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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 3-November 3, 1913

B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME
Week of March 3d, 1913     Cleveland, Ohio
CARON & HERBERT - - Two man. Acrobats. 11 minutes in 2, special drop, close in one. The original team has been dead for years. These boys are not up to our standard of acts. (Cincinnati)
GROVER & RICHARDS - - 22 minutes in one. A man at the piano and a woman that cannot sing, trying to imitate Irene Franklin, and then singing some worn out stuff such as "If You Talk in Your Sleep Don't Mention My Name". It's a small time act in every respect. (Cincinnati)
FOUR ATHLETAS - - Four well formed girls neatly dressed doing acrobatic stunts for 10 minutes in 4. It is a good act. (Milwaukee)
THE KINETOPHONE - - Half of our pictures did not arrive here, although we have been wiring for them since last Friday. We managed to show the Quarrel Scene from Julius Ceasar. The film was very good but the record was bad, as only an occasional work of the tirade of Brutus can be distinguished. However, the picture was fairly well applauded and ran about 7 minutes.
TOM TERRISS & CO - Sketch entitled "Scrooge" 7 people. 31 minutes, special set, full stage. When this act was booked I had an idea that people who were not familiar with Charles Dickens' works would not care much for this sort of stuff. The average vaudeville audience cares little for Literature, and comes to the theatre primarily to be entertained. I had supposed that a reading of the book would be necessary to get a thorough understanding of the character of Scrooge, but I was disappointed. The act is presented in such a way that it can be understood by anyone, whether they have ever heard of Charles Dickens or not, and the act develops into an excellent little sketch well portrayed by a number of clever people, and while it depict tragedy and death and all sorts of depressing thought, it teaches an excellent lesson, at the finish, and the moral is there as plain as can be. While the people upstairs will not care greatly for such an offering, I think that the better class of patrons appreciate something of this sort occasionally, and I think we often imagine that somethings are "over their heads", when such is not the case. At the Monday evening performance, Mr. Terriss had to come before the curtain and make a little speech, and he could not have done this, unless he had received considerable sincere applause. For the theatres that cater to the better class of vaudeville patrons, I think the act will go without any trouble whatever. (New York)
HAWTHORNE & BURT - - Two men in a sketch entitled "At Sea". Special drops in 2.  29 minutes. The boys dress as sailors and the scene is on board a battleship with a prop cannon as the principal feature for the comedy. It's a pretty good comedy act. (Louisville)
AVON COMEDY FOUR - - Male Quartet. 23 minutes, open in 3, close in one. Same rough-house stuff as usual but they got it over with a bang and made good. Were a hit at both shows. (Columbus)
INTERNATIONAL POLO TEAM - - Four men on bicycles using full stage. The act has played around the circuit and is well known. We put it down in this position so that we could back up our plush curtains and use our full stage 72 feet wide, which gives the act a better opportunity to show their work to greater advantage to our entire audience. They held the spot in good shape. (New York)

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B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME Week of March 3d, 1913 Cleveland, Ohio CARON & HERBERT - - Two man. Acrobats. 11 minutes in 2, special drop, close in one. The original team has been dead for years. These boys are not up to our standard of acts. (Cincinnati) GROVER & RICHARDS - - 22 minutes in one. A man at the piano and a woman that cannot sing, trying to imitate Irene Franklin, and then singing some worn out stuff such as "If You Talk in Your Sleep Don't Mention My Name". It's a small time act in every respect. (Cincinnati) FOUR ATHLETAS - - Four well formed girls neatly dressed doing acrobatic stunts for 10 minutes in 4. It is a good act. (Milwaukee) THE KINETOPHONE - - Half of our pictures did not arrive here, although we have been wiring for them since last Friday. We managed to show the Quarrel Scene from Julius Ceasar. The film was very good but the record was bad, as only an occasional work of the tirade of Brutus can be distinguished. However, the picture was fairly well applauded and ran about 7 minutes. TOM TERRISS & CO - Sketch entitled "Scrooge" 7 people. 31 minutes, special set, full stage. When this act was booked I had an idea that people who were not familiar with Charles Dickens' works would not care much for this sort of stuff. The average vaudeville audience cares little for Literature, and comes to the theatre primarily to be entertained. I had supposed that a reading of the book would be necessary to get a thorough understanding of the character of Scrooge, but I was disappointed. The act is presented in such a way that it can be understood by anyone, whether they have ever heard of Charles Dickens or not, and the act develops into an excellent little sketch well portrayed by a number of clever people, and while it depict tragedy and death and all sorts of depressing thought, it teaches an excellent lesson, at the finish, and the moral is there as plain as can be. While the people upstairs will not care greatly for such an offering, I think that the better class of patrons appreciate something of this sort occasionally, and I think we often imagine that somethings are "over their heads", when such is not the case. At the Monday evening performance, Mr. Terriss had to come before the curtain and make a little speech, and he could not have done this, unless he had received considerable sincere applause. For the theatres that cater to the better class of vaudeville patrons, I think the act will go without any trouble whatever. (New York) HAWTHORNE & BURT - - Two men in a sketch entitled "At Sea". Special drops in 2. 29 minutes. The boys dress as sailors and the scene is on board a battleship with a prop cannon as the principal feature for the comedy. It's a pretty good comedy act. (Louisville) AVON COMEDY FOUR - - Male Quartet. 23 minutes, open in 3, close in one. Same rough-house stuff as usual but they got it over with a bang and made good. Were a hit at both shows. (Columbus) INTERNATIONAL POLO TEAM - - Four men on bicycles using full stage. The act has played around the circuit and is well known. We put it down in this position so that we could back up our plush curtains and use our full stage 72 feet wide, which gives the act a better opportunity to show their work to greater advantage to our entire audience. They held the spot in good shape. (New York)