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

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NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF AUGUST [19?], 1903.

STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 5 minutes in one.

HR.--LAWRENCE CRANE.--The Irish Magician. Lawrence is about the same as he always was. He does a pretty fair sort of a turn of magic and has a running fire of small talk that keeps the audience interested. 18 minutes in one.

THE GEROULDS.--A man and a woman in a little miniature theatre act. Very bad. Closed them after the first show.

HR.--HARRY B. LESTER.--A young man who does a monolog[ue] and a couple of songs. He has a very good address and a fair delivery, and while his stories are not especially brilliant, he does fairly well in a small place on the bill. The hit of his act is made in an imitation of George Cohen, singing his original song "If I Were only Mr. Morgan," in which he goes very strong indeed. 13 minutes in one.

HR.--HARRY WATSON.--Comedy bicyclist. This fellow is a very good cycle rider in a comedy way and introduced (before commencing the work on the wheel) a song in tramp character which is also quite good. It is a very acceptable three-show-a-day turn. 15 min., full stage.

NH.--GILDAY & FOX.--Hebrew comedians. This is the usual style of Hebrew talking acts and for an early part of the bill will do no harm at all, neither will it make a big hit. It is simply a fair act. 12 minutes in one.

HR.--WALTER DANIELS.--A young man who impersonates two or three different actors, making up for the characters on the stage. He is a pretty good actor, but some of his work this afternoon did not seem to go especially strong until he got to the impersonation of "Old Pete" in the "Octoroon", which is really quite a clever bit of work both as to dialect and action. It is another good three-show-a-day act. 20 minutes, open full stage; close with about three minutes in one.

GAH.--MENIPHEE JOHNSON & CO.--This is a comedy sketch in which the first four or five minutes are quite dull, but the dialogue is absolutely necessary in order to convey an idea of the plot. After that they get along very nicely indeed with the exception that Mr. Johnson did not talk quite loud enough this afternoon and could not be heard very far back. The sketch is played by Mr. Johnson, a lady, and a "super" who has nothing to say. Good act. 28 minutes, full stage.

GYH.--KELLY & VIOLETTE.--A man and a woman in a straight singing turn. The man makes up in evening dress, and the woman has a rather stunning looking costume. They sing the lighter order of popular and character songs and made a great hit this afternoon. 15 minutes in one.

YRR.--HOWARD & BLAND.--A man and a woman in a comedy sketch entitled "A Strange BOY," which introduces Mr. Howard's piano playing, which always goes very strong. The lines of the sketch are quite funny and it was a great hit this afternoon. 27 minutes, full stage.

GHR.--JOHN F. LEONARD.--In an Irish comedy act. I played Mr. Leonard here this week because my arrangements with him were for A New York appearance, the balance of the circuit to depend upon his success here. So as a matter of justice I had to let him go to New York this week. I thoroughly agree with the Boston criticism that the act is not very strong. I suppose he went a little better here than he did in Boston, but it is not a particularly heavy act at that. 13 minutes in one.

GSR.--GOLDEN GATE QUINTETTE.--A team of colored comedians and singers, consisting of four men and one woman. They have been over the circuit before, and it is a very good colored act. They have an extremely difficult place on the bill this week, but I am so situated that I can hardly avoid letting them stay there. They will, however, make good. 16 minutes in one.

GRR.--ORVILLE & FRANK.--A man and a boy in a novel acrobatic act which has been over the circuit before, and which always makes good. 10 minutes, full stage.

HR.--BIOGRAPH.--The selection of views this week was given to us by the aid of the bioscopy, and is a much more acceptable production than that of last week. 16 minutes in one.

S. K. HODGDON.

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308 NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF AUGUST [19?], 1903. STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 5 minutes in one. HR.--LAWRENCE CRANE.--The Irish Magician. Lawrence is about the same as he always was. He does a pretty fair sort of a turn of magic and has a running fire of small talk that keeps the audience interested. 18 minutes in one. THE GEROULDS.--A man and a woman in a little miniature theatre act. Very bad. Closed them after the first show. HR.--HARRY B. LESTER.--A young man who does a monolog[ue] and a couple of songs. He has a very good address and a fair delivery, and while his stories are not especially brilliant, he does fairly well in a small place on the bill. The hit of his act is made in an imitation of George Cohen, singing his original song "If I Were only Mr. Morgan," in which he goes very strong indeed. 13 minutes in one. HR.--HARRY WATSON.--Comedy bicyclist. This fellow is a very good cycle rider in a comedy way and introduced (before commencing the work on the wheel) a song in tramp character which is also quite good. It is a very acceptable three-show-a-day turn. 15 min., full stage. NH.--GILDAY & FOX.--Hebrew comedians. This is the usual style of Hebrew talking acts and for an early part of the bill will do no harm at all, neither will it make a big hit. It is simply a fair act. 12 minutes in one. HR.--WALTER DANIELS.--A young man who impersonates two or three different actors, making up for the characters on the stage. He is a pretty good actor, but some of his work this afternoon did not seem to go especially strong until he got to the impersonation of "Old Pete" in the "Octoroon", which is really quite a clever bit of work both as to dialect and action. It is another good three-show-a-day act. 20 minutes, open full stage; close with about three minutes in one. GAH.--MENIPHEE JOHNSON & CO.--This is a comedy sketch in which the first four or five minutes are quite dull, but the dialogue is absolutely necessary in order to convey an idea of the plot. After that they get along very nicely indeed with the exception that Mr. Johnson did not talk quite loud enough this afternoon and could not be heard very far back. The sketch is played by Mr. Johnson, a lady, and a "super" who has nothing to say. Good act. 28 minutes, full stage. GYH.--KELLY & VIOLETTE.--A man and a woman in a straight singing turn. The man makes up in evening dress, and the woman has a rather stunning looking costume. They sing the lighter order of popular and character songs and made a great hit this afternoon. 15 minutes in one. YRR.--HOWARD & BLAND.--A man and a woman in a comedy sketch entitled "A Strange BOY," which introduces Mr. Howard's piano playing, which always goes very strong. The lines of the sketch are quite funny and it was a great hit this afternoon. 27 minutes, full stage. GHR.--JOHN F. LEONARD.--In an Irish comedy act. I played Mr. Leonard here this week because my arrangements with him were for A New York appearance, the balance of the circuit to depend upon his success here. So as a matter of justice I had to let him go to New York this week. I thoroughly agree with the Boston criticism that the act is not very strong. I suppose he went a little better here than he did in Boston, but it is not a particularly heavy act at that. 13 minutes in one. GSR.--GOLDEN GATE QUINTETTE.--A team of colored comedians and singers, consisting of four men and one woman. They have been over the circuit before, and it is a very good colored act. They have an extremely difficult place on the bill this week, but I am so situated that I can hardly avoid letting them stay there. They will, however, make good. 16 minutes in one. GRR.--ORVILLE & FRANK.--A man and a boy in a novel acrobatic act which has been over the circuit before, and which always makes good. 10 minutes, full stage. HR.--BIOGRAPH.--The selection of views this week was given to us by the aid of the bioscopy, and is a much more acceptable production than that of last week. 16 minutes in one. S. K. HODGDON.