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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916
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REPORT on PROVIDENCE SHOW, WEEK o OCTOBER 16, 1916. CHARLES LOVENBERG, Manager. The bill this week is quite good, although not quite up to the earlier bills of the season, better, however, than that of last week. Merle's Cockatoos Very showy act that pleased very well and should have some draft for the children. 10 Minutes Full Stage. Loney Haskell Mr. Haskell was a very agreeable surprise. He held the stage for 20 Minutes satisfactorily, and there was very little of an objectionable nature in his monologue, and none of that was serious. He does a much better act than many others getting more money and playing right along. 20 Minutes In One. Leona LaMar "The Girl of 1000 Eyes" This is an act something after the style of the Fays and Mercedes and a little mind reading thrown in. Instead of playing music, they answer questions as to affairs of the lives of the patrons. I am a little "up in the air" at present as to just what the value of this act is for a big time house, and would prefer to await the week's developments before giving my final support. They played for us a week in Pawtucket to big business, and in Woonsocket they broke all house records. I believe they have never played a big time house until this week. We have special stunts arranged for Wednesday and thursday and I would like to see what happens before I give my final report. Below is what the Providence Journal said this morning. The Journal is one of the most conservative papers in America. Whether it just happened that this man "fell" or not I don't know. As a whole I think the act will work out all right, but let's see what happens. 18 Minutes In Two. Of all the eerie exhibitions given here it is doubtful if anything has excelled that of Leona La Mar, the "Girl with the Thousand Eyes." Her's is one of those supposedly telepathetic performances that worry, astonish and amuse, as the case may be, but command a considerable degree of respectful attention. Her responses and advices last night were apt to the slightest detail, even regarding an engaged couple presumably incognito. Whitfield & Ireland A well known act which duplicated its former success 16 Minutes In One. The Age of Reason A splendid little sketch, excellently played and well received. 21 Minutes Full Stage. Shattuck & Golden This act has been described in other reports, and it is only necessary for me to say that they made good thoroughly. 19 Minutes In One. James & Marion Harkins The big hit of the show. 14 Minutes In One. Dorothy Regal & Co. In a very good sketch called, "The Girl at The Cigar Stand" which held them in to the close in good style. 20 Minutes Full Stage. Motion Pictures O. K. CUTS Loney Haskell "Never look me in the face again", and all matter about waists and skirts being too short. Leona LaMar Advice about doctors, operations and ailments. That is too dangerous ground to tread upon. Dorothy Regal Word, "Devil" In line with what I have said in previous reports about playing the "oldtimers" and what I believe to be their value, or lack of value, on a bill, has been pretty clearly demonstrated here this season. On the various bills since we have opened with vaudeville this season, we have had, with two exceptions, names that are not at all familiar to the theatre going public as our headliners. With those unfamiliar names we have had invariably good Monday openings. The two exceptions are Henrietta Crossman and Nat C. Goodwin. With Henrietta Crossman, our business fell on Monday nearly a hundred dollars below the average, and with Nat Goodwin, it fell nearly a hundred and fifty dollars below the average. This week, with "The Age of Reason", the opening business jumped up again. This clearly demonstrates to me that those "oldtimers" which the theatregoers term, "broken down stars", have a tendency to keep people out of, rather than bring them into. the theatre
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REPORT on PROVIDENCE SHOW, WEEK o OCTOBER 16, 1916. CHARLES LOVENBERG, Manager. The bill this week is quite good, although not quite up to the earlier bills of the season, better, however, than that of last week. Merle's Cockatoos Very showy act that pleased very well and should have some draft for the children. 10 Minutes Full Stage. Loney Haskell Mr. Haskell was a very agreeable surprise. He held the stage for 20 Minutes satisfactorily, and there was very little of an objectionable nature in his monologue, and none of that was serious. He does a much better act than many others getting more money and playing right along. 20 Minutes In One. Leona LaMar "The Girl of 1000 Eyes" This is an act something after the style of the Fays and Mercedes and a little mind reading thrown in. Instead of playing music, they answer questions as to affairs of the lives of the patrons. I am a little "up in the air" at present as to just what the value of this act is for a big time house, and would prefer to await the week's developments before giving my final support. They played for us a week in Pawtucket to big business, and in Woonsocket they broke all house records. I believe they have never played a big time house until this week. We have special stunts arranged for Wednesday and thursday and I would like to see what happens before I give my final report. Below is what the Providence Journal said this morning. The Journal is one of the most conservative papers in America. Whether it just happened that this man "fell" or not I don't know. As a whole I think the act will work out all right, but let's see what happens. 18 Minutes In Two. Of all the eerie exhibitions given here it is doubtful if anything has excelled that of Leona La Mar, the "Girl with the Thousand Eyes." Her's is one of those supposedly telepathetic performances that worry, astonish and amuse, as the case may be, but command a considerable degree of respectful attention. Her responses and advices last night were apt to the slightest detail, even regarding an engaged couple presumably incognito. Whitfield & Ireland A well known act which duplicated its former success 16 Minutes In One. The Age of Reason A splendid little sketch, excellently played and well received. 21 Minutes Full Stage. Shattuck & Golden This act has been described in other reports, and it is only necessary for me to say that they made good thoroughly. 19 Minutes In One. James & Marion Harkins The big hit of the show. 14 Minutes In One. Dorothy Regal & Co. In a very good sketch called, "The Girl at The Cigar Stand" which held them in to the close in good style. 20 Minutes Full Stage. Motion Pictures O. K. CUTS Loney Haskell "Never look me in the face again", and all matter about waists and skirts being too short. Leona LaMar Advice about doctors, operations and ailments. That is too dangerous ground to tread upon. Dorothy Regal Word, "Devil" In line with what I have said in previous reports about playing the "oldtimers" and what I believe to be their value, or lack of value, on a bill, has been pretty clearly demonstrated here this season. On the various bills since we have opened with vaudeville this season, we have had, with two exceptions, names that are not at all familiar to the theatre going public as our headliners. With those unfamiliar names we have had invariably good Monday openings. The two exceptions are Henrietta Crossman and Nat C. Goodwin. With Henrietta Crossman, our business fell on Monday nearly a hundred dollars below the average, and with Nat Goodwin, it fell nearly a hundred and fifty dollars below the average. This week, with "The Age of Reason", the opening business jumped up again. This clearly demonstrates to me that those "oldtimers" which the theatregoers term, "broken down stars", have a tendency to keep people out of, rather than bring them into. the theatre
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