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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 4-September 9, 1907

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Cressy & Dayne. On at 2.54, 26 min, full stage. Playing "The Wyoming Whoop". I consider this as good a sketch as Cressy has ever given us. He certainly got all kinds of laughs out of it this afternoon. It is so good that we are very seriously considering keeping it on for the second and last week of what we have announced as his farewell engagement in Boston vaudeville.
The Futurity Winner. On at 4.36, 19 min, full stage. The finish of this piece tells the whole story. I don't care a whole lot for the company, although I doubt of Benedict and Miss Shirley could be much improved upon. Some of the action needs livening up, and several of the situations could be bettered; still, as I have said before, "It is all in the finish", the race scene, which is remarkably well staged. I have never seen it fail to thoroughly arouse an audience, and it got a tremendous amount of applause this afternoon.
Kinetograph. On at 4.55, 20 min. "Picturesque Japan", an excellent film. "A Sign of the Times", a very good comic.
Kelso & Leighton. On at 5.15, 15 min, full stage. Fairly clever man and woman in a hodge-podge sketch that seemed to please those who were in the house at this time. I think it would be all right for an early spot in the smaller houses. It is certainly O. K. as a 3-a-day.
Comment. I consider this a corking good show. If differs very much in character from those of the past two weeks, both of which gave great satisfaction to our patrons, who also seemed to like the change in style this afternoon. No cuts.

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Cressy & Dayne. On at 2.54, 26 min, full stage. Playing "The Wyoming Whoop". I consider this as good a sketch as Cressy has ever given us. He certainly got all kinds of laughs out of it this afternoon. It is so good that we are very seriously considering keeping it on for the second and last week of what we have announced as his farewell engagement in Boston vaudeville. The Futurity Winner. On at 4.36, 19 min, full stage. The finish of this piece tells the whole story. I don't care a whole lot for the company, although I doubt of Benedict and Miss Shirley could be much improved upon. Some of the action needs livening up, and several of the situations could be bettered; still, as I have said before, "It is all in the finish", the race scene, which is remarkably well staged. I have never seen it fail to thoroughly arouse an audience, and it got a tremendous amount of applause this afternoon. Kinetograph. On at 4.55, 20 min. "Picturesque Japan", an excellent film. "A Sign of the Times", a very good comic. Kelso & Leighton. On at 5.15, 15 min, full stage. Fairly clever man and woman in a hodge-podge sketch that seemed to please those who were in the house at this time. I think it would be all right for an early spot in the smaller houses. It is certainly O. K. as a 3-a-day. Comment. I consider this a corking good show. If differs very much in character from those of the past two weeks, both of which gave great satisfaction to our patrons, who also seemed to like the change in style this afternoon. No cuts.