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

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CRITICISM, KEITH'S BIJOU, FEBRUARY 16th. 1904.
#3
CRIMMAINS & GORE. Own set in 3. 24 minutes. Man & woman in an eccentric sketch with no plot of reason therefore, based on Bowery life. While it does not seem possible to excuse the writing of such a sketch, it need only be said that they received no small reception on their appearance here to-day, and were able to arouse laughter which was almost continuous throughout the sketch and carried them off to very good applause. While the act is somewhat course [coarse] and not up to what we generally expect of people in this position, viewed from the view-point of the amusement maker, they got by very strongly. Crimmins does some German dialect work very well, but the lady amounts of nothing except as to her elongated and slender figure, which fits very well into the part.
They took Howard & Bland's place to-day, that pair not showing up. 2 shows.
E..P..LYONS..  [E.P. LYONS]

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191 CRITICISM, KEITH'S BIJOU, FEBRUARY 16th. 1904. #3 CRIMMAINS & GORE. Own set in 3. 24 minutes. Man & woman in an eccentric sketch with no plot of reason therefore, based on Bowery life. While it does not seem possible to excuse the writing of such a sketch, it need only be said that they received no small reception on their appearance here to-day, and were able to arouse laughter which was almost continuous throughout the sketch and carried them off to very good applause. While the act is somewhat course [coarse] and not up to what we generally expect of people in this position, viewed from the view-point of the amusement maker, they got by very strongly. Crimmins does some German dialect work very well, but the lady amounts of nothing except as to her elongated and slender figure, which fits very well into the part. They took Howard & Bland's place to-day, that pair not showing up. 2 shows. E..P..LYONS.. [E.P. LYONS]