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

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Boston Show, Week of March 15, 1909. Carl D. Lothrop.
(Monday, March 15th--Afternoon Show)
Overture. 1.31, 9 minutes.
Elsie Harvey & Boys. On at 1.40, 15 minutes in one. Singing and dancing turn of the stereotyped style. A little out of the ordinary because Miss Harvey makes an unusually attractive stage appearance, while the boys are quite young. Act is O. K. at its figure and will make good on any bill in an early spot.
Those Allyn Girls. On at 1.53, 12 minutes full stage. Can do entire act in one. Two nice looking girls who sing quite well. The one who makes up as a boy, however, should stop it, for she carries altogether too much weight. Not a bad act, neither is it one to enthuse over.
Emil Subers. On at 2.05, 13 minutes in one. Black faced comedian after the style of George Evans, but some way after. Got by all right in this spot.
Robert Henry Hodge & Co. On at 2.18, 20 minutes full stage. A farce that is funny in spots but it better suited for the smaller cities than for Boston. Would not care to play it again.
Nelson and Otto. On at 3.00, 20 minutes in two. These girls have improved wonderfully since we gave them their opening date last summer. Personally I think Miss Otto, the pianist, much the cleverer of the two. They are filling the spot left vacant by Miss Wakefield's desertion. We were very fortunate to get them, because they are Boston girls and have quite a following. Irrespective of this, however, they scored a genuine hit this afternoon.
Quigley Brothers. On at 3.00, [this can't be right; previous act went on at 3.00 too!] 16 minutes in one. Scored a most substantial success to-day. Have quite a bunch of bright material, while the Irish reel with which they finish the act is a gem. I consider Bob Quigley a really great Irish comedian, largely due to the natural quality of his work.
W. C. Fields. On at 3.36, 14 minutes full stage, close 2 minutes in one, 16 minutes in all. Fields never went any better in this house and never did a better act than he did this afternoon. He is certainly the king in his class.

Empire City Quartette. On at 4.12, 23 minutes in one. The ideal act for this spot. Harry Cooper has a great chance to do some effective burlesquing of Donlin. The quartette has an entirely different repertoire of songs from the one they used last August and the act went about as well as I have ever seen it go.
Martinetti and Sylvester. On at 4.37, 8 minutes full stage. Well known acrobatic comedy act which is about as valuable to-day as Rice and Prevost. Salaries considered I had as soon have them, for when Rice and Prevost were here with the Cohan and Harris Minstrels recently, I heard many remarks to the effect that they had gone back a whole lot.
Kinetograph. On at 4.45, 22 minutes in one. "Calling Day."--A very fair comic. "Scenes in Lapland"--Extremely interesting.
Hill and Hill--On at 5.07, 10 minutes in one. Three shows. Fairly good coon act. O. K. for the three show section, or for the No. 2 spot in the smaller houses.
Cuts--Emil Subers--"For God's sake."
Jones and Mayo--"Three Weeks" verse.
Comment. While not a really great show, this week's programme seemed to please this afternoon's audience, although it was a little slow in getting started and ran about fifteen minutes too late. A re-arrangement through which the Allyn Girls will not appear in the first section of the afternoon show and will not have a chance to slow up the action at night, should help a lot both in speed and smoothness.

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Boston Show, Week of March 15, 1909. Carl D. Lothrop. (Monday, March 15th--Afternoon Show) Overture. 1.31, 9 minutes. Elsie Harvey & Boys. On at 1.40, 15 minutes in one. Singing and dancing turn of the stereotyped style. A little out of the ordinary because Miss Harvey makes an unusually attractive stage appearance, while the boys are quite young. Act is O. K. at its figure and will make good on any bill in an early spot. Those Allyn Girls. On at 1.53, 12 minutes full stage. Can do entire act in one. Two nice looking girls who sing quite well. The one who makes up as a boy, however, should stop it, for she carries altogether too much weight. Not a bad act, neither is it one to enthuse over. Emil Subers. On at 2.05, 13 minutes in one. Black faced comedian after the style of George Evans, but some way after. Got by all right in this spot. Robert Henry Hodge & Co. On at 2.18, 20 minutes full stage. A farce that is funny in spots but it better suited for the smaller cities than for Boston. Would not care to play it again. Nelson and Otto. On at 3.00, 20 minutes in two. These girls have improved wonderfully since we gave them their opening date last summer. Personally I think Miss Otto, the pianist, much the cleverer of the two. They are filling the spot left vacant by Miss Wakefield's desertion. We were very fortunate to get them, because they are Boston girls and have quite a following. Irrespective of this, however, they scored a genuine hit this afternoon. Quigley Brothers. On at 3.00, [this can't be right; previous act went on at 3.00 too!] 16 minutes in one. Scored a most substantial success to-day. Have quite a bunch of bright material, while the Irish reel with which they finish the act is a gem. I consider Bob Quigley a really great Irish comedian, largely due to the natural quality of his work. W. C. Fields. On at 3.36, 14 minutes full stage, close 2 minutes in one, 16 minutes in all. Fields never went any better in this house and never did a better act than he did this afternoon. He is certainly the king in his class. Empire City Quartette. On at 4.12, 23 minutes in one. The ideal act for this spot. Harry Cooper has a great chance to do some effective burlesquing of Donlin. The quartette has an entirely different repertoire of songs from the one they used last August and the act went about as well as I have ever seen it go. Martinetti and Sylvester. On at 4.37, 8 minutes full stage. Well known acrobatic comedy act which is about as valuable to-day as Rice and Prevost. Salaries considered I had as soon have them, for when Rice and Prevost were here with the Cohan and Harris Minstrels recently, I heard many remarks to the effect that they had gone back a whole lot. Kinetograph. On at 4.45, 22 minutes in one. "Calling Day."--A very fair comic. "Scenes in Lapland"--Extremely interesting. Hill and Hill--On at 5.07, 10 minutes in one. Three shows. Fairly good coon act. O. K. for the three show section, or for the No. 2 spot in the smaller houses. Cuts--Emil Subers--"For God's sake." Jones and Mayo--"Three Weeks" verse. Comment. While not a really great show, this week's programme seemed to please this afternoon's audience, although it was a little slow in getting started and ran about fifteen minutes too late. A re-arrangement through which the Allyn Girls will not appear in the first section of the afternoon show and will not have a chance to slow up the action at night, should help a lot both in speed and smoothness.