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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904

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CRITICISM, KEITH'S BIJOU, MARCH 28th, 1904.
STEREOPTICON. Usual collection of views. 10 minutes.
SULLAGLEY BROTHERS. Garden in 4  7 minutes. Bag Punchers. Two young men who work very mechanically in this class of work which is not appreciated by our people. Closed to light applause. 3 shows.
MILT & MAUD WOOD. Drapery in One. 13 minutes. Singing and Dancing sketch. Very slow and quiet until Milt Wood does his clog shoe dancing, which he does in the most excellent style and earned round after round of applause. For an act so early on the bill they went decidedly strong and can hold down a better place. 3 shows.
PIERCE & MAIZEE. Drop in one. 15 minutes. Refined Singing Act. Neat appearing and well dressed couple. The girl displaying some pretty dresses. Their singing is not at all wonderful, but the selection of their songs and the manner in which they land them closed them to very good applause and can easily be called a real good act from a 3-a-day standpoint. 3 shows.
HARRY THORNE & CO. C. D. F. 25 minutes. Their old time sketch "An Up Town Flat" which seems yet to have the power to amuse and produce laughter. To me they did not inject the same amount of ginger into their work that they previously did but it can be said to have gone quite well this afternoon. 3 shows.
ELSIE BERNARD. Drapery in one. 10 minutes. One of the few acts we have repeated this year. She did not go very well before and apparently has not improved very much during her absence. Her style seems rather objectionable to the audience because of the somewhat sarcastic way in which she delivers her stuff. She can get by in this position but went only light to-day. 2 shows.
PELOT. Garden in 3  16 minutes. Can close 4 minutes in one. Pelot got a reception and was as fully as pleasing to the audience as on his previous visit here. His familiar stunt of catching fruit thrown by the audience carried him off to exceedingly good applause and he is all right in this position. 3 shows.
JAMES F. MACDONALD. Drop in one. 16 minutes. This young mans first appearance here. He is the possessor of a refined and pleasing singing voice, by which means he lands well in every song he sings, without apparently forcing his voice in the usual vaudeville style. He does a little monologue work which while not brilliant, is quite good and serves well to vary his work. At his salary he can be rated as very good and can be called quite good as a 2-a-day act. 2 shows.
FLEURY TRIO. Palace in 4. 10 minutes. A foreign singing and dancing act, principally dancing, which does not seem to be original or worthy of any particular praise. None of the three are able to talk English from the stage and the act was somewhat of a frost here this afternoon. Closed only to light applause and cannot be classed among the 2-a-day acts. 2 shows.
DAVIS & WALKER. Drapery in one. 13 minutes. Slight reception, conventional coon team, man and woman. The woman is not able to sing.

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19 CRITICISM, KEITH'S BIJOU, MARCH 28th, 1904. STEREOPTICON. Usual collection of views. 10 minutes. SULLAGLEY BROTHERS. Garden in 4 7 minutes. Bag Punchers. Two young men who work very mechanically in this class of work which is not appreciated by our people. Closed to light applause. 3 shows. MILT & MAUD WOOD. Drapery in One. 13 minutes. Singing and Dancing sketch. Very slow and quiet until Milt Wood does his clog shoe dancing, which he does in the most excellent style and earned round after round of applause. For an act so early on the bill they went decidedly strong and can hold down a better place. 3 shows. PIERCE & MAIZEE. Drop in one. 15 minutes. Refined Singing Act. Neat appearing and well dressed couple. The girl displaying some pretty dresses. Their singing is not at all wonderful, but the selection of their songs and the manner in which they land them closed them to very good applause and can easily be called a real good act from a 3-a-day standpoint. 3 shows. HARRY THORNE & CO. C. D. F. 25 minutes. Their old time sketch "An Up Town Flat" which seems yet to have the power to amuse and produce laughter. To me they did not inject the same amount of ginger into their work that they previously did but it can be said to have gone quite well this afternoon. 3 shows. ELSIE BERNARD. Drapery in one. 10 minutes. One of the few acts we have repeated this year. She did not go very well before and apparently has not improved very much during her absence. Her style seems rather objectionable to the audience because of the somewhat sarcastic way in which she delivers her stuff. She can get by in this position but went only light to-day. 2 shows. PELOT. Garden in 3 16 minutes. Can close 4 minutes in one. Pelot got a reception and was as fully as pleasing to the audience as on his previous visit here. His familiar stunt of catching fruit thrown by the audience carried him off to exceedingly good applause and he is all right in this position. 3 shows. JAMES F. MACDONALD. Drop in one. 16 minutes. This young mans first appearance here. He is the possessor of a refined and pleasing singing voice, by which means he lands well in every song he sings, without apparently forcing his voice in the usual vaudeville style. He does a little monologue work which while not brilliant, is quite good and serves well to vary his work. At his salary he can be rated as very good and can be called quite good as a 2-a-day act. 2 shows. FLEURY TRIO. Palace in 4. 10 minutes. A foreign singing and dancing act, principally dancing, which does not seem to be original or worthy of any particular praise. None of the three are able to talk English from the stage and the act was somewhat of a frost here this afternoon. Closed only to light applause and cannot be classed among the 2-a-day acts. 2 shows. DAVIS & WALKER. Drapery in one. 13 minutes. Slight reception, conventional coon team, man and woman. The woman is not able to sing.