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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 21, 1903 - March 14, 1904

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CRITICISM - BIJOU THEATRE - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 1903.
STEREOPTICON: Usual collection of views. 9 minutes.
WILLIE & EDITH HART: Drapery in one; 11 minutes. Singing and dancing act by a neat appearing young couple. Singing does not amount to much, but dancing is good, and from a three a day standpoint the act may be considered fair. Closed to fair applause. 3 shows.
SENECAL. Garden in 2; 7 minutes. Foot juggler, who has before played the circuit, and whose act is familiar. He did not go very well here to-day. Is a fair sight act, but hardly up to three a day standard. 3 shows.
COUTURE & GILLETTE: Palace in 4; 9 minutes. Couture's work was received with frequent outbursts of applause, and the comedy work of the partner gained a number of laughs, though they did not finish strong. The writer has always regarded Couture as a marvelous acrobat, and his work to-day was fully up to his usual standard, and, I think, was deserving of more applause than the act received. 3 shows.
COLLINS & COLLINS: Street in one; 13 minutes. Singing and talking act; a local pair, who had a good reception, and earned general applause by their good collection of parodies; talk injected into the act is of little or no value. 3 shows.
WEBSTER & CONLIN: Plain chamber in two, close in one; 19 minutes, four minutes in one. Two men made up as women in imitation of Irishwomen, which at the start gained some laughs by rapid fire talk, but fell rapidly in the estimation of the audience, getting hardly any applause on the close. The singing is bad, the whole act old fashioned, and considerably below three a day standard. 3 shows.
ALBANOS MUSICAL TROUPE: Palace in four, close in one; 19 minutes, about two minutes in one. Four women and one man playing a variety of stringed instruments and concertinas. Very ordinary music, no part of which seemed to arouse the audience with the possible exception of the harp solo. The work of the two girls on the bells was bad. The act could be wonderfully improved by introducing some brass instruments, if this could be done, and might result in making the act valuable, as the girls are neat appearing and they work rapidly. Received little or no applause on the finish. 2 shows.
ROSA NAYNON'S BIRDS: Garden in 4; 14 minutes. An act that has before played the circuit, which is valuable because of its novelty, and the pretty stage setting it makes, as they carry a sufficient number of birds to dress the stage prettily. The act has been improved since last seen here, and gained a fair share of applause with the different tricks done. The woman has cut out the work on the rolling globe. 2 shows.
ED GRAY: Street in one; 16 minutes; monologuist. Really the first act of the day that awakened the audience. From the start he earned general laughter and applause and a recall. Many of his stories are new. I think his act would be improved if he confined himself to straight story telling, as he is no singer and has no idea of time. 3 shows.


although the surrounding show is one not calculated to do us much good.

E.P. Lyons.

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47 CRITICISM - BIJOU THEATRE - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 1903. STEREOPTICON: Usual collection of views. 9 minutes. WILLIE & EDITH HART: Drapery in one; 11 minutes. Singing and dancing act by a neat appearing young couple. Singing does not amount to much, but dancing is good, and from a three a day standpoint the act may be considered fair. Closed to fair applause. 3 shows. SENECAL. Garden in 2; 7 minutes. Foot juggler, who has before played the circuit, and whose act is familiar. He did not go very well here to-day. Is a fair sight act, but hardly up to three a day standard. 3 shows. COUTURE & GILLETTE: Palace in 4; 9 minutes. Couture's work was received with frequent outbursts of applause, and the comedy work of the partner gained a number of laughs, though they did not finish strong. The writer has always regarded Couture as a marvelous acrobat, and his work to-day was fully up to his usual standard, and, I think, was deserving of more applause than the act received. 3 shows. COLLINS & COLLINS: Street in one; 13 minutes. Singing and talking act; a local pair, who had a good reception, and earned general applause by their good collection of parodies; talk injected into the act is of little or no value. 3 shows. WEBSTER & CONLIN: Plain chamber in two, close in one; 19 minutes, four minutes in one. Two men made up as women in imitation of Irishwomen, which at the start gained some laughs by rapid fire talk, but fell rapidly in the estimation of the audience, getting hardly any applause on the close. The singing is bad, the whole act old fashioned, and considerably below three a day standard. 3 shows. ALBANOS MUSICAL TROUPE: Palace in four, close in one; 19 minutes, about two minutes in one. Four women and one man playing a variety of stringed instruments and concertinas. Very ordinary music, no part of which seemed to arouse the audience with the possible exception of the harp solo. The work of the two girls on the bells was bad. The act could be wonderfully improved by introducing some brass instruments, if this could be done, and might result in making the act valuable, as the girls are neat appearing and they work rapidly. Received little or no applause on the finish. 2 shows. ROSA NAYNON'S BIRDS: Garden in 4; 14 minutes. An act that has before played the circuit, which is valuable because of its novelty, and the pretty stage setting it makes, as they carry a sufficient number of birds to dress the stage prettily. The act has been improved since last seen here, and gained a fair share of applause with the different tricks done. The woman has cut out the work on the rolling globe. 2 shows. ED GRAY: Street in one; 16 minutes; monologuist. Really the first act of the day that awakened the audience. From the start he earned general laughter and applause and a recall. Many of his stories are new. I think his act would be improved if he confined himself to straight story telling, as he is no singer and has no idea of time. 3 shows. although the surrounding show is one not calculated to do us much good. E.P. Lyons.