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

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[Letterhead]
Report on acts playing The Scenic Temple, week of September 15, 1913. Show seen by C.L. McNally, Monday afternoon and evening.
Meredith and Snoozer.
One man and dog, work in one, 14 to 16 minutes. The dog shows a remarkable degree of intelligence, picking out colors, telling numbers, adding, subtracting, and doing in general better tricks than the average run of performing dogs. The man in the act is a very good talker, and his talk adds very much to the worth of the act. A very good act, and it was very well received.
Ward and West.
Two girls, work in one 14 minutes. They make changes, and present a very good appearance. They sang some good songs, one of the best of which is "I love Her Oh Oh Oh." They have fair voices and seem to please the audience.
James Grady and Co., in "The Tollbridge".
A comedy playlet, very prettily staged in full stage. Carries own setting. The act is very good, and is very well received, in fact it took six curtain calls at the matinee performance! Two men and one woman. Runs about 20 minutes.
Muller and Stanley.
Work in one, 17 minutes. Man and woman. Their act consists of a lot of nonsense thrown together, but they make a decided hit, having the audience in roars the largest part of the time. Went good.


Report on acts playing The Scenic Temple/Week of Sept. 18, 1913. Seen by C.L. McNally matinee and evening.
Ernie and Ernie.
"Three feet of Comedy" One man, who has only one leg, and one woman. Dutch song and dance by the woman, good. Dance on one leg by the man, very good. Dance by woman, in very pretty change of costume, good. The act then goes into two, where the man does some fine acrobatics and strong work, assisted by the woman. A notable feature of the act is the high kicking of the man, who kicks nearly twice as high as his own head. A very good act, and it was very well received.
Clara May.
Works in one. singing and changes of costume. Has a good voice. She goes very much better than the usual single women, and in fact, pleased the audience very much. Sings some good comedy and serious songs.
Hans Roberts, Marion Murray and Co.
In "A Daddy By Express", a laughable comedy sketch. Includes some singing by the woman, and some good comedy. The act is placed in a story-writer's library, set in full stage, C.D.F. The little girl in the act arrives by express consigned to the story-writer by her mother, who has had a disagreement with her father. The writer becomes attached to the little girl, and refuses to give her up to the father. The writer's lack of knowledge of children, and the woman in the next room's efforts to instruct and aid him make some very good comedy, and the act was well received  The woman's singing is only fair.
Muller and Stanley.
Still going good.

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[Letterhead] Report on acts playing The Scenic Temple, week of September 15, 1913. Show seen by C.L. McNally, Monday afternoon and evening. Meredith and Snoozer. One man and dog, work in one, 14 to 16 minutes. The dog shows a remarkable degree of intelligence, picking out colors, telling numbers, adding, subtracting, and doing in general better tricks than the average run of performing dogs. The man in the act is a very good talker, and his talk adds very much to the worth of the act. A very good act, and it was very well received. Ward and West. Two girls, work in one 14 minutes. They make changes, and present a very good appearance. They sang some good songs, one of the best of which is "I love Her Oh Oh Oh." They have fair voices and seem to please the audience. James Grady and Co., in "The Tollbridge". A comedy playlet, very prettily staged in full stage. Carries own setting. The act is very good, and is very well received, in fact it took six curtain calls at the matinee performance! Two men and one woman. Runs about 20 minutes. Muller and Stanley. Work in one, 17 minutes. Man and woman. Their act consists of a lot of nonsense thrown together, but they make a decided hit, having the audience in roars the largest part of the time. Went good. Report on acts playing The Scenic Temple/Week of Sept. 18, 1913. Seen by C.L. McNally matinee and evening. Ernie and Ernie. "Three feet of Comedy" One man, who has only one leg, and one woman. Dutch song and dance by the woman, good. Dance on one leg by the man, very good. Dance by woman, in very pretty change of costume, good. The act then goes into two, where the man does some fine acrobatics and strong work, assisted by the woman. A notable feature of the act is the high kicking of the man, who kicks nearly twice as high as his own head. A very good act, and it was very well received. Clara May. Works in one. singing and changes of costume. Has a good voice. She goes very much better than the usual single women, and in fact, pleased the audience very much. Sings some good comedy and serious songs. Hans Roberts, Marion Murray and Co. In "A Daddy By Express", a laughable comedy sketch. Includes some singing by the woman, and some good comedy. The act is placed in a story-writer's library, set in full stage, C.D.F. The little girl in the act arrives by express consigned to the story-writer by her mother, who has had a disagreement with her father. The writer becomes attached to the little girl, and refuses to give her up to the father. The writer's lack of knowledge of children, and the woman in the next room's efforts to instruct and aid him make some very good comedy, and the act was well received The woman's singing is only fair. Muller and Stanley. Still going good.