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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 9, 1912-February 24, 1913

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CRITICISM
B.F. KEITH'S UNION SQUARE THEATRE. OCT. 21, 1912. E. F. ROGERS.
[SANSONE?] AND DELILA: Man and woman in a fast balancing act, with a little juggling. A splendid opener, with something doing all the time, and one that should have immediate and connective booking. Eight minutes in full stage.
WHEELER EARL AND VERA CURTIS: Programmed as "The Girl and the Drummer". A pleasing little skit with bright talk that seems to get over in this position. Fifteen minutes in two, close in one.
GRAHAM MOFFAT'S PLAYERS: In a Scotch comedy called, "The Concealed Bed", with a cast of five, three women and two men. As a New York feature, this man's name is great, being the author of "Bunty Pulls the Strings" and "A Scrape o' the Pen", and I presume it would be a novelty all over the circuit, as the players are genuine Scots from Glasgow. Like "Bunty", "The Concealed Bed" deals with Scotch life. The bed is a not unusual feature of tenement houses in Glasgow. Only insofar as it is used as a place of concealment during the course of the play, is it of importance in the amusing situations and development of the plot  The real humor of the story is in the lines and the antics of a couple of comedy characters. The offering is novel and worthy of booking. Twenty-eight minutes, full stage.
A. SEYMOUR BROWN: "Singing His Own Songs". A young man of pleasing personality, with a good voice, advertising his goods. He sings five songs and leaves them wanting more, so there you are. Sixteen minutes in one.
"AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER": by Philip Bartholomae, author of "Over Night" and "Little Miss Brown". A novel comedy from the German. The case contains three men and two women. The idea is, that while a novelist is reading his work, actors illustrate it by interpreting the words literally and grotesquely. It is really a novelty and can go the rounds. Fourteen minutes, full stage, special set.
JIMMIE BRITT: This young man gets away with it in splendid shape. His stories fall short but he is there with a description of a "fight" which sends him off to big applause. Sixteen minutes in two.
EMMA CARUS: To my surprise, this well known comedienne passed muster in good shape. Her songs are splendid and, with the assistance of some unknown in some part of the house, she manages to escape with second prize in the running. Twenty-four minutes in one.
AVON COMEDY FOUR: The one riot in the show and the same at every performance. Twenty-three minutes in two, close in one.
ANNA BUCKLEY'S ANIMALS: Billed as "Mlle. Anna Buckley's Pantomime Novelty" consisting of monkeys dancing and roller skating, a bear on skates and a drunken dog. A novel animal act and worthy of immediate booking. Eight minutes full stage.

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56 CRITICISM B.F. KEITH'S UNION SQUARE THEATRE. OCT. 21, 1912. E. F. ROGERS. [SANSONE?] AND DELILA: Man and woman in a fast balancing act, with a little juggling. A splendid opener, with something doing all the time, and one that should have immediate and connective booking. Eight minutes in full stage. WHEELER EARL AND VERA CURTIS: Programmed as "The Girl and the Drummer". A pleasing little skit with bright talk that seems to get over in this position. Fifteen minutes in two, close in one. GRAHAM MOFFAT'S PLAYERS: In a Scotch comedy called, "The Concealed Bed", with a cast of five, three women and two men. As a New York feature, this man's name is great, being the author of "Bunty Pulls the Strings" and "A Scrape o' the Pen", and I presume it would be a novelty all over the circuit, as the players are genuine Scots from Glasgow. Like "Bunty", "The Concealed Bed" deals with Scotch life. The bed is a not unusual feature of tenement houses in Glasgow. Only insofar as it is used as a place of concealment during the course of the play, is it of importance in the amusing situations and development of the plot The real humor of the story is in the lines and the antics of a couple of comedy characters. The offering is novel and worthy of booking. Twenty-eight minutes, full stage. A. SEYMOUR BROWN: "Singing His Own Songs". A young man of pleasing personality, with a good voice, advertising his goods. He sings five songs and leaves them wanting more, so there you are. Sixteen minutes in one. "AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER": by Philip Bartholomae, author of "Over Night" and "Little Miss Brown". A novel comedy from the German. The case contains three men and two women. The idea is, that while a novelist is reading his work, actors illustrate it by interpreting the words literally and grotesquely. It is really a novelty and can go the rounds. Fourteen minutes, full stage, special set. JIMMIE BRITT: This young man gets away with it in splendid shape. His stories fall short but he is there with a description of a "fight" which sends him off to big applause. Sixteen minutes in two. EMMA CARUS: To my surprise, this well known comedienne passed muster in good shape. Her songs are splendid and, with the assistance of some unknown in some part of the house, she manages to escape with second prize in the running. Twenty-four minutes in one. AVON COMEDY FOUR: The one riot in the show and the same at every performance. Twenty-three minutes in two, close in one. ANNA BUCKLEY'S ANIMALS: Billed as "Mlle. Anna Buckley's Pantomime Novelty" consisting of monkeys dancing and roller skating, a bear on skates and a drunken dog. A novel animal act and worthy of immediate booking. Eight minutes full stage.