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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904
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164 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Oct. 3, 1904. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordon and W. H. Cohan, 3 shows, 18 min. full stage -- Presenting for the first time here a comedy talking sketch entitled "Lavinski's Courtship." It is not so good as the majority of the opening acts we have had during the past season; in fact, it is below our standard for this house. Curtis and Adams, 3 shows, 16 min. in 1 -- German dialect comedians and dancers. Have good material and from a 3-a-day viewpoint can be considered an excellent act. Bud Farnum, 3 shows, 17 min. in 1 -- Musical comedian, along the lines made familiar by Ed Latell, though not nearly so clever as the latter, of course. Filled the spot in the bill well Brothers Regoletti, 2 shows, 12 min. full stage -- European acrobatic and equilibristic act, most of the working being done on a revolving ladder. Good for an early place in the two-show section. Milton and Dolly Nobels, 2 shows, 32 min. full stage -- Presenting for the first time here a new sketch, "The Days of '49", which was done here by another company some four years ago under the title of "Belinda Bailey's Boarders." It is well acted, and Mr. Nobles carries a complete scenic investiture to surround the sketch. Like all of his pieces it sags at different places, and is ten to 15 min. too long, though I must confess I do not see how he could cut it without hurting the story. It went well in a rather spot in the bill, and they got two calls. Mike Coakley and Harry McBride, 2 shows, 19 min. in 1 -- Talking, singing and dancing comedians. They have a lot of funny "gaggy" material, which called forth much laughter, and Coakley's dancing carried the act off strong. Henry Lee, 2 shows, 26 min. full stage -- In his well known impersonations of "Great Men, Past and Present." Scored the hit of the bill. stage (can close in 1, if necessary) -- This is a musical character comedy, singing and dancing sketch, in which the two people engaged are quite clever. The act is good enough to go into an early place in the 2-show section. The woman is particularly clever. Comment - The show, with a little rearrangement, will be practically up to the standard we have been keeping up of late, and there is no good reason why we should not do business.
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164 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Oct. 3, 1904. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordon and W. H. Cohan, 3 shows, 18 min. full stage -- Presenting for the first time here a comedy talking sketch entitled "Lavinski's Courtship." It is not so good as the majority of the opening acts we have had during the past season; in fact, it is below our standard for this house. Curtis and Adams, 3 shows, 16 min. in 1 -- German dialect comedians and dancers. Have good material and from a 3-a-day viewpoint can be considered an excellent act. Bud Farnum, 3 shows, 17 min. in 1 -- Musical comedian, along the lines made familiar by Ed Latell, though not nearly so clever as the latter, of course. Filled the spot in the bill well Brothers Regoletti, 2 shows, 12 min. full stage -- European acrobatic and equilibristic act, most of the working being done on a revolving ladder. Good for an early place in the two-show section. Milton and Dolly Nobels, 2 shows, 32 min. full stage -- Presenting for the first time here a new sketch, "The Days of '49", which was done here by another company some four years ago under the title of "Belinda Bailey's Boarders." It is well acted, and Mr. Nobles carries a complete scenic investiture to surround the sketch. Like all of his pieces it sags at different places, and is ten to 15 min. too long, though I must confess I do not see how he could cut it without hurting the story. It went well in a rather spot in the bill, and they got two calls. Mike Coakley and Harry McBride, 2 shows, 19 min. in 1 -- Talking, singing and dancing comedians. They have a lot of funny "gaggy" material, which called forth much laughter, and Coakley's dancing carried the act off strong. Henry Lee, 2 shows, 26 min. full stage -- In his well known impersonations of "Great Men, Past and Present." Scored the hit of the bill. stage (can close in 1, if necessary) -- This is a musical character comedy, singing and dancing sketch, in which the two people engaged are quite clever. The act is good enough to go into an early place in the 2-show section. The woman is particularly clever. Comment - The show, with a little rearrangement, will be practically up to the standard we have been keeping up of late, and there is no good reason why we should not do business.
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