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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 9-December 14, 1908
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-2- Winona Winter. On at 8.54, 16 minutes in one. At $400, Miss Winter is somewhat of a luxury. She has not developed into the finished entertainer that she at one time gave promise of becoming. Her impersonations are neither vivid nor convincing. Her ventriloquil work, at the finish, is what puts her above the mediocre. It seems funny to see an act getting $400 per week, making its hits with an imitation of one that is looking for work at a comparatively small salary and cannot get it. I refer to Vernon, the ventriloquist. Miss Winter looks very pretty and dainty, but seems to lack magnetism. XX Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane and Company. Playing "Pixley's Prodigal Parents." On at 9.09, 30 minutes, full stage, special set, and a very attractive one it is. A corking good farce with a new situation and a bit of business that are the best things in the line that I have seen in several seasons. The great trouble with this act, and practically the only one, is that it is about 6 minutes too long. It should start faster and finish faster. Even as it is the act can be banked on as a sure fire comedy hit in any show. XX1 Sydney Deane and Company in "Christmas on the Island," On at 9.39, 20 minutes in one and a half, special drop. Another act that belongs in the standard class. Although this is the third or fourth time it has played this house, it was one of the big hits of a bill of hits. Held next to closing spot with honor. We would have been in a bad shape if this act had fallen down, for neither Winona Winter or Carroll and Cooke could have held this place. XX1 The Eight Kellinos. On at 9.59, 15 minutes full stage, special set. All of the adjectives denoting superlative excellence belong to this act, and then enough has not been said. We may have had acts in which some of the acrobatic work was more sensational, but never have I seen an acrobatic production, for that is the only way this act can be adequately described, to compare with it. It will create a sensation in any city, and we are particularly fortunate in having it for two weeks. XX1(and then some) Kinetograph. On at 10.14. "The Vacuum Cleaner." One of the best comics we have had in the past few months. "Scenes in the Soudan." A capital travel picture. "Music and Poetry." A comedy film that is above the average. Cuts. Dunlap, McCormack and Company--"One Damned." Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane and Company--One "Damn." Winona Winter--Harry Lauder impersonation. (We do not care to advertise the opposition.) Comment A very pleasing show indeed, with several extraordinary big hits. The kind of show our regular patrons like, in striking contrast to that of last week.
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-2- Winona Winter. On at 8.54, 16 minutes in one. At $400, Miss Winter is somewhat of a luxury. She has not developed into the finished entertainer that she at one time gave promise of becoming. Her impersonations are neither vivid nor convincing. Her ventriloquil work, at the finish, is what puts her above the mediocre. It seems funny to see an act getting $400 per week, making its hits with an imitation of one that is looking for work at a comparatively small salary and cannot get it. I refer to Vernon, the ventriloquist. Miss Winter looks very pretty and dainty, but seems to lack magnetism. XX Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane and Company. Playing "Pixley's Prodigal Parents." On at 9.09, 30 minutes, full stage, special set, and a very attractive one it is. A corking good farce with a new situation and a bit of business that are the best things in the line that I have seen in several seasons. The great trouble with this act, and practically the only one, is that it is about 6 minutes too long. It should start faster and finish faster. Even as it is the act can be banked on as a sure fire comedy hit in any show. XX1 Sydney Deane and Company in "Christmas on the Island," On at 9.39, 20 minutes in one and a half, special drop. Another act that belongs in the standard class. Although this is the third or fourth time it has played this house, it was one of the big hits of a bill of hits. Held next to closing spot with honor. We would have been in a bad shape if this act had fallen down, for neither Winona Winter or Carroll and Cooke could have held this place. XX1 The Eight Kellinos. On at 9.59, 15 minutes full stage, special set. All of the adjectives denoting superlative excellence belong to this act, and then enough has not been said. We may have had acts in which some of the acrobatic work was more sensational, but never have I seen an acrobatic production, for that is the only way this act can be adequately described, to compare with it. It will create a sensation in any city, and we are particularly fortunate in having it for two weeks. XX1(and then some) Kinetograph. On at 10.14. "The Vacuum Cleaner." One of the best comics we have had in the past few months. "Scenes in the Soudan." A capital travel picture. "Music and Poetry." A comedy film that is above the average. Cuts. Dunlap, McCormack and Company--"One Damned." Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane and Company--One "Damn." Winona Winter--Harry Lauder impersonation. (We do not care to advertise the opposition.) Comment A very pleasing show indeed, with several extraordinary big hits. The kind of show our regular patrons like, in striking contrast to that of last week.
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