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Keith-Albee managers' report book, October 27, 1913-May 11, 1914
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[printed letterhead on sheet pasted in:] SCENIC TEMPLE Vaudeville and Motion Pictures EXEC OFFICE: UNION THEATRE UNION STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND MAIN STREET PHONE PAWTUCKET 356 Pawtucket, R.I., [handwritten at u.r. of sheet pasted in:] 102 [stamped at u.r. of page:] 102 Acts playing The Scenic Temple, reported by C. L. McNally. Olympic Trio Three men. Novelty parallel bar act. 12 minutes in full stage. Good tricks and the act went good. Florence Rayfield. Single woman Works 12 minutes in one. She sings four numbers, making two changes of costume, and as she has a good voice, she pleases the audience, going good. Raymond and Bain. Man and woman. Special set in two. 12 minutes. Singing, talking, and dancing. Went good. George Topack and Company. Three men and one woman. Special set in full stage. 14 minutes. They present a comedy sketch, on the idea of the popular cartoon, "Desperate Desmond" Went poor at finish, although there was plenty of laughs throughout the act Report on acts playing this house, three days commencing January 22, 1914 Lo-Ve and Wilbur. Man and woman. Roman ring act, with a pretty special set in the full stage The work is done fast, which adds to the value of it. One of the best parts of the act is a slow pull-up, done by both the man and the woman. They also do some trapeze work. Went good. 12 minutes in full stage. Gerard and West. Man and woman. Singing, eccentric dancing, high kicking, and three changes. Went good. 12 minutes, in one. WIlliams and Sterling. Man and woman. Songs and comedy, best part of which is done by the woman. Went good. 12 minutes, in one. The Six Kirksmith Sisters. Six girls, and there is also a man with the act. The instruments that these girls play are the piano, violin, saxophone, cornet, and there is also some vocal work. Special set in full stage. The numbers are as follows. Miserere Ensemble Verdi Kiiwiak Violin solo Wieniawaki You Are Beautiful Saxophone and cornet-- from the French Till Death Soprano solo Mascheroni Dixie Land Ensemble Haines The work is all very good, and the act went big.
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[printed letterhead on sheet pasted in:] SCENIC TEMPLE Vaudeville and Motion Pictures EXEC OFFICE: UNION THEATRE UNION STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND MAIN STREET PHONE PAWTUCKET 356 Pawtucket, R.I., [handwritten at u.r. of sheet pasted in:] 102 [stamped at u.r. of page:] 102 Acts playing The Scenic Temple, reported by C. L. McNally. Olympic Trio Three men. Novelty parallel bar act. 12 minutes in full stage. Good tricks and the act went good. Florence Rayfield. Single woman Works 12 minutes in one. She sings four numbers, making two changes of costume, and as she has a good voice, she pleases the audience, going good. Raymond and Bain. Man and woman. Special set in two. 12 minutes. Singing, talking, and dancing. Went good. George Topack and Company. Three men and one woman. Special set in full stage. 14 minutes. They present a comedy sketch, on the idea of the popular cartoon, "Desperate Desmond" Went poor at finish, although there was plenty of laughs throughout the act Report on acts playing this house, three days commencing January 22, 1914 Lo-Ve and Wilbur. Man and woman. Roman ring act, with a pretty special set in the full stage The work is done fast, which adds to the value of it. One of the best parts of the act is a slow pull-up, done by both the man and the woman. They also do some trapeze work. Went good. 12 minutes in full stage. Gerard and West. Man and woman. Singing, eccentric dancing, high kicking, and three changes. Went good. 12 minutes, in one. WIlliams and Sterling. Man and woman. Songs and comedy, best part of which is done by the woman. Went good. 12 minutes, in one. The Six Kirksmith Sisters. Six girls, and there is also a man with the act. The instruments that these girls play are the piano, violin, saxophone, cornet, and there is also some vocal work. Special set in full stage. The numbers are as follows. Miserere Ensemble Verdi Kiiwiak Violin solo Wieniawaki You Are Beautiful Saxophone and cornet-- from the French Till Death Soprano solo Mascheroni Dixie Land Ensemble Haines The work is all very good, and the act went big.
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