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Keith-Albee managers' report book, April 30, 1906 - February 4, 1907, part 1

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Cleveland Show week of august 13th, 1906.
(H. A. Daniels)
BEAN & HAMILTON--Barrel jumpers and acrobats. One man works straight the other grotesque. The comedy is very ordinary. The barrel jumping stunts are good. 8 minutes F.S.
NOTE)) There was a wait of two and one half minutes at this point to set the stage for Tom Brown. I had supposed that he opened in one.
TOM BROWN-- Brown is the husband of Eva Westcott. He entertained with whistling and imitations, dressed as a bar tender. I would much rather see him work straight. His dialogue with one of the stage hands behind the scenes is very bad, maybe because it was Monday. The best part of his act is the imitation of the phonograph with which he closes. C.D.F. in 2 1/2 Close in 1. 11 minutes
T. W. ECKERT & EMMA BERG-- Operetta "The Land of Two Moons". The act could rightly be called imitations on the Crown piano by T. W. Eckert. There is some special scenery and a little singing at the opening, but Mr. Eckert's work on the piano seemed to carry the act. While there is nothing objectionable in the act it did not go as well as we anticipated, and the opening and close were weak. Special scenery F.S. Close in 1. 20 minutes.
EVA WESTCOTT & COMPANY--. Dramatic sketch entitled "An Episode in Modern Life." Tom Brown is the company. Miss Westcott does all the talking and acting n the act and at the close discovers that Brown has been seated at the desk dead. The dramatic ending sends the act off to a good hand. C.D.F. in 3. 18 minutes.
INTERMISSION-- Ten Minutes.
WALTER JONES & MABEL HITE-- Presenting a sketch that is without a name and which consists of a conglomeration of nonsense. Miss Hite does a little of everything in the way of singing, dancing and comedy. Mr. Jones makes his appearance with Charlie Grapewin's jag, and starts in with reading want ads out of a newspaper. The act runs along with a little joshing and a few jokes, some crazy dancing, etc. and winds up with a series of dances much as the sailor's hornpipe, the highland fling, etc. presented in a whirlwind fashion. The act closed very strong and the pair responded to five or six curtain calls. C.D.F. in 3. 23 minutes.
COAKLEY & MCBRIDE-- Two boys doing a colored singing and dancing act one of them dressed as a wench. Because of the many cuts made in this act in the other houses I told these boys before they went on the stage that they would have to behave or I would close them. The results was that they sobered down and gave us a corking good act without using any of the stuff that had previously been cut. while it is not just the act for this spot on the bill they managed to get by with considerable laughter and a great deal of applause. Drop in 1. 17 minutes.
ST. ONGE BROTHERS--. Comedy cyclists. These boys are doing the same act they have done for the past few years with the exception of a monologue at the close by one of the brothers. A great deal of the talk could be eliminated without hurting the act. Their rough comedy knockabout work with the machines carries the act. F.S. 18 min.
KINETOGRAPH-- Coronation of King Alfonso XIII and A Royal Spanish Bull Fight. Very good.

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77 Cleveland Show week of august 13th, 1906. (H. A. Daniels) BEAN & HAMILTON--Barrel jumpers and acrobats. One man works straight the other grotesque. The comedy is very ordinary. The barrel jumping stunts are good. 8 minutes F.S. NOTE)) There was a wait of two and one half minutes at this point to set the stage for Tom Brown. I had supposed that he opened in one. TOM BROWN-- Brown is the husband of Eva Westcott. He entertained with whistling and imitations, dressed as a bar tender. I would much rather see him work straight. His dialogue with one of the stage hands behind the scenes is very bad, maybe because it was Monday. The best part of his act is the imitation of the phonograph with which he closes. C.D.F. in 2 1/2 Close in 1. 11 minutes T. W. ECKERT & EMMA BERG-- Operetta "The Land of Two Moons". The act could rightly be called imitations on the Crown piano by T. W. Eckert. There is some special scenery and a little singing at the opening, but Mr. Eckert's work on the piano seemed to carry the act. While there is nothing objectionable in the act it did not go as well as we anticipated, and the opening and close were weak. Special scenery F.S. Close in 1. 20 minutes. EVA WESTCOTT & COMPANY--. Dramatic sketch entitled "An Episode in Modern Life." Tom Brown is the company. Miss Westcott does all the talking and acting n the act and at the close discovers that Brown has been seated at the desk dead. The dramatic ending sends the act off to a good hand. C.D.F. in 3. 18 minutes. INTERMISSION-- Ten Minutes. WALTER JONES & MABEL HITE-- Presenting a sketch that is without a name and which consists of a conglomeration of nonsense. Miss Hite does a little of everything in the way of singing, dancing and comedy. Mr. Jones makes his appearance with Charlie Grapewin's jag, and starts in with reading want ads out of a newspaper. The act runs along with a little joshing and a few jokes, some crazy dancing, etc. and winds up with a series of dances much as the sailor's hornpipe, the highland fling, etc. presented in a whirlwind fashion. The act closed very strong and the pair responded to five or six curtain calls. C.D.F. in 3. 23 minutes. COAKLEY & MCBRIDE-- Two boys doing a colored singing and dancing act one of them dressed as a wench. Because of the many cuts made in this act in the other houses I told these boys before they went on the stage that they would have to behave or I would close them. The results was that they sobered down and gave us a corking good act without using any of the stuff that had previously been cut. while it is not just the act for this spot on the bill they managed to get by with considerable laughter and a great deal of applause. Drop in 1. 17 minutes. ST. ONGE BROTHERS--. Comedy cyclists. These boys are doing the same act they have done for the past few years with the exception of a monologue at the close by one of the brothers. A great deal of the talk could be eliminated without hurting the act. Their rough comedy knockabout work with the machines carries the act. F.S. 18 min. KINETOGRAPH-- Coronation of King Alfonso XIII and A Royal Spanish Bull Fight. Very good.