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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 4-September 9, 1907
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(2) Vinie Daly. On at 3.22, 8 min, full stage; special scenery, which doesn't amount to a whole lot. She certainly can dance, but I think most houses can spend $225 to better advantage. Of course, she is worth her money in Boston, as it is her home city, and the Daly family have quite a following here. Winona Winter. On at 3.30, 13 min, in 1. She makes a very charming appearance. I do not care for the first two songs she sings, and think it possible to better them very much. She is carrying daintiness to an extreme and sings so softly that it is almost impossible to hear her. She follows the first two songs with an imitation of Vesta Victoria, singing "The Artist's Model". She does the dance rather cleverly, but it is nowhere near as good a piece of work as that done by La Belle Blanche. The best thing in the entire act is her old ventriloquial work, which won her considerable very hearty applause. At $400 Miss Winter is a luxury. Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew & Co. On at 3.43, 23 min, full stage; special set. Second and final week, presenting "Billy's Tombstones". The sketch and its players have made good all the praise bestowed on them last week. A sure-fire hit. Eva Tanguay. On at 4.06, 16 min, in 1. Miss Tanguay more than made up for all the disappointment caused by D'Orsay and Winona Winter. One of the biggest hits i have seen in the house during the season. It is a very fortunate thing that we have Miss Tanguay in the bill this week, for she practically saves the show. Seymour & Hill. On at 4.22, 14 min, full stage. One of the best acrobatic-comedy acts in the business, but it is not an ideal closing act, as some of Seymour's pantomime is a little slow. i wish it was so that I could use this act between 9 and 9.30, for it would come pretty near being a knockout. Kinetograph. On at 4.36, 22 min. "The Servant's Vengeance", very good comic. "Arctic Hunting", one of the best "travel" films we have had in a long while, some of the pictures being simply marvelous. I thought it advisable to cut out a portion of the film showing the skinning of the carcass of the polar-bear, which added nothing and I knew it would offend many people. "The Clown Doctor", a mixture of comedy and "heart-interest" that pleased very much. Jeff & Lavern Healy. On at 4.57, 17 min, full stage; could close in 1, if necessary. Healy is a very good entertainer, doing some clever piano stuff. The female section of the act is simply a filler. Thoroughly O. K. as a 3-a-day. Stereopticon. On at 5.14, 15 min. Showing views of India. Comment. The money spent for D'Orsay invested in two really good comedy acts would make a striking difference in this bill, permitting a re-arrangement and a brightening in spots that would work wonders, I know. No cuts.
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(2) Vinie Daly. On at 3.22, 8 min, full stage; special scenery, which doesn't amount to a whole lot. She certainly can dance, but I think most houses can spend $225 to better advantage. Of course, she is worth her money in Boston, as it is her home city, and the Daly family have quite a following here. Winona Winter. On at 3.30, 13 min, in 1. She makes a very charming appearance. I do not care for the first two songs she sings, and think it possible to better them very much. She is carrying daintiness to an extreme and sings so softly that it is almost impossible to hear her. She follows the first two songs with an imitation of Vesta Victoria, singing "The Artist's Model". She does the dance rather cleverly, but it is nowhere near as good a piece of work as that done by La Belle Blanche. The best thing in the entire act is her old ventriloquial work, which won her considerable very hearty applause. At $400 Miss Winter is a luxury. Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew & Co. On at 3.43, 23 min, full stage; special set. Second and final week, presenting "Billy's Tombstones". The sketch and its players have made good all the praise bestowed on them last week. A sure-fire hit. Eva Tanguay. On at 4.06, 16 min, in 1. Miss Tanguay more than made up for all the disappointment caused by D'Orsay and Winona Winter. One of the biggest hits i have seen in the house during the season. It is a very fortunate thing that we have Miss Tanguay in the bill this week, for she practically saves the show. Seymour & Hill. On at 4.22, 14 min, full stage. One of the best acrobatic-comedy acts in the business, but it is not an ideal closing act, as some of Seymour's pantomime is a little slow. i wish it was so that I could use this act between 9 and 9.30, for it would come pretty near being a knockout. Kinetograph. On at 4.36, 22 min. "The Servant's Vengeance", very good comic. "Arctic Hunting", one of the best "travel" films we have had in a long while, some of the pictures being simply marvelous. I thought it advisable to cut out a portion of the film showing the skinning of the carcass of the polar-bear, which added nothing and I knew it would offend many people. "The Clown Doctor", a mixture of comedy and "heart-interest" that pleased very much. Jeff & Lavern Healy. On at 4.57, 17 min, full stage; could close in 1, if necessary. Healy is a very good entertainer, doing some clever piano stuff. The female section of the act is simply a filler. Thoroughly O. K. as a 3-a-day. Stereopticon. On at 5.14, 15 min. Showing views of India. Comment. The money spent for D'Orsay invested in two really good comedy acts would make a striking difference in this bill, permitting a re-arrangement and a brightening in spots that would work wonders, I know. No cuts.
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