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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916

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REPORT on B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE - BOSTON - WEEK of NOV 29th '15.
PATHE NEWS  17 minutes in one. About the average run of news pictures.
RAMSDELL DUO  7 minutes f.s. Fancy dances. Fair opener.
JEAN TYSON and CO  "The International Boy." 15 minutes in one and two. Olio and Palace Drop. A very good act for this spot. The girl makes up as a girl at the opening, then pulls of wig showing boy's wig underneath. At the finish, she removes that, revealing her true identity. The audience is kept guessing all through the act, as to whether she is really a girl or a boy. Lively songs and dances. Went well.
CROSSMAN'S EIGHT ENTERTAINERS  15 minutes f.s. Music room. Musical act with a little singing. Full of life and ginger. Went well.
HOEY and LEE  16 minutes in one. Street. Have some new material along the same lines as the old. Going very well.
GEORGE BANCROFT and OCTAVIA BROSKE  22 minutes f.s. New Gold Interior. One of the very best man and woman acts we have played in a long time. Songs, dancing, and a dramatic recitation by the man, closing with a cakewalk. Miss Broske makes a striking appearance and wears some beautiful gowns. Mr Bancroft also possesses an attractive personality. Went big.
LLOYD and BRITT  17 minutes in one. Street. Two boys with a good routine of songs, talk and dances, ending with a burlesque Scotch number in kilts that kept the audience in roars. A good act.
FRITZI SCHEFF  15 minutes f.s. Com. Arch. About the same act she gave us last season. Going well.
THE SHARROCKS  21 minutes in one. Special Drop. These people were moved down here at night, after the failure of Hoey and Lee to hold the audience in at the matinee. An excellent comedy novelty that held the spot and closed strong.
KERVILLE FAMILY  12 minutes f.s. Palace. Trick billiardists, jugglers and cyclists. A fair closer.

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REPORT on B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE - BOSTON - WEEK of NOV 29th '15. PATHE NEWS 17 minutes in one. About the average run of news pictures. RAMSDELL DUO 7 minutes f.s. Fancy dances. Fair opener. JEAN TYSON and CO "The International Boy." 15 minutes in one and two. Olio and Palace Drop. A very good act for this spot. The girl makes up as a girl at the opening, then pulls of wig showing boy's wig underneath. At the finish, she removes that, revealing her true identity. The audience is kept guessing all through the act, as to whether she is really a girl or a boy. Lively songs and dances. Went well. CROSSMAN'S EIGHT ENTERTAINERS 15 minutes f.s. Music room. Musical act with a little singing. Full of life and ginger. Went well. HOEY and LEE 16 minutes in one. Street. Have some new material along the same lines as the old. Going very well. GEORGE BANCROFT and OCTAVIA BROSKE 22 minutes f.s. New Gold Interior. One of the very best man and woman acts we have played in a long time. Songs, dancing, and a dramatic recitation by the man, closing with a cakewalk. Miss Broske makes a striking appearance and wears some beautiful gowns. Mr Bancroft also possesses an attractive personality. Went big. LLOYD and BRITT 17 minutes in one. Street. Two boys with a good routine of songs, talk and dances, ending with a burlesque Scotch number in kilts that kept the audience in roars. A good act. FRITZI SCHEFF 15 minutes f.s. Com. Arch. About the same act she gave us last season. Going well. THE SHARROCKS 21 minutes in one. Special Drop. These people were moved down here at night, after the failure of Hoey and Lee to hold the audience in at the matinee. An excellent comedy novelty that held the spot and closed strong. KERVILLE FAMILY 12 minutes f.s. Palace. Trick billiardists, jugglers and cyclists. A fair closer.