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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 21, 1903 - March 14, 1904

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CRITICISM
KEITH'S BIJOU
PHILADELPHIA
NOVEMBER 23RD, 1903.
STEREOPTICON: No views arrived to-day; fortunately did not need them as the show was long enough without them.
HARRY B. LESTER: Street in one; 3 shows; 12 minutes. this man's monologue and imitations are familiar to the circuit, and was rather ordinary in his material; made his only impression in an imitation of George Cohan singing his own song: "If I Were Mr. Morgan."
HENDERSON & ROSS: Farm landscape in 3, set cottage, fence; 12 minutes; 3 shows. Man and woman in rube sketch, chief feature of which is the man's work on the tight rope; man rube character and the girl soubrette; she is very "valentiney" in appearance. The act is a fair opener but nothing more, and went about as it does in the other houses.
GARRITY SISTERS: 11 minutes in one; 3 shows. Two young girls doing the regulation songs and dance; rather plain looking, and bad voices, but are pretty good dancers and lively, and went well in this place. Their dances are of the lively order.
REED & SHAW: 3 shows; garden in 4; 12 minutes. Two men on the rings. The act is familiar to the circuit, is properly placed and went well. Even the alleged comedy getting better results in this house than in the other houses on the circuit.
BRANDOW & WILEY: 3 shows; 14 minutes in one. Two genuine coons, man and woman, with the regulation coon idea of brilliant dressing. The act is a good one for this place and was the first to give them a good waking up chiefly on account of the man's acrobatic essence and his dance and acrobatic stuff at the end of the act. The woman is a bright yellow wench with the usual bright zinc voice. The finish was very good and they got a recall and had to do an encore.
EARL & WILSON: 3 shows; 20 minutes; C.D.F.3, can close in one. Man and woman, the man straight, the woman with character make up. Has been over the circuit, consequently known. The woman's comedy went very well, and the act altogether was a success and got very liberal applause.
TIM CRONIN: 18 minutes in one; 2 shows. First to get a reception. His two stories went very well, his imitations not so well. His French serio-comic take off was on the rough order, but his burlesque quadrille went with its usual strength. He is all right for this house.
GALLETTI'S MONKEYS: 2 shows; full stage; 18 minutes. This act has been over the circuit, and it has been changed entirely around since I saw it. The last time I saw him he was doing the barber shop and the boxing match, but now he is doing an entirely new act and to my mind the funniest he ever did. The monkeys were a scream from the time they were on until they were off, and it seemed to me they made the hit of the day.

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82 CRITICISM KEITH'S BIJOU PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER 23RD, 1903. STEREOPTICON: No views arrived to-day; fortunately did not need them as the show was long enough without them. HARRY B. LESTER: Street in one; 3 shows; 12 minutes. this man's monologue and imitations are familiar to the circuit, and was rather ordinary in his material; made his only impression in an imitation of George Cohan singing his own song: "If I Were Mr. Morgan." HENDERSON & ROSS: Farm landscape in 3, set cottage, fence; 12 minutes; 3 shows. Man and woman in rube sketch, chief feature of which is the man's work on the tight rope; man rube character and the girl soubrette; she is very "valentiney" in appearance. The act is a fair opener but nothing more, and went about as it does in the other houses. GARRITY SISTERS: 11 minutes in one; 3 shows. Two young girls doing the regulation songs and dance; rather plain looking, and bad voices, but are pretty good dancers and lively, and went well in this place. Their dances are of the lively order. REED & SHAW: 3 shows; garden in 4; 12 minutes. Two men on the rings. The act is familiar to the circuit, is properly placed and went well. Even the alleged comedy getting better results in this house than in the other houses on the circuit. BRANDOW & WILEY: 3 shows; 14 minutes in one. Two genuine coons, man and woman, with the regulation coon idea of brilliant dressing. The act is a good one for this place and was the first to give them a good waking up chiefly on account of the man's acrobatic essence and his dance and acrobatic stuff at the end of the act. The woman is a bright yellow wench with the usual bright zinc voice. The finish was very good and they got a recall and had to do an encore. EARL & WILSON: 3 shows; 20 minutes; C.D.F.3, can close in one. Man and woman, the man straight, the woman with character make up. Has been over the circuit, consequently known. The woman's comedy went very well, and the act altogether was a success and got very liberal applause. TIM CRONIN: 18 minutes in one; 2 shows. First to get a reception. His two stories went very well, his imitations not so well. His French serio-comic take off was on the rough order, but his burlesque quadrille went with its usual strength. He is all right for this house. GALLETTI'S MONKEYS: 2 shows; full stage; 18 minutes. This act has been over the circuit, and it has been changed entirely around since I saw it. The last time I saw him he was doing the barber shop and the boxing match, but now he is doing an entirely new act and to my mind the funniest he ever did. The monkeys were a scream from the time they were on until they were off, and it seemed to me they made the hit of the day.