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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904
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228 NEW YORK CRITICISM: NOVEMBER 21st, 1904: THE LaTELLS: NH-3: Full stage, 8 minutes: Two men in an gymnastic performance. Good appearance, hard workers. An excellent act for an early place on any bill. BIOGRAPH:- 20 Minutes: "Love me, Love my Dog". Good photographically. "Japanese Imperial Guards": Marching picture of the Japanese Army. Good picture, especially at this season, "Kissing the Blarney Stone": Very interesting. "The Milliner's Shop": An English comedy scene; Good. "The Strike": Good; rather novel. "A Case for the S.P.C.A". Comedy good. DUFFY, SAWTELLE & DUFFY: GHR-2: 23 minutes, full stage. Man woman and boy in a comedy entitled "Papa's Sweetheart". An excellent act for an early place. Full of good laughs. The boy is the backbone of the act, and is one of the best juvenile comedians we have ever had here. They finish with a duet, while the boy gives an imitation of Sousa, which is very good. They responded to three curtain calls. Close in one. MILLS & MORRIS: GYH-3:- Drop in one, 14 minutes: Two young ladies in a blackface minstrel specialty. They use the chairs as in the Crane Brothers act, with tamborine and bones, and give an old time minstrel act, which has an essence of novelty about it. While the girls have fair voices, their songs seem to suit and they made the audience laugh. Their jokes are very old, but every one went with a roar. A very pleasing act on any bill. McCREA & POOLE: NR-3: Full stage, 13 minutes: Two young men, sharp-shooters. One of the greatest exhibition of short-range marksmanship ever seen in this house. Not a bullet went wrong, and every shot strongly applauded, the audience never tiring of their shooting. JAMES H. CULLEN: GYH-2: Drop in one, 21 minutes. This man works in full dress. He has a fair personality, with a fair voice, but his songs were all new, and the manner in which he delivers his material caught the house. He was compelled to sing four songs before they would let him go. He finishes his act by reading a few jokes and epitaphs from a book on the style of Joe Flynn and Glenroy, which was original and funny. He went very strong. CALLAHAN & MACK: YHR-2:- Full stage, 22 minutes: Two men in a character sketch entitled "The Old Neighborhood". They have an entirely new stage setting which makes quite a picture on the finish. The act is a clever bit of character work, especially Callahan's impersonation of the Irishman. It went fully as strong as when last seen here. CAIN & DeFOREST: GYH-3:-Drop in one, 13 minutes: Two men in a singing and talking number. Formerly Mitchell and Cain. DeForest is fully as good as Mitchell. The material is all old, but they went strong. COLE & JOHNSON: YHR-2:-Full stage, 17 minutes: Two colored men singing their own songs. All their songs being new, each one was strongly received and the manner in which they render their songs caught the house. They went fully as strong if not better than when last here. S. K. HODGDON.
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228 NEW YORK CRITICISM: NOVEMBER 21st, 1904: THE LaTELLS: NH-3: Full stage, 8 minutes: Two men in an gymnastic performance. Good appearance, hard workers. An excellent act for an early place on any bill. BIOGRAPH:- 20 Minutes: "Love me, Love my Dog". Good photographically. "Japanese Imperial Guards": Marching picture of the Japanese Army. Good picture, especially at this season, "Kissing the Blarney Stone": Very interesting. "The Milliner's Shop": An English comedy scene; Good. "The Strike": Good; rather novel. "A Case for the S.P.C.A". Comedy good. DUFFY, SAWTELLE & DUFFY: GHR-2: 23 minutes, full stage. Man woman and boy in a comedy entitled "Papa's Sweetheart". An excellent act for an early place. Full of good laughs. The boy is the backbone of the act, and is one of the best juvenile comedians we have ever had here. They finish with a duet, while the boy gives an imitation of Sousa, which is very good. They responded to three curtain calls. Close in one. MILLS & MORRIS: GYH-3:- Drop in one, 14 minutes: Two young ladies in a blackface minstrel specialty. They use the chairs as in the Crane Brothers act, with tamborine and bones, and give an old time minstrel act, which has an essence of novelty about it. While the girls have fair voices, their songs seem to suit and they made the audience laugh. Their jokes are very old, but every one went with a roar. A very pleasing act on any bill. McCREA & POOLE: NR-3: Full stage, 13 minutes: Two young men, sharp-shooters. One of the greatest exhibition of short-range marksmanship ever seen in this house. Not a bullet went wrong, and every shot strongly applauded, the audience never tiring of their shooting. JAMES H. CULLEN: GYH-2: Drop in one, 21 minutes. This man works in full dress. He has a fair personality, with a fair voice, but his songs were all new, and the manner in which he delivers his material caught the house. He was compelled to sing four songs before they would let him go. He finishes his act by reading a few jokes and epitaphs from a book on the style of Joe Flynn and Glenroy, which was original and funny. He went very strong. CALLAHAN & MACK: YHR-2:- Full stage, 22 minutes: Two men in a character sketch entitled "The Old Neighborhood". They have an entirely new stage setting which makes quite a picture on the finish. The act is a clever bit of character work, especially Callahan's impersonation of the Irishman. It went fully as strong as when last seen here. CAIN & DeFOREST: GYH-3:-Drop in one, 13 minutes: Two men in a singing and talking number. Formerly Mitchell and Cain. DeForest is fully as good as Mitchell. The material is all old, but they went strong. COLE & JOHNSON: YHR-2:-Full stage, 17 minutes: Two colored men singing their own songs. All their songs being new, each one was strongly received and the manner in which they render their songs caught the house. They went fully as strong if not better than when last here. S. K. HODGDON.
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