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

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Parros Brothers, 2 shows, 9 min. full stage--One of the greatest equilibristic acts ever offered in vaudeville, and was the first number of the programme to evoke any enthusiasm on the part of the audience.

Fields and Ward, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1--First time of the popular conversational comedians in nearly a year. They did not have much new material to offer, with the exception of a couple of parody songs but they went big, as much because the audience was starving for something to howl over as because of their ability.

Tom Nawn, 2 shows, 27 min. full stage--Pre senting "Pat and the Genii", which is evidently palling our audience, although Mr. Nawn himself is personally ppular [popular]. If he had been in a faster show, it would have been necessary to have moved him up the bill. As it was, he did remarkably well.

Biograph, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1--Only one really good picture that got applause, the majority being old subjects and uninteresting ones at that. We will want them to run the bioscope here until they can assure us of better pictures in the biography than they are giving us this week. There can be no question about the superiority of the films.

Ziska and King, 3 shows, 21 min. open full stage, close in 1--First time here of this team, consisting of a fairly clever illusionist and his clumsy assistant. From a 3-a-day standpoint, it is a very good act.

Ely and Harvey, 3 shows, 18 min. open full stage, close in 1--Comedy and singing sketch, neatly costumed and quite amusing. It is one of the old mistaken identity ideas, worked up cleverly and not badly acted. Will,l==l movie it up the bill.

Comment:- Coming after such a fast show as that of last week, this one seems particularly bad. It lacks snap and ginger, the principle falling off being in the act of Cook and Sonora, which did not in any sense realize my expectations. The Hayseed Trio and James and Dvis I knew nothing about, and they are both disappointments, the latter because I have to use it down where it does not belong. I am also handicapped, to a certain extent, in the rearrangement of the show, by the fact that the material in one, or the acts closing in one, are so limited that I am obliged to stock to the original make-up.

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Parros Brothers, 2 shows, 9 min. full stage--One of the greatest equilibristic acts ever offered in vaudeville, and was the first number of the programme to evoke any enthusiasm on the part of the audience. Fields and Ward, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1--First time of the popular conversational comedians in nearly a year. They did not have much new material to offer, with the exception of a couple of parody songs but they went big, as much because the audience was starving for something to howl over as because of their ability. Tom Nawn, 2 shows, 27 min. full stage--Pre senting "Pat and the Genii", which is evidently palling our audience, although Mr. Nawn himself is personally ppular [popular]. If he had been in a faster show, it would have been necessary to have moved him up the bill. As it was, he did remarkably well. Biograph, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1--Only one really good picture that got applause, the majority being old subjects and uninteresting ones at that. We will want them to run the bioscope here until they can assure us of better pictures in the biography than they are giving us this week. There can be no question about the superiority of the films. Ziska and King, 3 shows, 21 min. open full stage, close in 1--First time here of this team, consisting of a fairly clever illusionist and his clumsy assistant. From a 3-a-day standpoint, it is a very good act. Ely and Harvey, 3 shows, 18 min. open full stage, close in 1--Comedy and singing sketch, neatly costumed and quite amusing. It is one of the old mistaken identity ideas, worked up cleverly and not badly acted. Will,l==l movie it up the bill. Comment:- Coming after such a fast show as that of last week, this one seems particularly bad. It lacks snap and ginger, the principle falling off being in the act of Cook and Sonora, which did not in any sense realize my expectations. The Hayseed Trio and James and Dvis I knew nothing about, and they are both disappointments, the latter because I have to use it down where it does not belong. I am also handicapped, to a certain extent, in the rearrangement of the show, by the fact that the material in one, or the acts closing in one, are so limited that I am obliged to stock to the original make-up.