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

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PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. NOV. 24, 1913.
Our show this week is a considerable "let down" from the shows of the preceding three or four weeks.
DE RENZA and LA DUE. 7 minutes, full stage. A Chinaman, A Clown and A Revolving Pole. The same old act with nothing to it except the finish, and that now so hackneyed it scarcely arouses a ripple.
REISNER & GORES. 16 minutes in One. Patter, Singing and Dancing. Mr. Reisner is a comedian of the "nut" variety, and Miss Gores is a fairly good acrobatic dancer. It is the sort of an act that one never feels quite certain whether the audience is going to applaud or guy.
BERT ERROLL. 11 minutes, full stage. Feminine Impersonator. Mr. Erroll is an Englishman with a remarkable voice, quite the most remarkable of any female impersonator we have ever played. In artistry, however, he does not compare with men of the Eltinge type. I feel he would be vastly better of he did not expose his sex until further along toward the close of the act. The way he presents it there is no illusion at all.  From the first everybody knows he is just a man in woman's togs. Nevertheless, his voice is so good that it covers up whatever shortcomings he may have in the way of impersonations.
DORIS WILSON & CO. Special set, 13 minutes. "Through The Looking Glass." The girls cannot sing, nor can they dance to any appreciable degree, but they have a pleasing act with a mirror novelty that lets them get by nicely.
COOPER & ROBINSON. 17 minutes in One. "The Melody Man." Said to be a new act, but just the same old dialogue with dances and songs. They are undoubtedly the most popular of the negro comedians.
OLGA NETHERSOLE & CO. In the Third Act of "Sappho." 31 minutes, special set. Beyond question, from the viewpoint of the drama, Miss Nethersole is the best value we have ever had on the legitimate stage. Her acting of the final scene of the Fitch-Daudet play is as fine a bit of emotionalism as the stage has had. She held our audience spellbound throughout. Her support is mediocre.
BELLE BAKER. 14 minutes in One. Popular songs and Ragtime Ditties. Miss Baker is a clever girl with the gift of characterization, and the same sort of husky voice that all the women ragtime singers of the Sophie Tucker class seem to acquire.
KITAMURA TROUPE. 12 minutes, full stage. There is very little difference in this number from past seasons. The comedy barrel juggling incident, which is the best number of the act, is now done by four Japs instead of two, as formerly.
MOVING PICTURES. The Pathe Weekly was so uninteresting and colorless that we took it off the matinee performance and substituted a comedy.

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16 16 PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. NOV. 24, 1913. Our show this week is a considerable "let down" from the shows of the preceding three or four weeks. DE RENZA and LA DUE. 7 minutes, full stage. A Chinaman, A Clown and A Revolving Pole. The same old act with nothing to it except the finish, and that now so hackneyed it scarcely arouses a ripple. REISNER & GORES. 16 minutes in One. Patter, Singing and Dancing. Mr. Reisner is a comedian of the "nut" variety, and Miss Gores is a fairly good acrobatic dancer. It is the sort of an act that one never feels quite certain whether the audience is going to applaud or guy. BERT ERROLL. 11 minutes, full stage. Feminine Impersonator. Mr. Erroll is an Englishman with a remarkable voice, quite the most remarkable of any female impersonator we have ever played. In artistry, however, he does not compare with men of the Eltinge type. I feel he would be vastly better of he did not expose his sex until further along toward the close of the act. The way he presents it there is no illusion at all. From the first everybody knows he is just a man in woman's togs. Nevertheless, his voice is so good that it covers up whatever shortcomings he may have in the way of impersonations. DORIS WILSON & CO. Special set, 13 minutes. "Through The Looking Glass." The girls cannot sing, nor can they dance to any appreciable degree, but they have a pleasing act with a mirror novelty that lets them get by nicely. COOPER & ROBINSON. 17 minutes in One. "The Melody Man." Said to be a new act, but just the same old dialogue with dances and songs. They are undoubtedly the most popular of the negro comedians. OLGA NETHERSOLE & CO. In the Third Act of "Sappho." 31 minutes, special set. Beyond question, from the viewpoint of the drama, Miss Nethersole is the best value we have ever had on the legitimate stage. Her acting of the final scene of the Fitch-Daudet play is as fine a bit of emotionalism as the stage has had. She held our audience spellbound throughout. Her support is mediocre. BELLE BAKER. 14 minutes in One. Popular songs and Ragtime Ditties. Miss Baker is a clever girl with the gift of characterization, and the same sort of husky voice that all the women ragtime singers of the Sophie Tucker class seem to acquire. KITAMURA TROUPE. 12 minutes, full stage. There is very little difference in this number from past seasons. The comedy barrel juggling incident, which is the best number of the act, is now done by four Japs instead of two, as formerly. MOVING PICTURES. The Pathe Weekly was so uninteresting and colorless that we took it off the matinee performance and substituted a comedy.