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COOK OPERA HOUSE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. WEEK DEC? 29, 1902

ACT     TIME     SET
3 MILLETTIS   10   full stage
Very nice, smart-working acrobatic act. All men.
.K. SATO   14   fullstage, close in 1.
Comedy juggler who doesn't juggle very much. Comedy just fair.
MERVILLE, BOOTH AND ELMORE   15   full stage
They are playing the "Two Juliets." while the act is only fair, the cleverness of the players makes it go with a rush.
SNYDER & BUCKLEY   23   full stage, closing in I.
This is going better with us than any comedy musical act we have ever played. One of the men is a farily good German comedian and the straight man is an imposing looking fellow.
TRULY SHATTUCK   9   all in one
About the same act as usual. Worth about $80. No more.
BEAUX & BELLES OCTETTE   14   full stage
Four men are very good-looking young fellows, and sing and dance nicely. The women are attractive, dance gracefully and sing as well as could be expected. Entire act is new as to songs and business. Really a splendid offering for the money.
HOWARD'S PONIES DOGS & MONKEYS   19   full stage
A good, well trained lot of animals. Don't have many tricks, but what they do is done well. On the whole it is a fairly good act, but is spoiled by the lack of enthusiasm and indifference of Howard.
JENNIE YEAMANS   14   all in one
A mixture of fair talk and imitations. With her personality, she would make very good but she was so drunk Monday that she could not do herself or the house justice. However a heart-to-heart talk seemed to have the desired effect, for there is considerable improveent--not in the jug but in the act.
HAYES & HEALY   14   full stage
This act is just about the same as it has always been for a number of years. Practically no improvement, and possibly no worse. Vaudeville audiences of the better class find very little enjoyment in the alleged comedy and to some, I believe, the little fellow is repulsive. They are to be commended for dressing the act neatly and introduce some fair kicking and comic dancing. By no means worth their salary to us.

W. B. McCALLUM.

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COOK OPERA HOUSE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. WEEK DEC? 29, 1902 ACT TIME SET 3 MILLETTIS 10 full stage Very nice, smart-working acrobatic act. All men. .K. SATO 14 fullstage, close in 1. Comedy juggler who doesn't juggle very much. Comedy just fair. MERVILLE, BOOTH AND ELMORE 15 full stage They are playing the "Two Juliets." while the act is only fair, the cleverness of the players makes it go with a rush. SNYDER & BUCKLEY 23 full stage, closing in I. This is going better with us than any comedy musical act we have ever played. One of the men is a farily good German comedian and the straight man is an imposing looking fellow. TRULY SHATTUCK 9 all in one About the same act as usual. Worth about $80. No more. BEAUX & BELLES OCTETTE 14 full stage Four men are very good-looking young fellows, and sing and dance nicely. The women are attractive, dance gracefully and sing as well as could be expected. Entire act is new as to songs and business. Really a splendid offering for the money. HOWARD'S PONIES DOGS & MONKEYS 19 full stage A good, well trained lot of animals. Don't have many tricks, but what they do is done well. On the whole it is a fairly good act, but is spoiled by the lack of enthusiasm and indifference of Howard. JENNIE YEAMANS 14 all in one A mixture of fair talk and imitations. With her personality, she would make very good but she was so drunk Monday that she could not do herself or the house justice. However a heart-to-heart talk seemed to have the desired effect, for there is considerable improveent--not in the jug but in the act. HAYES & HEALY 14 full stage This act is just about the same as it has always been for a number of years. Practically no improvement, and possibly no worse. Vaudeville audiences of the better class find very little enjoyment in the alleged comedy and to some, I believe, the little fellow is repulsive. They are to be commended for dressing the act neatly and introduce some fair kicking and comic dancing. By no means worth their salary to us. W. B. McCALLUM.