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Keith-Albee managers' report book, October 27, 1913-May 11, 1914
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B. F. KEITH'S THEATER - BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS. Week of February 23rd 1914. Robert G. Larsen. POLLARD. 11 minutes f. s. C. D. F. Wellknown comedy juggler. Made a very good opener. DALE and BOYLE. 11 minutes in one. O. P. Drapery. Open with straight songs, which went fairly well. The dancing and the surprise finish, however, won them a strong closing hand. JED and ETHEL DOOLEY. 13 minutes f. s. Palace. Doing a little bit of everything, from riding bicycle to lassoing and turkey trotting. A lively little act that went over first-rate. ED VINTON and BUSTER. 20 minutes in one. Garden. One of the best trained dog acts we have every played. Buster mimics everything his master does. The fact that the dog works without any apparent urging, makes the act especially attractive. The comedy element is exceptionally strong for an act of this character. Scored a decided hit. B. A. ROLFE'S "THE PORCH PARTY. 24 minutes f.s. Special set. Instrumental music, singing and dancing against a massive and beautiful scenic background. A very pretty musical act. Closed strong. BERT ERROL? 14 minutes in one. Olio Drop. this man is one of the best female impersonators we have ever played. Has a wonderful, voice but not the least feature of his turn is the comedy. Instead of trying to fool the audience, Errol takes it for granted that they are on to him all the time. He scored the applause hit of the show. WRONGED FROM THE START. 33 minutes f. s. Special set. Everrett Shinn's latest "meller drammer" is decidedly reminiscent of Will M. Cressy's "Town Hall To-night" in the character of the Rube [???] house manager. Has an element of novelty in the staging, and the manager, is the real star of the act. The audience was quite as much interested in his antics in the hay loft over the stage as they were in the action of the "meller drammy" itself. Both audiences to-day laughed heartily. WELLINGTON CROSS and LOIS JOSEPHINE. 18 minutes in one. Special plush drop. Here is a case of too much money killing a very good act. There they had originality and gimp during their last appearance here, they come to us this time with nothing original whatever except possibly one song that has been sung from three to fifteen times in the house by others, who put them over as well as Cross and Josephine. It is very evident that the audience was tired of the songs they were singing, for it was not until their last song, which was new that they aroused any of the old time enthusiasm. We have asked them to put in their old travesty, so as to make the act a little different from the average hundred dollar act of this type that we play from week to week. WEISE TROUPE. 10 minutes f.s. Garden. Three men and one woman in a pole balancing and equilbristic turn. Beautifully dressed, and the work at the top of the twenty foot pole is very spectacular. Made an excellent opener.
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B. F. KEITH'S THEATER - BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS. Week of February 23rd 1914. Robert G. Larsen. POLLARD. 11 minutes f. s. C. D. F. Wellknown comedy juggler. Made a very good opener. DALE and BOYLE. 11 minutes in one. O. P. Drapery. Open with straight songs, which went fairly well. The dancing and the surprise finish, however, won them a strong closing hand. JED and ETHEL DOOLEY. 13 minutes f. s. Palace. Doing a little bit of everything, from riding bicycle to lassoing and turkey trotting. A lively little act that went over first-rate. ED VINTON and BUSTER. 20 minutes in one. Garden. One of the best trained dog acts we have every played. Buster mimics everything his master does. The fact that the dog works without any apparent urging, makes the act especially attractive. The comedy element is exceptionally strong for an act of this character. Scored a decided hit. B. A. ROLFE'S "THE PORCH PARTY. 24 minutes f.s. Special set. Instrumental music, singing and dancing against a massive and beautiful scenic background. A very pretty musical act. Closed strong. BERT ERROL? 14 minutes in one. Olio Drop. this man is one of the best female impersonators we have ever played. Has a wonderful, voice but not the least feature of his turn is the comedy. Instead of trying to fool the audience, Errol takes it for granted that they are on to him all the time. He scored the applause hit of the show. WRONGED FROM THE START. 33 minutes f. s. Special set. Everrett Shinn's latest "meller drammer" is decidedly reminiscent of Will M. Cressy's "Town Hall To-night" in the character of the Rube [???] house manager. Has an element of novelty in the staging, and the manager, is the real star of the act. The audience was quite as much interested in his antics in the hay loft over the stage as they were in the action of the "meller drammy" itself. Both audiences to-day laughed heartily. WELLINGTON CROSS and LOIS JOSEPHINE. 18 minutes in one. Special plush drop. Here is a case of too much money killing a very good act. There they had originality and gimp during their last appearance here, they come to us this time with nothing original whatever except possibly one song that has been sung from three to fifteen times in the house by others, who put them over as well as Cross and Josephine. It is very evident that the audience was tired of the songs they were singing, for it was not until their last song, which was new that they aroused any of the old time enthusiasm. We have asked them to put in their old travesty, so as to make the act a little different from the average hundred dollar act of this type that we play from week to week. WEISE TROUPE. 10 minutes f.s. Garden. Three men and one woman in a pole balancing and equilbristic turn. Beautifully dressed, and the work at the top of the twenty foot pole is very spectacular. Made an excellent opener.
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