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

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JULY 19-09.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    C. E. BARNS.
THE FADETTES. 61 min. Gave a popular program today, including a march, an overture, waltzes, another dance and Wagner Potpourri. Each one of the selections was strongly applauded and three out of the six were encored.
MACK & MARCUS. 13 min. This is a very novel act. The boys use a drop representing a billposter's wall, with seven spaces about the size of a one-sheet for work. They proceed to draw rapidly with colored chalks, depicting various types, male and female. The pictures are drawn with wonderful precision and sense of humor. In their closing stunt, they pretend to take types from the audience. These boys are new here in the East and could make good anywhere. They should be encouraged. A good deal of laughter and applause throughout, and a strong finish for an act of this kind.
JAMES HORNE & CO. "How to Win a Woman." 22 min. Rather a pretty sketch of love-making and quarrels over a will of an uncle who leaves a quarter of a million to the pair provided they marry, otherwise the money goes to charity. A little slow at first, but works up to the inevitable climax, and closes fairly strong. Good sketch but not strong enough for a cream spot on the bill.
WORK & OWER. 7 min. Two men in farmyard costume doing a rough comedy that is quite expert and gets a good many laughs for the fun. Work with table, chair and tumbling mat. Closed very well.
CORNALLA & EDDIE. 13 min. A good comedy juggling and acrobatic act, one man working straight, the other doing clown. The latter is very good fun, and his ludicrous blunders, plate-smashing, falls and general business are laughable. Has profited by Tom Hearn, Rice & Provost and others, but nevertheless, the crowd liked them, slapsticks and all, and they earned the big applause they received.
CHARLIE CASE. 15 min. A good line of material after his characteristic style. Laughs were so frequent that they stopped the show once or twice. Too well known to need further comment than to say that he made thoroughly good in this spot.
"KIDDIELAND." 33 min. Quite the same act as presented here before and commented on them. Some changes in his material and in his cast. The clever little dancer and the juvenile comedian remain. Other substitutions not so good. Act ran rather crudely today. Altogether it makes a good closing act for a summer bill, being particularly pleasing to the children. The spectacular finish got good applause.
KINETOGRAPH. "An Unusual Elopement." A good comedy film beginning rather slowly but winding up with a lot of dash and spirit. Has the added merit of being brief.
GENERAL REMARKS. A good average summer show. The Fadettes program is a little more popular this week. The comedy part of the bill is especially praiseworthy. Think that we will do the business this week, if this cool wave only continues.
CUTS
CORNALLA & EDDIE. Mock prayer; also pretence of throwing plates into the audience.
"KIDDIELAND." The helmet joke; also reference to Allen's Foot-Ease.

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JULY 19-09. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. C. E. BARNS. THE FADETTES. 61 min. Gave a popular program today, including a march, an overture, waltzes, another dance and Wagner Potpourri. Each one of the selections was strongly applauded and three out of the six were encored. MACK & MARCUS. 13 min. This is a very novel act. The boys use a drop representing a billposter's wall, with seven spaces about the size of a one-sheet for work. They proceed to draw rapidly with colored chalks, depicting various types, male and female. The pictures are drawn with wonderful precision and sense of humor. In their closing stunt, they pretend to take types from the audience. These boys are new here in the East and could make good anywhere. They should be encouraged. A good deal of laughter and applause throughout, and a strong finish for an act of this kind. JAMES HORNE & CO. "How to Win a Woman." 22 min. Rather a pretty sketch of love-making and quarrels over a will of an uncle who leaves a quarter of a million to the pair provided they marry, otherwise the money goes to charity. A little slow at first, but works up to the inevitable climax, and closes fairly strong. Good sketch but not strong enough for a cream spot on the bill. WORK & OWER. 7 min. Two men in farmyard costume doing a rough comedy that is quite expert and gets a good many laughs for the fun. Work with table, chair and tumbling mat. Closed very well. CORNALLA & EDDIE. 13 min. A good comedy juggling and acrobatic act, one man working straight, the other doing clown. The latter is very good fun, and his ludicrous blunders, plate-smashing, falls and general business are laughable. Has profited by Tom Hearn, Rice & Provost and others, but nevertheless, the crowd liked them, slapsticks and all, and they earned the big applause they received. CHARLIE CASE. 15 min. A good line of material after his characteristic style. Laughs were so frequent that they stopped the show once or twice. Too well known to need further comment than to say that he made thoroughly good in this spot. "KIDDIELAND." 33 min. Quite the same act as presented here before and commented on them. Some changes in his material and in his cast. The clever little dancer and the juvenile comedian remain. Other substitutions not so good. Act ran rather crudely today. Altogether it makes a good closing act for a summer bill, being particularly pleasing to the children. The spectacular finish got good applause. KINETOGRAPH. "An Unusual Elopement." A good comedy film beginning rather slowly but winding up with a lot of dash and spirit. Has the added merit of being brief. GENERAL REMARKS. A good average summer show. The Fadettes program is a little more popular this week. The comedy part of the bill is especially praiseworthy. Think that we will do the business this week, if this cool wave only continues. CUTS CORNALLA & EDDIE. Mock prayer; also pretence of throwing plates into the audience. "KIDDIELAND." The helmet joke; also reference to Allen's Foot-Ease.