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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 9, 1912-February 24, 1913

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HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, WEEK DEC. 16, 1912.
Tuesday night. Jos. R. Smith.
FRED. and ANNIE PELOT
Man and a woman, comedy jugglers. The feature of the act is the man's work in catching on a fork held between the teeth apples thrown by the audience. Fair opening act. 12 Min. F.S. ' Min. in one, time of act 20 Min.
M'LLE RIALTA assisted by William Arnold in "The Artist's Dream". Scene shows interior of an artist's studio. Artist enters and complains of a headache. Takes a powder and goes to sleep. Dreams of his past acquaintances. The girls he dreams about are shown at the big frame in the center of the room. M'lle Rialto poses as the several girls. while she poses the artist arises and sings several numbers. After the songs he returns to the chair and presently wakes up and the act concludes with his words "what beautiful dream". The act went well. C.D.F. 12 Min.
BILLY ROGERS
"The Musical Mimic". Opens his act with a song and then with his mouth gives imitations of several musical instruments, birds, animals, automobiles, trolley cars and trains. The act went good. In one 11 Min.
MINNIE VICTORSON, "The Girl Who Dropped In" One woman and two men. Scene is the interior of a bungalow. Old German author seated at a writing table is suddenly disturbed by a young woman dropping through the skylight into his room. She has just dropped from a parachute and explains to him that her entry was quite accidental. Then they engage in a conversation which creates very few laughs. The girl is dressed in a light blouse with tights and knee breeches. The old man is dressed in a bathing suit and is wearing a bathrobe. The comedy is brought out when the girl says she is cold, takes his bathrobe and put it about herself. Then she makes fun of his shape. She walks to the mantlepiece and is startled by a photograph. She says it is a picture of her mother. He tells her it is a picture of his wife. She then accuses him of being her father who deserted her when she was a baby. He asks for forgiveness saying her mother ran away from him when they were married but a short time. His pleas for forgiveness are granted. She decides to live with him if he will care for her "uncle Jim", the clown, who played with her at the circus, and who cared for her since she was a baby. The old author consents to do that and as Jim enters and all shake hands the act ends. There is very little comedy, very little action and it seems to be too wordy. If did not get over with this audience. Special scenery, time of act 18 Min.
INTERMISSION
PEARL and ROTH
Two men, singers, dancers and piano players. A feature of the act that causes much comedy is the fact that one of the artists wears the uniform of a stage hand and during the early part of the show changes the cards announcing the various acts. When his act opens his partner comes out and tells the audience his partner has not reached the theatre, but he will do his best to entertain alone. He begins and the "stagehand" comes out to tell him that he is not wanted. After a heated conversation he shows what he can do and is made part of the act. After finishing several songs they conclude the act by playing several tunes on an imitation of a violin which is made of a cigar box with one string. The act went big. In one 16 Min.
JOHN McCLOSKEY
"The Irish Heir" Four men and a woman, in a singing sketch in two scenes. The first shows the interior of an Irish home. The second is the exterior of the Blarney Castle and a church with mountains in the distance. Mc Closkey is the Irish heir to a large fortune and he seeks the hand in marriage of an Irish lass who is sought by the English heir to the same fortune. It appears during the course of the plot that the girl's father once saved the life of an English baron and in his will he stated that whichever of his cousins found the daughter of the man and married her he was to have the immense fortune. The play ends with the Irish heir as the winner. During the plot Mc Closkey sings several numbers that score heavily. There is also considerable comedy brought out. The act went big, as the scenery was very pretty and added much to the act. Special scenery, time of act 28 Min.
HARRY BREEN
"The Rapid Fire Song Writer" This well known comedian was the applause hit of the bill. In one 20 Min.
JOSEPH FANTON'S ATHLETES
Three men, neatly costumed, who perform difficult feats of strength including work on the flying rings and hand and head balancing. They perform while blindfolded many of the stunts that other acts do as their closing features. This act went big. It is one of the best acts of the kind that ever played this house. F.S. 6 Min.
