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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 28, 1908 - October 18, 1909
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Boston Show, Week of July 19th, 1909. R. G. Larsen. (Monday, July 19th--Afternoon Show.) Overture. 1.45, 12 minutes. Henry & Lizel. On at 1.57, 9 minutes full stage. Tumblers and eccentric dancers. A girl and man doing a very fair act but hardly strong enough to give the show any kind of a good start. Louis M. Granat. On at 2.06, 10 minutes in one. Granat with his whistling solos always seems to make good at this house, and this afternoon was no exception to the rule. He had it rather easy following Henry & Lizel. Muller-Chunn Troupe. On at 2.16, 10 minutes full stage. This is a rather ordinary hoop rolling act without any particular element of novelty, but it made very good here this afternoon. It is well dressed and smart and will go further down to-night. Anderson & Goines. On at 2.26, 16 minutes in one. This team did not warm up until the latter part of their act this afternoon, but even then did not give the show the start it ought to have had. Dick Crolius & Co. On at 2.42, 24 minutes full stage. Crolius received quite a reception when he appeared, but the sketch was disappointing. It does not begin to compare with "Peaches," and a mistake has evidently been made in trying to build the piece around the character part. The story is improbable, lacks human interest and even the splendid character work of Mr. Crolius fails to pull it through and make any kind of a hit. It dragged and went poorly this afternoon. Bert Howard and Effie Lawrence, in "The Stage Manager," On at 3.06, 22 minutes full stage. Howard played the same act in which he formerly appeared with Miss Bland, and it was very evident to-day that he missed his old partner. The act did not begin to get the laughs that it formerly did, and Howard's work at the piano, although the same as it has been for years, was the feature. Romany Opera Co. On at 3.28, 23 minutes full stage. This troupe gave an almost entirely new programme, but it did not begin to make the hit that it did last week. Campana was out of the cast and a new baritone substituted. This man, while he has a very good voice, seemed frightened to death, and as he had the opening song, the act was at a disadvantage from the beginning. Miss Quinn, who has not been doing herself justice this season, was heard to much better advantage this afternoon, especially in "Titania's Song" from "Mignon," but I am led to believe that a good deal of the fault with Miss Quinn's work, as well as that of some of the others, is due to the musical director, who certainly does not seem to have things in hand a large part of the time. We have arranged to have Campana go back into the cast to-night for the rest of the seek and think this will make a big difference. Kinetograph. 4.18. "Making Steel Rails."--A very interesting industrial picture. "Advantages of Aviation."--A fair comedy film. Comment. The show dragged until quite late this afternoon, few of the acts apparently getting their right gait. To-night it will run as follows;-- Overture Henry & Lizel Louis Granat Crolius & Co. Anderson & Goines Muller-Chunn Troupe Howard & Lawrence Hoey & Lee Romany Opera Co. The Four Readings Kinetograph
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Boston Show, Week of July 19th, 1909. R. G. Larsen. (Monday, July 19th--Afternoon Show.) Overture. 1.45, 12 minutes. Henry & Lizel. On at 1.57, 9 minutes full stage. Tumblers and eccentric dancers. A girl and man doing a very fair act but hardly strong enough to give the show any kind of a good start. Louis M. Granat. On at 2.06, 10 minutes in one. Granat with his whistling solos always seems to make good at this house, and this afternoon was no exception to the rule. He had it rather easy following Henry & Lizel. Muller-Chunn Troupe. On at 2.16, 10 minutes full stage. This is a rather ordinary hoop rolling act without any particular element of novelty, but it made very good here this afternoon. It is well dressed and smart and will go further down to-night. Anderson & Goines. On at 2.26, 16 minutes in one. This team did not warm up until the latter part of their act this afternoon, but even then did not give the show the start it ought to have had. Dick Crolius & Co. On at 2.42, 24 minutes full stage. Crolius received quite a reception when he appeared, but the sketch was disappointing. It does not begin to compare with "Peaches," and a mistake has evidently been made in trying to build the piece around the character part. The story is improbable, lacks human interest and even the splendid character work of Mr. Crolius fails to pull it through and make any kind of a hit. It dragged and went poorly this afternoon. Bert Howard and Effie Lawrence, in "The Stage Manager," On at 3.06, 22 minutes full stage. Howard played the same act in which he formerly appeared with Miss Bland, and it was very evident to-day that he missed his old partner. The act did not begin to get the laughs that it formerly did, and Howard's work at the piano, although the same as it has been for years, was the feature. Romany Opera Co. On at 3.28, 23 minutes full stage. This troupe gave an almost entirely new programme, but it did not begin to make the hit that it did last week. Campana was out of the cast and a new baritone substituted. This man, while he has a very good voice, seemed frightened to death, and as he had the opening song, the act was at a disadvantage from the beginning. Miss Quinn, who has not been doing herself justice this season, was heard to much better advantage this afternoon, especially in "Titania's Song" from "Mignon," but I am led to believe that a good deal of the fault with Miss Quinn's work, as well as that of some of the others, is due to the musical director, who certainly does not seem to have things in hand a large part of the time. We have arranged to have Campana go back into the cast to-night for the rest of the seek and think this will make a big difference. Kinetograph. 4.18. "Making Steel Rails."--A very interesting industrial picture. "Advantages of Aviation."--A fair comedy film. Comment. The show dragged until quite late this afternoon, few of the acts apparently getting their right gait. To-night it will run as follows;-- Overture Henry & Lizel Louis Granat Crolius & Co. Anderson & Goines Muller-Chunn Troupe Howard & Lawrence Hoey & Lee Romany Opera Co. The Four Readings Kinetograph
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