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

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CRITICISM.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY.     WEEK OF February 5th, 1912.
LA VIER: Mid-air gymnast on the flying trapeze. Exceptionally clever, splendid opener. Full stage, 5 minutes.
WARREN & KEEFE: Fred Warren doing black face with Keefe as a straight man. Have a difficult place. Their talk is light. Keefe is a good yodler while Warren as a wench singing "Alexander" in German, gets the laughs and they close very good. 22 minutes in one.
CHAS. B. LAWLOR & DAUGHTERS: Mabel and Alice in a series of character studies in Italian and Irish, entitled "Night and Day on the Sidewalks of New York". The girls make several changes. Open rather quiet but seem to be appreciated and manage to secure a good hand at the finish. Full stage, 20 minutes.
NEWBOLD AND BRIBBIN: Songs and impersonations. Miss Gribbin had a sweet voice and gets her songs over. Newbold does some very good character work and they manage to get the laughs. A pleasing act in about fourth place. 20 minutes in one.
MRS. LOUIS JAMES: with Elwood Bostwick and Laurett Browne in "Holding A Husband". A comedy well written, bright lines and carefully drawn situations, with several strong laughs. Full stage, 14 minutes.
MINNIE ALLEN: PRESENTING "A Novelty of Song". A young lady with pleasing personality, nicely costumed, who presents a singing number different from all others and closing with a pianologue, - an excellent act. 15 minutes in one.
FLORENCE NASH & JOSEPH JEFFERSON: With Minette Barrett in a problem play of the future, entitled "In 1999". Here is a play in which the author reverses the lines. The wife, the club-woman, the husband, the housekeeper. The girl in love with the husband; hence the comedy. Very novel. Creating more talk than any other play ever presented here, with plenty of newspaper advertising. Retained the second week. Full stage, 18 minutes.
CLAUDIUS AND SCARLET: In "The Call of the Sixties". Banjoists playing old time selections with the words flashed on the screen. An old idea but new at this season. "Nellie Gray" 1856. "Lillie Doll" 1852, "Oh Susanna" 1854, "Grandfather's Clock", 1870 with the audience singing the chorus. At every performance the audience go wild - On Thursday night they simply stopped the show. 15 minutes in one.
HANLON BROS. & CO.: In "Just Phor-Phun". Hanlon Brothers are great pantomimists. An excellent closing act full of comedy, with plenty of good trick properties. Full stage, 17 minutes.

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CRITICISM. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY. WEEK OF February 5th, 1912. LA VIER: Mid-air gymnast on the flying trapeze. Exceptionally clever, splendid opener. Full stage, 5 minutes. WARREN & KEEFE: Fred Warren doing black face with Keefe as a straight man. Have a difficult place. Their talk is light. Keefe is a good yodler while Warren as a wench singing "Alexander" in German, gets the laughs and they close very good. 22 minutes in one. CHAS. B. LAWLOR & DAUGHTERS: Mabel and Alice in a series of character studies in Italian and Irish, entitled "Night and Day on the Sidewalks of New York". The girls make several changes. Open rather quiet but seem to be appreciated and manage to secure a good hand at the finish. Full stage, 20 minutes. NEWBOLD AND BRIBBIN: Songs and impersonations. Miss Gribbin had a sweet voice and gets her songs over. Newbold does some very good character work and they manage to get the laughs. A pleasing act in about fourth place. 20 minutes in one. MRS. LOUIS JAMES: with Elwood Bostwick and Laurett Browne in "Holding A Husband". A comedy well written, bright lines and carefully drawn situations, with several strong laughs. Full stage, 14 minutes. MINNIE ALLEN: PRESENTING "A Novelty of Song". A young lady with pleasing personality, nicely costumed, who presents a singing number different from all others and closing with a pianologue, - an excellent act. 15 minutes in one. FLORENCE NASH & JOSEPH JEFFERSON: With Minette Barrett in a problem play of the future, entitled "In 1999". Here is a play in which the author reverses the lines. The wife, the club-woman, the husband, the housekeeper. The girl in love with the husband; hence the comedy. Very novel. Creating more talk than any other play ever presented here, with plenty of newspaper advertising. Retained the second week. Full stage, 18 minutes. CLAUDIUS AND SCARLET: In "The Call of the Sixties". Banjoists playing old time selections with the words flashed on the screen. An old idea but new at this season. "Nellie Gray" 1856. "Lillie Doll" 1852, "Oh Susanna" 1854, "Grandfather's Clock", 1870 with the audience singing the chorus. At every performance the audience go wild - On Thursday night they simply stopped the show. 15 minutes in one. HANLON BROS. & CO.: In "Just Phor-Phun". Hanlon Brothers are great pantomimists. An excellent closing act full of comedy, with plenty of good trick properties. Full stage, 17 minutes.