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

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REPORT ON KEITH'S BOSTON SHOW week of MAY 8th - 1916.
R. G. Larsen.
ALBERT CUTLER  10 minutes fs. Music Room. The audience at the afternoon performance did not care much for Mr. Cutler and his billiard table. He passed away quietly. Went a little better at night.
MARGUERITE FARRELL  15 minutes in one. O. P. Drapery. An average single, with a couple of original songs. Held this spot.
ELSIE WILLIAMS and CO "Who Was To Blame?" 17 minutes fs. CDF. A splendid comedy sketch with three people. Got many laughs and closed strong.
WARREN & TEMPLETON  12 minutes in one. Olio Drop. Two men in songs, dances and a little talk. The dancing is the feature of the act. Good act, and went well.
DOTTIE KING and BALLET DIVERTISSMENT  14 minutes fs. Garden Drop. Nine girls in classic and toe dances. Pretty little turn, and pleased.
"THE MAN OFF THE ICE WAGON" 11 minutes in one. Street. This chap has an excellent voice, and put his songs over in good shape. Every number was applauded, and he closed big. A Hit.
THE GAUDSMIDTS  9 minutes fs. Palace. Duplicated their success of previous visits.
KATE ELINORE and SAM WILLIAMS  21 minutes in one. wood. Doing the same old act, without a new line or gag. Getting away with it in great shape. The comedy hit of the show.
LANGDON McCORMICK'S "THE FOREST FIRE" with SYLVIA BIDWELL and COMPANY  32 minutes fs. Four special scenes. They have a stage full of scenery and the electrical effects are simply marvelous. Everybody else on the bill is working in two and a half this week on account of the room required by the "Forest Fire" equipment. Held the audience in their seats until the final curtain, and closed strong.



REPORT on KEITH'S BOSTON SHOW for WEEK of MAY 15th 1916
R. G. Larsen
LeHOEN and DuPREECE  15 minutes fs. Special set. Man and woman in a singing act with a little sharpshooting. good opener.
NORTHLANE and WARD  15 minutes in one and two. Olio and Palace drops. Man and woman, piano, songs, and dances. Went well in this spot.
DOROTHY REGEL and CO "The girl at the Cigar Stand." 21 minutes fs. special Set. A rattling good comedy act, full of action and with lots of laughs. Held the interest and closed strong.
PRIMROSE FOUR   15 minutes in one. O.P. Drapery. This quartette have added quite a little comedy to their act. Put over one of the hits of the show.
ROY HARRAH'S SKATING GIRLS  8 minutes fs. special Set. Roller skating by a man and three girls. Good opener or closer, but owing to the preponderance of singing in this show, we were obliged to move them up here to break it up. Went well.
MAUD MULLER  17 minutes in one. Garden Drop. Opens with about eight minutes of comedy talk, and closed with operatic songs. A hit.
DAVID SCHOOLER and LOUISE DICKINSON  20 minutes fs. Music room. Duplicated their success of previous visits.
SAM BERNARD  24 minutes in one. Olio Drop. Mr. Bernard put over one of the biggest comedy hits we have had this season.
LUCIE VELMONT and JACK RAYEN  13 minutes fs. Special cyclorama. this is a man and woman in a high-class operatic singing act, with scenery and costumes after Millet's painting, "The Angelus." All of their songs, but one, Tosti's "Good-Bye," are in French. A beautiful act, but owing to the amount of singing in the bill, we were obliged to close the show with them. Notwithstanding the hard spot, they went over very well. A good act.
COMMENT: This is one of the hardest shows to arrange that we have had this season. There are six singing acts, and only three comedy turns. With the re-arrangement at the night performance, the show worked out much better than it played at the matinee.

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REPORT ON KEITH'S BOSTON SHOW week of MAY 8th - 1916. R. G. Larsen. ALBERT CUTLER 10 minutes fs. Music Room. The audience at the afternoon performance did not care much for Mr. Cutler and his billiard table. He passed away quietly. Went a little better at night. MARGUERITE FARRELL 15 minutes in one. O. P. Drapery. An average single, with a couple of original songs. Held this spot. ELSIE WILLIAMS and CO "Who Was To Blame?" 17 minutes fs. CDF. A splendid comedy sketch with three people. Got many laughs and closed strong. WARREN & TEMPLETON 12 minutes in one. Olio Drop. Two men in songs, dances and a little talk. The dancing is the feature of the act. Good act, and went well. DOTTIE KING and BALLET DIVERTISSMENT 14 minutes fs. Garden Drop. Nine girls in classic and toe dances. Pretty little turn, and pleased. "THE MAN OFF THE ICE WAGON" 11 minutes in one. Street. This chap has an excellent voice, and put his songs over in good shape. Every number was applauded, and he closed big. A Hit. THE GAUDSMIDTS 9 minutes fs. Palace. Duplicated their success of previous visits. KATE ELINORE and SAM WILLIAMS 21 minutes in one. wood. Doing the same old act, without a new line or gag. Getting away with it in great shape. The comedy hit of the show. LANGDON McCORMICK'S "THE FOREST FIRE" with SYLVIA BIDWELL and COMPANY 32 minutes fs. Four special scenes. They have a stage full of scenery and the electrical effects are simply marvelous. Everybody else on the bill is working in two and a half this week on account of the room required by the "Forest Fire" equipment. Held the audience in their seats until the final curtain, and closed strong. REPORT on KEITH'S BOSTON SHOW for WEEK of MAY 15th 1916 R. G. Larsen LeHOEN and DuPREECE 15 minutes fs. Special set. Man and woman in a singing act with a little sharpshooting. good opener. NORTHLANE and WARD 15 minutes in one and two. Olio and Palace drops. Man and woman, piano, songs, and dances. Went well in this spot. DOROTHY REGEL and CO "The girl at the Cigar Stand." 21 minutes fs. special Set. A rattling good comedy act, full of action and with lots of laughs. Held the interest and closed strong. PRIMROSE FOUR 15 minutes in one. O.P. Drapery. This quartette have added quite a little comedy to their act. Put over one of the hits of the show. ROY HARRAH'S SKATING GIRLS 8 minutes fs. special Set. Roller skating by a man and three girls. Good opener or closer, but owing to the preponderance of singing in this show, we were obliged to move them up here to break it up. Went well. MAUD MULLER 17 minutes in one. Garden Drop. Opens with about eight minutes of comedy talk, and closed with operatic songs. A hit. DAVID SCHOOLER and LOUISE DICKINSON 20 minutes fs. Music room. Duplicated their success of previous visits. SAM BERNARD 24 minutes in one. Olio Drop. Mr. Bernard put over one of the biggest comedy hits we have had this season. LUCIE VELMONT and JACK RAYEN 13 minutes fs. Special cyclorama. this is a man and woman in a high-class operatic singing act, with scenery and costumes after Millet's painting, "The Angelus." All of their songs, but one, Tosti's "Good-Bye," are in French. A beautiful act, but owing to the amount of singing in the bill, we were obliged to close the show with them. Notwithstanding the hard spot, they went over very well. A good act. COMMENT: This is one of the hardest shows to arrange that we have had this season. There are six singing acts, and only three comedy turns. With the re-arrangement at the night performance, the show worked out much better than it played at the matinee.