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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 3-November 3, 1913
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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. AUGUST 11, 1913 MUSICAL McLARENS. 12 min:F.S. Local musical act that has played this house many times. Went fairly well. SHRINER & RICHARDS. 14 min. in one. These people held this spot very well with their clever patter and songs, Shriner having a good baritone voice and the girl doing some fairly clever dancing. Their ragtime numbers got good applause. Held this spot nicely and would go even better two acts later. GORDON & RICA. 13 min. F.S. A mighty good little novelty act, opening with double song in which the little girl dances on one dress-suit case, while the boy rides on the other. Go into work on freak bicycles, interspersed with dancing by the little girl, ending up with some work that is very expert and clever indeed on the triplet wheel. this work is very daring and the patter used is right up to the minute and went over in great shape. A good act and went well. FLORENCE ACKLEY. 12 min. in one. A local favorite, has a charming personality and a fine dramatic mezzo-soprano voice which she uses to good effect in selections from the operas and popular songs. Received an advance hand and all of her selections were well applauded. Took two encores. GEORGE ROLLAND & CO. "Fixing the Furnace." 17 min. F.S. Two men and a woman. This farce which is really a copy of Edmund Hayes' "Piano Movers," went over very well in spots. Rolland, who was remembered as the witty tramp in "Christmas on Blackwell's Island," knows how to put over his lines, and the other man, a little Cockney Englishman, was amusing. A number of big laughs but sagged at the end. Still it may be called a big laughing act. CANFIELD & ASHLEY. 16 min. in one. The opening talk is too long drawn out and most of it failed to get over the footlights. When they get down to the songs and parodies, copied from the old act, they did much better, but taken as a whole, the act cannot be classed with the old Matthews & Ashley act. For the balance of the week, have asked them to cut their introductory talk in half. LEITZEL & JEANETTE. 12 min. Well known over the circuit last year as The Leitzel Sisters. Do the same routine as before and scoring a hit. Miss Leitzel is undoubtedly the best woman gymnast from an audience's standpoint we have ever played in this house. MARSHALL MONTGOMERY. 20 min. in one. This man made a hit today with his clever line of chatter and his expert ventriloquial work, which is more brilliant than ever. Held this hard spot in great shape with plenty of laughs and abundant applause, making a fine finish. THE MEISTERSINGERS. 26 min. Second annual appearance and the same big hit. From the advance applause to the close, every one of the eleven numbers was well applauded. Beautiful stage setting. The old favorites received strong applause as did the various solos and the spectacular "Glowworm" number with electrical effects. Closed to immense applause and compelled to give two encores. KINETOGRAPH. An interesting ten-number film. GENERAL REMARKS. A good all-round show with a great headliner. Rather short on comedy, however, as two acts that we depended on to make them laugh, barely made them giggle. For the balance of the week, Miss Ackley will be transposed with Canfield & Ashley. CUTS GEORGE ROLLAND & CO. Reference to "Harry Thaw." CANFIELD & ASHLEY: Expression "Works like the devil;" verses of parody ending with "so as not to get another, I'll go and shoot her mother." MARSHALL MONTGOMERY: Reference to "lady in apartment going to bed at three o'clock in the morning" and ending with expression "I can't stay up that late every night."
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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. AUGUST 11, 1913 MUSICAL McLARENS. 12 min:F.S. Local musical act that has played this house many times. Went fairly well. SHRINER & RICHARDS. 14 min. in one. These people held this spot very well with their clever patter and songs, Shriner having a good baritone voice and the girl doing some fairly clever dancing. Their ragtime numbers got good applause. Held this spot nicely and would go even better two acts later. GORDON & RICA. 13 min. F.S. A mighty good little novelty act, opening with double song in which the little girl dances on one dress-suit case, while the boy rides on the other. Go into work on freak bicycles, interspersed with dancing by the little girl, ending up with some work that is very expert and clever indeed on the triplet wheel. this work is very daring and the patter used is right up to the minute and went over in great shape. A good act and went well. FLORENCE ACKLEY. 12 min. in one. A local favorite, has a charming personality and a fine dramatic mezzo-soprano voice which she uses to good effect in selections from the operas and popular songs. Received an advance hand and all of her selections were well applauded. Took two encores. GEORGE ROLLAND & CO. "Fixing the Furnace." 17 min. F.S. Two men and a woman. This farce which is really a copy of Edmund Hayes' "Piano Movers," went over very well in spots. Rolland, who was remembered as the witty tramp in "Christmas on Blackwell's Island," knows how to put over his lines, and the other man, a little Cockney Englishman, was amusing. A number of big laughs but sagged at the end. Still it may be called a big laughing act. CANFIELD & ASHLEY. 16 min. in one. The opening talk is too long drawn out and most of it failed to get over the footlights. When they get down to the songs and parodies, copied from the old act, they did much better, but taken as a whole, the act cannot be classed with the old Matthews & Ashley act. For the balance of the week, have asked them to cut their introductory talk in half. LEITZEL & JEANETTE. 12 min. Well known over the circuit last year as The Leitzel Sisters. Do the same routine as before and scoring a hit. Miss Leitzel is undoubtedly the best woman gymnast from an audience's standpoint we have ever played in this house. MARSHALL MONTGOMERY. 20 min. in one. This man made a hit today with his clever line of chatter and his expert ventriloquial work, which is more brilliant than ever. Held this hard spot in great shape with plenty of laughs and abundant applause, making a fine finish. THE MEISTERSINGERS. 26 min. Second annual appearance and the same big hit. From the advance applause to the close, every one of the eleven numbers was well applauded. Beautiful stage setting. The old favorites received strong applause as did the various solos and the spectacular "Glowworm" number with electrical effects. Closed to immense applause and compelled to give two encores. KINETOGRAPH. An interesting ten-number film. GENERAL REMARKS. A good all-round show with a great headliner. Rather short on comedy, however, as two acts that we depended on to make them laugh, barely made them giggle. For the balance of the week, Miss Ackley will be transposed with Canfield & Ashley. CUTS GEORGE ROLLAND & CO. Reference to "Harry Thaw." CANFIELD & ASHLEY: Expression "Works like the devil;" verses of parody ending with "so as not to get another, I'll go and shoot her mother." MARSHALL MONTGOMERY: Reference to "lady in apartment going to bed at three o'clock in the morning" and ending with expression "I can't stay up that late every night."
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