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328 NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1903. STEREOPTICON.-- Usual selection of views. 6 minutes in one. NH 3--THE HARTS.--A young man and a woman in a singing and dancing act. They are both of them neat dressers and clever dancers, and their act is especially acceptable from the fact that they do not attempt any comedy of any description. It is a good, useful three-show a-day turn. 11 minutes in one. GRR 3--EDWIN BAKER & CO.--Two men and a young woman in a little singing sketch called "A Japanese Honeymoon." They have a very pretty stage setting indeed. One of the members has a fairly good voice, and judged from the standpoint of a three-show-a-day act it is all right, but would never do in the world in a much better place than third of fourth on the bill.24 minutes, full stage. SR 3.--SENECAL.--Foot juggler. This young man does the usual act of barrel and cross tossing on his feet, and is a good, clean-cut performer. 9 minutes in one. NH 3.--DOHERTY'S POODLES.--Theses are the same poodles formerly worked by Ed Doherty, who died about a year ago. They are now handled by his widow, and they somehow seemed to me to go much better this afternoon than I ever saw them before even when Doherty was handling them himself. They obey her perfectly, and being so diminutive they appeal especially to the ladies and the children, and, taken as a whole, it was a very acceptable act. 16 minutes, full stage. HR 3.--SI STEBBINS.--With his collection of card tricks; some of the things that he does are a little short of the marvelous and it has always seemed to me that he never seemed to gel all out of them that he ought to do. However, he went quite strong with the audience, and it is a first-class act. 19 minutes in one. GRR 3--PURCELL & BROOKS.--A man and a woman in comedy sketch; the man impersonating a bell-boy and the woman a guest of a hotel. Purcell was formerly of the team of Purcell & Maynard, and he is a clever little performer. The woman does not amount to very much, except as a feeder for him, and she does that well enough to be acceptable. 15 minutes, full stage; close with about 3 minutes in one. YRR 2--BLOCKSOM & BURNS.--Black face comedians in an eccent comedy and acrobatics act, closing with the supposedly invisinble wire which used in the connection always seem good for a laugh. They w[ent] very strong here this afternoon, their finish especially making a bi[g] hit. 14 minutes, open full stage and close in one. GHR 2--THE TOBINS.--Two attractive appearing young women who do a remarkably clever musical act. One of the women was formerly of the team of "The Tobins", the male member of which died in Australia, and the other one is the wife of Harrigan the juggler. They have put together a very good act; in fact, as a straight musical act I don't know of anything that has gone any better in this house with the exception of Musical Dale and Lillie Western. 19 minutes, open full stage and close about three minutes in one. YYH 2.--MONROE, MACK & LAWRENCE-- In their familiar comedy sketch which always goes off well here. 18 minutes, full stage. KR 3--COOPER & BAILEY.-- Two colored men appearing for the first time on the circuit. They were very good indeed. They have got quite a bit of original material and they know how to do it. They had a very hard place on the bill, but they made good to the fullest extent. 20 minutes in one. MHR 2--NIRVANA.--Introducing her statue horse in a series of pictures. The act went fully as strong, if not stronger than last week and somehow seemed to look better. This may be on account of the
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328 NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1903. STEREOPTICON.-- Usual selection of views. 6 minutes in one. NH 3--THE HARTS.--A young man and a woman in a singing and dancing act. They are both of them neat dressers and clever dancers, and their act is especially acceptable from the fact that they do not attempt any comedy of any description. It is a good, useful three-show a-day turn. 11 minutes in one. GRR 3--EDWIN BAKER & CO.--Two men and a young woman in a little singing sketch called "A Japanese Honeymoon." They have a very pretty stage setting indeed. One of the members has a fairly good voice, and judged from the standpoint of a three-show-a-day act it is all right, but would never do in the world in a much better place than third of fourth on the bill.24 minutes, full stage. SR 3.--SENECAL.--Foot juggler. This young man does the usual act of barrel and cross tossing on his feet, and is a good, clean-cut performer. 9 minutes in one. NH 3.--DOHERTY'S POODLES.--Theses are the same poodles formerly worked by Ed Doherty, who died about a year ago. They are now handled by his widow, and they somehow seemed to me to go much better this afternoon than I ever saw them before even when Doherty was handling them himself. They obey her perfectly, and being so diminutive they appeal especially to the ladies and the children, and, taken as a whole, it was a very acceptable act. 16 minutes, full stage. HR 3.--SI STEBBINS.--With his collection of card tricks; some of the things that he does are a little short of the marvelous and it has always seemed to me that he never seemed to gel all out of them that he ought to do. However, he went quite strong with the audience, and it is a first-class act. 19 minutes in one. GRR 3--PURCELL & BROOKS.--A man and a woman in comedy sketch; the man impersonating a bell-boy and the woman a guest of a hotel. Purcell was formerly of the team of Purcell & Maynard, and he is a clever little performer. The woman does not amount to very much, except as a feeder for him, and she does that well enough to be acceptable. 15 minutes, full stage; close with about 3 minutes in one. YRR 2--BLOCKSOM & BURNS.--Black face comedians in an eccent comedy and acrobatics act, closing with the supposedly invisinble wire which used in the connection always seem good for a laugh. They w[ent] very strong here this afternoon, their finish especially making a bi[g] hit. 14 minutes, open full stage and close in one. GHR 2--THE TOBINS.--Two attractive appearing young women who do a remarkably clever musical act. One of the women was formerly of the team of "The Tobins", the male member of which died in Australia, and the other one is the wife of Harrigan the juggler. They have put together a very good act; in fact, as a straight musical act I don't know of anything that has gone any better in this house with the exception of Musical Dale and Lillie Western. 19 minutes, open full stage and close about three minutes in one. YYH 2.--MONROE, MACK & LAWRENCE-- In their familiar comedy sketch which always goes off well here. 18 minutes, full stage. KR 3--COOPER & BAILEY.-- Two colored men appearing for the first time on the circuit. They were very good indeed. They have got quite a bit of original material and they know how to do it. They had a very hard place on the bill, but they made good to the fullest extent. 20 minutes in one. MHR 2--NIRVANA.--Introducing her statue horse in a series of pictures. The act went fully as strong, if not stronger than last week and somehow seemed to look better. This may be on account of the
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