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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 28, 1908 - October 18, 1909
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Boston Show, Week of Feb. 8, 1909. Carl D. Lothrop. (Monday, Feb. 8th--Afternoon Show.) Overture. 1.31, 11 minutes. Burt and Bertha Grant. On at [1.32? would be wrong time, if overture was 11 minutes], 16 minutes in one. A rattling good coon act, both being clever performers. Would willingly give them a spot up to 8.30, later if necessary. A bargain at the money. Eva Tanguay. On at 4.03, 24 minutes in one. Just Tanguay, that's all. She gave us the largest Monday opening of the season and will undoubtedly give us a tremendous business, IF-- Mirza Golem Troupe. On at 4.27, 10 minutes full stage. A great acrobatic presentation. A feature for any bill. Makes a striking stage feature and the work is wonderful. Too good an act to follow Tanguay, for I don't know of a turn in show business that can follow her, closing the show, and hold an audience. Kinetograph. On at 4.37. "Winter Sports At St. Moritz"--An excellent picture. "A Football Fiend"--A fair comic. The subject is deserving of better treatment. By this I mean a crack-a-jack picture should have been made from this idea. Cuts.--Violet Allen & Co.--Reference to the lady wearing pajamas. Laura Burt & Co.--Use of the word "Damned," and "God bless us." Comment. There were several surprises in this show and really only one disappointment, Miss Burt's act not holding the spot ahead of Tanguay as stated. The show has been rearranged and will run as follows to-night;-- Burt and Bertha Grant; Steely and Edwardes; "The Angelus", Violet Allen & Co., Laura Burt & Co., Brown, Harris and Brown, Mirza Golem Troupe; Eva Tanguay, Sam Watson's Farmyard and the Kinetograph. The idea of closing with Watson is that it is better for the audience to start moving out on him than on the Mirza Golems, and it also enables us to get Tanguay on at a better time. N. B. The show went great at night. Watson did himself proud in the closing spot.
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Boston Show, Week of Feb. 8, 1909. Carl D. Lothrop. (Monday, Feb. 8th--Afternoon Show.) Overture. 1.31, 11 minutes. Burt and Bertha Grant. On at [1.32? would be wrong time, if overture was 11 minutes], 16 minutes in one. A rattling good coon act, both being clever performers. Would willingly give them a spot up to 8.30, later if necessary. A bargain at the money. Eva Tanguay. On at 4.03, 24 minutes in one. Just Tanguay, that's all. She gave us the largest Monday opening of the season and will undoubtedly give us a tremendous business, IF-- Mirza Golem Troupe. On at 4.27, 10 minutes full stage. A great acrobatic presentation. A feature for any bill. Makes a striking stage feature and the work is wonderful. Too good an act to follow Tanguay, for I don't know of a turn in show business that can follow her, closing the show, and hold an audience. Kinetograph. On at 4.37. "Winter Sports At St. Moritz"--An excellent picture. "A Football Fiend"--A fair comic. The subject is deserving of better treatment. By this I mean a crack-a-jack picture should have been made from this idea. Cuts.--Violet Allen & Co.--Reference to the lady wearing pajamas. Laura Burt & Co.--Use of the word "Damned," and "God bless us." Comment. There were several surprises in this show and really only one disappointment, Miss Burt's act not holding the spot ahead of Tanguay as stated. The show has been rearranged and will run as follows to-night;-- Burt and Bertha Grant; Steely and Edwardes; "The Angelus", Violet Allen & Co., Laura Burt & Co., Brown, Harris and Brown, Mirza Golem Troupe; Eva Tanguay, Sam Watson's Farmyard and the Kinetograph. The idea of closing with Watson is that it is better for the audience to start moving out on him than on the Mirza Golems, and it also enables us to get Tanguay on at a better time. N. B. The show went great at night. Watson did himself proud in the closing spot.
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