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

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B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME
Week of Nov. 18th, 1912
Cleveland, Ohio
THE HAVELOCKS - "Fun at Five O'Clock Tea". Two men juggling. 9 minutes C.D.F. A trailer for Kara's act of last week, but not so good. As an opening act it was well received. (Toledo)
LLOYD & WHITEHOUSE in "Just Vaudeville". Man and woman, 11 minutes in one. This team worked the matinee with a parlor set, but their act goes just as well if not better in one, where we put them in the evening. Some talk, singing and burlesque imitations. Only a fair act with no exceptional points. It belongs in the position it occupies on our bill. (Indianapolis)
ROSALIND COGHLAN & CO - - Sketch "The Obstinate Miss Grainger" Two men, one woman, working office set, 20 minutes in three. Miss Coghlan works hard and gets the material over in nice style. (Open)
VAN HOVEN- - Eccentric Magician. 16 minutes in one. This boy doesn't do much in the line of mystery, but he doubled up our audiences Monday and had some difficulty in breaking away. We moved him down to the seventh place on the bill, where he will make good. He works with two youngsters and during the time they are on the stage, the audience is hysterical. (Scranton)
KATHRYN OSTERMAN & LOUIS A. SIMON in "A Persian Garden" 28 minutes, special in 4. Surrounded by a complete company Miss Osterman presents a tabloid musical comedy with catchy song numbers, expensive costumes and a lot of good wit. It went over nicely at both shows and will prove an acceptable act on any bill.
MULLEN & COOGAN - - Two men, 18 minutes in one. Too light for this spot as they have nothing to offer but very aged jokes, some burlesque, the song "Steve" which was put on the market a year ago at least and a few moments of dancing. Their best joke "How does a goat smell?" we cut, while "What grows larger the more you take from it, Answer "A hole", still remains in the act. The offering will go well with a burlesque show but not where women and children attend frequently as they do in this theatre. They open their act with an impersonation of drunken men and close burlesquing a Mother poem which combination is outside the boundaries of what people here believe good entertainment.
WELSON TROUPE - - Aerial Artists: Five people, 12 minutes in 5, Garden. What this act needs is speed. They do some very  clever work, but they take too long doing it. If they should cut their time in half and work their act in six minutes they would get over much better. They carry a little excess baggage in the way of a gentleman who holds a ladder and removes the rigging, and who evidently doesn't know the meaning of speed as he takes considerable time in all of his undertakings. (Columbus)
MADAM OLGA PETROVA - - This lady reported Monday, but said she was too ill to go on. The show being O.K. in length we are running the show without her.

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89 B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME Week of Nov. 18th, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio THE HAVELOCKS - "Fun at Five O'Clock Tea". Two men juggling. 9 minutes C.D.F. A trailer for Kara's act of last week, but not so good. As an opening act it was well received. (Toledo) LLOYD & WHITEHOUSE in "Just Vaudeville". Man and woman, 11 minutes in one. This team worked the matinee with a parlor set, but their act goes just as well if not better in one, where we put them in the evening. Some talk, singing and burlesque imitations. Only a fair act with no exceptional points. It belongs in the position it occupies on our bill. (Indianapolis) ROSALIND COGHLAN & CO - - Sketch "The Obstinate Miss Grainger" Two men, one woman, working office set, 20 minutes in three. Miss Coghlan works hard and gets the material over in nice style. (Open) VAN HOVEN- - Eccentric Magician. 16 minutes in one. This boy doesn't do much in the line of mystery, but he doubled up our audiences Monday and had some difficulty in breaking away. We moved him down to the seventh place on the bill, where he will make good. He works with two youngsters and during the time they are on the stage, the audience is hysterical. (Scranton) KATHRYN OSTERMAN & LOUIS A. SIMON in "A Persian Garden" 28 minutes, special in 4. Surrounded by a complete company Miss Osterman presents a tabloid musical comedy with catchy song numbers, expensive costumes and a lot of good wit. It went over nicely at both shows and will prove an acceptable act on any bill. MULLEN & COOGAN - - Two men, 18 minutes in one. Too light for this spot as they have nothing to offer but very aged jokes, some burlesque, the song "Steve" which was put on the market a year ago at least and a few moments of dancing. Their best joke "How does a goat smell?" we cut, while "What grows larger the more you take from it, Answer "A hole", still remains in the act. The offering will go well with a burlesque show but not where women and children attend frequently as they do in this theatre. They open their act with an impersonation of drunken men and close burlesquing a Mother poem which combination is outside the boundaries of what people here believe good entertainment. WELSON TROUPE - - Aerial Artists: Five people, 12 minutes in 5, Garden. What this act needs is speed. They do some very clever work, but they take too long doing it. If they should cut their time in half and work their act in six minutes they would get over much better. They carry a little excess baggage in the way of a gentleman who holds a ladder and removes the rigging, and who evidently doesn't know the meaning of speed as he takes considerable time in all of his undertakings. (Columbus) MADAM OLGA PETROVA - - This lady reported Monday, but said she was too ill to go on. The show being O.K. in length we are running the show without her.