PHOTOPLANE
Satisfactory.

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128 HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, WEEK DEC. 16, 1912. Tuesday night. Jos. R. Smith. FRED. and ANNIE PELOT Man and a woman, comedy jugglers. The feature of the act is the man's work in catching on a fork held between the teeth apples thrown by the audience. Fair opening act. 12 Min. F.S. ' Min. in one, time of act 20 Min. M'LLE RIALTA assisted by William Arnold in "The Artist's Dream". Scene shows interior of an artist's studio. Artist enters and complains of a headache. Takes a powder and goes to sleep. Dreams of his past acquaintances. The girls he dreams about are shown at the big frame in the center of the room. M'lle Rialto poses as the several girls. while she poses the artist arises and sings several numbers. After the songs he returns to the chair and presently wakes up and the act concludes with his words "what beautiful dream". The act went well. C.D.F. 12 Min. BILLY ROGERS "The Musical Mimic". Opens his act with a song and then with his mouth gives imitations of several musical instruments, birds, animals, automobiles, trolley cars and trains. The act went good. In one 11 Min. MINNIE VICTORSON, "The Girl Who Dropped In" One woman and two men. Scene is the interior of a bungalow. Old German author seated at a writing table is suddenly disturbed by a young woman dropping through the skylight into his room. She has just dropped from a parachute and explains to him that her entry was quite accidental. Then they engage in a conversation which creates very few laughs. The girl is dressed in a light blouse with tights and knee breeches. The old man is dressed in a bathing suit and is wearing a bathrobe. The comedy is brought out when the girl says she is cold, takes his bathrobe and put it about herself. Then she makes fun of his shape. She walks to the mantlepiece and is startled by a photograph. She says it is a picture of her mother. He tells her it is a picture of his wife. She then accuses him of being her father who deserted her when she was a baby. He asks for forgiveness saying her mother ran away from him when they were married but a short time. His pleas for forgiveness are granted. She decides to live with him if he will care for her "uncle Jim", the clown, who played with her at the circus, and who cared for her since she was a baby. The old author consents to do that and as Jim enters and all shake hands the act ends. There is very little comedy, very little action and it seems to be too wordy. If did not get over with this audience. Special scenery, time of act 18 Min. INTERMISSION PEARL and ROTH Two men, singers, dancers and piano players. A feature of the act that causes much comedy is the fact that one of the artists wears the uniform of a stage hand and during the early part of the show changes the cards announcing the various acts. When his act opens his partner comes out and tells the audience his partner has not reached the theatre, but he will do his best to entertain alone. He begins and the "stagehand" comes out to tell him that he is not wanted. After a heated conversation he shows what he can do and is made part of the act. After finishing several songs they conclude the act by playing several tunes on an imitation of a violin which is made of a cigar box with one string. The act went big. In one 16 Min. JOHN McCLOSKEY "The Irish Heir" Four men and a woman, in a singing sketch in two scenes. The first shows the interior of an Irish home. The second is the exterior of the Blarney Castle and a church with mountains in the distance. Mc Closkey is the Irish heir to a large fortune and he seeks the hand in marriage of an Irish lass who is sought by the English heir to the same fortune. It appears during the course of the plot that the girl's father once saved the life of an English baron and in his will he stated that whichever of his cousins found the daughter of the man and married her he was to have the immense fortune. The play ends with the Irish heir as the winner. During the plot Mc Closkey sings several numbers that score heavily. There is also considerable comedy brought out. The act went big, as the scenery was very pretty and added much to the act. Special scenery, time of act 28 Min. HARRY BREEN "The Rapid Fire Song Writer" This well known comedian was the applause hit of the bill. In one 20 Min. JOSEPH FANTON'S ATHLETES Three men, neatly costumed, who perform difficult feats of strength including work on the flying rings and hand and head balancing. They perform while blindfolded many of the stunts that other acts do as their closing features. This act went big. It is one of the best acts of the kind that ever played this house. F.S. 6 Min. PHOTOPLANE Satisfactory.