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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 9, 1912-February 24, 1913
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91 HUDSON THEATER, {ILLEGIBLE] HILL, N.J. WEEK NOV.18,1912. Jos. ?. Smith. [Reuman? penciled over] TRIO ----- [Two?} men and a woman in a [nesily?] staged bicycle act. They perform the usual stunts with a few additional new ones closing the act with a [mile?] racebetween the two men. Good opening act. F. S. 10 min. LE FEVRE and ST. JOHN ---Man and a woman in a singing and dancing sketch. Fair number two act. In one 13 min. CLAUDE GOLDEN ---- "The Card Manipulator". When the curtain rises an assistant in evening clothes enters on the stage, sings a parody and introduces himself as the greatest card manipulator in the world. The audience beleive him to be Golden. The assistant performs a trick so clumisily that a man in the audience howls with derision. He is invited on the stage to do the same trick. He does itwith many others. The man is Golden, himself, and before the act closes he introduces himself. The audience is taken by surprise as Golden's efforts to appear as though he never before was on a stage [succsed?] remarkably well. This act went big at both shows. In one 20 min. GRACE HELENE AND COMPANY -- "The Pearl Necklace" [illegible] room in hotel. Man and woman, society crooks, are talking excitedly of the man's latest theft. Finding the door of the opposite apartment open, he enters and steals a $10,000 pearl necklace. Then hetells his confederate she [upraids?] him as he had promised her to reform. During the conversation house detective enters. Employing slangy phrases throughout his talk he tells the two theives, [she?] are dressed for the opera, that by a new psychological method of his own he can tell which of them stole the necklace. They strenuously deny his accusations and threaten to put him out. He tells them their past records and they realizing their guilt submit while he tells them of the " small, quite voice of a guilty consicience" which will show up the real theif. He lays a paiar of handcuffs on the table and turns his back telling the guilt one to place the cuffs about his or her wrists. With a show of emotion the woman does so. The detective is jubiliant and he orders the man from the room. Then he indulges in a lecture to the woman as she produces the necklace box. When he opens it he discovers the necklace is gone. He rushes out after the man and as he does so the man returns through a side window and indulges in hearty laughs over the failure of the detectives new method of deduction. The man had the necklace all the time in his pocket. The sketch did not get over. The entrance of the detective gave the [illegible] audience an expectation of exciting incidents that did not happen. The cast is apparently capable, but the peice lacks a [plet?], it lacks fire, it is lacking in the stirring essentials that are necessary. F.S. 20 min. INTERMISSION------------ JOHNSON AND WISE----Colored man and woman in a neatly dressed song and dance act. The act went big at both performances. Time of act 11 in two, 2 min. in one, total 13 min. EDWIN FORD ---- Of the Four Fords in a " Dancing Carnival" assisted by one man and four girls. They sing several numbers and perform numerous dances rather cleverly. The act comprises four scenes, the first being "Brighton Beach at night", "The [Eatery?], New York at night", A quaker Village at night" and "The Dancing Carnival in a village green on carnival day". The act is nicely costumed. The scenery is decidedly pretty. The act went well at both shows. Time of act 20 Min. GRANT AND HOAG ----- Man and a woman in the " Troublesome Trunk" introducing some humorous patter and two songs. The act is neatly costumed and went well at both performances, in one 19 Min. Special drop. BOBSER'S TROUPE OF ARABS -----Eleven Arabs in startling feats of strength and whirlwind gymnastics. Close the show well receiving big rounds of applause at both shows. F.S, 11 Min. [PHOTOPLANE?] ----Unsatisfactory. [CUTS.?] Grace Helene and Company, the expression " Go to hell".
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91 HUDSON THEATER, {ILLEGIBLE] HILL, N.J. WEEK NOV.18,1912. Jos. ?. Smith. [Reuman? penciled over] TRIO ----- [Two?} men and a woman in a [nesily?] staged bicycle act. They perform the usual stunts with a few additional new ones closing the act with a [mile?] racebetween the two men. Good opening act. F. S. 10 min. LE FEVRE and ST. JOHN ---Man and a woman in a singing and dancing sketch. Fair number two act. In one 13 min. CLAUDE GOLDEN ---- "The Card Manipulator". When the curtain rises an assistant in evening clothes enters on the stage, sings a parody and introduces himself as the greatest card manipulator in the world. The audience beleive him to be Golden. The assistant performs a trick so clumisily that a man in the audience howls with derision. He is invited on the stage to do the same trick. He does itwith many others. The man is Golden, himself, and before the act closes he introduces himself. The audience is taken by surprise as Golden's efforts to appear as though he never before was on a stage [succsed?] remarkably well. This act went big at both shows. In one 20 min. GRACE HELENE AND COMPANY -- "The Pearl Necklace" [illegible] room in hotel. Man and woman, society crooks, are talking excitedly of the man's latest theft. Finding the door of the opposite apartment open, he enters and steals a $10,000 pearl necklace. Then hetells his confederate she [upraids?] him as he had promised her to reform. During the conversation house detective enters. Employing slangy phrases throughout his talk he tells the two theives, [she?] are dressed for the opera, that by a new psychological method of his own he can tell which of them stole the necklace. They strenuously deny his accusations and threaten to put him out. He tells them their past records and they realizing their guilt submit while he tells them of the " small, quite voice of a guilty consicience" which will show up the real theif. He lays a paiar of handcuffs on the table and turns his back telling the guilt one to place the cuffs about his or her wrists. With a show of emotion the woman does so. The detective is jubiliant and he orders the man from the room. Then he indulges in a lecture to the woman as she produces the necklace box. When he opens it he discovers the necklace is gone. He rushes out after the man and as he does so the man returns through a side window and indulges in hearty laughs over the failure of the detectives new method of deduction. The man had the necklace all the time in his pocket. The sketch did not get over. The entrance of the detective gave the [illegible] audience an expectation of exciting incidents that did not happen. The cast is apparently capable, but the peice lacks a [plet?], it lacks fire, it is lacking in the stirring essentials that are necessary. F.S. 20 min. INTERMISSION------------ JOHNSON AND WISE----Colored man and woman in a neatly dressed song and dance act. The act went big at both performances. Time of act 11 in two, 2 min. in one, total 13 min. EDWIN FORD ---- Of the Four Fords in a " Dancing Carnival" assisted by one man and four girls. They sing several numbers and perform numerous dances rather cleverly. The act comprises four scenes, the first being "Brighton Beach at night", "The [Eatery?], New York at night", A quaker Village at night" and "The Dancing Carnival in a village green on carnival day". The act is nicely costumed. The scenery is decidedly pretty. The act went well at both shows. Time of act 20 Min. GRANT AND HOAG ----- Man and a woman in the " Troublesome Trunk" introducing some humorous patter and two songs. The act is neatly costumed and went well at both performances, in one 19 Min. Special drop. BOBSER'S TROUPE OF ARABS -----Eleven Arabs in startling feats of strength and whirlwind gymnastics. Close the show well receiving big rounds of applause at both shows. F.S, 11 Min. [PHOTOPLANE?] ----Unsatisfactory. [CUTS.?] Grace Helene and Company, the expression " Go to hell".
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