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Keith-Albee managers' report book, October 27, 1913-May 11, 1914

PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. NOV. 10th, 1913
HOYT'S MINSTRELS. Full stage. 19 minutes. A first part, with all the antediluvian jokes, including the prehistoric "half a shirt on your back" gag that Noah invented to while away the time before the ark landed on Arrarat. Even the singing did not redeem the mediocrity of this act. 
HERBERT'S DOGS. 10 minutes. Full stage. Leaping hounds and trick puppies. This act is a little old fashioned but very good and gets lots of laughs and applause. The loop the loop stunt of the clown dog is new and a genuine surprise. 
KATHLEEN CLIFFORD. 13 minutes in One. Special drop with transparent dressing room. Miss Clifford, who was formerly with "Little Boy Blue," sings the opening number in girl's toggery and then changes to boy's dress for each of her other numbers. She has a dainty personality and is a neat dancer, but woefully lacking vocally.
DIGBY BELL & CO. Interior. 23 minutes. "It Happened in Topeka." If George V. Hobart wrote this sketch, as the billing says he did, it must have been his maiden effort. It is all a hackneyed farce and so palpable Mr. Bell should be punished for inflicting it upon an unsuspecting public. 
OTA GYGI. Violinist. 16 minutes in One. Mr. Gygi is a virtuoso. He has wonderful technique and soul. Notwithstanding the melancholy of his sphinx-like face, the man's exceptional musical talent makes his act the artistic hit of the bill.
GUS. EDWARDS SONG REVUE Opening 4 min. in One; closing full stage, 42 minutes. This act is not nearly so strong as when we played it two years ago. Mr. Edwards has lost one or more of his principal girls, a fact which is quite evident. Moreover, the act has lost its concrete quality and does not seem to hang together. Nevertheless, the personality of Mr. Edwards, the tunefulness of his songs and the cleverness of his proteges, Little Georgie, Cuddles and Morris Brown, carry the number to a very enthusiastic climax.
CHRIS. RICHARDS. 10 minutes in One. Eccentric English Comedian. Mr. Richards is rough and perhaps a bit coarse at times but he is a riot. He has wonderful legs and the things he does with them would make a graven image laugh.
FIVE HARVEYS. 15 minutes. Full stage. Tight and Slack Wire. This act did not get in until Tuesday, owing to the storm, and is one of the best wire acts we have ever played. 
MOVING PICTURES. Pathe Weekly. These people are still overlooking the big variety of things in the news of the day and are still going after monument unveilings in World's Fare dedications.

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PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. NOV. 10th, 1913 HOYT'S MINSTRELS. Full stage. 19 minutes. A first part, with all the antediluvian jokes, including the prehistoric "half a shirt on your back" gag that Noah invented to while away the time before the ark landed on Arrarat. Even the singing did not redeem the mediocrity of this act. HERBERT'S DOGS. 10 minutes. Full stage. Leaping hounds and trick puppies. This act is a little old fashioned but very good and gets lots of laughs and applause. The loop the loop stunt of the clown dog is new and a genuine surprise. KATHLEEN CLIFFORD. 13 minutes in One. Special drop with transparent dressing room. Miss Clifford, who was formerly with "Little Boy Blue," sings the opening number in girl's toggery and then changes to boy's dress for each of her other numbers. She has a dainty personality and is a neat dancer, but woefully lacking vocally. DIGBY BELL & CO. Interior. 23 minutes. "It Happened in Topeka." If George V. Hobart wrote this sketch, as the billing says he did, it must have been his maiden effort. It is all a hackneyed farce and so palpable Mr. Bell should be punished for inflicting it upon an unsuspecting public. OTA GYGI. Violinist. 16 minutes in One. Mr. Gygi is a virtuoso. He has wonderful technique and soul. Notwithstanding the melancholy of his sphinx-like face, the man's exceptional musical talent makes his act the artistic hit of the bill. GUS. EDWARDS SONG REVUE Opening 4 min. in One; closing full stage, 42 minutes. This act is not nearly so strong as when we played it two years ago. Mr. Edwards has lost one or more of his principal girls, a fact which is quite evident. Moreover, the act has lost its concrete quality and does not seem to hang together. Nevertheless, the personality of Mr. Edwards, the tunefulness of his songs and the cleverness of his proteges, Little Georgie, Cuddles and Morris Brown, carry the number to a very enthusiastic climax. CHRIS. RICHARDS. 10 minutes in One. Eccentric English Comedian. Mr. Richards is rough and perhaps a bit coarse at times but he is a riot. He has wonderful legs and the things he does with them would make a graven image laugh. FIVE HARVEYS. 15 minutes. Full stage. Tight and Slack Wire. This act did not get in until Tuesday, owing to the storm, and is one of the best wire acts we have ever played. MOVING PICTURES. Pathe Weekly. These people are still overlooking the big variety of things in the news of the day and are still going after monument unveilings in World's Fare dedications.