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

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COLUMBUS SHOW WEEK MAY 27th.     07.    W. W. Prosser.
WILLY ECKSTEIN: (Boy Pianist.) -- A very clever little fellow who plays standard and popular selections to the satisfaction of all who hear him. -- The act is too quiet and refined to open with. -- He went excellently and would no doubt have proven a much bigger hit further down the bills. -- C. D. F. 18 minutes.
CARTER)WATERS & CO. (The Wise Mr. Conn.) Comedy sketch. An act that nothing particularly good can be said of. -- Barely got by. Don't care to have this act again. -- It would be O. K. to open the show here as those coming late would not miss anything. 17 minutes C. D. F.
PAUL BARNES: Paul sings and tells stories and finally makes good but the audience certainly have to be shown before it takes to him. -- If he adheres to his present line of material he will never create a very favorable impression here. -- 16 minutes in one.
HENRI FRENCH: Quite a novel and taking act. -- Too well known to need comment. -- He got away nicely but could not honestly be said to have made a distinct hit. -- Wouldn't care to have French as a headline act again. -- He is all right here as one of several but not for a feature. -- Palace set 22 minutes.
MELVILLE & STETSON: A very ordinary singing act by two well known women. -- About the only redeeming feature of their work is that they refrain from springing anything 'off color'. -- The people here hardly knew that they were on the bill. -- To do them justice one of the girls is suffering with a very bad throat and was far from her best. -- Olio -- 14 minutes.
Julia Redmond & Co. -- (Too Much Married.") Comedy sketch. The central idea is as old as the show business. -- The work of those engaged in the presentation is O. K. but the style of sketch is not. -- It is hard to look at this act after having just had White and Stuart last week. Would not care to have this act again at any price. -- C. D. F. 23 minutes.
WELCH, MEALY & MONTROSE: These boys saved the entire show with their. acrobatic work and the comedy of the big fellow. -- The act went big from beginning to end. It is novel and well presented and they deserve great credit for waking up an audience that was on the verge of slumber. Their base ball talk went heavily this being a crazy ball town. 20 minutes in one.
SPESSARDY'S PERFORMING BEARS: 6 trained bears that were about as genuine a frost as anything we have ever had in the house. -- At the matinee they barely got through and at night they failed to make good in any sense of the term. -- I have not received the salary for this act yet but if it is very much I fear we are cheated so far as Columbus is concerned. -- At the finish of the act last night there was not a single 'hand' a most remarkable feat for a closing act in this house. They perform a few stunts but none of them seem to excite the slightest interest except where one animal stands on its head after which stunt there was a little half-hearted applause. I thought that perhaps the act was so good that my patrons were nonpulsed with its merit but when I inquired among a few I changed my mind. -- Rocky Pass 11 minutes.

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COLUMBUS SHOW WEEK MAY 27th. 07. W. W. Prosser. WILLY ECKSTEIN: (Boy Pianist.) -- A very clever little fellow who plays standard and popular selections to the satisfaction of all who hear him. -- The act is too quiet and refined to open with. -- He went excellently and would no doubt have proven a much bigger hit further down the bills. -- C. D. F. 18 minutes. CARTER)WATERS & CO. (The Wise Mr. Conn.) Comedy sketch. An act that nothing particularly good can be said of. -- Barely got by. Don't care to have this act again. -- It would be O. K. to open the show here as those coming late would not miss anything. 17 minutes C. D. F. PAUL BARNES: Paul sings and tells stories and finally makes good but the audience certainly have to be shown before it takes to him. -- If he adheres to his present line of material he will never create a very favorable impression here. -- 16 minutes in one. HENRI FRENCH: Quite a novel and taking act. -- Too well known to need comment. -- He got away nicely but could not honestly be said to have made a distinct hit. -- Wouldn't care to have French as a headline act again. -- He is all right here as one of several but not for a feature. -- Palace set 22 minutes. MELVILLE & STETSON: A very ordinary singing act by two well known women. -- About the only redeeming feature of their work is that they refrain from springing anything 'off color'. -- The people here hardly knew that they were on the bill. -- To do them justice one of the girls is suffering with a very bad throat and was far from her best. -- Olio -- 14 minutes. Julia Redmond & Co. -- (Too Much Married.") Comedy sketch. The central idea is as old as the show business. -- The work of those engaged in the presentation is O. K. but the style of sketch is not. -- It is hard to look at this act after having just had White and Stuart last week. Would not care to have this act again at any price. -- C. D. F. 23 minutes. WELCH, MEALY & MONTROSE: These boys saved the entire show with their. acrobatic work and the comedy of the big fellow. -- The act went big from beginning to end. It is novel and well presented and they deserve great credit for waking up an audience that was on the verge of slumber. Their base ball talk went heavily this being a crazy ball town. 20 minutes in one. SPESSARDY'S PERFORMING BEARS: 6 trained bears that were about as genuine a frost as anything we have ever had in the house. -- At the matinee they barely got through and at night they failed to make good in any sense of the term. -- I have not received the salary for this act yet but if it is very much I fear we are cheated so far as Columbus is concerned. -- At the finish of the act last night there was not a single 'hand' a most remarkable feat for a closing act in this house. They perform a few stunts but none of them seem to excite the slightest interest except where one animal stands on its head after which stunt there was a little half-hearted applause. I thought that perhaps the act was so good that my patrons were nonpulsed with its merit but when I inquired among a few I changed my mind. -- Rocky Pass 11 minutes.