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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 Dec. 2d, 1912
Cleveland, Ohio
RAMSDELL TRIO - - One man, two women. 9 minutes. Full stage. A dancing act which is unique and high class. Very acceptable opening act. (Pittsburg)
ADLER & ARLINE- - Man and woman. 13 minutes in one, using usher for hypnotist subject in a burlesque way. Man in act also occupies a place in the audience. The act starts quietly, but before its finish is a scream. The man imitates various sounds, after having been placed under a hypnotic spell. The took the team sometime to break away from the audience at both the afternoon and evening show. The act can hold down a better spot on almost any program. (Columbus)
WARD &  CURRAN - - Two men, 26 minutes in 2, special set. Presenting a comedy sketch "The New Stage Door Tender"./This team have culled from their "Old Timer's" vehicle enough of the interesting stuff to make a go of their present act. The audience appreciates their names and makes the act go through. (New York)
FRANK R. MONTGOMERY & LOTTIE MEDLEY & CO - - Dramatic playlet entitled "Told in the Hills". Two men and one woman. Special set. Full stage. 18 minutes. Frank Ward arrived from New York Monday morning to work in the act. The sketch is neither very good nor very bad. It seems to lack action in spots and there is an abundance of talk that could be condensed. I should say the act might do well in number two or three spot but not much later.
DOC O'NEIL - - Monologist. 14 minutes in one. Another one of those nonsensical gentlemen, who makes capital out of his ability to do nothing sensible. He works greatly on the order of Bert Fitzgibbons also Al Johnson. The audience seemed to appreciate his efforts and he was frequently interrupted by applause. (Open)
TOM NAWN & CO - - Comedy Sketch "Pat and the Genii". 23 minutes in 4, special set. Two women, two colored men and Nawn. Same old sketch, funny as ever, perhaps a trifle slower, but the audience seemed to like it. (Indianapolis)
EVA TANGUAY- - Miss Tanguay seemed to have no trouble in holding both our Monday audiences for 25 minutes. All of her costumes are new and startling as usual and she has some new songs. She is daily rehearsing other new songs and probably in the course of a few weeks there will be little in the act that the East has seen before. Business seems to be just as big as during her previous visits, and while she may not beat her last year's record here it seems very probable that she will hold up to it. Miss Tanguay is carrying her own trombone player this season and we understand that she carried a leader up to last Saturday night, when she let him out. She also stated Monday that the piano in the orchestra could not play during her act. (Indianapolis)
FOUR DORIC COMIQUES - - Full stage. 7 to 9 minutes. Four men doing mighty quick and clever acrobatic work, which the audience appreciated. They keep space with the rest of our show which moves rapidly from the rise to the fall of the curtain. (Open)

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113 B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME Week of Dec. 2d, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio RAMSDELL TRIO - - One man, two women. 9 minutes. Full stage. A dancing act which is unique and high class. Very acceptable opening act. (Pittsburg) ADLER & ARLINE- - Man and woman. 13 minutes in one, using usher for hypnotist subject in a burlesque way. Man in act also occupies a place in the audience. The act starts quietly, but before its finish is a scream. The man imitates various sounds, after having been placed under a hypnotic spell. The took the team sometime to break away from the audience at both the afternoon and evening show. The act can hold down a better spot on almost any program. (Columbus) WARD & CURRAN - - Two men, 26 minutes in 2, special set. Presenting a comedy sketch "The New Stage Door Tender"./This team have culled from their "Old Timer's" vehicle enough of the interesting stuff to make a go of their present act. The audience appreciates their names and makes the act go through. (New York) FRANK R. MONTGOMERY & LOTTIE MEDLEY & CO - - Dramatic playlet entitled "Told in the Hills". Two men and one woman. Special set. Full stage. 18 minutes. Frank Ward arrived from New York Monday morning to work in the act. The sketch is neither very good nor very bad. It seems to lack action in spots and there is an abundance of talk that could be condensed. I should say the act might do well in number two or three spot but not much later. DOC O'NEIL - - Monologist. 14 minutes in one. Another one of those nonsensical gentlemen, who makes capital out of his ability to do nothing sensible. He works greatly on the order of Bert Fitzgibbons also Al Johnson. The audience seemed to appreciate his efforts and he was frequently interrupted by applause. (Open) TOM NAWN & CO - - Comedy Sketch "Pat and the Genii". 23 minutes in 4, special set. Two women, two colored men and Nawn. Same old sketch, funny as ever, perhaps a trifle slower, but the audience seemed to like it. (Indianapolis) EVA TANGUAY- - Miss Tanguay seemed to have no trouble in holding both our Monday audiences for 25 minutes. All of her costumes are new and startling as usual and she has some new songs. She is daily rehearsing other new songs and probably in the course of a few weeks there will be little in the act that the East has seen before. Business seems to be just as big as during her previous visits, and while she may not beat her last year's record here it seems very probable that she will hold up to it. Miss Tanguay is carrying her own trombone player this season and we understand that she carried a leader up to last Saturday night, when she let him out. She also stated Monday that the piano in the orchestra could not play during her act. (Indianapolis) FOUR DORIC COMIQUES - - Full stage. 7 to 9 minutes. Four men doing mighty quick and clever acrobatic work, which the audience appreciated. They keep space with the rest of our show which moves rapidly from the rise to the fall of the curtain. (Open)