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Managers' report book, June 30, 1919-July 26, 1920
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PROVIDENCE. R. I. E. F. ALBEE FEB. 2nd, 20 The show as a whole is quite good this week. Practically all the acts scored success. CHAS. LOVENBERG. BARBETTE: Wire artist, man made up as woman, also does some work on the flying rings and trapeze. All of which is splendidly done, works very fast and made a real hit. 6 min. full stage. LIBONATI: Xylophonist who met with his usual success. 14 min. in one. EDDIE & EDYTHE ADAIR: Clever little skit which is well played, the only fault to be found is with its brevity. 10 min. full stage. ROSE CLAIRE: This young lady has a new idea and something of a novelty in the 1950 girl. The material is good and while I think Miss Claire's work could be improved upon, nevertheless it went very well. 16 min. in one. J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON & CO: Colored singers, dancers and musicians in an act which just stopped the show. 22 min. and I want to call attention to the fact that regardless what their agent says, they do nothing in one except to make a few bows. Full stage. WILKIE BARD Mr. Wilkie Bard arrived under a handicap as most acts do coming from Montreal with any baggage they they depend upon. He arrived in town at 1.30 P. M. and his baggage was in St. Albans, Vermont. We scoured around to get him enough wardrobe to do two of his numbers and fixed up some scenery the best we could and just barely got him on the stage. It probably is not fair to criticize Mr. Bard under the circumstances, but as far as my personal judgement goes, he is no greater artist than many American who would be very glad to play for less than one quarter of his salary. Of those in the past, I have particularly in mind, Mr. Willis P. Sweatman who to my mind is a greater artist in every way than Mr. Bard and today Mr. Roger Imhoff, Irene Franklin, Andrew Toombe, Fannie Usher and Al. Lydell. I think if we did a little more thinking, we could find some others. It is only a question of having courage enough to boom them and advertise them to make them famous. Mr. Bard went quite well, largely because we had a great many English people in the house, having worked up special parties of the various British Organizations, of which we have some every night and at some performances, two or three present. We may be able to get his salary in the house by that sort of means, but I am quite sure he does not mean a tremendous lot to the average theatregoer. Incidentally. as Toronto's speech is pretty well known around town, there is a great deal of resentment towards him for that reason. Mr. Bard at the two performances did thirty-two minutes each. Open in one and closing full stage. HARRY HINES: Well known entertainer that scored his customary success. 18 min. in one. KINGSLEY BENEDICT & CO: This is hardly the spot for an act of this kind, but the strong plot of the play held the audience and pleased them. 22 min. full stage. CUTS: HARRY HINES: Modify the song "If all the girls were good little girls." And the joke about "He was not there last night." Mr. BARBETTE: I would suggest that you do not remove your wig at the end of the performance, rather leaving the impressions that it was a woman doing the act. This idea was carried out last night successfully. CHAS. LOVENBERG. REMARKS: MR. WILKIE BARD: I just saw Mr. Bard's act with his own costumes and scenery and see no reason to change my opinion. The only change was the addition of the bladder. That sort of comedy was obsolete when I came into the business many years ago and is now primitive, to say the least.
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PROVIDENCE. R. I. E. F. ALBEE FEB. 2nd, 20 The show as a whole is quite good this week. Practically all the acts scored success. CHAS. LOVENBERG. BARBETTE: Wire artist, man made up as woman, also does some work on the flying rings and trapeze. All of which is splendidly done, works very fast and made a real hit. 6 min. full stage. LIBONATI: Xylophonist who met with his usual success. 14 min. in one. EDDIE & EDYTHE ADAIR: Clever little skit which is well played, the only fault to be found is with its brevity. 10 min. full stage. ROSE CLAIRE: This young lady has a new idea and something of a novelty in the 1950 girl. The material is good and while I think Miss Claire's work could be improved upon, nevertheless it went very well. 16 min. in one. J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON & CO: Colored singers, dancers and musicians in an act which just stopped the show. 22 min. and I want to call attention to the fact that regardless what their agent says, they do nothing in one except to make a few bows. Full stage. WILKIE BARD Mr. Wilkie Bard arrived under a handicap as most acts do coming from Montreal with any baggage they they depend upon. He arrived in town at 1.30 P. M. and his baggage was in St. Albans, Vermont. We scoured around to get him enough wardrobe to do two of his numbers and fixed up some scenery the best we could and just barely got him on the stage. It probably is not fair to criticize Mr. Bard under the circumstances, but as far as my personal judgement goes, he is no greater artist than many American who would be very glad to play for less than one quarter of his salary. Of those in the past, I have particularly in mind, Mr. Willis P. Sweatman who to my mind is a greater artist in every way than Mr. Bard and today Mr. Roger Imhoff, Irene Franklin, Andrew Toombe, Fannie Usher and Al. Lydell. I think if we did a little more thinking, we could find some others. It is only a question of having courage enough to boom them and advertise them to make them famous. Mr. Bard went quite well, largely because we had a great many English people in the house, having worked up special parties of the various British Organizations, of which we have some every night and at some performances, two or three present. We may be able to get his salary in the house by that sort of means, but I am quite sure he does not mean a tremendous lot to the average theatregoer. Incidentally. as Toronto's speech is pretty well known around town, there is a great deal of resentment towards him for that reason. Mr. Bard at the two performances did thirty-two minutes each. Open in one and closing full stage. HARRY HINES: Well known entertainer that scored his customary success. 18 min. in one. KINGSLEY BENEDICT & CO: This is hardly the spot for an act of this kind, but the strong plot of the play held the audience and pleased them. 22 min. full stage. CUTS: HARRY HINES: Modify the song "If all the girls were good little girls." And the joke about "He was not there last night." Mr. BARBETTE: I would suggest that you do not remove your wig at the end of the performance, rather leaving the impressions that it was a woman doing the act. This idea was carried out last night successfully. CHAS. LOVENBERG. REMARKS: MR. WILKIE BARD: I just saw Mr. Bard's act with his own costumes and scenery and see no reason to change my opinion. The only change was the addition of the bladder. That sort of comedy was obsolete when I came into the business many years ago and is now primitive, to say the least.
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