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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904
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140 Report on show, Keith's Theatre, Providence, R. I., Week of September 12, 1904. (Charles Lovenberg.) The show dragged today considerably, probably due to the extreme hot weather which we had, the weather being as warm as most of the days we have had this summer. Show is too talky and it is too bad that we have both Hawtrey and Harcourt in the same bill. Zaranos. Failed to appear: sent no wire or word of any kind. Lavine & Leonard. Comedy juggling act. This act may be called fair. The juggling is very ordinary and the comedy not funny until they get down to the burlesque automobile start in which they got a few laughs. 15 min. full stage 3 shows. Inness & Ryan. This act is not good and rather retarded the early section of the show. They are only fit for an opening act. Their singing goes decently but their talk is very poor. 15 min. in one, 3 shows. Lucia & Viata. Wire act. This act has played over the circuit and reports given. Can only repeat now what the others have said, that it is a very dainty little act, the girls being pretty and neat looking. 7 min. full stage, 3 shows. Pewitt. The "Mysterious Face" I suppose might be the best term in which to describe this act. This feature didn't get a great deal of applause but one could hear the murmurs around and I am inclined to believe it will create considerable talk and should be rated as a good act. 8 min. full stage, can work in two, 2 shows. Harry Brown. Colored comedian. this man always goes well in this house and made the hit of the show up to this point. He has some new songs which he renders in his well known manner. 15 min. in one, 3 shows. Chas. Hawtrey & Co. I consider Mr. Hawtrey a very able comedian. The sketch is good, though not extremely funny, and the support better than I had been led to believe. I think he will draw us some money in the week, if it gets a little cooler here. 30 min. full stage, 2 shows. McIntyre & Heath. They got considerable advance applause but their work dragged. If they could only be made to realize the necessity of shortening their act and not tiring the audience, they would be far more valuable but it is impossible to make them shorten it, in the least. I was no more successful this time than on previous occasions. 36 min. open in one, close full stage, 2 shows. Mme. Slapoffski. This was the artistic hit of the show There is no doubt that she will attract the music lovers and draw for us her full salary. I consider her the best vocalist we have had. 12 min. in one, 2 shows.
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140 Report on show, Keith's Theatre, Providence, R. I., Week of September 12, 1904. (Charles Lovenberg.) The show dragged today considerably, probably due to the extreme hot weather which we had, the weather being as warm as most of the days we have had this summer. Show is too talky and it is too bad that we have both Hawtrey and Harcourt in the same bill. Zaranos. Failed to appear: sent no wire or word of any kind. Lavine & Leonard. Comedy juggling act. This act may be called fair. The juggling is very ordinary and the comedy not funny until they get down to the burlesque automobile start in which they got a few laughs. 15 min. full stage 3 shows. Inness & Ryan. This act is not good and rather retarded the early section of the show. They are only fit for an opening act. Their singing goes decently but their talk is very poor. 15 min. in one, 3 shows. Lucia & Viata. Wire act. This act has played over the circuit and reports given. Can only repeat now what the others have said, that it is a very dainty little act, the girls being pretty and neat looking. 7 min. full stage, 3 shows. Pewitt. The "Mysterious Face" I suppose might be the best term in which to describe this act. This feature didn't get a great deal of applause but one could hear the murmurs around and I am inclined to believe it will create considerable talk and should be rated as a good act. 8 min. full stage, can work in two, 2 shows. Harry Brown. Colored comedian. this man always goes well in this house and made the hit of the show up to this point. He has some new songs which he renders in his well known manner. 15 min. in one, 3 shows. Chas. Hawtrey & Co. I consider Mr. Hawtrey a very able comedian. The sketch is good, though not extremely funny, and the support better than I had been led to believe. I think he will draw us some money in the week, if it gets a little cooler here. 30 min. full stage, 2 shows. McIntyre & Heath. They got considerable advance applause but their work dragged. If they could only be made to realize the necessity of shortening their act and not tiring the audience, they would be far more valuable but it is impossible to make them shorten it, in the least. I was no more successful this time than on previous occasions. 36 min. open in one, close full stage, 2 shows. Mme. Slapoffski. This was the artistic hit of the show There is no doubt that she will attract the music lovers and draw for us her full salary. I consider her the best vocalist we have had. 12 min. in one, 2 shows.
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