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Managers' report book, September 13, 1920-December 8, 1921
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REPORT OF BIJOU THEATRE, WOONSOCKET, R. I., Monday, tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 27, 28 and 29. GENE & MYRTLE CONROY--- Showing new style in Steps. Man and woman in a series of fast dances--both soft and hard shoes--make three changes of costume. 10 min. in one; went good. HANK BROWN & CO.--- In "Come Here, Come Here"--Comedy Skit full of comical saying and actions--man and woman; singing, talking and a little dancing, the features of this act is the way it is put over that went big with the audience. 15 min. street. MAXWELL QUINTETTE--- Present "A Night At The Club"--Scene is laid in a club room--all have good voices and the ensemble singing is full of breezy abandon and informality. 15 min. full. Went good. [Illegible signature] Sept 23rd. 1920 Report on the Scenic show last half of week. Arthur Terry. The Talking Cowboy. Has a good line of chatter, on the order of the old act of Will Rogers. went good this afternoon. 8 min. in 1 Mayo & Nevine. Piano & Singing. Rather a clean cut act, both the Woman & Man have good voices, deserved better consideration from the audience than they got today. 14 min in 1. Eddie Cassidy. Blackface Comedian. Some new and a lot of old gags that went big. Sings a couple of Irish songs and a couple of Irish recitations that went big. Act as a whole went very good. Married by Wireless. Splendid Mechanical & Scenic Effects, plenty of good comedy and fair singing. Act got several rounds of applause during the change of the mechanical effects. 21 min in full stage. Spec scenery. Show the best here in some time, ought to do some business as it get noised around town. Reddy
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REPORT OF BIJOU THEATRE, WOONSOCKET, R. I., Monday, tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 27, 28 and 29. GENE & MYRTLE CONROY--- Showing new style in Steps. Man and woman in a series of fast dances--both soft and hard shoes--make three changes of costume. 10 min. in one; went good. HANK BROWN & CO.--- In "Come Here, Come Here"--Comedy Skit full of comical saying and actions--man and woman; singing, talking and a little dancing, the features of this act is the way it is put over that went big with the audience. 15 min. street. MAXWELL QUINTETTE--- Present "A Night At The Club"--Scene is laid in a club room--all have good voices and the ensemble singing is full of breezy abandon and informality. 15 min. full. Went good. [Illegible signature] Sept 23rd. 1920 Report on the Scenic show last half of week. Arthur Terry. The Talking Cowboy. Has a good line of chatter, on the order of the old act of Will Rogers. went good this afternoon. 8 min. in 1 Mayo & Nevine. Piano & Singing. Rather a clean cut act, both the Woman & Man have good voices, deserved better consideration from the audience than they got today. 14 min in 1. Eddie Cassidy. Blackface Comedian. Some new and a lot of old gags that went big. Sings a couple of Irish songs and a couple of Irish recitations that went big. Act as a whole went very good. Married by Wireless. Splendid Mechanical & Scenic Effects, plenty of good comedy and fair singing. Act got several rounds of applause during the change of the mechanical effects. 21 min in full stage. Spec scenery. Show the best here in some time, ought to do some business as it get noised around town. Reddy
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