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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 28, 1908 - October 18, 1909
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Boston Show, Week of Mary 3rd, 1909. Carl D. Lothrop. (Monday, May 3rd--Afternoon Show) Overture. 1.53, 7 minutes. Newhold & Carrol. On at 2.00, 9 minutes full stage, special set. A very pleasing novelty acrobatic act. The comedy is not particularly strong, but the unusual feats on a species of parallel bars won a lot of applause. Good enough for a spot on any bill. Carroll Johnson. On at 2.09, 21 minutes in one. This old timer more than made good to-day with a very pleasing offering. While very little of his material is new, still it is such a long time since he has been here, it appeared so to this afternoon's audience. Johnson looks like good value to me at his figure. Newell & Niblo. On at 2.30, open 5 minutes full stage, close 7 minutes in one, 12 minutes in all. Can do entire act in one or full stage if desired. Man and woman in neat costumes who play saxophones and xylophones exceedingly well. Can hold the No. 1 or No. 2 spot in any house and could go further down the bill in the smaller cities. O'Brien Havel & Co. On at 2.42, 22 minutes full stage. Playing "Ticks and Clicks." It is over two years since O'Brien has been here, in which time he has made a number of changes in the act, brightening up the dialogue considerably. He also has a new assistant in the person of Miss Bessie Kyle, who is thoroughly satisfactory in her part. The sketch went finely to-day. Monie Mine. On at 3.04, 10 minutes in one. Miss Mine looks well, dresses well, but is shy on voice and magnetism. Possibly she would do better with an unexpurgated edition of her English songs, but I took the precaution to listen to her lyrics this morning and applied the knife to several verses. She is a neat dancer, but all in all is not worth the $150 we are paying her. She does not compare with Ila Grannon of Josephine Davis when it comes to pleasing this audience. Will H. Fox. On at 3.14, 16 minutes full stage, 10 minutes close in one, 26 minutes in all. Fox is certainly a clever entertainer, both with his piano stuff and with his line of patter. Made good most emphatically to-day. He is wearing a neat make-up here in place of his old "Paddywhisky" affair. The rest of the week he will work entirely in one and will chop his act down to about 20 minutes as that is all the time we need. "The Van Dyck." Presented by Harrison Hunter & Co. On at 3.40, 15 minutes full stage. Personally I consider this an extremely novel sketch, very well played indeed, and this afternoon's audience certainly agreed with me. I heard a number of very favorable comments. While hardly strong enough for a headline act, still it should be an attractive feature for any show. Hunter is one of the best actors I have seen in vaudeville. One of the most interesting films we have had in a long while. "Behind in his Rent"--A fair comic. Comment. For the third successive week one of our acts had trouble with their baggage, necessitating a re-arrangement of the bill. I sincerely trust it is "three times and out", for it will be a relief to have a show run as originally scheduled. Monie Mine is really the only disappointment this week. From the way it went this afternoon it seems safe to consider this a very pleasing show. It will run to-night as follows;-- Overture Newell & Niblo Monie Mine Newhold & Carrol Carroll Johnson O'Brien Havel & Co. Will H. Fox "The Van Dyck" Melville & Higgins "Top o' th' World" Dancers Kinetograph
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Boston Show, Week of Mary 3rd, 1909. Carl D. Lothrop. (Monday, May 3rd--Afternoon Show) Overture. 1.53, 7 minutes. Newhold & Carrol. On at 2.00, 9 minutes full stage, special set. A very pleasing novelty acrobatic act. The comedy is not particularly strong, but the unusual feats on a species of parallel bars won a lot of applause. Good enough for a spot on any bill. Carroll Johnson. On at 2.09, 21 minutes in one. This old timer more than made good to-day with a very pleasing offering. While very little of his material is new, still it is such a long time since he has been here, it appeared so to this afternoon's audience. Johnson looks like good value to me at his figure. Newell & Niblo. On at 2.30, open 5 minutes full stage, close 7 minutes in one, 12 minutes in all. Can do entire act in one or full stage if desired. Man and woman in neat costumes who play saxophones and xylophones exceedingly well. Can hold the No. 1 or No. 2 spot in any house and could go further down the bill in the smaller cities. O'Brien Havel & Co. On at 2.42, 22 minutes full stage. Playing "Ticks and Clicks." It is over two years since O'Brien has been here, in which time he has made a number of changes in the act, brightening up the dialogue considerably. He also has a new assistant in the person of Miss Bessie Kyle, who is thoroughly satisfactory in her part. The sketch went finely to-day. Monie Mine. On at 3.04, 10 minutes in one. Miss Mine looks well, dresses well, but is shy on voice and magnetism. Possibly she would do better with an unexpurgated edition of her English songs, but I took the precaution to listen to her lyrics this morning and applied the knife to several verses. She is a neat dancer, but all in all is not worth the $150 we are paying her. She does not compare with Ila Grannon of Josephine Davis when it comes to pleasing this audience. Will H. Fox. On at 3.14, 16 minutes full stage, 10 minutes close in one, 26 minutes in all. Fox is certainly a clever entertainer, both with his piano stuff and with his line of patter. Made good most emphatically to-day. He is wearing a neat make-up here in place of his old "Paddywhisky" affair. The rest of the week he will work entirely in one and will chop his act down to about 20 minutes as that is all the time we need. "The Van Dyck." Presented by Harrison Hunter & Co. On at 3.40, 15 minutes full stage. Personally I consider this an extremely novel sketch, very well played indeed, and this afternoon's audience certainly agreed with me. I heard a number of very favorable comments. While hardly strong enough for a headline act, still it should be an attractive feature for any show. Hunter is one of the best actors I have seen in vaudeville. One of the most interesting films we have had in a long while. "Behind in his Rent"--A fair comic. Comment. For the third successive week one of our acts had trouble with their baggage, necessitating a re-arrangement of the bill. I sincerely trust it is "three times and out", for it will be a relief to have a show run as originally scheduled. Monie Mine is really the only disappointment this week. From the way it went this afternoon it seems safe to consider this a very pleasing show. It will run to-night as follows;-- Overture Newell & Niblo Monie Mine Newhold & Carrol Carroll Johnson O'Brien Havel & Co. Will H. Fox "The Van Dyck" Melville & Higgins "Top o' th' World" Dancers Kinetograph
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