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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 9-December 14, 1908

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Report on Columbus Show Week Nov. 2nd. -- 08.   W. W. Prosser.
CARLETTA: Contortionist. This makes a satisfactory opening act his work being the same as last season. -- He won a few hands and finished only fairly well. 8 minutes Wood in 4.
FELIX ADLER: Sings comedy dialect songs and while they are well done the impression he made was but moderately good. Tried hard to make them take to him but didn't get away with the trial very successfully. 11 minutes in one.
GAVIN, PLATT & PEACHES: Just a fair comedy skit "The Stolen Kid". Some of the talk could be well eliminated it being in the nature of time consuming material. -- Must be fair however and say that they got some very good laughs and that their final song was strong enough to win them several bows. A sort of half-and-half act -- good and bad. NOTE: This act was fourth on the bill instead of third as I have it in this report. 21 minutes Special in 2.
MIDDLETON & SPELLMEYER: "A Texas Wooing." -- A mere thread of a story that sufficed to hold interest throughout. A Western Tale with some comedy and just a faint touch of pathos. Real Indians for the minor parts of which there are three. The best thing in the act is the singing by the man of "A Dream" by Bartlett. -- He has a good voice and uses it very effectively. The act has a melodramatic finish which I am a little afraid of here but which got by this afternoon. 19 minutes special set in 5.
THE NAKED TRUTH: With Harry Davenport & Phyllis Rankin: Up to the point where the articles of wearing apparel begin to disappear this act did not seem to meet with any great favor, at least it evoke no special demonstration. The musical numbers were given fair recognition and the finish of the act was succeeded by an almost painful silence. I look for it to pick up however and will feel better after the night show. 33 minutes special in 5.
BROWN & NEVARRO: Easily the hit of the show. -- An especially clever team and one that they seem to like here. 16 minutes in one.
ZENO, JORDAN & ZENO: A well known aerial act and one that went O. K. throughout. -- The applause was distributed throughout and the finish was strong. 10 minutes Garden in 5.
PICTURES: O. K.
NOTE: A peculiar show. Middleton and Spellmeyer have a western act, Indains etc., Gavin Platt & Peaches use a drop showing tents of sideshow suggesting circus or West, and Brown & Nevarro open with and Indian song. It gives the atmosphere of the performance a sameness that is bad.

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Report on Columbus Show Week Nov. 2nd. -- 08. W. W. Prosser. CARLETTA: Contortionist. This makes a satisfactory opening act his work being the same as last season. -- He won a few hands and finished only fairly well. 8 minutes Wood in 4. FELIX ADLER: Sings comedy dialect songs and while they are well done the impression he made was but moderately good. Tried hard to make them take to him but didn't get away with the trial very successfully. 11 minutes in one. GAVIN, PLATT & PEACHES: Just a fair comedy skit "The Stolen Kid". Some of the talk could be well eliminated it being in the nature of time consuming material. -- Must be fair however and say that they got some very good laughs and that their final song was strong enough to win them several bows. A sort of half-and-half act -- good and bad. NOTE: This act was fourth on the bill instead of third as I have it in this report. 21 minutes Special in 2. MIDDLETON & SPELLMEYER: "A Texas Wooing." -- A mere thread of a story that sufficed to hold interest throughout. A Western Tale with some comedy and just a faint touch of pathos. Real Indians for the minor parts of which there are three. The best thing in the act is the singing by the man of "A Dream" by Bartlett. -- He has a good voice and uses it very effectively. The act has a melodramatic finish which I am a little afraid of here but which got by this afternoon. 19 minutes special set in 5. THE NAKED TRUTH: With Harry Davenport & Phyllis Rankin: Up to the point where the articles of wearing apparel begin to disappear this act did not seem to meet with any great favor, at least it evoke no special demonstration. The musical numbers were given fair recognition and the finish of the act was succeeded by an almost painful silence. I look for it to pick up however and will feel better after the night show. 33 minutes special in 5. BROWN & NEVARRO: Easily the hit of the show. -- An especially clever team and one that they seem to like here. 16 minutes in one. ZENO, JORDAN & ZENO: A well known aerial act and one that went O. K. throughout. -- The applause was distributed throughout and the finish was strong. 10 minutes Garden in 5. PICTURES: O. K. NOTE: A peculiar show. Middleton and Spellmeyer have a western act, Indains etc., Gavin Platt & Peaches use a drop showing tents of sideshow suggesting circus or West, and Brown & Nevarro open with and Indian song. It gives the atmosphere of the performance a sameness that is bad.