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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 28, 1908 - October 18, 1909

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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    MAY 17, 1909.
REED BROTHERS. 15 min. F.S. This contains a little of everything in the acrobatic line, including contortion, work on the rings and high pedestals, and feats of strength, with considerable comedy. Many of the tricks are new and all of them got good applause. Makes a very good opener. Two men are very contrasting in appearance, one being of the strong-man type, the other of the long, lanky kind. A very good act indeed.
EMPIRE COMEDY FOUR. 16 min. in one. Well known on the Circuit. Included a lot of new songs, all of which went well. Act better than ever. Compelled to give two encores.
MORTON-JEWELL TROUPE. 10 min. F.S. The opening of this act is novel and effective -- four mammoth prop Indian clubs revolving and disclosing four well-dressed young men who do the regulation Indian club stunts after the manner of The Mowatts. A little comedy is introduced by a young girl in the Sis Hopkins' costume. The club-throwing is very clever and fairly sure. The young men are all fine looking and the whole act is showman-like and fast. Good applause throughout and a fine finish.
TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE. 21 min. in one. (Afterwards cut down to 16 min.) They are two pretty little girls who sing well and have five or six changes of very stunning costumes. The act was fairly well received this afternoon, but suffered on account of being too long and badly arranged. By cutting seven minutes of the act, eliminating the third person and rearranging their program on the lines of their old act, it will undoubtedly go better.
HARRY BULGER & CO. "He Was A Soldier Too." 22 min. F.S. This is an amusing medley of comedy without much coherence, but Bulger makes good use of his material and holds the interest of the audience throughout. Bulger's entrance on the back of a prop camel is very funny. His songs are in his characteristic style. Miss Byron's German dialect songs are a little out of the atmosphere, but they are very cleverly rendered and got a good hand. The finish of the act is novel and won good applause.
PAUL LE CROIX. 9 min. one. Well known on the Circuit. His comedy, as well as his juggling with the hats, is good and interested the audience. Rightly placed in this spot.
EDWIN STEVENS & CO. "An Evening with Dickens." Advance applause. The same brilliant and artistic feature as has been presented here before, and just as much of a hit. Good applause after each character impersonation. Closed strong.
HOEY & LEE. 15 min. In one. Good line of Hebrew tongue-twisting which took well, but the parodies were better and got stronger applause.
THE  CURZON SISTERS. 7 min. F.S. Same brilliant act as has been a sensation of two continents. Made the usual big hit. Is an ideal closer.
KINETOGRAPH. "Bertie's Experience on the Ranch." Fairly good comedy film and plenty of action.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good smooth-running show and did not require any rearrangement. Think that it will score particularly strong with the evening audiences.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. MAY 17, 1909. REED BROTHERS. 15 min. F.S. This contains a little of everything in the acrobatic line, including contortion, work on the rings and high pedestals, and feats of strength, with considerable comedy. Many of the tricks are new and all of them got good applause. Makes a very good opener. Two men are very contrasting in appearance, one being of the strong-man type, the other of the long, lanky kind. A very good act indeed. EMPIRE COMEDY FOUR. 16 min. in one. Well known on the Circuit. Included a lot of new songs, all of which went well. Act better than ever. Compelled to give two encores. MORTON-JEWELL TROUPE. 10 min. F.S. The opening of this act is novel and effective -- four mammoth prop Indian clubs revolving and disclosing four well-dressed young men who do the regulation Indian club stunts after the manner of The Mowatts. A little comedy is introduced by a young girl in the Sis Hopkins' costume. The club-throwing is very clever and fairly sure. The young men are all fine looking and the whole act is showman-like and fast. Good applause throughout and a fine finish. TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE. 21 min. in one. (Afterwards cut down to 16 min.) They are two pretty little girls who sing well and have five or six changes of very stunning costumes. The act was fairly well received this afternoon, but suffered on account of being too long and badly arranged. By cutting seven minutes of the act, eliminating the third person and rearranging their program on the lines of their old act, it will undoubtedly go better. HARRY BULGER & CO. "He Was A Soldier Too." 22 min. F.S. This is an amusing medley of comedy without much coherence, but Bulger makes good use of his material and holds the interest of the audience throughout. Bulger's entrance on the back of a prop camel is very funny. His songs are in his characteristic style. Miss Byron's German dialect songs are a little out of the atmosphere, but they are very cleverly rendered and got a good hand. The finish of the act is novel and won good applause. PAUL LE CROIX. 9 min. one. Well known on the Circuit. His comedy, as well as his juggling with the hats, is good and interested the audience. Rightly placed in this spot. EDWIN STEVENS & CO. "An Evening with Dickens." Advance applause. The same brilliant and artistic feature as has been presented here before, and just as much of a hit. Good applause after each character impersonation. Closed strong. HOEY & LEE. 15 min. In one. Good line of Hebrew tongue-twisting which took well, but the parodies were better and got stronger applause. THE CURZON SISTERS. 7 min. F.S. Same brilliant act as has been a sensation of two continents. Made the usual big hit. Is an ideal closer. KINETOGRAPH. "Bertie's Experience on the Ranch." Fairly good comedy film and plenty of action. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good smooth-running show and did not require any rearrangement. Think that it will score particularly strong with the evening audiences.