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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 11, 1911-September 9, 1912

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CRITICISM.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY. WEEK OF APRIL 15TH, 1912.
ROBERTY TRIO: Whirlwind dancers. Good strong dancing turn that is deserving of a better place and would show to a better advantage if placed in the center of the bill. Eight minutes full stage.
LEON T. ROGEE: Well known. The audience did not enthuse over this man's work. He left the stage with a very small hand. 13 min. in one.
EDWIN STEVENS: At the matinee performance, Mr. Stevens presented his vaudeville stunt, entitled "Cousin Kitty" which is the regular 


"Ragtime Goblin Man". She makes four changes of costume. Each song goes exceptionally well, and Miss Beckwith finishes every performance with a good round of applause. Twenty-three minutes in one.
"HAZEL WESTON" OR "MORE SINNED AGAINST THAN USUAL": This is a burlesque of a melodrama on the "East Lynne" order. It is a stage on a stage with all the paraphernalia necessary to give an excellent performance. The play is in four scenes with Dick Lynch singing comedy parodies between each act. It is by Everett Shinn, a well known interior decorator, who has been producing his dramatic bits all Winter in the homes of the Four Hundred; therefore it is quite a valuable advertising proposition. The lines are extremely funny securing no end of laughs. At every performance they finish with a good round hand of applause, getting several genuine curtain calls. Forty-seven minutes, full stage.
CLARK AND BERGMAN: In a sketch entitled "A Base-Ball Flirtation", in which they introduce several songs, good dancing and a lot of lively patter. Held down this very hard place in good shape. Eighteen minutes in two.
THE COURTIERS: A Well known musical organization. Costumes and scene are splendid. Fine music and a grand stand climax, but not suitable for a closing act. Twenty-seven minutes, full stage.

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CRITICISM. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY. WEEK OF APRIL 15TH, 1912. ROBERTY TRIO: Whirlwind dancers. Good strong dancing turn that is deserving of a better place and would show to a better advantage if placed in the center of the bill. Eight minutes full stage. LEON T. ROGEE: Well known. The audience did not enthuse over this man's work. He left the stage with a very small hand. 13 min. in one. EDWIN STEVENS: At the matinee performance, Mr. Stevens presented his vaudeville stunt, entitled "Cousin Kitty" which is the regular "Ragtime Goblin Man". She makes four changes of costume. Each song goes exceptionally well, and Miss Beckwith finishes every performance with a good round of applause. Twenty-three minutes in one. "HAZEL WESTON" OR "MORE SINNED AGAINST THAN USUAL": This is a burlesque of a melodrama on the "East Lynne" order. It is a stage on a stage with all the paraphernalia necessary to give an excellent performance. The play is in four scenes with Dick Lynch singing comedy parodies between each act. It is by Everett Shinn, a well known interior decorator, who has been producing his dramatic bits all Winter in the homes of the Four Hundred; therefore it is quite a valuable advertising proposition. The lines are extremely funny securing no end of laughs. At every performance they finish with a good round hand of applause, getting several genuine curtain calls. Forty-seven minutes, full stage. CLARK AND BERGMAN: In a sketch entitled "A Base-Ball Flirtation", in which they introduce several songs, good dancing and a lot of lively patter. Held down this very hard place in good shape. Eighteen minutes in two. THE COURTIERS: A Well known musical organization. Costumes and scene are splendid. Fine music and a grand stand climax, but not suitable for a closing act. Twenty-seven minutes, full stage.