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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 21, 1903 - March 14, 1904
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89 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Nov. 30, 1903. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Usual collection of home and foreign views. Sanford Sisters. 3 shows, 10 min. open full stage, close in 1--These girls will probably never get out of the 3-show-section, as they have no style and only average ability as instrumentalists. They sent in 16 minutes for time, and only did 10. Spaulding, 3 shows, 11 min. in 3--Very good equilibristic act, most of the work being performed on his hands. He has a little bit of comedy, but nothing objectionable in it. Lizzie Wilson, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Dutch dialect, talking and singing comedienne, with little talent. Went slow at the start but finished fairly well. All right for a place in the 3-show section. Beeson, Ma.com & Beeson, 3 shows, 20 min. open in 1, close full stage--Two men and a woman, the males making up in imitation of Hall and Staley, and utilizing the material of the latter's sketch, with a few alterations. They are not clever, however, and the woman is a stick. For this house the act is only good enough to open the show with. Paul Stephens, 2 shows, 10 min. in 4--Monopede wire performer, jumper and equilibrist. Went well and would stand for a better place in the bill. Louis Granat, 3 shows, 8 min. in 1--Whistling soloist, with more noise than music, but he made good with the folks who paid their money, and will go down the line. Joe Maxwell Quintet, 2 shows, 20 min. open in 4, close in 1--In their well known vocal sketch, "The Fire Chief". They went well, better, perhaps, than during the previous engagement. Hal Davis and Inez Macauley, 2 shows, 18 min. full stage--Presenting for the third time here their amusing one-act playlet, "The Unexpected", which is bright in dialogue, has many amusing situations and is very good. It was followed with interest and laughter all through, and finished strong. Raymond and Caverly, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1--This team of German dialect comedians and parody singers had much new dialogue which did not seem to strike the audience as being so funny as on the occasion of their last engagement, though it did me personally. They finished strong with their burlesque operetta, and we look for them to go as well as ever during the balance of the week. Everhart, 2 shows, 10 min. full stage--First appearance of this hoop roller in several years. He has improved his act wonderfully and outclasses all performers undertaking similar entertainment The act is a nice, clean one, the performers neatly dressed and doing good work. The plate catching at the finish carried them off strongly. In this feature of their act, for precision in catching plates, Nettie Masse has Olive beaten a mile. Comments: While on paper the show seemed even stronger than that of last week, as an actual fact it does not pan out so well; the principal reason the refor being a lack of suitable acts in one, which was caused by the dearth of suitable material when the show was booked. With a little rearrangement it will run more smoothly than it did this afternoon and I feel it will prove satisfactory.
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89 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Nov. 30, 1903. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Usual collection of home and foreign views. Sanford Sisters. 3 shows, 10 min. open full stage, close in 1--These girls will probably never get out of the 3-show-section, as they have no style and only average ability as instrumentalists. They sent in 16 minutes for time, and only did 10. Spaulding, 3 shows, 11 min. in 3--Very good equilibristic act, most of the work being performed on his hands. He has a little bit of comedy, but nothing objectionable in it. Lizzie Wilson, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Dutch dialect, talking and singing comedienne, with little talent. Went slow at the start but finished fairly well. All right for a place in the 3-show section. Beeson, Ma.com & Beeson, 3 shows, 20 min. open in 1, close full stage--Two men and a woman, the males making up in imitation of Hall and Staley, and utilizing the material of the latter's sketch, with a few alterations. They are not clever, however, and the woman is a stick. For this house the act is only good enough to open the show with. Paul Stephens, 2 shows, 10 min. in 4--Monopede wire performer, jumper and equilibrist. Went well and would stand for a better place in the bill. Louis Granat, 3 shows, 8 min. in 1--Whistling soloist, with more noise than music, but he made good with the folks who paid their money, and will go down the line. Joe Maxwell Quintet, 2 shows, 20 min. open in 4, close in 1--In their well known vocal sketch, "The Fire Chief". They went well, better, perhaps, than during the previous engagement. Hal Davis and Inez Macauley, 2 shows, 18 min. full stage--Presenting for the third time here their amusing one-act playlet, "The Unexpected", which is bright in dialogue, has many amusing situations and is very good. It was followed with interest and laughter all through, and finished strong. Raymond and Caverly, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1--This team of German dialect comedians and parody singers had much new dialogue which did not seem to strike the audience as being so funny as on the occasion of their last engagement, though it did me personally. They finished strong with their burlesque operetta, and we look for them to go as well as ever during the balance of the week. Everhart, 2 shows, 10 min. full stage--First appearance of this hoop roller in several years. He has improved his act wonderfully and outclasses all performers undertaking similar entertainment The act is a nice, clean one, the performers neatly dressed and doing good work. The plate catching at the finish carried them off strongly. In this feature of their act, for precision in catching plates, Nettie Masse has Olive beaten a mile. Comments: While on paper the show seemed even stronger than that of last week, as an actual fact it does not pan out so well; the principal reason the refor being a lack of suitable acts in one, which was caused by the dearth of suitable material when the show was booked. With a little rearrangement it will run more smoothly than it did this afternoon and I feel it will prove satisfactory.
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