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

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PITTSBURGH, PA.     GRAND OPERA HOUSE.     DEC. 15, 1913.
Altogether, a very good show this week, with some high spots and some mediocrity.
GORMLEY & CAFFREY.
8 minutes, full stage. Knockabout acrobats. Rather a conventional act of the Rice and Prevost style, but, of course, not in this class, still good enough to open.
HAL & FRANCIS.
16 minutes in One, special drop. Young man and young woman with songs and patter. Just a fair little act, but scarcely strong enough for the fast company the Grand clientele is accustomed to.
Jesse L. Lasky's THREE BEAUTIFUL TYPES.
12 minutes in three. Posing act with stereopticon effects draping the figure of a trio of girl models. A very beautiful spectacle, but rather bold; indeed, so bold we were forced to eliminate four of the pictures. It is not worth anything like the price we are paying for it.
TUDOR CAMERON and JOHNNY O'CONNOR.
15 minutes in One. "Hired and Fired." A patter skit with song and dance interlude. This is a very amusing skit. Mr. Cameron is an excellent eccentric comedian and his partner "feeds" very acceptably. The act lacks the novelty of the old Cameron & Flanigan "On and Off" sketch, but is well worth the price.
MME. OLGA PETROVA.
16 minutes in One. Madam Petrova is going well with our audience and is doing the same act she did two seasons ago.
CLAUDE GILLINGWATER
Assisted by EDITH LYLE and COMPANY.
"Wives of the Rich." 30 minutes playlet. Notwithstanding Mr. Gillingwater resorts to the hackneyed device of a dream, he has woven a very intense, human tale and it is played in faultless style. Mr. Gillingwater is to be congratulated on having given us a company of real actors. I doubt that we have played any sketch in our career that was so well acted or that pleased our audience more than Mr. Gillingwater's act.
BIG CITY FOUR.
18 minutes in One. One of the best male vocal quartettes we play; but why they should wear those outlandish broadcloth capes with white satin lining is an unsolved mystery. They sing well and have a lot of good selections.
THE VIVIANS.
15 minutes, full stage. Sharp shooting act. Man and woman. This is undoubtedly the best exhibition of marksmanship we have ever played. Indeed, it is so much better than when we played the Vivians several season ago one almost fails to recognize this pair as the same performers. It is one of the few closing acts we have played that has held our entire audience to the finish.
MOVING PICTURES.
Pathe Weekly. The Weekly has many interesting phases this week and is well worth while.

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PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. DEC. 15, 1913. Altogether, a very good show this week, with some high spots and some mediocrity. GORMLEY & CAFFREY. 8 minutes, full stage. Knockabout acrobats. Rather a conventional act of the Rice and Prevost style, but, of course, not in this class, still good enough to open. HAL & FRANCIS. 16 minutes in One, special drop. Young man and young woman with songs and patter. Just a fair little act, but scarcely strong enough for the fast company the Grand clientele is accustomed to. Jesse L. Lasky's THREE BEAUTIFUL TYPES. 12 minutes in three. Posing act with stereopticon effects draping the figure of a trio of girl models. A very beautiful spectacle, but rather bold; indeed, so bold we were forced to eliminate four of the pictures. It is not worth anything like the price we are paying for it. TUDOR CAMERON and JOHNNY O'CONNOR. 15 minutes in One. "Hired and Fired." A patter skit with song and dance interlude. This is a very amusing skit. Mr. Cameron is an excellent eccentric comedian and his partner "feeds" very acceptably. The act lacks the novelty of the old Cameron & Flanigan "On and Off" sketch, but is well worth the price. MME. OLGA PETROVA. 16 minutes in One. Madam Petrova is going well with our audience and is doing the same act she did two seasons ago. CLAUDE GILLINGWATER Assisted by EDITH LYLE and COMPANY. "Wives of the Rich." 30 minutes playlet. Notwithstanding Mr. Gillingwater resorts to the hackneyed device of a dream, he has woven a very intense, human tale and it is played in faultless style. Mr. Gillingwater is to be congratulated on having given us a company of real actors. I doubt that we have played any sketch in our career that was so well acted or that pleased our audience more than Mr. Gillingwater's act. BIG CITY FOUR. 18 minutes in One. One of the best male vocal quartettes we play; but why they should wear those outlandish broadcloth capes with white satin lining is an unsolved mystery. They sing well and have a lot of good selections. THE VIVIANS. 15 minutes, full stage. Sharp shooting act. Man and woman. This is undoubtedly the best exhibition of marksmanship we have ever played. Indeed, it is so much better than when we played the Vivians several season ago one almost fails to recognize this pair as the same performers. It is one of the few closing acts we have played that has held our entire audience to the finish. MOVING PICTURES. Pathe Weekly. The Weekly has many interesting phases this week and is well worth while.