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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904
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45 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Apr. 25, 1904 Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Usual collection of home and foreign views. Hodges and Lauchmere, 3 shows, 13 min., open in 1, go to 3, and close in 1--Colored man and woman, in singing and dancing specialties, the feature being the cat duet at the close of the act, done with masks on, which scored quite a hit. They are good singers and the act is worthy a better place than can be given it this week, although it will be moved down. Estelle Wordette, and Harry Kusel, 3 shows, 15 min., full stage--Presenting a comedy sketch entitled "A Honeymoon in the Catskills." The dialogue is bright, and if the sketch were in the hands of better actors it would score something of a hit. As it is, the woman is only fair, while the man is decidedly coarse. If the latter played his part like a gentleman, instead of like a race-course tout, the act would be worthy of a better place. Theodore Morse Trio, 3 shows, 15 min., open full stage, close in 1--Three male entertainers, two being vocalists, while the third plays accompaniment on the piano. They run mostly to coon songs, a la Cole and Johnson, but are not in a class with the latter. All right in the three-show class. Phil and Nettie Peters, 3 shows, 18 min. in 1--This is a clever team of talking and singing comedians, the woman working straight and the man in eccentric makeup. Got lots of laughs and finished stronger than I expected. Gillett's Musical Dogs, 2 shows, 18 min., open in 1, go to 3 and close in 1--One of the best dog acts we play. Went well. John Bowker, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1--In an illustrated travelogue, entitled "Japrussa," being a comparison of the two countries now at war. It is probably the best thing he has ever offered, was listened to with close attention throughout, and he received an enthusiastic recall at the finish. Fanny Rice, 2 shows, 20 min. in 1--This woman is not worth the salary she is paid, as she is regarded as a "dead one", cannot sing and carries a lot of electric mechanism that she expect the house to work, instead of bringing along a man. There was a hitch in the electrical part of the act, the first of its kind we have had here in a year. Notwithstanding her vocal ability is decidedly in the past, Miss Rice, with her dolls managed to pull through to fairly good applause.
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45 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Apr. 25, 1904 Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Usual collection of home and foreign views. Hodges and Lauchmere, 3 shows, 13 min., open in 1, go to 3, and close in 1--Colored man and woman, in singing and dancing specialties, the feature being the cat duet at the close of the act, done with masks on, which scored quite a hit. They are good singers and the act is worthy a better place than can be given it this week, although it will be moved down. Estelle Wordette, and Harry Kusel, 3 shows, 15 min., full stage--Presenting a comedy sketch entitled "A Honeymoon in the Catskills." The dialogue is bright, and if the sketch were in the hands of better actors it would score something of a hit. As it is, the woman is only fair, while the man is decidedly coarse. If the latter played his part like a gentleman, instead of like a race-course tout, the act would be worthy of a better place. Theodore Morse Trio, 3 shows, 15 min., open full stage, close in 1--Three male entertainers, two being vocalists, while the third plays accompaniment on the piano. They run mostly to coon songs, a la Cole and Johnson, but are not in a class with the latter. All right in the three-show class. Phil and Nettie Peters, 3 shows, 18 min. in 1--This is a clever team of talking and singing comedians, the woman working straight and the man in eccentric makeup. Got lots of laughs and finished stronger than I expected. Gillett's Musical Dogs, 2 shows, 18 min., open in 1, go to 3 and close in 1--One of the best dog acts we play. Went well. John Bowker, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1--In an illustrated travelogue, entitled "Japrussa," being a comparison of the two countries now at war. It is probably the best thing he has ever offered, was listened to with close attention throughout, and he received an enthusiastic recall at the finish. Fanny Rice, 2 shows, 20 min. in 1--This woman is not worth the salary she is paid, as she is regarded as a "dead one", cannot sing and carries a lot of electric mechanism that she expect the house to work, instead of bringing along a man. There was a hitch in the electrical part of the act, the first of its kind we have had here in a year. Notwithstanding her vocal ability is decidedly in the past, Miss Rice, with her dolls managed to pull through to fairly good applause.
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