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Managers' report book, October 25, 1909 - May 3, 1910

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KEITH'S HIPPODROME.
Jan 3rd 1910
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ned Hastings.
LUIGI MARABINI. Apparatus did not arrive in time to allow him to show at the matinee.
THE TWO PUCKS. Young man and woman. Time 16. Open in 1 close in 2. Diverting character songs and several costume changes. Get by in good shape. Dancing good with especially strong finish.
HERBERT BRENON, HELEN DOWNING & CO. Time 17. F.S. interior. Presenting "The Intruders." A "roughhouse" sketch in which somebody is screaming most of the time. Humor is further supplied by such delicacies as throwing vegetables over the stage and a generous distribution of flying soxs, trousers and the like. Scored a good many laughs. 2 men, 1 woman.
TOM EDWARDS. C.D.F. Time 23. English (apparently) ventriloquist. His opening with a newspaper kid dummy is a little lame. However the major part of the act is clever and novel. Edwards comes on the stage with a baby dummy. While endeavoring to put the baby to sleep, the rest of his numerous family keep calling to him from off stage. The entertainment is high grade and brought many laughs and much interest throughout this part.
STUART. In 1. Time 17. "The Male Patti". Stuart has a remarkable voice in imitation of soprano and his offering is pleasantly free from any unpleasant suggestion that frequently goes with this sort of thing. He is a great entertainer, has a personality that "gets over", and has a nicely balanced offering.
EDWARDS DAVIS M.A. & CO. 2 men, 1 woman. Special elaborate full stage setting. Time 22. "The Picture of Dorian Gray", an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story. From a vaudeville point of view, the offering lacks essential action. It is epigrammatical and talky, yet the lines are extremely brilliant and strike home when they are caught by the audience. But I personally think that much of the material went "over their heads." The piece is splendidly acted and altogether delightful entertainment. An undoubted novelty for vaudeville.
LOU ANGER. In 1. Time 11. A very funny German dialect monologue, well timed.
MANGEAN TROUPE. F.S. Time 8. 2 women, 4 men. Novelty acrobats. The best part of their work is in catapult jumps from spring boards. Neat and fast.
HIPPOGRAPH.

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KEITH'S HIPPODROME. Jan 3rd 1910 Cleveland, Ohio. Ned Hastings. LUIGI MARABINI. Apparatus did not arrive in time to allow him to show at the matinee. THE TWO PUCKS. Young man and woman. Time 16. Open in 1 close in 2. Diverting character songs and several costume changes. Get by in good shape. Dancing good with especially strong finish. HERBERT BRENON, HELEN DOWNING & CO. Time 17. F.S. interior. Presenting "The Intruders." A "roughhouse" sketch in which somebody is screaming most of the time. Humor is further supplied by such delicacies as throwing vegetables over the stage and a generous distribution of flying soxs, trousers and the like. Scored a good many laughs. 2 men, 1 woman. TOM EDWARDS. C.D.F. Time 23. English (apparently) ventriloquist. His opening with a newspaper kid dummy is a little lame. However the major part of the act is clever and novel. Edwards comes on the stage with a baby dummy. While endeavoring to put the baby to sleep, the rest of his numerous family keep calling to him from off stage. The entertainment is high grade and brought many laughs and much interest throughout this part. STUART. In 1. Time 17. "The Male Patti". Stuart has a remarkable voice in imitation of soprano and his offering is pleasantly free from any unpleasant suggestion that frequently goes with this sort of thing. He is a great entertainer, has a personality that "gets over", and has a nicely balanced offering. EDWARDS DAVIS M.A. & CO. 2 men, 1 woman. Special elaborate full stage setting. Time 22. "The Picture of Dorian Gray", an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story. From a vaudeville point of view, the offering lacks essential action. It is epigrammatical and talky, yet the lines are extremely brilliant and strike home when they are caught by the audience. But I personally think that much of the material went "over their heads." The piece is splendidly acted and altogether delightful entertainment. An undoubted novelty for vaudeville. LOU ANGER. In 1. Time 11. A very funny German dialect monologue, well timed. MANGEAN TROUPE. F.S. Time 8. 2 women, 4 men. Novelty acrobats. The best part of their work is in catapult jumps from spring boards. Neat and fast. HIPPOGRAPH.