Waverley Theatre

“This pleasant little theatre is coming on favorably, though at present under a cloud through the protracted illness of Elise Holt, who is unable to appear. Miss Minnie Jackson is certainly a clever substitute and sings the ‘Rolicking Rams’ and such marvelous productions with considerable effect. She has added to the repertory of songs of this class a new one called ‘Chick, Chick.’ Mr. Lewis every night finds renewed favor for his admirable personation of Lucrezia—one of the most clever bits of burlesque acting of the season.”

The review reports changes in cast: Holt is still ill; the role of Genarro has been taken by Minnie Jackson, and Betrucca is now by Ms. Campion. George Atkins was found incompetent to play the role of Dook in “Perfection”, and only stayed until Wednesday, returning to play Clotilda in “Pluto” at the T. Comique, where he had been engaged. Dook was then taken by Harry Will. Emily Pitt was also ill, but it seems she worked. 

[Unrelated to any particular performance]. Holt and the rest of the “English actresses” have been ill often since their arrival. The worst of all is e Holt, who’s been unable to perform since the opening night. Same page, below: “If the receipts…for February were all right and not fixed, then the Thompson troupe [Holt] is a better business than any other combination in this city”. The theater made $2000 more than any previous month in the past, exceeding even the best month of The Black Crook.