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Keith-Albee managers' report book, June 13, 1910-February 20, 1911

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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    DEC. 26, 1910.
TOM JACK TRIO. 13 min. F.S. Two men work in fancy costume, one of them comedy. Play all sorts of queer instruments and do their work very well. Act is full of novelty and surprises, and the comedy is fair. Makes a good opener. Closed very well.
RUBY RAYMOND & CO. 13 min. in one. Act well known here and well liked. Miss Raymond makes a pretty picture, is a good vocaliste and an expert dancer. Some good songs which got laughter and applause. Closed with the wooden-shoe dancing which made a hit.
CHARLES MONTRELL. 17 min. F.S. Seems to have improved since he was last seen here. Good swift juggling work of various kinds and received generous applause throughout. The comedy of the coon attendant is particularly good, and the crockery-mashing got a strong hand. Closed very well indeed.
GENE GREENE. 18 min. in one. A good line of original dialect songs rendered with lots of fire and ginger. Greene is a real comedian, and his facial contortions got considerable laughter. Strong applause after each number. Closed very big after the "Piano Man" song.
GREAT GOLDEN TROUPE. 13 min. F.S. Same act as presented here before, being gorgeously costumed. The vocal work is fairly good and the whirlwind dancing is very swift and expert. Received some applause during the act and a big hand at the finish.
MARSHALL MONTGOMERY. 19 min. in one. Uses a very life-like manikin and does some very expert stunts in his specialty--eating, drinking and smoking while the manikin "sings" and "whistles" the ballads in various keys. The jokes got considerable laughter and the close was very strong after the whistling. Held the spot A1.
ROYAL TOKIO JAPS. 15 min. F.S. As usual with Japanese acts, it is gorgeously costumed and showman-like in every particular. One of the most expert Japanese acts we have ever played, doing the regulation foot juggling, high pole and other work together, with some of the best slack-sire and other feats ever seen. The work on the horizontal bar balanced on the high pole was quite thrilling and got a big hand. Finished with ground-tumbling, pyramid-building and other stunts which were well applauded. Closed brilliantly.
GUS EDWARDS' "SONG REVUE." 39 min. open in one. All the good things that have been said about this act were thoroughly justified today. It is one of the prettiest and most pleasing musical acts that vaudeville can boast, and is particularly valuable to use during these two holiday weeks. Every feature got a good hand, and the many happy surprises through the act won everybody. The close was immense. This act is certain to be talked about and drew big.
KINETOGRAPH. "The Boy Scouts." An interesting and timely film inasmuch as there has been a great deal of talk here in the newspapers about "the boy scouts," and it is also a good holiday film.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is certainly some show, and for a holiday bill could not be beat. The house, of course, was jammed to the doors this afternoon, and we anticipate a capacity week as a show like this will certainly bring the women and children.
CUTS.
GENE GREENE: Modification of expression in Italian dialect song "Go on to h---."
MARSHALL MONTGOMERY: Elimination of the "Mother-in-law" joke.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. DEC. 26, 1910. TOM JACK TRIO. 13 min. F.S. Two men work in fancy costume, one of them comedy. Play all sorts of queer instruments and do their work very well. Act is full of novelty and surprises, and the comedy is fair. Makes a good opener. Closed very well. RUBY RAYMOND & CO. 13 min. in one. Act well known here and well liked. Miss Raymond makes a pretty picture, is a good vocaliste and an expert dancer. Some good songs which got laughter and applause. Closed with the wooden-shoe dancing which made a hit. CHARLES MONTRELL. 17 min. F.S. Seems to have improved since he was last seen here. Good swift juggling work of various kinds and received generous applause throughout. The comedy of the coon attendant is particularly good, and the crockery-mashing got a strong hand. Closed very well indeed. GENE GREENE. 18 min. in one. A good line of original dialect songs rendered with lots of fire and ginger. Greene is a real comedian, and his facial contortions got considerable laughter. Strong applause after each number. Closed very big after the "Piano Man" song. GREAT GOLDEN TROUPE. 13 min. F.S. Same act as presented here before, being gorgeously costumed. The vocal work is fairly good and the whirlwind dancing is very swift and expert. Received some applause during the act and a big hand at the finish. MARSHALL MONTGOMERY. 19 min. in one. Uses a very life-like manikin and does some very expert stunts in his specialty--eating, drinking and smoking while the manikin "sings" and "whistles" the ballads in various keys. The jokes got considerable laughter and the close was very strong after the whistling. Held the spot A1. ROYAL TOKIO JAPS. 15 min. F.S. As usual with Japanese acts, it is gorgeously costumed and showman-like in every particular. One of the most expert Japanese acts we have ever played, doing the regulation foot juggling, high pole and other work together, with some of the best slack-sire and other feats ever seen. The work on the horizontal bar balanced on the high pole was quite thrilling and got a big hand. Finished with ground-tumbling, pyramid-building and other stunts which were well applauded. Closed brilliantly. GUS EDWARDS' "SONG REVUE." 39 min. open in one. All the good things that have been said about this act were thoroughly justified today. It is one of the prettiest and most pleasing musical acts that vaudeville can boast, and is particularly valuable to use during these two holiday weeks. Every feature got a good hand, and the many happy surprises through the act won everybody. The close was immense. This act is certain to be talked about and drew big. KINETOGRAPH. "The Boy Scouts." An interesting and timely film inasmuch as there has been a great deal of talk here in the newspapers about "the boy scouts," and it is also a good holiday film. GENERAL REMARKS. This is certainly some show, and for a holiday bill could not be beat. The house, of course, was jammed to the doors this afternoon, and we anticipate a capacity week as a show like this will certainly bring the women and children. CUTS. GENE GREENE: Modification of expression in Italian dialect song "Go on to h---." MARSHALL MONTGOMERY: Elimination of the "Mother-in-law" joke.