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

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CLEVELAND, O.
NED S. HASTINGS.     DEC. 14, 1908.
HUGHES MUSICAL TRIO.
2 men, 1 woman. C.D.F. Time, 13, 1 brisk musical opener with solos and trios on xylophone, violin, banjo and saxaphone. An unusually good act, dainty and fast. Big applause.
JONES & SUTTON.
Man and woman. In 1. Time, 11. Songs, dances and talk. One of the poorest negro acts I have ever seen. The comedy is awful, the singing poor, and the dancing only fair, at best. You could hear a pin drop.
FRANK J CONROY, GEORGE Le MAIRE & CO.
3 men, 1 woman. Open in 1. Close in C.D.F. Time 26. The start in 1 is bad but it is short. The scene soon changes and the act becomes screamingly funny. There is plenty of action, and some of the situations are original The audience shouts all through this part. A big hit.
ANDREW KELLEY.
In 1. Time 12. A real Irishman (refined, evening dress) who has some very bright material. He belongs to Cleveland and the house was packed with his friends, and of course he went big. His one Scotch dialect story is also good. It is my opinion that he should work faster and talk a little louder and emphasize his points better.
"THE SKY PILOT"
Time 24 min. 4 scenes, in 3,1,1, and F.S. 4 men, 1 soubrette, 18 show girls with small speaking parts. This is a condensed musical melodrama, girls attractive, music good, and scenery new and effective. This is a story of the next century. At opening the landing station of air ship packets is shown. All is confusion and bustle. There is a terrible aerial storm and some of the mail packets are late, especially one from Montreal. Next scene shows more miraculous inventions and the process of mailing messages thousands of miles by underground systems. During these two scenes there are catchy songs and snappy ballets introduced, also considerable good comedy. Next a sheet is dropped representing a huge newspaper. There is a dainty song in which pretty girls t[h]rust their heads through the sheet taking place of life size figures in well known advertisements--very pretty and well done. The final scene shows the air ship of the hero hot on the trail of the villain's boat. Villain has abducted heroine. This is one of the most thrilling effects I have ever seen, and has stage horse racing and auto-racing beaten miles. The illusion of motion is startling and it is produced by a very clever cloud effect playing as a panorama before which is suspended a practical air-ship which tosses a[nd] heaves about in the fury of the storm. The finale is in three tableaux, in which the hero rescues the heroine from drowning in mid-ocean where the villain's boat has been wrecked. The entire production is bright, clean, original and full of ginger.
JOHNNY McVEIGH & COLLEGE GIRLS.
Late for Matinee.
WARD & CURRAN.
Time 20. Open C.D.F. Close in 1. This ancient and honorable act, went with a scream, and it contains a few new laughs. The comedy is mere nonsense and grotesque antics, but Clevelanders can't get enough of this act, and gave it three curtain bows, Monday afternoon.
ARTOIS BROTHERS.
2 men. Woods. Time 14. Comedy bar. Their bar work is great and mostly new. Their pantomime comedy is immense and brought many laughs. Kept the audience glued to their seats. Prolonged encore.
THE KINETOGRAPH.

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CLEVELAND, O. NED S. HASTINGS. DEC. 14, 1908. HUGHES MUSICAL TRIO. 2 men, 1 woman. C.D.F. Time, 13, 1 brisk musical opener with solos and trios on xylophone, violin, banjo and saxaphone. An unusually good act, dainty and fast. Big applause. JONES & SUTTON. Man and woman. In 1. Time, 11. Songs, dances and talk. One of the poorest negro acts I have ever seen. The comedy is awful, the singing poor, and the dancing only fair, at best. You could hear a pin drop. FRANK J CONROY, GEORGE Le MAIRE & CO. 3 men, 1 woman. Open in 1. Close in C.D.F. Time 26. The start in 1 is bad but it is short. The scene soon changes and the act becomes screamingly funny. There is plenty of action, and some of the situations are original The audience shouts all through this part. A big hit. ANDREW KELLEY. In 1. Time 12. A real Irishman (refined, evening dress) who has some very bright material. He belongs to Cleveland and the house was packed with his friends, and of course he went big. His one Scotch dialect story is also good. It is my opinion that he should work faster and talk a little louder and emphasize his points better. "THE SKY PILOT" Time 24 min. 4 scenes, in 3,1,1, and F.S. 4 men, 1 soubrette, 18 show girls with small speaking parts. This is a condensed musical melodrama, girls attractive, music good, and scenery new and effective. This is a story of the next century. At opening the landing station of air ship packets is shown. All is confusion and bustle. There is a terrible aerial storm and some of the mail packets are late, especially one from Montreal. Next scene shows more miraculous inventions and the process of mailing messages thousands of miles by underground systems. During these two scenes there are catchy songs and snappy ballets introduced, also considerable good comedy. Next a sheet is dropped representing a huge newspaper. There is a dainty song in which pretty girls t[h]rust their heads through the sheet taking place of life size figures in well known advertisements--very pretty and well done. The final scene shows the air ship of the hero hot on the trail of the villain's boat. Villain has abducted heroine. This is one of the most thrilling effects I have ever seen, and has stage horse racing and auto-racing beaten miles. The illusion of motion is startling and it is produced by a very clever cloud effect playing as a panorama before which is suspended a practical air-ship which tosses a[nd] heaves about in the fury of the storm. The finale is in three tableaux, in which the hero rescues the heroine from drowning in mid-ocean where the villain's boat has been wrecked. The entire production is bright, clean, original and full of ginger. JOHNNY McVEIGH & COLLEGE GIRLS. Late for Matinee. WARD & CURRAN. Time 20. Open C.D.F. Close in 1. This ancient and honorable act, went with a scream, and it contains a few new laughs. The comedy is mere nonsense and grotesque antics, but Clevelanders can't get enough of this act, and gave it three curtain bows, Monday afternoon. ARTOIS BROTHERS. 2 men. Woods. Time 14. Comedy bar. Their bar work is great and mostly new. Their pantomime comedy is immense and brought many laughs. Kept the audience glued to their seats. Prolonged encore. THE KINETOGRAPH.