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Keith-Albee manager reports, September 2, 1902 - September 3, 1903

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New York Show, Week of May 18th.--2.

YHR.--CRESSY & DAYNE.--Presenting the "Village Lawyer," as artistically as ever. 22 minutes, full stage.

YRR.--ELIFE FAY.--Miss Fay made quite a hit with her Avenue A song, which, although pretty rough, she managed to keep down at least in our house sufficiently to not make it offensive. Her "muggings" and her exaggerated walk seemed to impress the audience as extremely funny, and I think she is going to make a big hit at night. 11 minutes in one.

GRR.--BROS. MARTYNE.--Comedy acrobats using the familiar pounding rubber neck. They are both very good performers as usual in an act of this kind. The comedy is not startlingly apparent. The act finished with a row of sixty somersaults by the straight performer, and while I don't imagine there is anything especially hard about it from the assistance he gets from the net, it is still a showy act and sends them off in good shape. 15 minutes, full stage.

NH.--WESLEY & WHITE.--This is little Wesley who used to be with Munroe, and a woman who works with him. The act is not in especially good shape yet, and they were also palpably nervous, as I believe his is the second time they have ever done it. I have an idea that it can be whipped into shape so that it will make a fair three-show-a-day act for the present, for he is a pretty good dancer, but it will never be anything more than a fair act. 13 minutes, open full stage, and closing with short encore in one.

AR.--SIDONIA.--This is a comedy, or an alleged comedy wire performer who has stolen about all the business that he could get hold of, including Jess Dandy's diamond gag and the growing of artificial flowers, a la Charlie Aldrich. He gets on the wire eventually and closes by riding a bicycle with a grooved wheel up and down the wire which is fairly difficult. 9 minutes, full stage.

AR.--AL LAWRENCE.--In the same act which he has always done here in imitations and stories. Mr. Lawrence was up against a hard game this afternoon, but he stuck by them manfully, and I think went as well as he ever did. 16 minutes in one.

ER.--ADAMINI & TAYLOR.--A man and woman in an act called "The Wandering Minstrels." The man was formerly with the 3 Dumonts. (He is the fellow that played the guitar). The woman is Miss Louise Taylor, and she is a very good singer indeed. The man's comedy makeup is about all there is to the act which entitled it to be called a comedy singing act, but their voices blend all right and they were very nicely received this afternoon. 11 minutes in one.

GYH.--PARKER'S DOGS.--This is a very clever dog act, as it always has been. On account of the two show system, I was not able to give it a good place this afternoon so that it was to a certain extent wasted, but it will have a much better place tonight. 15 minutes, full stage.

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268 New York Show, Week of May 18th.--2. YHR.--CRESSY & DAYNE.--Presenting the "Village Lawyer," as artistically as ever. 22 minutes, full stage. YRR.--ELIFE FAY.--Miss Fay made quite a hit with her Avenue A song, which, although pretty rough, she managed to keep down at least in our house sufficiently to not make it offensive. Her "muggings" and her exaggerated walk seemed to impress the audience as extremely funny, and I think she is going to make a big hit at night. 11 minutes in one. GRR.--BROS. MARTYNE.--Comedy acrobats using the familiar pounding rubber neck. They are both very good performers as usual in an act of this kind. The comedy is not startlingly apparent. The act finished with a row of sixty somersaults by the straight performer, and while I don't imagine there is anything especially hard about it from the assistance he gets from the net, it is still a showy act and sends them off in good shape. 15 minutes, full stage. NH.--WESLEY & WHITE.--This is little Wesley who used to be with Munroe, and a woman who works with him. The act is not in especially good shape yet, and they were also palpably nervous, as I believe his is the second time they have ever done it. I have an idea that it can be whipped into shape so that it will make a fair three-show-a-day act for the present, for he is a pretty good dancer, but it will never be anything more than a fair act. 13 minutes, open full stage, and closing with short encore in one. AR.--SIDONIA.--This is a comedy, or an alleged comedy wire performer who has stolen about all the business that he could get hold of, including Jess Dandy's diamond gag and the growing of artificial flowers, a la Charlie Aldrich. He gets on the wire eventually and closes by riding a bicycle with a grooved wheel up and down the wire which is fairly difficult. 9 minutes, full stage. AR.--AL LAWRENCE.--In the same act which he has always done here in imitations and stories. Mr. Lawrence was up against a hard game this afternoon, but he stuck by them manfully, and I think went as well as he ever did. 16 minutes in one. ER.--ADAMINI & TAYLOR.--A man and woman in an act called "The Wandering Minstrels." The man was formerly with the 3 Dumonts. (He is the fellow that played the guitar). The woman is Miss Louise Taylor, and she is a very good singer indeed. The man's comedy makeup is about all there is to the act which entitled it to be called a comedy singing act, but their voices blend all right and they were very nicely received this afternoon. 11 minutes in one. GYH.--PARKER'S DOGS.--This is a very clever dog act, as it always has been. On account of the two show system, I was not able to give it a good place this afternoon so that it was to a certain extent wasted, but it will have a much better place tonight. 15 minutes, full stage.