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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 28, 1908 - October 18, 1909
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Boston Show, Week of August 2nd, 1909. R. G. Larsen (Monday, August 2nd--Afternoon Show.) The Fadettes. On at 1.40, 50 minutes full stage. There is no doubt about the popularity of the Fadettes in Boston, or the judgment of Mrs. Nichols in making up a programme that will appeal to our audiences. With the exception of last Monday afternoon they have been going big at every performance, and this afternoon kept up the gait. Mrs. Nichols has been a little under the weather, but to-day was feeling very much better, and this showed in the orchestra, which was obliged to play an extra number after almost every selection. Burt Jordan. On at 1.46, 10 minutes in one. Jordan was hardly up to the mark for this spot following the Fadettes. The act would undoubtedly make good early on the ordinary bill, but to-day he failed to arouse any great enthusiasm until he got down to his eccentric dancing at the end of his act, when he got a good hand. Howard Truesdell & Co. On at 2.56, 24 minutes full stage. Truesdell has a very good farce called "A Corner in Hair." This afternoon it started fairly well; then worked up into a series of laughs that were almost continuous. The man playing opposite Truesdell might be a little better, but he got away with the part all right, and the sketch as a whole seems to be a safe bet on any bill. Phil Staatz. On at 3.20, 5 minutes in one, 10 minutes in 2. Staatz is a stout, good appearing man, and all he did in one to-day was talk about fat people with references to himself. He was funny all the time. His piano playing and chatter were bright and a good deal of the stuff new. He has not trouble whatever in getting it over, and this afternoon he was a particularly bright spot on the bill. A few minutes were needed to set the act following, and Staatz was equal to the occasion. He went off with a big hand, came back and filled the time in good shape. "A Night in a Monkey Music Hall." On at 3.38, 14 minutes full stage. We made a feature of this act, and this afternoon it more than made good. All the monks worked in great shape and the monk leader of the orchestra seemed to go even better than he did at Hammerstein's. -2- The McNaughtons. On at 3.52, 18 minutes in 1. and 1 1/2. Although they had the same act that they gave here before, with new expressions worked in at intervals, they went better than ever. They got a good hand when they appeared and finished big. The De Mont Trio. On at 4.10, 19 minutes special set, full stage. This act, with its hotel office setting, one of the acrobats in a Buster Brown costume, the other as a bell-boy, and a rather attractive girl, kept things moving from the start, and it one of the swiftest, best and funniest acts of the kind we have played here in a long time. Cuts--Truesdell & Co.--"What the hell," "What the devil," and several "damns." Comment. This show worked out in great shape, except for the slight drop immediately following the Fadettes.
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Boston Show, Week of August 2nd, 1909. R. G. Larsen (Monday, August 2nd--Afternoon Show.) The Fadettes. On at 1.40, 50 minutes full stage. There is no doubt about the popularity of the Fadettes in Boston, or the judgment of Mrs. Nichols in making up a programme that will appeal to our audiences. With the exception of last Monday afternoon they have been going big at every performance, and this afternoon kept up the gait. Mrs. Nichols has been a little under the weather, but to-day was feeling very much better, and this showed in the orchestra, which was obliged to play an extra number after almost every selection. Burt Jordan. On at 1.46, 10 minutes in one. Jordan was hardly up to the mark for this spot following the Fadettes. The act would undoubtedly make good early on the ordinary bill, but to-day he failed to arouse any great enthusiasm until he got down to his eccentric dancing at the end of his act, when he got a good hand. Howard Truesdell & Co. On at 2.56, 24 minutes full stage. Truesdell has a very good farce called "A Corner in Hair." This afternoon it started fairly well; then worked up into a series of laughs that were almost continuous. The man playing opposite Truesdell might be a little better, but he got away with the part all right, and the sketch as a whole seems to be a safe bet on any bill. Phil Staatz. On at 3.20, 5 minutes in one, 10 minutes in 2. Staatz is a stout, good appearing man, and all he did in one to-day was talk about fat people with references to himself. He was funny all the time. His piano playing and chatter were bright and a good deal of the stuff new. He has not trouble whatever in getting it over, and this afternoon he was a particularly bright spot on the bill. A few minutes were needed to set the act following, and Staatz was equal to the occasion. He went off with a big hand, came back and filled the time in good shape. "A Night in a Monkey Music Hall." On at 3.38, 14 minutes full stage. We made a feature of this act, and this afternoon it more than made good. All the monks worked in great shape and the monk leader of the orchestra seemed to go even better than he did at Hammerstein's. -2- The McNaughtons. On at 3.52, 18 minutes in 1. and 1 1/2. Although they had the same act that they gave here before, with new expressions worked in at intervals, they went better than ever. They got a good hand when they appeared and finished big. The De Mont Trio. On at 4.10, 19 minutes special set, full stage. This act, with its hotel office setting, one of the acrobats in a Buster Brown costume, the other as a bell-boy, and a rather attractive girl, kept things moving from the start, and it one of the swiftest, best and funniest acts of the kind we have played here in a long time. Cuts--Truesdell & Co.--"What the hell," "What the devil," and several "damns." Comment. This show worked out in great shape, except for the slight drop immediately following the Fadettes.
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