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

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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    JAN. 2, 1911.
ALPINE TROUPE. 20 min. F.S. Three girls and two boys richly costumed and their act moves along swiftly and skilfully getting abundant applause. Not only do they do expert wire work, but they do some very clever ground tumbling. A ripping good opener. Finished big.
CONNOLLY & WENRICH. 17 min. in one. The principal interest in this act is a series of compositions by Mr. Wenrich. Miss Connolly sings fairly well and does a dancing number which received a good hand. Closed well with the duet.
AVON COMEDY FOUR. 20 min. open F.S., close in one. These boys certainly did wake up the holiday crowd this afternoon with their knockabout comedy, splendid character work and excellent songs. The applause was frequent throughout and at times it stopped the show. Introduced a lot of new stuff, and all of it clean and wholesome humor. A bully act for this spot on the bill. Closed very strong with the quartette.
GUS EDWARDS' "SONG REVUE." 38 min. Second and last week. Made the usual hit. Won immense applause throughout from the Holiday crowd. Introduced a number of changes among his song hits, all of which went immensely well. Just about as near an ideal feature as could be desired.
CHARLES & FANNY VAN. 20 min. in one. This act held the spot in great shape being full of clever lines, clean humor and a lot of the funniest business imagineable. Every one of the humorous surprises got a big laugh, and the finish was great. A splendid feature for this difficult spot on the bill.
JULIUS STEGER & CO. 26 min. F.S. "The Fifth Commandment." This playlet held the audience in breathless silence throughout and created its usual strong impression. Mr. Steger is a great favorite here and received advance applause, making a smashing big finish. A very strong and beautiful feature for any bill.
QUINLAN & RICHARDS. 24 min. in one. This is absolutely the best blackface work we have had in this house. Vic Richards is very well known here and received a very strong advance hand. He has introduced a lot of his original humor, including parodies. The act was certainly a scream right up to a ripping finish.
THE LORCH FAMILY. One of the greatest risley and ground tumbling sensations that we have ever played. Seven men and two women, all of them amazingly expert, beautifully costumed, and right up to the standard of showmanship. Work moves swift and precise and got immense applause. A great closer.
KINETOGRAPH. "Max in the Alps." A might interesting comedy film that would make a hit anywhere.
GENERAL REMARKS. Following up the tremendous business of last week, the reserved portion of the house was sold four days ahead and the crowd of those seeking general admission was so tremendous that the doors had to be opened an hour and a half before the regular time. Long before it was time for the show to start, all the admission that the house could accommodate had been sold and the box office closed. In order to entertain the crowd previous to two o'clock, the orchestra played popular songs and volunteer from Mr. Edwards' Company entertained. A record breaking beginning for New Year. The show was ideal from a holiday standpoint. While it contained a lot of singing it did not appear to conflict, and if we could be sure of having as good a show every week in the year, would be more than satisfied.
CUT.
CHARLES VAN: Word "H---."


MUSIC HALL Pawtucket R. I. 3 days Jan 2-3-4
LES ALEXANDRAS
2 young ladies, musicians, acrobats and head to head balancers, well dressed, well act went big, 8 minutes full stage
Joe PAIGE NASH
Monologue, straight make up, some very good material 12 minutes in one went very good
Little Miss THOMA and SNOW WHITE BRONCHO
Young lady and Trick horse, a cracker jack novelty act on the circus order. 10 minutes went big makes them talk

David R Buffinton

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. JAN. 2, 1911. ALPINE TROUPE. 20 min. F.S. Three girls and two boys richly costumed and their act moves along swiftly and skilfully getting abundant applause. Not only do they do expert wire work, but they do some very clever ground tumbling. A ripping good opener. Finished big. CONNOLLY & WENRICH. 17 min. in one. The principal interest in this act is a series of compositions by Mr. Wenrich. Miss Connolly sings fairly well and does a dancing number which received a good hand. Closed well with the duet. AVON COMEDY FOUR. 20 min. open F.S., close in one. These boys certainly did wake up the holiday crowd this afternoon with their knockabout comedy, splendid character work and excellent songs. The applause was frequent throughout and at times it stopped the show. Introduced a lot of new stuff, and all of it clean and wholesome humor. A bully act for this spot on the bill. Closed very strong with the quartette. GUS EDWARDS' "SONG REVUE." 38 min. Second and last week. Made the usual hit. Won immense applause throughout from the Holiday crowd. Introduced a number of changes among his song hits, all of which went immensely well. Just about as near an ideal feature as could be desired. CHARLES & FANNY VAN. 20 min. in one. This act held the spot in great shape being full of clever lines, clean humor and a lot of the funniest business imagineable. Every one of the humorous surprises got a big laugh, and the finish was great. A splendid feature for this difficult spot on the bill. JULIUS STEGER & CO. 26 min. F.S. "The Fifth Commandment." This playlet held the audience in breathless silence throughout and created its usual strong impression. Mr. Steger is a great favorite here and received advance applause, making a smashing big finish. A very strong and beautiful feature for any bill. QUINLAN & RICHARDS. 24 min. in one. This is absolutely the best blackface work we have had in this house. Vic Richards is very well known here and received a very strong advance hand. He has introduced a lot of his original humor, including parodies. The act was certainly a scream right up to a ripping finish. THE LORCH FAMILY. One of the greatest risley and ground tumbling sensations that we have ever played. Seven men and two women, all of them amazingly expert, beautifully costumed, and right up to the standard of showmanship. Work moves swift and precise and got immense applause. A great closer. KINETOGRAPH. "Max in the Alps." A might interesting comedy film that would make a hit anywhere. GENERAL REMARKS. Following up the tremendous business of last week, the reserved portion of the house was sold four days ahead and the crowd of those seeking general admission was so tremendous that the doors had to be opened an hour and a half before the regular time. Long before it was time for the show to start, all the admission that the house could accommodate had been sold and the box office closed. In order to entertain the crowd previous to two o'clock, the orchestra played popular songs and volunteer from Mr. Edwards' Company entertained. A record breaking beginning for New Year. The show was ideal from a holiday standpoint. While it contained a lot of singing it did not appear to conflict, and if we could be sure of having as good a show every week in the year, would be more than satisfied. CUT. CHARLES VAN: Word "H---." MUSIC HALL Pawtucket R. I. 3 days Jan 2-3-4 LES ALEXANDRAS 2 young ladies, musicians, acrobats and head to head balancers, well dressed, well act went big, 8 minutes full stage Joe PAIGE NASH Monologue, straight make up, some very good material 12 minutes in one went very good Little Miss THOMA and SNOW WHITE BRONCHO Young lady and Trick horse, a cracker jack novelty act on the circus order. 10 minutes went big makes them talk David R Buffinton