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NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF MAY 25th.
STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 11 minutes in one.
HR.--CHINESE JOHNNIE WILLIAMS.-- In an act of burlesque magic made up as a Chinaman. This fellow has a very good act. There is always something about the exposure of magic tricks that seems to appeal to an audience as being funny, and this fellow is quite a natural performer and his evident enjoyment of his own work seems to make him especially strong. It is a mighty good three-show-a-day act. 15 minutes, open full stage, and close in about three or four minutes in one.
NH.--EVANS & ST. JOHN.-- A man and woman in the regulation singing and dancing and talking act. Their talk does not amount to anything at all, but they are both good dancers, and the man is a fairly good singer. They get around all right in an early place in the bill. 15 minutes in one.
NH.--CHINQUILLA & NEWELL.-- This is an Indian woman and her partner, a man. The man opens the act with a few tricks of juggling. The woman comes on then dressed in full Indian style and sings an Indian song in English and in the Indian language; then a character song supposed to be sung by the Indians prior to going upon the warpath, and they close with some fairly good work on a couple of banjoes. The costume of the woman, and the fact that she is an Indian makes the act somewhat of a novelty, and it is a very acceptable offering. 15 minutes, open in full stage; could close in one if necessary.
ER.--CAMPBELL & CAULFIELD.--Irish comedians. They do the regulation conversational specialty and get away with it very good indeed, although it is in no sense a strong act. 17 minutes in one.
GRR.--MR. & MRS. DARROW.-- In a rather novel specialty introducing sand pictures, smoke sketches and hand shadowgraphs, in all of which they are very good indeed,t eh hand shadows in particular making a hit. 13 minutes, full stage.
NR.--DELMORE & ONEIDA.-- A man and woman in a perch act, the man holding the pole and the woman doing the work at the top. It is a neatly dressed and pleasing little act. 12 minutes in one.
GRR.-- KHERNS & COLE.-- A Dutch comedy sketch. The woman of this act does not amount to very much, but the man is quite a clever Dutch comedian. His dialect is especially good, and once in a while he drops into a line of talk in the German language which was always funny, especially here in New York. He also gives a burlesque imitation of an orchestra leader which made quite a hit this afternoon. It is a good act. 18 minutes, Open full stage and close in about three minutes in one.
NH.--HERBERT LLOYD.-- Comedy juggler. This fellow comes mighty close to being as good as W. C. Fields. in fact he has more original ideas that any performer in his lime whom I have ever seen. He is not a very great juggler, but he has some very funny novelties in his act that set the audience howling before he does anything at all. 15 minutes, open full stage, close in 4 minutes in one.
GYH.--FINLAY & BURKE.--A mighty clever eccentric sketch by a man and woman. They do a little singing, a little dancing, a little burlesque act, and some imitation that are really funny. They keep the audience interested every minute they are on. 15 minutes, open full stage, Close with about three or four minutes in one if needed.
HRR.--MARSHALL P. WILDER.--Mr. Wilder walked on this afternoon and made a very decided impression. He has lots of material that is new to Wilder, and some which I think has never been sprung on the stage before. At any rate, he is doing the best act which I have ever saw him do. 20 minutes in one.
NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF MAY 25th.--2.
YNH.--MILTON & DOLLIE NOBLES.-- In "A Blue Grass Widow." It is, of course, needless to say that Mr. and Mrs. Nobles are as artistic as they ever were. They have a new woman with them this time who plays the third character for the first time this afternoon, but I think she is the best one they have ever had and is perfectly easy int eh part. It is an excellent act. 33 minutes, full stage.
GHR.--CRAWFORD & MANNING.-- Two black face comedians in an eccentric talking, dancing, and grotesque acrobatic specialty. These people do a pretty good act, but they are not really strong enough for the place in which I am obliged to put them this week. They should be on about 8 o'clock, or 8:30 at the latest, but as they open and close their act in one there does not seem to be anything else to do but put them where they are. They do all right, but it would be much better if they could go on elsewhere. 17 minutes, open and close in one.
MHR.--THE KAUFFMANN TROUPE.-- Bicyclists. The best bicycle act beyond any question in the world.  They introduce a lot of new material this trip and simply had the audience applauding from start to finish. 15 minutes, full stage.
AR.--THE VITAGRAPH.-- A fairly good set of views this week. The feature being a series of scenes illustrating the discomforts of house cleaning time which were really very funny and made a big hit. 20 minutes in one.
