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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904
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183 Report on show, Keith's Theatre, Providence, R. I., Week of October 17th, 1904. (Charles Lovenberg.) The bill this week is rather a good one although quiet in spots, though I don't believe it is one that will draw a great deal of money on account of the fact that all of the very best acts aside from Annie Irish, are not new. Everything went through fairly well to very good with the audience except Willy Zimmerman. Vontello & Nina. Ring act. Fairly good three a day act of the kind, neatly dressed and satisfactory. 11 min. full stage, 3 shows. Van Fossen & McCaulay. Blackface comedians; eccentric dancers, the latter part of their act being exceptionally good from a three a day standpoint. Should be called a good act of its class. 15 min. in one, three shows. Marshall & Lorraine. Comedy sketch in which the girl plays a Bowery Girl introducing a little monologue of rather bright sayings. The man plays a "bum tragedian" after the style of "Ray" of "Wood & Ray". They go first rate up to their finish when they introduce some trombone playing and a little dancing which lets it down rather tame, however it is a good three a day act. 16 min. open in 3, close in one, if necessary. Ray Cox. Singer of southern songs and tells some very good stories and gives some imitations of various kinds of Vaudeville vocalists. She didn't open up very strong but before she was half through she had them hard and finished making a big hit. 13 min. in one, 3 shows. Woodford's Animals. This is an unusual act in which the man introduces two dogs, one Pug and one a little Fox Terrier, two Ponies, only one of which does anything the other being somewhat of a freak being the smallest animal of its kind I ever saw and most attractive for the children. He has two monkeys which do a number of laughable tricks, one of them rides a velocipede and actually guides it around the stage himself and the trainer covers the monkey and his machine, with chairs, lands it upside down, etc, from which the monkey extricates himself and velocipede and rides away amid roars of laughter. Considering he does three shows it is a mighty valuable act and especially pleasing for children. 20 min. full stage. Clement De Lion. Billiard ball and card manipulator. This man's act showed to much better advantage here today than it did when I saw it in Philadelphia and I must admit that he is very dextrous with the billiard balls though not as clever with the cards as some others we have had. He didn't make an especially big hit but went well with this afternoon's audience. 10 min. full stage, 2 shows. Eckert & Berg. In the same act they have given all over the circuit "The Land of Two Moons" which was very acceptable to the audience this afternoon although personally, I am not carried away with it except to say it is all right for the money which we pay. As they open and close in one, it is a little additional value. 23 min. 2 shows. Willy Zimmermann. Impersonator of famous Composers, directing Band. Only one of his impersonations went at all well today, and that was his first "Suppe," and this was entirely on account of the comedy
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183 Report on show, Keith's Theatre, Providence, R. I., Week of October 17th, 1904. (Charles Lovenberg.) The bill this week is rather a good one although quiet in spots, though I don't believe it is one that will draw a great deal of money on account of the fact that all of the very best acts aside from Annie Irish, are not new. Everything went through fairly well to very good with the audience except Willy Zimmerman. Vontello & Nina. Ring act. Fairly good three a day act of the kind, neatly dressed and satisfactory. 11 min. full stage, 3 shows. Van Fossen & McCaulay. Blackface comedians; eccentric dancers, the latter part of their act being exceptionally good from a three a day standpoint. Should be called a good act of its class. 15 min. in one, three shows. Marshall & Lorraine. Comedy sketch in which the girl plays a Bowery Girl introducing a little monologue of rather bright sayings. The man plays a "bum tragedian" after the style of "Ray" of "Wood & Ray". They go first rate up to their finish when they introduce some trombone playing and a little dancing which lets it down rather tame, however it is a good three a day act. 16 min. open in 3, close in one, if necessary. Ray Cox. Singer of southern songs and tells some very good stories and gives some imitations of various kinds of Vaudeville vocalists. She didn't open up very strong but before she was half through she had them hard and finished making a big hit. 13 min. in one, 3 shows. Woodford's Animals. This is an unusual act in which the man introduces two dogs, one Pug and one a little Fox Terrier, two Ponies, only one of which does anything the other being somewhat of a freak being the smallest animal of its kind I ever saw and most attractive for the children. He has two monkeys which do a number of laughable tricks, one of them rides a velocipede and actually guides it around the stage himself and the trainer covers the monkey and his machine, with chairs, lands it upside down, etc, from which the monkey extricates himself and velocipede and rides away amid roars of laughter. Considering he does three shows it is a mighty valuable act and especially pleasing for children. 20 min. full stage. Clement De Lion. Billiard ball and card manipulator. This man's act showed to much better advantage here today than it did when I saw it in Philadelphia and I must admit that he is very dextrous with the billiard balls though not as clever with the cards as some others we have had. He didn't make an especially big hit but went well with this afternoon's audience. 10 min. full stage, 2 shows. Eckert & Berg. In the same act they have given all over the circuit "The Land of Two Moons" which was very acceptable to the audience this afternoon although personally, I am not carried away with it except to say it is all right for the money which we pay. As they open and close in one, it is a little additional value. 23 min. 2 shows. Willy Zimmermann. Impersonator of famous Composers, directing Band. Only one of his impersonations went at all well today, and that was his first "Suppe," and this was entirely on account of the comedy
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