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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 11, 1911-September 9, 1912
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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. JULY 29, [1912.] LES GOUGETS. 11 min. F. S. A good novelty musical act that opens the show very well. Could hold a better spot with credit. Gouget plays several instruments - two cornets at once, and a giant tuba which stretches nearly across the stage. Introduces a little comedy. Closed to good applause. BARTO & CLARK. 16 min. in one. A good dancing act with a line of amusing patter that they put over in good shape. Carry their own drop. Closed fairly strong. MILTON & DOLLY NOBLES. 23 min. F. S. This sketch is a little talky, but took quite well, particularly with the evening crowd. Won scattered laughs throughout and made a good close. MERRILL & OTTO. 18 min. in one. Same act as offered here before with very few variations. Held the audience fairly well and gave a short encore at the finish. TILLER'S "SUNSHINE GIRLS." 10 min. F. S. One of the regulation English dancing acts. During their first two numbers, they do very little dancing and more posing but get by fairly well. The finish "In the Shadows" is very good and brought the act up to a good applause climax. CUNNINGHAM & MARION. 12 min. in one. Same routine of material as they have always given, but the work seemed rather slower than usual and failed to win much enthusiasm. Held the spot all right, however, with a good closing hand. BONITA, LEW HEARN & CO. 25 min. Opened in one, goes to two and closes in one. Bonita is well known here and got advance applause both afternoon and evening. The act was well applauded all the way through, Lew Hearn's comedy getting a good many laughs. The finish was strong enough to justify three curtain calls and a little speech from Bonita. Went particularly well at night. "FUN IN A HAREM." 24 min. F. S. This act is well scened and costumed. The ensemble work is very good indeed, but with the possible single exception, the principals are only mediocre. Made a fairly strong impression on the whole. KINETOGRAPH. The usual Pathe Magazine film, varied and interesting. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a fair Summer show, although it plays rather unevenly. It compares somewhat unfavorably with the excellent shows of the last two weeks, but won more enthusiasm from the night crowd than the afternoon. With proper weather conditions, should be able to get in a little money. CUTS BARTO & CLARK: Word "damn;" expressions "Playing without a stitch on" and "Your meals come up easy here." in two. Palace. Close in one. Landscape. this is a singing act with a piano, with a male impersonator and a female impersonator. The latter is very good, but the female impersonator is not so good. Tonight with his song cut to one verse and chorus, he got away with it in fair shape, and taking off the wig got the finish, and made the act worth while. SIDNEY DREW and CO. In "A Model Young Man." 16 minutes f.s. C. D. F. Drew in this sketch, is not good for more than number three spot on a bill, although it got lots of laughs in this position to-night. GRACE EDMOND. 15 minutes in one. Olio. A rather pretty girl with pretty gowns and some very good old time songs, who rather mars her act by affectation. Nevertheless, in this spot she went very well tonight, closing with Kipling's "Road To Mandalay," which gave her a big finish. LAVINE-CIMARON TRIO. 15 minutes f.s. Special set. I moved this old time down to the middle of the bill to-night, and they got away with it in great shape. Laughs all through. HALLIGAN and SYKES. 18 minutes in one. Street. Here is another act from the Family time, which made a distinct hit. Halligan is a very unctuous comedian who knows how to put things over, and Miss Sykes is a rather attractive girl, who makes a good feeder. It is all talk, opening and closing with a song. I understand that they want quite a lot of money for the act, but if they can be got on a route for a reasonable figure, it would be worth anybody's while. ADONIS and DOG. 9 minutes f.s. Special plush draperies. This act was the hit of the show. Filled this spot as well as any thousand dollar act we have played. KATE ELINORE and SAM WILLIAMS. 18 minutes in one. Forest. Miss Elinore has a new act called "The Hunter and The Hunter-ess," Sam Williams in red and white hunting costume, and Miss Elinore in grotesque. They have a lot of new stuff, but it is not in the shape, although they got it over to-night, largely on account of reputation. In its present shape it is certainly not as good as the old. FOUR REGALS. 12 minutes f.s. Special. This is one of the most showy strong man acts we play. They are good showmen, have a number of sensational feats, and closed the show very good.