S. K. Hodgdon

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NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF MAY 25th. STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 11 minutes in one. HR.--CHINESE JOHNNIE WILLIAMS.-- In an act of burlesque magic made up as a Chinaman. This fellow has a very good act. There is always something about the exposure of magic tricks that seems to appeal to an audience as being funny, and this fellow is quite a natural performer and his evident enjoyment of his own work seems to make him especially strong. It is a mighty good three-show-a-day act. 15 minutes, open full stage, and close in about three or four minutes in one. NH.--EVANS & ST. JOHN.-- A man and woman in the regulation singing and dancing and talking act. Their talk does not amount to anything at all, but they are both good dancers, and the man is a fairly good singer. They get around all right in an early place in the bill. 15 minutes in one. NH.--CHINQUILLA & NEWELL.-- This is an Indian woman and her partner, a man. The man opens the act with a few tricks of juggling. The woman comes on then dressed in full Indian style and sings an Indian song in English and in the Indian language; then a character song supposed to be sung by the Indians prior to going upon the warpath, and they close with some fairly good work on a couple of banjoes. The costume of the woman, and the fact that she is an Indian makes the act somewhat of a novelty, and it is a very acceptable offering. 15 minutes, open in full stage; could close in one if necessary. ER.--CAMPBELL & CAULFIELD.--Irish comedians. They do the regulation conversational specialty and get away with it very good indeed, although it is in no sense a strong act. 17 minutes in one. GRR.--MR. & MRS. DARROW.-- In a rather novel specialty introducing sand pictures, smoke sketches and hand shadowgraphs, in all of which they are very good indeed,t eh hand shadows in particular making a hit. 13 minutes, full stage. NR.--DELMORE & ONEIDA.-- A man and woman in a perch act, the man holding the pole and the woman doing the work at the top. It is a neatly dressed and pleasing little act. 12 minutes in one. GRR.-- KHERNS & COLE.-- A Dutch comedy sketch. The woman of this act does not amount to very much, but the man is quite a clever Dutch comedian. His dialect is especially good, and once in a while he drops into a line of talk in the German language which was always funny, especially here in New York. He also gives a burlesque imitation of an orchestra leader which made quite a hit this afternoon. It is a good act. 18 minutes, Open full stage and close in about three minutes in one. NH.--HERBERT LLOYD.-- Comedy juggler. This fellow comes mighty close to being as good as W. C. Fields. in fact he has more original ideas that any performer in his lime whom I have ever seen. He is not a very great juggler, but he has some very funny novelties in his act that set the audience howling before he does anything at all. 15 minutes, open full stage, close in 4 minutes in one. GYH.--FINLAY & BURKE.--A mighty clever eccentric sketch by a man and woman. They do a little singing, a little dancing, a little burlesque act, and some imitation that are really funny. They keep the audience interested every minute they are on. 15 minutes, open full stage, Close with about three or four minutes in one if needed. HRR.--MARSHALL P. WILDER.--Mr. Wilder walked on this afternoon and made a very decided impression. He has lots of material that is new to Wilder, and some which I think has never been sprung on the stage before. At any rate, he is doing the best act which I have ever saw him do. 20 minutes in one. NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF MAY 25th.--2. YNH.--MILTON & DOLLIE NOBLES.-- In "A Blue Grass Widow." It is, of course, needless to say that Mr. and Mrs. Nobles are as artistic as they ever were. They have a new woman with them this time who plays the third character for the first time this afternoon, but I think she is the best one they have ever had and is perfectly easy int eh part. It is an excellent act. 33 minutes, full stage. GHR.--CRAWFORD & MANNING.-- Two black face comedians in an eccentric talking, dancing, and grotesque acrobatic specialty. These people do a pretty good act, but they are not really strong enough for the place in which I am obliged to put them this week. They should be on about 8 o'clock, or 8:30 at the latest, but as they open and close their act in one there does not seem to be anything else to do but put them where they are. They do all right, but it would be much better if they could go on elsewhere. 17 minutes, open and close in one. MHR.--THE KAUFFMANN TROUPE.-- Bicyclists. The best bicycle act beyond any question in the world. They introduce a lot of new material this trip and simply had the audience applauding from start to finish. 15 minutes, full stage. AR.--THE VITAGRAPH.-- A fairly good set of views this week. The feature being a series of scenes illustrating the discomforts of house cleaning time which were really very funny and made a big hit. 20 minutes in one. S. K. Hodgdon