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Keith-Albee managers' report book, December 11, 1911-September 9, 1912

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preparing to go on to play Romeo. The Countess comes to see him, entering his room by a secret panel. She warns him of his danger and beseeches him to flee. At this moment the Prince of Wales and the Count Felsen knock at the actor's door. The Countess is spirited away and the two men enter. She forgets her fan and it is found by her husband. But the Prince says he dropped the fan; he was taking it for her to have it repaired.
The Prince and Kean are left alon[e] and Kean's penalty is banishment from England. His resentment runs high. At first he will not play. Then he changes his mind. The scene changes and he is playing the balcony scene with Juliet. In the midst of this his overwrought mind snaps and he turns to the royal box and hurls words of denunciation at the Prince. It is upon this dramatic denouement that the curtain descends.
At both performances Mr. Robson received five genuine curtain calls. The play is as good as any dramatic sketch I ever saw and great value from an advertising standpoint. Any manager can go the limit on the billing as Mr. Robson will make good. 22 minutes full stage.
HOEY AND LEE: The going here is a little too strong. While they were compelled to sing parody after parody, a shift in the position would benefit them. 16 minutes in 1.
THE HOLD UP: Here is one star attraction for any bill, that if properly advertised, would get the coin. Mr. Granville certainly deserves great credit as a master of stage mechanism. 19 minutes.
The show in its entirety is excellent and with a little rearrangement one of the best we have had for some weeks. The new running order will be:
HARRY HIRSCH
JOSEPHINE SABEL
COLLEGE TRIO
THREE KEATONS
ANDREW HOBSON
HOEY AND LEE
DAN BURKE AND WONDER GIRLS
MELVILLE AND HIGGINS
THE HOLD UP.

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preparing to go on to play Romeo. The Countess comes to see him, entering his room by a secret panel. She warns him of his danger and beseeches him to flee. At this moment the Prince of Wales and the Count Felsen knock at the actor's door. The Countess is spirited away and the two men enter. She forgets her fan and it is found by her husband. But the Prince says he dropped the fan; he was taking it for her to have it repaired. The Prince and Kean are left alon[e] and Kean's penalty is banishment from England. His resentment runs high. At first he will not play. Then he changes his mind. The scene changes and he is playing the balcony scene with Juliet. In the midst of this his overwrought mind snaps and he turns to the royal box and hurls words of denunciation at the Prince. It is upon this dramatic denouement that the curtain descends. At both performances Mr. Robson received five genuine curtain calls. The play is as good as any dramatic sketch I ever saw and great value from an advertising standpoint. Any manager can go the limit on the billing as Mr. Robson will make good. 22 minutes full stage. HOEY AND LEE: The going here is a little too strong. While they were compelled to sing parody after parody, a shift in the position would benefit them. 16 minutes in 1. THE HOLD UP: Here is one star attraction for any bill, that if properly advertised, would get the coin. Mr. Granville certainly deserves great credit as a master of stage mechanism. 19 minutes. The show in its entirety is excellent and with a little rearrangement one of the best we have had for some weeks. The new running order will be: HARRY HIRSCH JOSEPHINE SABEL COLLEGE TRIO THREE KEATONS ANDREW HOBSON HOEY AND LEE DAN BURKE AND WONDER GIRLS MELVILLE AND HIGGINS THE HOLD UP.