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

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REPORT ON COLUMBUS SHOW WEEK APRIL 8, 1912--W.W. PROSSER.
This is Old Timers Week for us, and the entire show, as follows, made a distinctly favorable impression:
ALLEN & CLARKE: Musical act, C.D.F. in two, 14 minutes.
FOX & WARD: Black-face comedians. Special drop in one, 19 minutes.
MR. & MRS HARRY THORNE: Sketch, "An Up-Town Flat". C.D.F. in three, 21 min.
LYDIA YEAMANS: Comedienne. Olio in one, 14 minutes.
GUS WILLIAMS: Monologue and song. Street in one, 15 minutes.
MAGGIE CLINE: Song and talk. Palace in one, 30 minutes.
WARD & CURRAN: In "The Terrible Judge". Library in three, 24 minutes.
SAM HOLDSWORTH: Tenor. Olio in one, 13 minutes.
GEO. PRIMROSE & BOYS: In singing and dancing number. Special drop in three, 15 minutes.
"AULD LANG SYNE": By entire company. (Entire Company goes to Cleveland)
NOTE:-
The finishing song was substituted in the place of the after-piece "Big Foot Wallace", owing to the unusual length of the show which ran until after five o'clock, and which will have to be shortened in order to hold the audience.
In the original lay-out, Maggie Cline was down to close, but she put up such an emphatic kick, and refused to work because of George Primrose being billed first instead of herself. She was talked out of the "billing" problem, and then again refused to close the show on account of Holdsworth preceding her.
I thought Tanguay could "holler", but Maggie has Eva in the beginners' class. It required two hours' monologue on my part to assuage Maggie's anger, and great tact in order to get her to work at all. She did, however, and will, which is the essential point, and Primrose is closing the show as well as she could have done.
The indications are for an excellent week.

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REPORT ON COLUMBUS SHOW WEEK APRIL 8, 1912--W.W. PROSSER. This is Old Timers Week for us, and the entire show, as follows, made a distinctly favorable impression: ALLEN & CLARKE: Musical act, C.D.F. in two, 14 minutes. FOX & WARD: Black-face comedians. Special drop in one, 19 minutes. MR. & MRS HARRY THORNE: Sketch, "An Up-Town Flat". C.D.F. in three, 21 min. LYDIA YEAMANS: Comedienne. Olio in one, 14 minutes. GUS WILLIAMS: Monologue and song. Street in one, 15 minutes. MAGGIE CLINE: Song and talk. Palace in one, 30 minutes. WARD & CURRAN: In "The Terrible Judge". Library in three, 24 minutes. SAM HOLDSWORTH: Tenor. Olio in one, 13 minutes. GEO. PRIMROSE & BOYS: In singing and dancing number. Special drop in three, 15 minutes. "AULD LANG SYNE": By entire company. (Entire Company goes to Cleveland) NOTE:- The finishing song was substituted in the place of the after-piece "Big Foot Wallace", owing to the unusual length of the show which ran until after five o'clock, and which will have to be shortened in order to hold the audience. In the original lay-out, Maggie Cline was down to close, but she put up such an emphatic kick, and refused to work because of George Primrose being billed first instead of herself. She was talked out of the "billing" problem, and then again refused to close the show on account of Holdsworth preceding her. I thought Tanguay could "holler", but Maggie has Eva in the beginners' class. It required two hours' monologue on my part to assuage Maggie's anger, and great tact in order to get her to work at all. She did, however, and will, which is the essential point, and Primrose is closing the show as well as she could have done. The indications are for an excellent week.