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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 28, 1908 - October 18, 1909

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Grais' Baboons. On at 3.24, 11 minutes full stage. One of the greatest of animal acts. The baboons are remarkably intelligent and well trained. The turn is put on in a most finished and showmanlike manner.
Belle Blanche. On at 3.55, 12 minutes in one. This clever girl did several new imitations to-day and will, I think, hold this spot satisfactorily, although it is a pretty hard one.
McIntyre and Heath. On at 3.47, 35 minutes full stage. Doing "The Man From Montana." Comment on this act is unnecessary excepting to state that it was fully up to expectations. However, there is only one 'Georgina Minstrels."
Kinetograph. On at 4.22. "The Electric Hotel"--A very good comedy picture. "Some Pet Tigers"--This is part of a picture sent to us under the title of "Some Dangerous Animals," I think. Anyway the first part of it was made up of snakes, snake charming and extracting poison from the fangs of snakes. The snakes are now waiting on the shelf to be shipped home. Why any picture house can think that the public is interested in such creepy subjects is beyond me. Sooner or later we will have to have an official film editor or censor it the makers do not use a little more common sense in selecting their subjects. "Too Much Snuff"--A pretty good comic.
Cuts.--Montgomery and Moore--Business with trouser leg. "Sounds like Hell" and mention of Eddie Leonard.
Comment. Have made some changes in the arrangement of the show for to-night which I hope will bring out its full value. There isn't a poor act in the bill from start to finish. In fact, almost every one can be credited with a hit, even with our customary "show us" Monday matinee bunch.
Show ran as follows at night;--Overture, Wroe Trio; Lawrence Crane and company; Brown and Nevarro; Ward and Curran; Reynolds and Donegan; Montgomery and Moore; Grais' Baboons; Belle Blanche; McIntyre and Heath and the Kinetograph.
It may look a little odd to see Ward and Curran following Brown and Nevarro, but the audience did not seem to notice it and it did not effect Ward and Curran. The whole show went fifty percent better at night.

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Grais' Baboons. On at 3.24, 11 minutes full stage. One of the greatest of animal acts. The baboons are remarkably intelligent and well trained. The turn is put on in a most finished and showmanlike manner. Belle Blanche. On at 3.55, 12 minutes in one. This clever girl did several new imitations to-day and will, I think, hold this spot satisfactorily, although it is a pretty hard one. McIntyre and Heath. On at 3.47, 35 minutes full stage. Doing "The Man From Montana." Comment on this act is unnecessary excepting to state that it was fully up to expectations. However, there is only one 'Georgina Minstrels." Kinetograph. On at 4.22. "The Electric Hotel"--A very good comedy picture. "Some Pet Tigers"--This is part of a picture sent to us under the title of "Some Dangerous Animals," I think. Anyway the first part of it was made up of snakes, snake charming and extracting poison from the fangs of snakes. The snakes are now waiting on the shelf to be shipped home. Why any picture house can think that the public is interested in such creepy subjects is beyond me. Sooner or later we will have to have an official film editor or censor it the makers do not use a little more common sense in selecting their subjects. "Too Much Snuff"--A pretty good comic. Cuts.--Montgomery and Moore--Business with trouser leg. "Sounds like Hell" and mention of Eddie Leonard. Comment. Have made some changes in the arrangement of the show for to-night which I hope will bring out its full value. There isn't a poor act in the bill from start to finish. In fact, almost every one can be credited with a hit, even with our customary "show us" Monday matinee bunch. Show ran as follows at night;--Overture, Wroe Trio; Lawrence Crane and company; Brown and Nevarro; Ward and Curran; Reynolds and Donegan; Montgomery and Moore; Grais' Baboons; Belle Blanche; McIntyre and Heath and the Kinetograph. It may look a little odd to see Ward and Curran following Brown and Nevarro, but the audience did not seem to notice it and it did not effect Ward and Curran. The whole show went fifty percent better at night.