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Managers' report book, September 13, 1920-December 8, 1921

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PROVIDENCE, R. I.   E. F. ALBEE   FEB. 12th, 1921
We have only a fair show this week. Some of the acts are very good, about half of them range from mediocre to poor. Not at all up to the standard we have set this season.
CHAS. LOVENBERG.
RAYMOND WILBERT: Hoop roller. This man does some clever hoop colling and some ordinary talking. The act a few years ago might have been rated as good, but as that sort of thing has been done to death for the last ten years, in the small time houses as well as big time houses, the audience is not much interested. He gains his applause by deliberately asking for it. 12 min. full stage.
RYAN & RYAN: Little singing of no consequence and some dancing that is fair, that on the long shoes being good, but again no longer a novelty. Fair act. 9 min. in one.
BUZZELL & PARKER: This is a nice little act by two clever people, although I think it is marred somewhat by Buzzell overdoing his freshness and their inclination to be blue. 15 min. in two.
DE HAVEN & NICE: In "Mulligan and Mulligan From the West". These two chaps have a very clever satire on vaudeville dancing acts which was received with screams of laughter and much applause at the Monday shows. Very good act. 15 min. in one.
ANDERSON & GRAVES: Man and woman with a very novel idea and although the act must be rated as good, the idea has not by any means been developed to its fullest extent. A great deal of the dialogue being of rather ancient vintage. A good writer and two particularly clever people could have made this a real big thing, however, it is good. 15 min. full stage.
JACK OSTERMAN: I can't see this chap at all. He has an offensive personality, not much in the way of material and no particular merit. 17 min. in one. It seemed like half an hour.
IRENE FRANKLIN: The greatest artist of her kind in vaudeville. A bit hit from the beginning to the end of her act. 27 min. full stage and the audience wanted more.
BENSEE & BAIRD: These people seem to have gone backward in their work. They force their comedy until it becomes tiresome. 17 min. in one.
FOUR READINGS: As good an act of its kind as we have ever played. A big hit, even in this difficult closing position. 9 min. full stage.
CUTS: BUZZELL & PARKER:-Please do not wear the dress without any back and nearly no sides. It is very vulgar. Omit line "She wears a leaf to protect her from the air".
JACK OSTERMAN: - Change the line about watching girls back of stage changing without any screen.

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PROVIDENCE, R. I. E. F. ALBEE FEB. 12th, 1921 We have only a fair show this week. Some of the acts are very good, about half of them range from mediocre to poor. Not at all up to the standard we have set this season. CHAS. LOVENBERG. RAYMOND WILBERT: Hoop roller. This man does some clever hoop colling and some ordinary talking. The act a few years ago might have been rated as good, but as that sort of thing has been done to death for the last ten years, in the small time houses as well as big time houses, the audience is not much interested. He gains his applause by deliberately asking for it. 12 min. full stage. RYAN & RYAN: Little singing of no consequence and some dancing that is fair, that on the long shoes being good, but again no longer a novelty. Fair act. 9 min. in one. BUZZELL & PARKER: This is a nice little act by two clever people, although I think it is marred somewhat by Buzzell overdoing his freshness and their inclination to be blue. 15 min. in two. DE HAVEN & NICE: In "Mulligan and Mulligan From the West". These two chaps have a very clever satire on vaudeville dancing acts which was received with screams of laughter and much applause at the Monday shows. Very good act. 15 min. in one. ANDERSON & GRAVES: Man and woman with a very novel idea and although the act must be rated as good, the idea has not by any means been developed to its fullest extent. A great deal of the dialogue being of rather ancient vintage. A good writer and two particularly clever people could have made this a real big thing, however, it is good. 15 min. full stage. JACK OSTERMAN: I can't see this chap at all. He has an offensive personality, not much in the way of material and no particular merit. 17 min. in one. It seemed like half an hour. IRENE FRANKLIN: The greatest artist of her kind in vaudeville. A bit hit from the beginning to the end of her act. 27 min. full stage and the audience wanted more. BENSEE & BAIRD: These people seem to have gone backward in their work. They force their comedy until it becomes tiresome. 17 min. in one. FOUR READINGS: As good an act of its kind as we have ever played. A big hit, even in this difficult closing position. 9 min. full stage. CUTS: BUZZELL & PARKER:-Please do not wear the dress without any back and nearly no sides. It is very vulgar. Omit line "She wears a leaf to protect her from the air". JACK OSTERMAN: - Change the line about watching girls back of stage changing without any screen.