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

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C. E. BARNS.
PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
JUNE 2, 1913.
JOHN HIGGINS. 9 min. F.S. Man makes a good appearance in athletic costume. All of his feats went well. Uses table, chairs, lighted candle, basin of water, etc. Works with property man very cleverly. Closed well.
MEREDITH & "SNOOZER." 15 min. in one. An intelligent animal who works rather slowly but does some good stunts with some comedy. Good deal of applause. Dog is well handled and on the whole, held the spot closing to a fairly good applause.
LORA. 17 min. F.S., close in one. A very interesting act along original lines, particularly the memorizing of an immense curtain filled with numbers, the latter part of the act. The calling out of articles given to a confederate in the audience has been done before, although it was very accurate, and the huge parrot lent novelty. But the feat of memorizing was really astounding and the audience gave her a big finishing hand.
KIMBERLY & MOHR. 14 min. Make a fine appearance in evening dress. Carry their own drop representing a club interior. Both are good vocalists and one of them an excellent pianist. Sang some good songs with plenty of life and ginger, making a fine finish with a ragtime medley. Made a strong close.
BESSIE CLAYTON. 12 min. F.S. A stunning and original dancing feature in which Miss Clayton does a good many toe-dancing stunts, many of which are entirely new. She is well supported by six dancing girls and two vocalists, all of them beautifully costumed and carrying the act on with lots of life and spirit. Some applause throughout and a big finishing hand.
RALPH HERZ. 23 min. in one. Advance applause. Herz proved himself a great character monologist and no mistake. Splendid applause after each one of his recitations and stories, the audience loth to let him go. Gave two encores. An A1 feature for any spot.
PAUL DICKEY & CO. "The Come-Back." 24 min. F.S. The well known college act which makes a return after an absence of a couple of years, and going just as strong as before. Many laughs at the funny situations and lines, and big applause after the burlesque modern suicide at the close.
D'ARMOND & CARTER. 19 min. open and close in one. Well known singing, dancing and comedy act that is certainly full of dash and go, even if at times it should be toned down a little. Good songs and plenty of comedy, with piano-playing and expert dancing. Miss D'Armond is very pretty, makes several changes of costume and received an advance hand. Closed big after the burlesque "Carmen."
FOUR FLORIMONDS. 8 min. F.S. This act is certainly a thriller. Use high ladders and several pieces of spectacular machinery that makes the audience hold their breath while they are working them in mid-air. Act is well dressed and showman-like, and makes as fine a closer as one could wish.
EDISON'S KINETOPHONE. 1. "Bonnie Scotland." A splendid comedy and musical film. 2. "Dutch Courage." As it is strictly against the rules of this house to play anything that depends on booze and intoxication to get the laugh, this very far-fetched film was eliminated.
GENERAL REMARKS. Everybody seems to think that this is one excellent show as it stands, and should certainly pull the business.
CUTS
PAUL DICKEY: Words "damn," "hell," expression "My God;" also business of fingers to nose.
RALPH HERZ: Expression "damn fool;" also the Roosevelt-Taft joke.
D'ARMOND & CARTER: Business of kicking up Miss D'Armond's hoop skirt; toning down entire use of skirt; story of wearing them in Suffragette parade and boys walking this way, and story "Why woman is a Suffragette."

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. JUNE 2, 1913. JOHN HIGGINS. 9 min. F.S. Man makes a good appearance in athletic costume. All of his feats went well. Uses table, chairs, lighted candle, basin of water, etc. Works with property man very cleverly. Closed well. MEREDITH & "SNOOZER." 15 min. in one. An intelligent animal who works rather slowly but does some good stunts with some comedy. Good deal of applause. Dog is well handled and on the whole, held the spot closing to a fairly good applause. LORA. 17 min. F.S., close in one. A very interesting act along original lines, particularly the memorizing of an immense curtain filled with numbers, the latter part of the act. The calling out of articles given to a confederate in the audience has been done before, although it was very accurate, and the huge parrot lent novelty. But the feat of memorizing was really astounding and the audience gave her a big finishing hand. KIMBERLY & MOHR. 14 min. Make a fine appearance in evening dress. Carry their own drop representing a club interior. Both are good vocalists and one of them an excellent pianist. Sang some good songs with plenty of life and ginger, making a fine finish with a ragtime medley. Made a strong close. BESSIE CLAYTON. 12 min. F.S. A stunning and original dancing feature in which Miss Clayton does a good many toe-dancing stunts, many of which are entirely new. She is well supported by six dancing girls and two vocalists, all of them beautifully costumed and carrying the act on with lots of life and spirit. Some applause throughout and a big finishing hand. RALPH HERZ. 23 min. in one. Advance applause. Herz proved himself a great character monologist and no mistake. Splendid applause after each one of his recitations and stories, the audience loth to let him go. Gave two encores. An A1 feature for any spot. PAUL DICKEY & CO. "The Come-Back." 24 min. F.S. The well known college act which makes a return after an absence of a couple of years, and going just as strong as before. Many laughs at the funny situations and lines, and big applause after the burlesque modern suicide at the close. D'ARMOND & CARTER. 19 min. open and close in one. Well known singing, dancing and comedy act that is certainly full of dash and go, even if at times it should be toned down a little. Good songs and plenty of comedy, with piano-playing and expert dancing. Miss D'Armond is very pretty, makes several changes of costume and received an advance hand. Closed big after the burlesque "Carmen." FOUR FLORIMONDS. 8 min. F.S. This act is certainly a thriller. Use high ladders and several pieces of spectacular machinery that makes the audience hold their breath while they are working them in mid-air. Act is well dressed and showman-like, and makes as fine a closer as one could wish. EDISON'S KINETOPHONE. 1. "Bonnie Scotland." A splendid comedy and musical film. 2. "Dutch Courage." As it is strictly against the rules of this house to play anything that depends on booze and intoxication to get the laugh, this very far-fetched film was eliminated. GENERAL REMARKS. Everybody seems to think that this is one excellent show as it stands, and should certainly pull the business. CUTS PAUL DICKEY: Words "damn," "hell," expression "My God;" also business of fingers to nose. RALPH HERZ: Expression "damn fool;" also the Roosevelt-Taft joke. D'ARMOND & CARTER: Business of kicking up Miss D'Armond's hoop skirt; toning down entire use of skirt; story of wearing them in Suffragette parade and boys walking this way, and story "Why woman is a Suffragette."