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Managers' report book, September 13, 1920-December 8, 1921

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PROVIDENCE. R. I.    E. F. ALBEE    DEC. 6th, 1920
I am quite a little disappointed in the show this week. There is nothing in it that is bad and there is very little in it that is striking. No real big hits, although two or three of the acts went very well. There is a decided lack of comedy, which hurts materially.
CHAS. LOVENBERG.

AERIAL VALENTINES: These people do a little work that is acceptable and have one good stunt on a couple of very large rings, but they hardly get started before they finish. A scant five minutes, full stage.
BOYCE COOMBE: Personally I rather like Mr. Coombe in a quite way, but there is no denying that the act lacks punch, and coming so early in the bill he was unquestionably handicapped. No doubt a little further down he would have fared better. As it was he did not score very strongly. 15 min. in one.
EMERSON & BALDWIN: A rather old fashioned comedy act with a little burlesque magic and juggling introduced. Scored fairly well. 11 min. in two.
SCANLON, DENNO BROS. & SCANLON: Without particularly good voices, these people harmonize nicely and dance exceptionally well. The surprise disclosure that one of the men is a girl brought out a big round of applause; at the finished they again scored well. 13 min. in one.
FREDERICK FRADKIN & JEAN TELL: Mr. Fradkin is a very fine violinist indeed, possibly the best we have ever had. Miss Tell sings only acceptably well and I think is a detriment to the act, however, they made a big hit, receiving plenty of spontaneous applause. 18 min. full stage.
SYLVIA CLARKE: Miss Clark's comedy at this point was certainly most acceptable, and the little lady piled up pretty near the big hit of the show. 15 min. in one.
VIRGINIA PEARSON & SHELDON LEWIS: It is quite surprising how many of the big screen stars lack in ability on the spoken stage. Miss Pearson is fairly good actress and Mr. Lewis is pretty bad. A man in the Company is good. The sketch fair, however, I believe they will draw some business on the strength of their picture reputation. 22 min. full stage.
CARSON & WILLARD: These two men have a pretty good line of talk and if they were up about two pegs higher on the bill, no doubt would have fared better than they did. As it was they got some laughs but nobody was killed in the rush of applause. 17 min. in one.
AMETA: Very pretty mirror dancer, but it has been seen here too often to have any value. 10 min full stage.

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PROVIDENCE. R. I. E. F. ALBEE DEC. 6th, 1920 I am quite a little disappointed in the show this week. There is nothing in it that is bad and there is very little in it that is striking. No real big hits, although two or three of the acts went very well. There is a decided lack of comedy, which hurts materially. CHAS. LOVENBERG. AERIAL VALENTINES: These people do a little work that is acceptable and have one good stunt on a couple of very large rings, but they hardly get started before they finish. A scant five minutes, full stage. BOYCE COOMBE: Personally I rather like Mr. Coombe in a quite way, but there is no denying that the act lacks punch, and coming so early in the bill he was unquestionably handicapped. No doubt a little further down he would have fared better. As it was he did not score very strongly. 15 min. in one. EMERSON & BALDWIN: A rather old fashioned comedy act with a little burlesque magic and juggling introduced. Scored fairly well. 11 min. in two. SCANLON, DENNO BROS. & SCANLON: Without particularly good voices, these people harmonize nicely and dance exceptionally well. The surprise disclosure that one of the men is a girl brought out a big round of applause; at the finished they again scored well. 13 min. in one. FREDERICK FRADKIN & JEAN TELL: Mr. Fradkin is a very fine violinist indeed, possibly the best we have ever had. Miss Tell sings only acceptably well and I think is a detriment to the act, however, they made a big hit, receiving plenty of spontaneous applause. 18 min. full stage. SYLVIA CLARKE: Miss Clark's comedy at this point was certainly most acceptable, and the little lady piled up pretty near the big hit of the show. 15 min. in one. VIRGINIA PEARSON & SHELDON LEWIS: It is quite surprising how many of the big screen stars lack in ability on the spoken stage. Miss Pearson is fairly good actress and Mr. Lewis is pretty bad. A man in the Company is good. The sketch fair, however, I believe they will draw some business on the strength of their picture reputation. 22 min. full stage. CARSON & WILLARD: These two men have a pretty good line of talk and if they were up about two pegs higher on the bill, no doubt would have fared better than they did. As it was they got some laughs but nobody was killed in the rush of applause. 17 min. in one. AMETA: Very pretty mirror dancer, but it has been seen here too often to have any value. 10 min full stage.