The women are both good looking and are very graceful, and the man is above the average in his line. 13 minutes, full stage. AR.--THE BRITTONS.--A colored man and woman in the usual singing and dancing specialties which are characteristic of their race. While this team is a cheap one from a salary standpoint, they give about as good satisfaction as any that we have had here. Britton's dancing being especially strong. He works it up with a catch phrase so that he appears to be taking a dozen encores. It is a good lively act throughout. 14 minutes in one. GHR.--3 KEATONS.--A man, woman and little boy in an eccentric comedy act in which the boy is the feature. He is a very clever "kid", and while it was necessary to modify some of the rougher parts of the act through instructions from the Gerry Society, he still made good to the fullest extent. The father and mother do not amount to very much but still do nothing to offend. 25 minutes, open full stage; close with about 5 minutes in one. GRR.--LILLIE WESTERN.--This woman needs no criticism at all. She is very painstaking, and apparently was as cordially received as she has ever been. 15 minutes, open full stage, and close in about 3 minutes in one. MRR.--NICK LONG & IDALENE COTTON.--These people are both artists to their finger tips. They have changed their act around so that it takes place in a photograph gallery. Miss Cotton does two or three impersonations and closes her act with a medley and cake walk. The act is hardly liable to be as popular with an afternoon audience as their old offering, but I look for it to go very strong with the night people. It is impossible to get much of a line on it this afternoon as the weather was very warm and the audience correspondingly apathetic. However, I will look for it to go much better as I say tonight. 23 minutes, full stage. NH.MARION P. LITTLEFIELD.--Contralto. Miss Littlefield has a remarkably fine voice. She was extremely nervous this afternoon and unquestionably did not do herself justice. Her personality at present is not calculated to win the audience to any extent, so that she has to make her way entirely with her voice, which she did all right and I think that as soon as she acquires more repose that she is going to be a mighty good acquisition wherever a good singing act is required. 11 minutes in one. ....anything more than a fair act. 13 minutes, open full stage, and [illegible] with short encore in one. AR.--SIDONIA.--This is a comedy, or an alleged comedy wire performer who has stolen about all the business that he could get hold of, including Jess Dandy's diamond gag and the growing of artificial flowers, a la Charlie Aldrich. He gets on the wire eventually and closes by riding a bicycle with a grooved wheel up and down the wire which is fairly difficult. 9 minutes, full stage. AR.--AL LAWRENCE.--In the same act which he has always done here in imitations and stories. Mr. Lawrence was up against a hard game this afternoon, but he stuck by them manfully, and I think went as well as he ever did. 16 minutes in one. ER.--ADAMINI & TAYLOR.--A man and woman in an act called "The Wandering Minstrels." The man was formerly with the 3 Dumonts. (He is the fellow that played the guitar). The woman is Miss Louise Taylor, and she is a very good singer indeed. The man's comedy makeup is about all there is to the act which entitles it to be called a comedy singing act, but their voices blend all right and they were very nicely received this afternoon. 11 minutes in one. GYN.--PARKER'S DOGS.--This is a very clever dog act, as it always has been. On account of the two who system, I was not able to give it a good place this afternoon so that it was to a certain extent wasted, but it will have a much better place tonight. 15 minutes, full stage.