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

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Philadelphia Show, Week of Jan. 26/03.

Three Rossi Bros.---Grotesque acrobatic act, one man working as a dummy, who is thrown about promiscuously by the other two. Good. Landscape in 4, set hours. 12 minutes.
MILLER & K[illegible]--St. in one; 12 minutes--Two men, blackface; same old song and dance, with nothing new or original. Fair.
CHARLOTTE DELMAR--Garden in 5; 12 minutes---Woman, presenting a bicycle act, with no startling tricks, but nevertheless an excellent small act.
FARRELL & FURRY--St. in one; 14 minutes--Two men, one working straight, one eccentric; singing and talking act, in which one of the team uses to good advantage a "prop" dog, with electric eyes. (We cut out the intended comedy, where the eccentric lights matches and then throws them on the stage---it was not funny.)
FADETTE ORCHESTRA---Good new selections. Went very strong for Monday.
FROBEL & [illegible] --St. in one; 12 minutes--Two men, made as eccentric, one as a Chinaman, working on a "see-saw" horizontal pole, across a swinging trapeze. A good act. Went very well.
GRATTAN & WHITE--Special set in 2; 28 minutes---Steve. Grattan and Maud White in a sketch, "Locked Out at 3 A. M." It went exceptionally well today, and is without doubt a dainty, bright comedy sketch that can be classed as really excellent.
CHARLIE CASE--Drapery in one; 18 minutes---It is a toss up between Case and Thornton this week. The audience liked them both. Undoubtedly Case is the best blackface monologuist in the business.
COLBY & WAY--Gen. Dr. in 3; 18 min---Man and woman in a ventriloquist act. The act is well dressed for its kind, and went well.
O. K. SATO--St. in one; 15 min.---Comedy juggler. The comedy is materially helped by the orchestra, and the cleverness of our drummer was more than half the act. Made good at 3:31.
THREE WILLETTES--Gar. in 4; 12 min.---Three men, acrobats and hand balancers. They are wonders for quick action, and their act went with a vim and dash that elicited rounds of applause. Very good.
JAS. THORNTON--Drapery in one; 20 min--In appearance a clerical, sanctimonious monologuist who delivers his offering in the same tone, and with the same [illegible] that a clergyman would use in the delivery of a sermon. Went very strong. (Hope he lasts the week).
LOCKHART'S ELEPHANTS.--Circus set in 6; 26 min.---The feature. Went very strong.
JOHN BONNER--17 min in one---The only such act in the show. The orchestra cluicked to him to "git up" and jollied him considerably. They would not follow his flights of rhetoric, nor laugh at his jokes. 
CLAR   JOHNSON TROUPE--Gar in 4; 12 min---Two men and two women in international dances. Fair act.
RAY EVANS--12 min in one--Whistler. Also imitations. Fair to good.
WESSON [illegible] CO.--Divided set in 3---Sketch "Hotel Reposel" Not a strong sketch, but not a bad one. Went with many laughts. Good.
H. A. DANIELS.

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162 Philadelphia Show, Week of Jan. 26/03. Three Rossi Bros.---Grotesque acrobatic act, one man working as a dummy, who is thrown about promiscuously by the other two. Good. Landscape in 4, set hours. 12 minutes. MILLER & K[illegible]--St. in one; 12 minutes--Two men, blackface; same old song and dance, with nothing new or original. Fair. CHARLOTTE DELMAR--Garden in 5; 12 minutes---Woman, presenting a bicycle act, with no startling tricks, but nevertheless an excellent small act. FARRELL & FURRY--St. in one; 14 minutes--Two men, one working straight, one eccentric; singing and talking act, in which one of the team uses to good advantage a "prop" dog, with electric eyes. (We cut out the intended comedy, where the eccentric lights matches and then throws them on the stage---it was not funny.) FADETTE ORCHESTRA---Good new selections. Went very strong for Monday. FROBEL & [illegible] --St. in one; 12 minutes--Two men, made as eccentric, one as a Chinaman, working on a "see-saw" horizontal pole, across a swinging trapeze. A good act. Went very well. GRATTAN & WHITE--Special set in 2; 28 minutes---Steve. Grattan and Maud White in a sketch, "Locked Out at 3 A. M." It went exceptionally well today, and is without doubt a dainty, bright comedy sketch that can be classed as really excellent. CHARLIE CASE--Drapery in one; 18 minutes---It is a toss up between Case and Thornton this week. The audience liked them both. Undoubtedly Case is the best blackface monologuist in the business. COLBY & WAY--Gen. Dr. in 3; 18 min---Man and woman in a ventriloquist act. The act is well dressed for its kind, and went well. O. K. SATO--St. in one; 15 min.---Comedy juggler. The comedy is materially helped by the orchestra, and the cleverness of our drummer was more than half the act. Made good at 3:31. THREE WILLETTES--Gar. in 4; 12 min.---Three men, acrobats and hand balancers. They are wonders for quick action, and their act went with a vim and dash that elicited rounds of applause. Very good. JAS. THORNTON--Drapery in one; 20 min--In appearance a clerical, sanctimonious monologuist who delivers his offering in the same tone, and with the same [illegible] that a clergyman would use in the delivery of a sermon. Went very strong. (Hope he lasts the week). LOCKHART'S ELEPHANTS.--Circus set in 6; 26 min.---The feature. Went very strong. JOHN BONNER--17 min in one---The only such act in the show. The orchestra cluicked to him to "git up" and jollied him considerably. They would not follow his flights of rhetoric, nor laugh at his jokes. CLAR JOHNSON TROUPE--Gar in 4; 12 min---Two men and two women in international dances. Fair act. RAY EVANS--12 min in one--Whistler. Also imitations. Fair to good. WESSON [illegible] CO.--Divided set in 3---Sketch "Hotel Reposel" Not a strong sketch, but not a bad one. Went with many laughts. Good. H. A. DANIELS.