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

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Columbus Show, Week Sept. 2nd.    (W. W. Prosser.)
THE ZANETTOS: -- Oriental Jugglers. -- Three in number made up as Japs. -- They have a good routine of stuff and perform it rapidly. Their juggling is unusually well manipulated. -- They work with balls, knives, firebrands, etc. -- and many of their tricks are similar to those performed by the Mowetts. -- The comedy end of their work is executed by one man who does the apple catching stunt about the same as Fred Pelot. -- The act makes good from beginning to end and really received as much favorable attention as anything on the bill. -- 12 minutes palace.
WILSON BROS: Two men: German and straight. -- An act that went very big. -- Both are good singers. -- They caught on from the beginning and finished very strong. -- Their singing is a feature being unusually good for a singing and talking comedy act. 16 minutes street.
MR. & MRS. VOELKER: High classed musical act. -- Man and woman. The man is a very clever violinist and the woman works with him at the piano. -- For some reason or other they just about get by and that is all. -- They manage to hold attention but fall down for a musical act. -- Strikes me that the man is not sufficiently sensational in his demeanor and that his attitude is too matter-of-fact. -- He no doubt understands his instrument but seems to lack the knack of showing his ability to the best possible advantage. -- A good fiddler but only a fair showman. -- His wife is a very pretty woman and makes a good appearance. 10 minutes. C. D. F.
AMERICUS COMEDY FOUR: They travesty song hits and do it pretty well but not much in favor of their singing can be said. -- Would term it a fairly good comedy act but not a knockout by any means. -- They get by however and prove acceptable. In one and two. 16 minutes.
WRIGHT HUNTINGTON & CO: Sketch "A Stolen Kiss" -- Three people. Two men and one woman. -- A fair comedy sketch. -- A little tiresome at the beginning but better as it progresses. -- Nothing strikingly original about it but during its presentation quite a number of laughs are secured. -- Mr. Huntington does excellent works and his support is acceptable. 20 minutes C. D. F.
COOPER & ROBINSON: The hit of the show by all odds. -- Two colored boys and both clever. -- The comedy end of the team has an eccentric line of comedy that goes with a howl. -- An act of unquestioned merit and one that pleases every part of the house. -- 16 minutes in one.
KENO, WALSH, & MELROSE: Three men acrobatic comedy. -- Except for the headbalancing finish a conventional act of its kind. -- They do some good work but the comedy end of the team "stalls" too much and makes things drag. -- They make use of almost all of the old "business" that I have ever seen. -- The act gets by well enough but not in the way I would like to have it do for the finish of the show.
PICTURES: Errand Boy, Ostrich Farm, Farmers Baking Bread. -- O. K.

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Columbus Show, Week Sept. 2nd. (W. W. Prosser.) THE ZANETTOS: -- Oriental Jugglers. -- Three in number made up as Japs. -- They have a good routine of stuff and perform it rapidly. Their juggling is unusually well manipulated. -- They work with balls, knives, firebrands, etc. -- and many of their tricks are similar to those performed by the Mowetts. -- The comedy end of their work is executed by one man who does the apple catching stunt about the same as Fred Pelot. -- The act makes good from beginning to end and really received as much favorable attention as anything on the bill. -- 12 minutes palace. WILSON BROS: Two men: German and straight. -- An act that went very big. -- Both are good singers. -- They caught on from the beginning and finished very strong. -- Their singing is a feature being unusually good for a singing and talking comedy act. 16 minutes street. MR. & MRS. VOELKER: High classed musical act. -- Man and woman. The man is a very clever violinist and the woman works with him at the piano. -- For some reason or other they just about get by and that is all. -- They manage to hold attention but fall down for a musical act. -- Strikes me that the man is not sufficiently sensational in his demeanor and that his attitude is too matter-of-fact. -- He no doubt understands his instrument but seems to lack the knack of showing his ability to the best possible advantage. -- A good fiddler but only a fair showman. -- His wife is a very pretty woman and makes a good appearance. 10 minutes. C. D. F. AMERICUS COMEDY FOUR: They travesty song hits and do it pretty well but not much in favor of their singing can be said. -- Would term it a fairly good comedy act but not a knockout by any means. -- They get by however and prove acceptable. In one and two. 16 minutes. WRIGHT HUNTINGTON & CO: Sketch "A Stolen Kiss" -- Three people. Two men and one woman. -- A fair comedy sketch. -- A little tiresome at the beginning but better as it progresses. -- Nothing strikingly original about it but during its presentation quite a number of laughs are secured. -- Mr. Huntington does excellent works and his support is acceptable. 20 minutes C. D. F. COOPER & ROBINSON: The hit of the show by all odds. -- Two colored boys and both clever. -- The comedy end of the team has an eccentric line of comedy that goes with a howl. -- An act of unquestioned merit and one that pleases every part of the house. -- 16 minutes in one. KENO, WALSH, & MELROSE: Three men acrobatic comedy. -- Except for the headbalancing finish a conventional act of its kind. -- They do some good work but the comedy end of the team "stalls" too much and makes things drag. -- They make use of almost all of the old "business" that I have ever seen. -- The act gets by well enough but not in the way I would like to have it do for the finish of the show. PICTURES: Errand Boy, Ostrich Farm, Farmers Baking Bread. -- O. K.