Normally I wouldn't post a newspaper article of this length to a blog for fear that my readers would get totally bored and turned off by it and just skip on to the next post in their reader. I know I would. But to me, this review written by Sam M'kee and taken from the March 31,1925 New York Telegraph, did such a remarkable job capturing a representative image of a Vaudeville lineup both from the perspective of the shows content and 1920's era journalism I wanted to include it and see what others thought.
From what I could extract from the article, the show proceeded as follows:
I Opening Act: "Study in Nonsense" The Duponts
II "The Lovable Pup With his Gang"(Dog)
1.Hector The lovable pup
2.Hector's 19 year old Grandfather
3.The Gang (15 others)
III Olgamayra and the Bittel Sisters (Dance)
1."Black and Gold" Staged by Alan K Foster
2.Olgamayra solo numbers
3.Bittel Sisters Duet numbers
4.Climax A rustic Russian flirtation number (all three)
IV "Ourselves" Dougie Leavitt and Mary Ruth Lockwood joined by Charles Bates (Comedy)
They illustrate the sappy politeness preceding marriage and the nervous irascibility after the ceremony
V Nate Leipsig (Card Tricks)
VI Clifton Webb and Mary Hay (Dance Team) with Club Ciro (9 man Orchestra) conducted by Dave Bernie who splits time on the Piano. Featuring Dillon Ober and his Marimba Solo. BTW Yes it is the same Clifton Webb with 3 Academy Award Nominations and a Golden Globe Award for Razors Edge
Dances
1.Rendevous
2.Strolling
3.Allez Up
4.Charleston.
VII Miss Juliet AKA My Great Aunt (Impersonations and Characterizations)
VIII James Barton (Comedy/Dance)
1."The Pest" assisted by Lew Christy and Charlot Allen
IX Charles King (Singer)
X Closing Act: Rose Irene Kress and her associate whirlers (Dancing Acrobatics on Roller Skates)