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

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Boston Show, Week of July 12th, 1909.     R. G. Larsen
(Monday, July 12th--Afternoon Show.)
Overture. 1.45, 13 minutes.
Gillette's Dogs. On at 1.58, 11 minutes full stage. The act, put on for the first time this afternoon, was rather an ambitious effort. Gillette has a stage setting of a sea shore resort, with a beach drop and wave effect. A boat goes by, also an excursion steamer, and there is a balloon ascension. The dogs do not do anything strikingly new. In fact a monk furnishes most of the comedy. This afternoon some of the dogs seemed strange


The Four Londons. On at 8.39, 8 minutes full stage. This is a splendid company of gymnasts, who were big applause winners to-day.
Paul La Croix. On at 3.47, 8 minutes in one. La Croix does his old act and made thoroughly good in this place.
Romany Opera Company. On at 3.56, 27 minutes full stage, special set. This company has evidently established itself in Boston and is without question a big feature here this afternoon. The stage setting, a street scene in Calabria, was new, but most of the singers were with the company before, and with one or two exceptions, sang the same selections. Everything they did went big, and their closing, although not worked up as strongly as they expect to do it to-night, got practically as many curtains as their former rollicking "Ciri-biri-bi."
Kinetograph. On at 4.22. "A Series of Aeroplane Pictures."--that is really worth while. "Jones' Private Theatricals."--Fairly good comic.
Cuts--Van Brothers--"Sheath Gown" joke.
Comment. A good all round show with a splendid feature in the Romany Opera Company.

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Boston Show, Week of July 12th, 1909. R. G. Larsen (Monday, July 12th--Afternoon Show.) Overture. 1.45, 13 minutes. Gillette's Dogs. On at 1.58, 11 minutes full stage. The act, put on for the first time this afternoon, was rather an ambitious effort. Gillette has a stage setting of a sea shore resort, with a beach drop and wave effect. A boat goes by, also an excursion steamer, and there is a balloon ascension. The dogs do not do anything strikingly new. In fact a monk furnishes most of the comedy. This afternoon some of the dogs seemed strange The Four Londons. On at 8.39, 8 minutes full stage. This is a splendid company of gymnasts, who were big applause winners to-day. Paul La Croix. On at 3.47, 8 minutes in one. La Croix does his old act and made thoroughly good in this place. Romany Opera Company. On at 3.56, 27 minutes full stage, special set. This company has evidently established itself in Boston and is without question a big feature here this afternoon. The stage setting, a street scene in Calabria, was new, but most of the singers were with the company before, and with one or two exceptions, sang the same selections. Everything they did went big, and their closing, although not worked up as strongly as they expect to do it to-night, got practically as many curtains as their former rollicking "Ciri-biri-bi." Kinetograph. On at 4.22. "A Series of Aeroplane Pictures."--that is really worth while. "Jones' Private Theatricals."--Fairly good comic. Cuts--Van Brothers--"Sheath Gown" joke. Comment. A good all round show with a splendid feature in the Romany Opera Company.