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Keith-Albee managers' report book, November 28, 1904 - August 28, 1905
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77 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Feb. 6, 1905. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Owing to the fire at Mechanic's Hall, Salem, Saturday night, burning up the slides which should have been run here today, we were obliged to substitute a new list. Bissitt and Scott, 3 shows, 7 min. in 1 -- Singers and wooden shoe dancers. Only gave us half the time they were scheduled for in Philadelphia, so I gave them a call down about it. They are not very good singers but their dancing carried them off strong. Biograph, 4 shows, 20 min. in 1 -- Showing the following list of pictures: 1. Capture of the Yegg Bank Burglars. This is another great picture of the pursuit variety, lately made familiar, and made a hit. 2. The Coal Shovellers. Very funny film. 3. The Long and Short of it. This is one of those transformation films. Interesting and funny. Rosa Lee Tyler, 3 shows, 13 min. in 1 -- This woman's song selections were not good and I am having her make a change for the balance of the week. Kit Karson, 3 shows, 14 min. full stage -- This man is a slack wire performer and an expert sharp shooter with the rifle. The act is a novelty and scored a hit. Near the end of his first performance his wire broke but he was not hurt at all. Dixon and Holmes, 3 shows, 21 min. in 1 -- Character singers, storytellers and impersonators. Very good act of its kind, appealing particularly to the balconies. Their "Shore Acres" scene and the impersonation of Fritz Emmett with song, were the big things of the act. Good for an early place in the 2-show section. Watson's Farmyard, 2 shows, 20 min. full stage -- Best novelty act offered here in years, particularly for the children, although it seemed to interest and amuse grown folks equally. It was a regular "knockout" at times, and finished to greater applause than I have ever known an act of the kind to do in Boston. Frank Rae and Gussie Brosche, 2 shows, 18 min. opening and closing in 1 -- Presenting, for the first time in two years, their talking sketch, "A Woman of Few Words", which scored a laughing hit all through, notwithstanding there did not seem to be a line of new material in it anywhere. However, this is only known to those in the business, the general public not seeing it as often as we do. weeks, which have been freely commented upon by patrons as being of uniform excellence. It has a tremendous amount of comedy, which is really what people want, and two or three of the acts enjoyed the merit of novelty. The house was filled from top to bottom, the balconies being practically crowded, and the show went with an unusual Monday vim from start to finish. We cannot help doing big business with such a show.
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77 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Feb. 6, 1905. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Owing to the fire at Mechanic's Hall, Salem, Saturday night, burning up the slides which should have been run here today, we were obliged to substitute a new list. Bissitt and Scott, 3 shows, 7 min. in 1 -- Singers and wooden shoe dancers. Only gave us half the time they were scheduled for in Philadelphia, so I gave them a call down about it. They are not very good singers but their dancing carried them off strong. Biograph, 4 shows, 20 min. in 1 -- Showing the following list of pictures: 1. Capture of the Yegg Bank Burglars. This is another great picture of the pursuit variety, lately made familiar, and made a hit. 2. The Coal Shovellers. Very funny film. 3. The Long and Short of it. This is one of those transformation films. Interesting and funny. Rosa Lee Tyler, 3 shows, 13 min. in 1 -- This woman's song selections were not good and I am having her make a change for the balance of the week. Kit Karson, 3 shows, 14 min. full stage -- This man is a slack wire performer and an expert sharp shooter with the rifle. The act is a novelty and scored a hit. Near the end of his first performance his wire broke but he was not hurt at all. Dixon and Holmes, 3 shows, 21 min. in 1 -- Character singers, storytellers and impersonators. Very good act of its kind, appealing particularly to the balconies. Their "Shore Acres" scene and the impersonation of Fritz Emmett with song, were the big things of the act. Good for an early place in the 2-show section. Watson's Farmyard, 2 shows, 20 min. full stage -- Best novelty act offered here in years, particularly for the children, although it seemed to interest and amuse grown folks equally. It was a regular "knockout" at times, and finished to greater applause than I have ever known an act of the kind to do in Boston. Frank Rae and Gussie Brosche, 2 shows, 18 min. opening and closing in 1 -- Presenting, for the first time in two years, their talking sketch, "A Woman of Few Words", which scored a laughing hit all through, notwithstanding there did not seem to be a line of new material in it anywhere. However, this is only known to those in the business, the general public not seeing it as often as we do. weeks, which have been freely commented upon by patrons as being of uniform excellence. It has a tremendous amount of comedy, which is really what people want, and two or three of the acts enjoyed the merit of novelty. The house was filled from top to bottom, the balconies being practically crowded, and the show went with an unusual Monday vim from start to finish. We cannot help doing big business with such a show.
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