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

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BOSTON SHOW - B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE - WEEK DEC. 2, 1912.
(R. G. Larsen.)
LEONARD and LOUIE. 7 minutes in two. Garden. Two neat appearing young fellows who do some hand-to-hand balancing and acrobatics that started the show off in great shape this afternoon. A very good opening act that could go down in the middle of the bill.
DEHAVEN and LEONARD. 13 minutes in one. Garden. A singing and dancing team that got over in good shape, although I would not want to play them any further down.
AGNES SCOTT and HARRY KEANE. 15 minutes f.s. Special set. "Drifting." The same act as played here last season. While it was not anything like a riot, it is a pleasing act, and went well in this spot.
NEWTON NEWKIRK. 13 minutes in one. Olio. Newkirk is the humorist of the "Boston Post." Probably the best known in New England. He has been doing a monologue at entertainments for a year or so, and to-day came in and surprised us all by getting it over in great shape for vaudeville. One feature of the act that probably appealed is that his material is out of the beaten track, and made the people laugh.
JOHN E. HENSHAW and GRAVE AVERY. 24 minutes f.s. C.D.F. A good sketch with two people. Got lot of laughs and held the interest.
HUFFORD and CHAIN. 14 minutes in one. One man whiteface, and the other blackface, in songs and talk, with an old time stump speech, all of which went first rate.
JESSE L. LASKY'S "THE LITTLE PARISIENNE." 35 minutes f.s. Special set. This act got over in great shape here to-day. The "Bunty" and "Esquimo Rag" numbers are quite a novelty, and seemed to catch the fancy of the audience, while the entire production seemed to go very much better than it did in New York.
BOBBY MATTHEWS and AL SHAYNE. 19 minutes in one. Special drop. Held this hard spot in good shape this afternoon, and were a riot to-night.
JOE FANTON'S ATHLETES. 5 minutes f.s. Wood. 3 men working on the Roman rings. this is one of the fastest closing acts we have played in a long time. At times is very sensational. Is an act that if put up in the middle of a bill, would stir things up.
NO CUTS.

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108 BOSTON SHOW - B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE - WEEK DEC. 2, 1912. (R. G. Larsen.) LEONARD and LOUIE. 7 minutes in two. Garden. Two neat appearing young fellows who do some hand-to-hand balancing and acrobatics that started the show off in great shape this afternoon. A very good opening act that could go down in the middle of the bill. DEHAVEN and LEONARD. 13 minutes in one. Garden. A singing and dancing team that got over in good shape, although I would not want to play them any further down. AGNES SCOTT and HARRY KEANE. 15 minutes f.s. Special set. "Drifting." The same act as played here last season. While it was not anything like a riot, it is a pleasing act, and went well in this spot. NEWTON NEWKIRK. 13 minutes in one. Olio. Newkirk is the humorist of the "Boston Post." Probably the best known in New England. He has been doing a monologue at entertainments for a year or so, and to-day came in and surprised us all by getting it over in great shape for vaudeville. One feature of the act that probably appealed is that his material is out of the beaten track, and made the people laugh. JOHN E. HENSHAW and GRAVE AVERY. 24 minutes f.s. C.D.F. A good sketch with two people. Got lot of laughs and held the interest. HUFFORD and CHAIN. 14 minutes in one. One man whiteface, and the other blackface, in songs and talk, with an old time stump speech, all of which went first rate. JESSE L. LASKY'S "THE LITTLE PARISIENNE." 35 minutes f.s. Special set. This act got over in great shape here to-day. The "Bunty" and "Esquimo Rag" numbers are quite a novelty, and seemed to catch the fancy of the audience, while the entire production seemed to go very much better than it did in New York. BOBBY MATTHEWS and AL SHAYNE. 19 minutes in one. Special drop. Held this hard spot in good shape this afternoon, and were a riot to-night. JOE FANTON'S ATHLETES. 5 minutes f.s. Wood. 3 men working on the Roman rings. this is one of the fastest closing acts we have played in a long time. At times is very sensational. Is an act that if put up in the middle of a bill, would stir things up. NO CUTS.