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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. JULY 29, [1912.] LES GOUGETS. 11 min. F. S. A good novelty musical act that opens the show very well. Could hold a better spot with credit. Gouget plays several instruments - two cornets at once, and a giant tuba which stretches nearly across the stage. Introduces a little comedy. Closed to good applause. BARTO & CLARK. 16 min. in one. A good dancing act with a line of amusing patter that they put over in good shape. Carry their own drop. Closed fairly strong. MILTON & DOLLY NOBLES. 23 min. F. S. This sketch is a little talky, but took quite well, particularly with the evening crowd. Won scattered laughs throughout and made a good close. MERRILL & OTTO. 18 min. in one. Same act as offered here before with very few variations. Held the audience fairly well and gave a short encore at the finish. TILLER'S "SUNSHINE GIRLS." 10 min. F. S. One of the regulation English dancing acts. During their first two numbers, they do very little dancing and more posing but get by fairly well. The finish "In the Shadows" is very good and brought the act up to a good applause climax. CUNNINGHAM & MARION. 12 min. in one. Same routine of material as they have always given, but the work seemed rather slower than usual and failed to win much enthusiasm. Held the spot all right, however, with a good closing hand. BONITA, LEW HEARN & CO. 25 min. Opened in one, goes to two and closes in one. Bonita is well known here and got advance applause both afternoon and evening. The act was well applauded all the way through, Lew Hearn's comedy getting a good many laughs. The finish was strong enough to justify three curtain calls and a little speech from Bonita. Went particularly well at night. "FUN IN A HAREM." 24 min. F. S. This act is well scened and costumed. The ensemble work is very good indeed, but with the possible single exception, the principals are only mediocre. Made a fairly strong impression on the whole. KINETOGRAPH. The usual Pathe Magazine film, varied and interesting. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a fair Summer show, although it plays rather unevenly. It compares somewhat unfavorably with the excellent shows of the last two weeks, but won more enthusiasm from the night crowd than the afternoon. With proper weather conditions, should be able to get in a little money. CUTS BARTO & CLARK: Word "damn;" expressions "Playing without a stitch on" and "Your meals come up easy here." in two. Palace. Close in one. Landscape. this is a singing act with a piano, with a male impersonator and a female impersonator. The latter is very good, but the female impersonator is not so good. Tonight with his song cut to one verse and chorus, he got away with it in fair shape, and taking off the wig got the finish, and made the act worth while. SIDNEY DREW and CO. In "A Model Young Man." 16 minutes f.s. C. D. F. Drew in this sketch, is not good for more than number three spot on a bill, although it got lots of laughs in this position to-night. GRACE EDMOND. 15 minutes in one. Olio. A rather pretty girl with pretty gowns and some very good old time songs, who rather mars her act by affectation. Nevertheless, in this spot she went very well tonight, closing with Kipling's "Road To Mandalay," which gave her a big finish. LAVINE-CIMARON TRIO. 15 minutes f.s. Special set. I moved this old time down to the middle of the bill to-night, and they got away with it in great shape. Laughs all through. HALLIGAN and SYKES. 18 minutes in one. Street. Here is another act from the Family time, which made a distinct hit. Halligan is a very unctuous comedian who knows how to put things over, and Miss Sykes is a rather attractive girl, who makes a good feeder. It is all talk, opening and closing with a song. I understand that they want quite a lot of money for the act, but if they can be got on a route for a reasonable figure, it would be worth anybody's while. ADONIS and DOG. 9 minutes f.s. Special plush draperies. This act was the hit of the show. Filled this spot as well as any thousand dollar act we have played. KATE ELINORE and SAM WILLIAMS. 18 minutes in one. Forest. Miss Elinore has a new act called "The Hunter and The Hunter-ess," Sam Williams in red and white hunting costume, and Miss Elinore in grotesque. They have a lot of new stuff, but it is not in the shape, although they got it over to-night, largely on account of reputation. In its present shape it is certainly not as good as the old. FOUR REGALS. 12 minutes f.s. Special. This is one of the most showy strong man acts we play. They are good showmen, have a number of sensational feats, and closed the show very good.
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