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

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B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE, CINCINNATI, O. 

[HONORS?] & LePRINCE: 
Comedy acrobats, 8 minutes, full stage, numerous new stunts and many laughs. Great act; fine opener. Goes to INDIANAPOLIS.

LILLIAN [SCHREIBER?]
Songs. 11 minutes in One. Miss Schreiber is a tiny mite of humanity, very cute, petite, with a peaky voice and childish appearance and manners. Sings three songs, the first in a little girl's  frock, second, in a military costume, third, in a [dromic?] costume, Went good.     Act goes to NEW YORK.

[ODIVA?]:  Diving. Second week. 21 minutes F. S. Same act as last week, with a few new swimming stunts added. Went big. Act goes to LOUISVILLE.

CARL HENRY & NELLIE FRANCIS: 15 minutes in one, in a sketch called "Just Nonsense". A good name for it. Act is filled with big laughs and several new stunts, with a great finish. Act went big at matinee, bigger at night. One of the hits of the show.  Act goes to MILWAUKEE.

RAY L. [ROYCE?]: Character sketches. 15 minutes in one. Mr. Royce has nothing new - His characters are the same, in all respects, as in his act here two or three seasons ago. Some new material would help. - Still the act went big, and closed very strong.  Goes to INDIANAPOLIS.

ROMANCE OF THE UNDERWORLD:  Melodramatic play, in three scenes, 45 min. in all. First and third scenes F. S., second scene four minutes in one. Plenty of time to strike the first scene and set the third without the use of extra stage hands, which the advance prop list called for. The action produces alternately tears and laughter. A big act, well staged, and well presented by an unusually large number of men and women. Went very big. Act goes to MEMPHIS.

HOWARD & [NORTH?]: In the sketch "Back to Wellington", Special drop in two. 27 minutes; same old sketch presented here before. Went very big.
Act goes to LOUISVILLE.

JAS. AUQUSTIRE & ANNIE HARTLEY.   Barrel jumpers. 6 minutes. A great closing act. Went good. Act goes to ENGLAND.

[illegible] [KEITNCSCOPE?]
[Rathe's?] Weekly.  16 minutes. Good.

GENERAL REMARKS:  Show is one of the best of the season, without a weak spot. "Romance of the Underworld" is the big feature of the show; Odiva, held over for another week, is big as ever. The order of the show was changed as follows:

1 - Romero & LePrince;
2 - Lillian Sehreiber;
3 - Odiva;
4 - Ray L Reyes;
5 - "Romance of the Underworld"'
6 - Henry & Francis;
7 - Howard & North;
8 - Augustine & Hartley.

This caused the whow to work much better Sunday night from both sides of the stage.

C. L. Doran.

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108 B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE, CINCINNATI, O. [HONORS?] & LePRINCE: Comedy acrobats, 8 minutes, full stage, numerous new stunts and many laughs. Great act; fine opener. Goes to INDIANAPOLIS. LILLIAN [SCHREIBER?] Songs. 11 minutes in One. Miss Schreiber is a tiny mite of humanity, very cute, petite, with a peaky voice and childish appearance and manners. Sings three songs, the first in a little girl's frock, second, in a military costume, third, in a [dromic?] costume, Went good. Act goes to NEW YORK. [ODIVA?]: Diving. Second week. 21 minutes F. S. Same act as last week, with a few new swimming stunts added. Went big. Act goes to LOUISVILLE. CARL HENRY & NELLIE FRANCIS: 15 minutes in one, in a sketch called "Just Nonsense". A good name for it. Act is filled with big laughs and several new stunts, with a great finish. Act went big at matinee, bigger at night. One of the hits of the show. Act goes to MILWAUKEE. RAY L. [ROYCE?]: Character sketches. 15 minutes in one. Mr. Royce has nothing new - His characters are the same, in all respects, as in his act here two or three seasons ago. Some new material would help. - Still the act went big, and closed very strong. Goes to INDIANAPOLIS. ROMANCE OF THE UNDERWORLD: Melodramatic play, in three scenes, 45 min. in all. First and third scenes F. S., second scene four minutes in one. Plenty of time to strike the first scene and set the third without the use of extra stage hands, which the advance prop list called for. The action produces alternately tears and laughter. A big act, well staged, and well presented by an unusually large number of men and women. Went very big. Act goes to MEMPHIS. HOWARD & [NORTH?]: In the sketch "Back to Wellington", Special drop in two. 27 minutes; same old sketch presented here before. Went very big. Act goes to LOUISVILLE. JAS. AUQUSTIRE & ANNIE HARTLEY. Barrel jumpers. 6 minutes. A great closing act. Went good. Act goes to ENGLAND. [illegible] [KEITNCSCOPE?] [Rathe's?] Weekly. 16 minutes. Good. GENERAL REMARKS: Show is one of the best of the season, without a weak spot. "Romance of the Underworld" is the big feature of the show; Odiva, held over for another week, is big as ever. The order of the show was changed as follows: 1 - Romero & LePrince; 2 - Lillian Sehreiber; 3 - Odiva; 4 - Ray L Reyes; 5 - "Romance of the Underworld"' 6 - Henry & Francis; 7 - Howard & North; 8 - Augustine & Hartley. This caused the whow to work much better Sunday night from both sides of the stage. C. L. Doran.