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

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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    FEB. 15-09.
HEARN & RUTTER. Singers and Dancers. 9 min. in one. These boys are fairly good singers, but excellent wooden-shoe dancers. Introduced a lot of new steps which got good applause. A very acceptable opener.
PICARO TRIO. 9 min. F.S. A good ground tumbling and head-and-hand balancing act. They evidently learned their tricks in a conventional European school, because whereas they do nothing particularly novel, their work is all good and some of their tricks got a specially strong hand. Went off to a good hand.
BERTIE HERRON. 11 min. in one. Begins by singing one of Fred Cyril's songs, and then proceeds to make up minstrel style on the stage and introduces songs and stories, all delivered with a good deal of ginger and winning fairly good applause. Held the spot all right, although suffering from a bad cold today. Will do better doubtless tomorrow.
THE NAKED TRUTH. 36 min. F.S. Second and last week. Think this comedy will hold its own just as well as it did last week. Got the usual full complement of laughs. Closed strong as ever.
AVERY & HART. 22 min. in one. Partially new act, and certainly all the goods. Had them laughing all through, and closed big. The encore is rich in humor. A decided hit without any discount.
CLAUDE & FANNIE USHER. 29 min. F.S. This is one of the best sketches that we have played in a long time. It opens with considerable slang humor and closes with a pathetic incident that holds the interest of everybody. Miss Usher makes a hit with her quaint terms of speech, and Usher is full of character as the retired pug-ugly. Could hold a good psot on any bill.
CHARLES SEMON. "The Narrow Feller." 23 min. open in one, close in one. Played musical instruments in his usual clever manner, and the humor was appreciated by a house not over-enthusiastic (as usually occurs on Monday). Held the interest very well, although Semon could improve his act by interpolating more new stuff. He is a born humorist and ought to be good for two returns a year indefinitely.
PRINCESS TRIXIE. 20 min. F.S. One of the most interesting trained animal acts ever seen on any stage. For intelligence and accuracy of work, Trixie seems to have every other horse beaten to a standstill. She counts people in the audience; tells the color of their clothes and hats; adds and subtracts; plays musical instruments and does other remarkable feats that got big applause and certainly puzzled everybody. Her money-changing stunt is certainly truly clever. More than that, Trixie is a very beautiful animal, and apparently possessed of a real sense of humor. Her trainer is an A 1 showman. This act should bring every horse-lover to the theatre this week.
THE QUARTETTE. 15 min. in one. Advance applause. These people make a welcome return and seem to sing better than ever. Each selection got good applause. A very pleasing vocal feature for any bill.
MARTINETTI & SYLVESTER. 7 min. A lively knockabout act, bringing laughter from start to finish. Work with table and a number of chairs. Make funny falls -- in fact pound all over the stage in the manner of Rice and Prevost. One man works straight, the other clown. Big applause. Makes a good closer.

exaggerated grotesque comedy with some good musical work. Delphino has made his eccentricities more pronounced than ever with the addition of electric lights in his fake ears, nose and in his costuming. I saw this act a few days ago and it took very well with the holiday crowd.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good show and ought to take well with our audience. Princess Trixie certainly is a feature that should be talked about, and undoubtedly will be.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. FEB. 15-09. HEARN & RUTTER. Singers and Dancers. 9 min. in one. These boys are fairly good singers, but excellent wooden-shoe dancers. Introduced a lot of new steps which got good applause. A very acceptable opener. PICARO TRIO. 9 min. F.S. A good ground tumbling and head-and-hand balancing act. They evidently learned their tricks in a conventional European school, because whereas they do nothing particularly novel, their work is all good and some of their tricks got a specially strong hand. Went off to a good hand. BERTIE HERRON. 11 min. in one. Begins by singing one of Fred Cyril's songs, and then proceeds to make up minstrel style on the stage and introduces songs and stories, all delivered with a good deal of ginger and winning fairly good applause. Held the spot all right, although suffering from a bad cold today. Will do better doubtless tomorrow. THE NAKED TRUTH. 36 min. F.S. Second and last week. Think this comedy will hold its own just as well as it did last week. Got the usual full complement of laughs. Closed strong as ever. AVERY & HART. 22 min. in one. Partially new act, and certainly all the goods. Had them laughing all through, and closed big. The encore is rich in humor. A decided hit without any discount. CLAUDE & FANNIE USHER. 29 min. F.S. This is one of the best sketches that we have played in a long time. It opens with considerable slang humor and closes with a pathetic incident that holds the interest of everybody. Miss Usher makes a hit with her quaint terms of speech, and Usher is full of character as the retired pug-ugly. Could hold a good psot on any bill. CHARLES SEMON. "The Narrow Feller." 23 min. open in one, close in one. Played musical instruments in his usual clever manner, and the humor was appreciated by a house not over-enthusiastic (as usually occurs on Monday). Held the interest very well, although Semon could improve his act by interpolating more new stuff. He is a born humorist and ought to be good for two returns a year indefinitely. PRINCESS TRIXIE. 20 min. F.S. One of the most interesting trained animal acts ever seen on any stage. For intelligence and accuracy of work, Trixie seems to have every other horse beaten to a standstill. She counts people in the audience; tells the color of their clothes and hats; adds and subtracts; plays musical instruments and does other remarkable feats that got big applause and certainly puzzled everybody. Her money-changing stunt is certainly truly clever. More than that, Trixie is a very beautiful animal, and apparently possessed of a real sense of humor. Her trainer is an A 1 showman. This act should bring every horse-lover to the theatre this week. THE QUARTETTE. 15 min. in one. Advance applause. These people make a welcome return and seem to sing better than ever. Each selection got good applause. A very pleasing vocal feature for any bill. MARTINETTI & SYLVESTER. 7 min. A lively knockabout act, bringing laughter from start to finish. Work with table and a number of chairs. Make funny falls -- in fact pound all over the stage in the manner of Rice and Prevost. One man works straight, the other clown. Big applause. Makes a good closer. exaggerated grotesque comedy with some good musical work. Delphino has made his eccentricities more pronounced than ever with the addition of electric lights in his fake ears, nose and in his costuming. I saw this act a few days ago and it took very well with the holiday crowd. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good show and ought to take well with our audience. Princess Trixie certainly is a feature that should be talked about, and undoubtedly will be.