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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.
Week of Apr. 21, 1912.
REGAL'S ANIMALS:
12 minutes, full stage. Big bunch of poodles and leaping hounds. Good, lively act. - Went good. MEMPHIS.
SHARPE & WILKES:
18 min. in one. Songs and dances. Man in black face, woman in brown face. Went good. FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
MAUD O'DELLE & CO.:
Sketch, "The Hypocrite". 20 minutes, full stage, A good sketch, well presented. Went good. OPEN NEXT WEEK.
"PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY":
4 minutes. Same slides as last week. Still going as good as ever.
ALF, GRANT & ETHEL HOAG:
Songs, stories and general nonsense. 21 minutes in one. Lots of good laughs. Went good. LOUISVILLE.
IRENE FRANKLIN: Assisted by Burt Green at the piano.
Songs. 30 minutes, full stage. REturn appearance of Miss Franklin. Same character songs she sang here last November. - As big a hit now as then. Tremendous success. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.
CONROY & LEMAIRE:
Black face comedy. 15 minutes in one. Lots of good material, with numerous laughs, although the same old act as last year. Went good. LOUISVILLE.
ROEHM'S ATHLETIC GIRLS:
11 minutes, full stage, own set. Five girls. They do fencing, boxing, wrestling and bag punching. The act is very novel, amusing and entertaining. A splendid closing number that went very good. LOUISVILLE.
REMARKS: The show is such a vast improvement over last week that we ought to do some business.
CUTS: Sharpe & Wilkes - the expression "What in the hell--" Also, by the same people, an appendix story.
Conroy & Lemaire- the expression, "What in the hell is the matter with you?"
NOTE: In this week's film of Pathe's weekly were noticed two different subjects in which were plainly shown Major Archibald Butt, the President's Aide, and victim of the "Titanic". These we made into a separate film and made a special picture of it, preceding it by two slides, the first of which reads: "The Last Moving Picture Taken of the Late Major Archie Butt, the President's Military Aide, and Hero of the Titanic", and the second of which reads: "Major Butt Is The Officer In Uniform, With Sword. These Pictures Taken About Eight Weeks Ago". At both Sunday performances the audience applauded the picture. At Sunday matinee we had the orchestra playing "Nearer, My God, To Thee". The effect was very marked on the audience, in fact, depressing. That feature was then eliminated. This picture was put on in the middle of the show at Sunday matinee. Sunday night it was moved to the end of the show. We are advertising this feature.

C. L. Doran.

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B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE, CINCINNATI, O. Week of Apr. 21, 1912. REGAL'S ANIMALS: 12 minutes, full stage. Big bunch of poodles and leaping hounds. Good, lively act. - Went good. MEMPHIS. SHARPE & WILKES: 18 min. in one. Songs and dances. Man in black face, woman in brown face. Went good. FORT WORTH, TEXAS. MAUD O'DELLE & CO.: Sketch, "The Hypocrite". 20 minutes, full stage, A good sketch, well presented. Went good. OPEN NEXT WEEK. "PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY": 4 minutes. Same slides as last week. Still going as good as ever. ALF, GRANT & ETHEL HOAG: Songs, stories and general nonsense. 21 minutes in one. Lots of good laughs. Went good. LOUISVILLE. IRENE FRANKLIN: Assisted by Burt Green at the piano. Songs. 30 minutes, full stage. REturn appearance of Miss Franklin. Same character songs she sang here last November. - As big a hit now as then. Tremendous success. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. CONROY & LEMAIRE: Black face comedy. 15 minutes in one. Lots of good material, with numerous laughs, although the same old act as last year. Went good. LOUISVILLE. ROEHM'S ATHLETIC GIRLS: 11 minutes, full stage, own set. Five girls. They do fencing, boxing, wrestling and bag punching. The act is very novel, amusing and entertaining. A splendid closing number that went very good. LOUISVILLE. REMARKS: The show is such a vast improvement over last week that we ought to do some business. CUTS: Sharpe & Wilkes - the expression "What in the hell--" Also, by the same people, an appendix story. Conroy & Lemaire- the expression, "What in the hell is the matter with you?" NOTE: In this week's film of Pathe's weekly were noticed two different subjects in which were plainly shown Major Archibald Butt, the President's Aide, and victim of the "Titanic". These we made into a separate film and made a special picture of it, preceding it by two slides, the first of which reads: "The Last Moving Picture Taken of the Late Major Archie Butt, the President's Military Aide, and Hero of the Titanic", and the second of which reads: "Major Butt Is The Officer In Uniform, With Sword. These Pictures Taken About Eight Weeks Ago". At both Sunday performances the audience applauded the picture. At Sunday matinee we had the orchestra playing "Nearer, My God, To Thee". The effect was very marked on the audience, in fact, depressing. That feature was then eliminated. This picture was put on in the middle of the show at Sunday matinee. Sunday night it was moved to the end of the show. We are advertising this feature. C. L. Doran.