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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 3-November 3, 1913

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C. E. BARNS.
PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
JULY 28, 1913.
THE IOLEEN SISTERS. 9 min. F.S. This is a showy act and makes a good opener. Both girls are pretty and vivacious, brilliantly costumed and very expert with the sharpshooting on the wire done in various ways. One of them has a good voice. Altogether the act pleased very well.
HELENE BELL & QUINN BROS. 14 min. Carry their own drop representing the exterior of a picture house and a Five-and-Ten-Cent store. The boys are thrown out of the theatre, bag and baggage, and the girl is fired from the store. They make up a vaudeville song and dance trio which includes some funny patter, some very good dancing, some good vocal work by the young lady who makes two changes of costume.
THE LATHAMS. 20 min. F.S. "Nobody's Kid." A fairly good sketch along the conventional lines of a street waif. Girl is detected as a thief and her apprehender discovers her to be his child. Held the crowd fairly well for a warm day and closed to a fair hand.
BELLE ADAIR. 14 min. in one. A very pretty vocaliste who knows how to put over a ballad in a dainty manner. Three changes of stunning costumes. Closed with a pretty recitation, with orchestra, to good applause.
MARION BARNEY & CO. 14 min. "The Wedding Night." Big advance applause. Miss Barney has a good dramatic sketch so far as emotional opportunities are given her, and she gets out of it all there is in depicting a tragedy of a "woman with a past" who is adjudged guilty of indiscretion and yet proves herself innocent to her lover at the last. Audience was interested throughout and gave her an immense closing hand. Miss Barney is a great favorite here which accounted largely for her very warm reception.
VIOLINSKY. 15 min. in one. This fellow is certainly a real artist as well as comedian. Plays violin admirably and proceeds to trick piano work which the audience liked so well that they called him back for two encores and were loth to let him go.
LES AGOUSTS. 12 min. F.S. This is two original members of the Agoust Family with three new people they have just brought over from Europe, practically duplicating the original act but with quite a bit more comedy. They juggle everything in parlor or dining-room furniture, including eats, drinks and smokes, from a cigar or an egg to tables and chairs. Act very well dressed and pleased immensely. Made a whirlwind finish that got big applause.
DOOLEY & SAYLES. 21 min. Advance applause. Great favorites here and gave some variations of their old act, all or which went very big. Abundant laughter and good applause.
MONKEY HIPPODROME. 13 min. F.S. Give a miniature show without any trainors appearing, including a monkey orchestra, card boys, manager as well as monkey features on the trapeze, the tight rope, dumb-bell lifting, etc. Judging from the laughter of the children in the audience, this is a very good feature for the little people. Of course, today the monkeys worked without much snap and vim on account of the heat; and as a consequence, the act was very, very slow and not worthy of the big time in regular season. Will make a later report on the act during the week.
PATHE MOVING PICTURES. A good film and a little more varied than usual.
GENERAL REMARKS. On account of the terrific heat and the small attendance, the show played very slowly today. With a little cool weather and a few people out front to sit up and take notice, think it will prove all right.
HELENE BELL & QUINN BROS. Word "chicken."
DOOLEY & SAYLES: Joke about "undertaker getting drunk on his own bier."

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. JULY 28, 1913. THE IOLEEN SISTERS. 9 min. F.S. This is a showy act and makes a good opener. Both girls are pretty and vivacious, brilliantly costumed and very expert with the sharpshooting on the wire done in various ways. One of them has a good voice. Altogether the act pleased very well. HELENE BELL & QUINN BROS. 14 min. Carry their own drop representing the exterior of a picture house and a Five-and-Ten-Cent store. The boys are thrown out of the theatre, bag and baggage, and the girl is fired from the store. They make up a vaudeville song and dance trio which includes some funny patter, some very good dancing, some good vocal work by the young lady who makes two changes of costume. THE LATHAMS. 20 min. F.S. "Nobody's Kid." A fairly good sketch along the conventional lines of a street waif. Girl is detected as a thief and her apprehender discovers her to be his child. Held the crowd fairly well for a warm day and closed to a fair hand. BELLE ADAIR. 14 min. in one. A very pretty vocaliste who knows how to put over a ballad in a dainty manner. Three changes of stunning costumes. Closed with a pretty recitation, with orchestra, to good applause. MARION BARNEY & CO. 14 min. "The Wedding Night." Big advance applause. Miss Barney has a good dramatic sketch so far as emotional opportunities are given her, and she gets out of it all there is in depicting a tragedy of a "woman with a past" who is adjudged guilty of indiscretion and yet proves herself innocent to her lover at the last. Audience was interested throughout and gave her an immense closing hand. Miss Barney is a great favorite here which accounted largely for her very warm reception. VIOLINSKY. 15 min. in one. This fellow is certainly a real artist as well as comedian. Plays violin admirably and proceeds to trick piano work which the audience liked so well that they called him back for two encores and were loth to let him go. LES AGOUSTS. 12 min. F.S. This is two original members of the Agoust Family with three new people they have just brought over from Europe, practically duplicating the original act but with quite a bit more comedy. They juggle everything in parlor or dining-room furniture, including eats, drinks and smokes, from a cigar or an egg to tables and chairs. Act very well dressed and pleased immensely. Made a whirlwind finish that got big applause. DOOLEY & SAYLES. 21 min. Advance applause. Great favorites here and gave some variations of their old act, all or which went very big. Abundant laughter and good applause. MONKEY HIPPODROME. 13 min. F.S. Give a miniature show without any trainors appearing, including a monkey orchestra, card boys, manager as well as monkey features on the trapeze, the tight rope, dumb-bell lifting, etc. Judging from the laughter of the children in the audience, this is a very good feature for the little people. Of course, today the monkeys worked without much snap and vim on account of the heat; and as a consequence, the act was very, very slow and not worthy of the big time in regular season. Will make a later report on the act during the week. PATHE MOVING PICTURES. A good film and a little more varied than usual. GENERAL REMARKS. On account of the terrific heat and the small attendance, the show played very slowly today. With a little cool weather and a few people out front to sit up and take notice, think it will prove all right. HELENE BELL & QUINN BROS. Word "chicken." DOOLEY & SAYLES: Joke about "undertaker getting drunk on his own bier."