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

Page 172

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Temple theater, Detroit, Mich., Nov., 19, 1906.-Rather good bill, with Harndin's electrical ballet receiving unstinted praise from press and public. It will, no doubt, draw money.
J. H. Finn.
Bertholdy's cockatoos gave us a very pretty opening act, and would do for a better place on the bill but the birds are noisy and cannot close in one very well for the reason that such a  close would be of only a few seconds and it takes time to get the birds put away. 10 min. FS.
Mabelle Adams is a violinist of considerable ability and with a rather pretty stage presence. Her playing of Schumann's "Traumerie" was received enthusiastically, and she left a very pleasant impression with both the Monday audiences. 13 min. in one.
Bert Howard & Leona Bland gave us for the first time their bare stage act "The Stage Manager." They get away with this in pretty good shape, but as in their other act Howard's piano playing is the feature. On the whole it is a pretty good comedy number. 24 min.
George W. Day is not going as well with us as he did on the occasion of his former appearance here, and I am of the opinion that his new material is quite unfunny, and there are some things in it that might offend the prudish. It is not exactly what he says but it is the way he says it. 15 min. in one.
The Kratons are colored, man and woman, who do a hoop rolling stunt of little genuine value to vaudeville. Still it is a diversion and while it will not interest our "regulars" it no doubt pleases the chance stranger and the women and children of the matinees. 10 min. FS.
Lew Bloom and Jane Cooper gave us their old act and it appeared to please as well as any act on the bill, but as they have been here so often with this act it is about time they were given the hint to try something else for a change. 23 min. FS.
The Elinore sisters, Kate and May, came in for a great deal of applause. Our audiences appear to think that Kate Elinore is genuinely funny, and if my liver is at the proper equilibrium I also think so, but it is unfortunately out of plumb every time they come here. 19 min. in one.
Harndin's electrical ballet "Starlight" is a beautiful act with 24 women on the stage. I expected a rich treat in this act and I was not wholly disappointed. If produced 10 years ago it would have created a genuine sensation, but today it is robbed of a great deal of its novelty by other spectacular acts which though not as gorgeous as this one are on the same general order. 7 min. FS.
The kinetograph pictures this week show "A Honeymoon Trip to Niagara Falls." It is a very good picture, about 1,000. feet in length, and showing the different features of the falls in fine shape. It will appeal to those who have seen the falls as well as those who have not.

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172. Temple theater, Detroit, Mich., Nov., 19, 1906.-Rather good bill, with Harndin's electrical ballet receiving unstinted praise from press and public. It will, no doubt, draw money. J. H. Finn. Bertholdy's cockatoos gave us a very pretty opening act, and would do for a better place on the bill but the birds are noisy and cannot close in one very well for the reason that such a close would be of only a few seconds and it takes time to get the birds put away. 10 min. FS. Mabelle Adams is a violinist of considerable ability and with a rather pretty stage presence. Her playing of Schumann's "Traumerie" was received enthusiastically, and she left a very pleasant impression with both the Monday audiences. 13 min. in one. Bert Howard & Leona Bland gave us for the first time their bare stage act "The Stage Manager." They get away with this in pretty good shape, but as in their other act Howard's piano playing is the feature. On the whole it is a pretty good comedy number. 24 min. George W. Day is not going as well with us as he did on the occasion of his former appearance here, and I am of the opinion that his new material is quite unfunny, and there are some things in it that might offend the prudish. It is not exactly what he says but it is the way he says it. 15 min. in one. The Kratons are colored, man and woman, who do a hoop rolling stunt of little genuine value to vaudeville. Still it is a diversion and while it will not interest our "regulars" it no doubt pleases the chance stranger and the women and children of the matinees. 10 min. FS. Lew Bloom and Jane Cooper gave us their old act and it appeared to please as well as any act on the bill, but as they have been here so often with this act it is about time they were given the hint to try something else for a change. 23 min. FS. The Elinore sisters, Kate and May, came in for a great deal of applause. Our audiences appear to think that Kate Elinore is genuinely funny, and if my liver is at the proper equilibrium I also think so, but it is unfortunately out of plumb every time they come here. 19 min. in one. Harndin's electrical ballet "Starlight" is a beautiful act with 24 women on the stage. I expected a rich treat in this act and I was not wholly disappointed. If produced 10 years ago it would have created a genuine sensation, but today it is robbed of a great deal of its novelty by other spectacular acts which though not as gorgeous as this one are on the same general order. 7 min. FS. The kinetograph pictures this week show "A Honeymoon Trip to Niagara Falls." It is a very good picture, about 1,000. feet in length, and showing the different features of the falls in fine shape. It will appeal to those who have seen the falls as well as those who have not.