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Keith-Albee manager reports, September 2, 1902 - September 3, 1903

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HYDE & BEHMAN'S
Week Commencing November 3rd, 1902.
BROTHERS BRIGET
BARRY & HALVERS Tramp and Soubrette; good singers and dancers but their selections are very old. Barry's Tramp specialty is very good; his dancing very much on the order of George Cohan's. Goes well. Full stage can close in one. Time 32 Minutes. Act could stand a cut however.
HALLAN & FULLER IN Sketch "My Wife's Here". Up-to-date artists, dress the parts well. Carry an assistant with them. Dialogue bright and rapid, but some of the comedy falls rather flat at times, seems to be too much of it. The dummy assistant seems to make a hit in his pantomime. Full stage. Time 23 minutes.
BEATRICE MORELAND Society Monologuist. Well dressed and makes good appearance; some of her story  needs pruning. Uses the house man to carry on luggage. Her recitations in imitation of Ocean Steamer Concert shows some versatility and goes fairly well; has a few good jokes which is the est part of her act. All in one. Time 14 minutes.
HOWARD & BLAND IN Sketch "The Strange Boy". Howard is an artist on the piano; his selections are pleasing and his technique for this sort of work is masterly. The comedy part is too long and falls short; so also the dancing act at the climax; this could be dispensed with to advantage. Full stage; time 32 minutes.
LUCY CLARK Irish Contralto. Fine appearance; concert costume; splendid physique; powerful voice, but selections not of the popular sort; if this were remedied, her voice would make a hit. Works in one time 15 min
ROBERT HILLIARD In "The Littlest Girl". A pathetic story told in a few long speeches by Mr. Hilliard and his assistant Mr. Hurst. The work seems to be evenly divided between them, but the heroic is taken by Mr. Hilliard in a graceful society style very pleasing. Stage setting a feature Act is drawing card aside from the actor's local popularity. Full stage; time 23 minutes. 
BILLY S. CLIFFORD Tailor-Made Swell. Good singer and dancer; repartee with audience makes a hit; makes the most of his song "Helen Gone"; a good all around dude. In one. Time 13 minutes.
ONRI FAMILY (5) A Night at Delmonico's. Four men and a woman. One of the men does practically nothing, and the woman's work dont amount to much. The business is of a novel character and two of the party do dome very clever work with table settings. Full stage; fair closing act. Time 17 minutes.
Henry W. Behman.

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48 48 HYDE & BEHMAN'S Week Commencing November 3rd, 1902. BROTHERS BRIGET BARRY & HALVERS Tramp and Soubrette; good singers and dancers but their selections are very old. Barry's Tramp specialty is very good; his dancing very much on the order of George Cohan's. Goes well. Full stage can close in one. Time 32 Minutes. Act could stand a cut however. HALLAN & FULLER IN Sketch "My Wife's Here". Up-to-date artists, dress the parts well. Carry an assistant with them. Dialogue bright and rapid, but some of the comedy falls rather flat at times, seems to be too much of it. The dummy assistant seems to make a hit in his pantomime. Full stage. Time 23 minutes. BEATRICE MORELAND Society Monologuist. Well dressed and makes good appearance; some of her story needs pruning. Uses the house man to carry on luggage. Her recitations in imitation of Ocean Steamer Concert shows some versatility and goes fairly well; has a few good jokes which is the est part of her act. All in one. Time 14 minutes. HOWARD & BLAND IN Sketch "The Strange Boy". Howard is an artist on the piano; his selections are pleasing and his technique for this sort of work is masterly. The comedy part is too long and falls short; so also the dancing act at the climax; this could be dispensed with to advantage. Full stage; time 32 minutes. LUCY CLARK Irish Contralto. Fine appearance; concert costume; splendid physique; powerful voice, but selections not of the popular sort; if this were remedied, her voice would make a hit. Works in one time 15 min ROBERT HILLIARD In "The Littlest Girl". A pathetic story told in a few long speeches by Mr. Hilliard and his assistant Mr. Hurst. The work seems to be evenly divided between them, but the heroic is taken by Mr. Hilliard in a graceful society style very pleasing. Stage setting a feature Act is drawing card aside from the actor's local popularity. Full stage; time 23 minutes. BILLY S. CLIFFORD Tailor-Made Swell. Good singer and dancer; repartee with audience makes a hit; makes the most of his song "Helen Gone"; a good all around dude. In one. Time 13 minutes. ONRI FAMILY (5) A Night at Delmonico's. Four men and a woman. One of the men does practically nothing, and the woman's work dont amount to much. The business is of a novel character and two of the party do dome very clever work with table settings. Full stage; fair closing act. Time 17 minutes. Henry W. Behman.