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Keith-Albee managers' report book, November 28, 1904 - August 28, 1905

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(M. J. Keating)
Boston Show, Week of April 3, 1905
Stereopticon, 34 shows, 5 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views.
Belmont and O'Brien, 3 shows, 14 min. open in 3, close in 1 -- Comedy talking sketch, by two men, one working straight and the other in eccentric makeup; the finish a duett. Not much new material in it; they just about pull through in this place in the bill, and I would not recommend them particularly for the circuit. were put in in place of Wordette and Kusel who refused to open the show.
John LeClaire, 3 shows, 14 min. opens in 2, close in 1 -- Well-known juggler of small articles; in his way, one of the most useful entertainers doing 3 shows. He missed very few of his tricks today.
Pearl Danforth, 3 shows, 9 min. in 1 -- Vocalist and dancer, prettily costumed. She is a graceful girl of fair ability, and has considerable local value, as she is a native of Salem, Mass. Would be all right in the 3-show section anywhere at the figure I pay her.
Trovollo, 2 shows, 19 min. open in 4, close in 1 -- Ventriloquil comedian, introducing several mechanical walking figures. The conversations he holds with the dummies is inclined to be a little coarse at times, and I have spoken to him about it. Scores his biggest hit with his songs and his finish in 1, with the dog and small dummy, its quite strong. Properly speaking this man should be in the 2-show section.
Josephine Amoros, 2 shows, 13 min. full stage -- Act well-known on the circuit; she is a clever trapeze artist; good looking, shapely and costumes beautifully. She is assisted by Mlle. Charlotte, who is a clever ground xx tumbler.
Ed Gray, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1 -- Well-known storyteller and parody singer. First time he ever got any sort of a show before an audience in this house and he made a big hit.
Homer B. Mason and Marguerite Keeler, 2 shows, 21 min. full stage --- Presenting for the first time here their sketch, "Hooked by Crook", in which Mr. Mason impersonates a burglar, Miss Keeler, a society young lady with a second man as her finacee. Mason's work on the piano, near the opening of the act, scored as big a hit as was ever created by Charles Sweet, and the act all through was a perfect scream.

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137 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of April 3, 1905 Stereopticon, 34 shows, 5 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Belmont and O'Brien, 3 shows, 14 min. open in 3, close in 1 -- Comedy talking sketch, by two men, one working straight and the other in eccentric makeup; the finish a duett. Not much new material in it; they just about pull through in this place in the bill, and I would not recommend them particularly for the circuit. were put in in place of Wordette and Kusel who refused to open the show. John LeClaire, 3 shows, 14 min. opens in 2, close in 1 -- Well-known juggler of small articles; in his way, one of the most useful entertainers doing 3 shows. He missed very few of his tricks today. Pearl Danforth, 3 shows, 9 min. in 1 -- Vocalist and dancer, prettily costumed. She is a graceful girl of fair ability, and has considerable local value, as she is a native of Salem, Mass. Would be all right in the 3-show section anywhere at the figure I pay her. Trovollo, 2 shows, 19 min. open in 4, close in 1 -- Ventriloquil comedian, introducing several mechanical walking figures. The conversations he holds with the dummies is inclined to be a little coarse at times, and I have spoken to him about it. Scores his biggest hit with his songs and his finish in 1, with the dog and small dummy, its quite strong. Properly speaking this man should be in the 2-show section. Josephine Amoros, 2 shows, 13 min. full stage -- Act well-known on the circuit; she is a clever trapeze artist; good looking, shapely and costumes beautifully. She is assisted by Mlle. Charlotte, who is a clever ground xx tumbler. Ed Gray, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1 -- Well-known storyteller and parody singer. First time he ever got any sort of a show before an audience in this house and he made a big hit. Homer B. Mason and Marguerite Keeler, 2 shows, 21 min. full stage --- Presenting for the first time here their sketch, "Hooked by Crook", in which Mr. Mason impersonates a burglar, Miss Keeler, a society young lady with a second man as her finacee. Mason's work on the piano, near the opening of the act, scored as big a hit as was ever created by Charles Sweet, and the act all through was a perfect scream.