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

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REPORT FROM B. F. KEITH'S - THEATRE - BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS
Week of February 16th 1914.
(Robert G Larsen.)
AERIAL SHAWS. 8 minutes f. s. Garden. man and woman in a double trap act. Nothing particularly new or startling, but made an acceptable opener.
FARLEY and MORRISON. 13 minutes in one. Olio. Man and woman in character songs and dances. Introduce a German song and a French songs and dances, besides two other number. They have lots of life and ginger and went over well in this position.
GEORGE W. DAY and CO. "In Dutch." 20 minutes f. s. Rough kitchen. A rather neat little sketch built around Mr Day's characterization of an old German shoemaker, who thinks he has fallen heir to a fortune. Got quite a number of laughs, held the interest and closed well.
GOLDSMITH and HOPPE. 16 minutes in one. Street. Musical comedians  These two boys pulled down one of the solid applause hits of the show.
WILL OAKLAND and CO. "At The Club." 21 minutes f. s. Dark Tapestry. (Can close in one if necessary) A splendid act with five men. Went very big.
JOHN JOSEFESSON'S ICELANDIC TROUPE. 9 minutes f. s. Cut Garden. Very short opening in one. Demonstrations of "Glima," the Icelandic National sport of self-defence, An excellent novelty. The work is fast and full of action, and entirely different from anything previously seen here. Closed very big.
MAGGIE CLINE. 20 minutes in one. O. P. Drapery. Maggie still reigns supreme as Queen of All Ireland, at least so far as Boston is concerned, Has some new changes done in emerald green, and an Irish toreador song introducing the Irish flag. Received a big reception, all her numbers were strongly applauded, and she obliged to do "Throw Him Down McCluskey, for an encore. Just to show she is still young, Maggie finished with a tango, danced with the house propertyman, which was nothing short of a riot.
LOUIS A SIMON and CO. in "THE NEW PERSIAN GARDEN." 32 minutes f.s. Special set. This is the  new edition of the comic opera formerly presented by Mr. Simon and Kathryn Osterman. There have been numerous changes in the cast, Flavia Arearo now plays Miss Osterman role and Lillian Bordman, late of Gus Edwards' Song Revue, sings the prima donna part, There is a new tenor, and the act now carries its own musical director. The dialogue remains about the same, but has an entirely new musical score. Mr. Simon's comedy got as many laughs as ever, while the act is much stronger than previously. Miss Bordman and the tenor dance a tango, which is later burlesqued by Simon and Miss Arearo. Notwithstanding that it followed two exceptionally strong turns, the act held the house seated to the finish.

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REPORT FROM B. F. KEITH'S - THEATRE - BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS Week of February 16th 1914. (Robert G Larsen.) AERIAL SHAWS. 8 minutes f. s. Garden. man and woman in a double trap act. Nothing particularly new or startling, but made an acceptable opener. FARLEY and MORRISON. 13 minutes in one. Olio. Man and woman in character songs and dances. Introduce a German song and a French songs and dances, besides two other number. They have lots of life and ginger and went over well in this position. GEORGE W. DAY and CO. "In Dutch." 20 minutes f. s. Rough kitchen. A rather neat little sketch built around Mr Day's characterization of an old German shoemaker, who thinks he has fallen heir to a fortune. Got quite a number of laughs, held the interest and closed well. GOLDSMITH and HOPPE. 16 minutes in one. Street. Musical comedians These two boys pulled down one of the solid applause hits of the show. WILL OAKLAND and CO. "At The Club." 21 minutes f. s. Dark Tapestry. (Can close in one if necessary) A splendid act with five men. Went very big. JOHN JOSEFESSON'S ICELANDIC TROUPE. 9 minutes f. s. Cut Garden. Very short opening in one. Demonstrations of "Glima," the Icelandic National sport of self-defence, An excellent novelty. The work is fast and full of action, and entirely different from anything previously seen here. Closed very big. MAGGIE CLINE. 20 minutes in one. O. P. Drapery. Maggie still reigns supreme as Queen of All Ireland, at least so far as Boston is concerned, Has some new changes done in emerald green, and an Irish toreador song introducing the Irish flag. Received a big reception, all her numbers were strongly applauded, and she obliged to do "Throw Him Down McCluskey, for an encore. Just to show she is still young, Maggie finished with a tango, danced with the house propertyman, which was nothing short of a riot. LOUIS A SIMON and CO. in "THE NEW PERSIAN GARDEN." 32 minutes f.s. Special set. This is the new edition of the comic opera formerly presented by Mr. Simon and Kathryn Osterman. There have been numerous changes in the cast, Flavia Arearo now plays Miss Osterman role and Lillian Bordman, late of Gus Edwards' Song Revue, sings the prima donna part, There is a new tenor, and the act now carries its own musical director. The dialogue remains about the same, but has an entirely new musical score. Mr. Simon's comedy got as many laughs as ever, while the act is much stronger than previously. Miss Bordman and the tenor dance a tango, which is later burlesqued by Simon and Miss Arearo. Notwithstanding that it followed two exceptionally strong turns, the act held the house seated to the finish.