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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 May 12th, 1912. CORELLI & GILLETTE: Acrobats and comedy. 10 min. in one. Same act as the old act of Mullen & Corelli. Gillette's comedy is not as good as Mullen's. Went good. FOREST PARK, ST. LOUIS. MR. & MRS. HUGH J. EMMETT: Musical and ventriloquial entertainment. 21 minutes, full stage, own act. A great act, particularly the ventriloquial feature. Big hit. CHICAGO. PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY: 6 minutes. Same as last week. Still going as good as ever. HARRY BERESFORD & CO.: In a sketch entitled "In Old New York". 19 minutes, full stage, own act. A good, fast comedy sketch, with plenty of laughs and excellently presented by all members of the company. Went big. DETROIT. EARL & CURTIS: Man and woman. Songs and chatter- In a sketch called "The Maid And The Drummer". 15 minutes in two, own drop - They have a third man who acts as bell-boy and does some good comedy work. Splendid act. Went big. CHICAGO. CECILIA LOFTUS: Imitations. 35 minutes, full stage. At the Sunday matinee Miss Loftus gave imitations of Nora Bayes, Carrie De Mar, Maude Allen, Rose Stahl and Sarah Bernhardt. All went big, except the Sarah Bernhardt number, which was long, went over their heads, and did not go so well. This was eliminated Sunday night, when Miss Loftus did imitations of Nora Bayes, Carrie De Mar, Maude Allen, Ethel Barrymore and Bert Williams. Miss Loftus was given a hearty advance hand at both Sunday performances. A tremendous hit. CHICAGO. JULIUS TANNEN: Monologue. 21 minutes in one. Has a lot of new material. Went big. NEW YORK. PAUL CONCHAS: Strong man. 15 minutes, full stage, own set. Very attractive setting. 3 assistants. The act is novel, with some good comedy, and went big. NEW YORK. B. F. KEITHOSCOPE: Pathe's weekly of current events. 12 minutes. REMARKS: The show is an excellent one throughout. CUTS: The colloquy between Hugh J. Emmett and his dummy about getting married, in which Emmett says, "My intended wife is all the world to me", and the dummy replies, "Why don't you marry her, and see a little more of the world?". Julius Tannen: A story of a young lady ordered to reduce her weight 25 lbs, and going to the butcher shop for some pointers. Also, in same act, the word 'hell'. To kill a 9-minute wait between Hugh Emmett and Harry Beresford & Co. acts, Pathe's weekly was substituted for the Presidential slides, the slides being placed between Earl & Curtis and Cecilia Loftus to kill another wait. NOTE: This is the last week of the regular season. Summer show, with vaudeville and pictures, opens next Sunday. C. L. Doran.
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B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE, CINCINNATI, O. Week of May 12th, 1912. CORELLI & GILLETTE: Acrobats and comedy. 10 min. in one. Same act as the old act of Mullen & Corelli. Gillette's comedy is not as good as Mullen's. Went good. FOREST PARK, ST. LOUIS. MR. & MRS. HUGH J. EMMETT: Musical and ventriloquial entertainment. 21 minutes, full stage, own act. A great act, particularly the ventriloquial feature. Big hit. CHICAGO. PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY: 6 minutes. Same as last week. Still going as good as ever. HARRY BERESFORD & CO.: In a sketch entitled "In Old New York". 19 minutes, full stage, own act. A good, fast comedy sketch, with plenty of laughs and excellently presented by all members of the company. Went big. DETROIT. EARL & CURTIS: Man and woman. Songs and chatter- In a sketch called "The Maid And The Drummer". 15 minutes in two, own drop - They have a third man who acts as bell-boy and does some good comedy work. Splendid act. Went big. CHICAGO. CECILIA LOFTUS: Imitations. 35 minutes, full stage. At the Sunday matinee Miss Loftus gave imitations of Nora Bayes, Carrie De Mar, Maude Allen, Rose Stahl and Sarah Bernhardt. All went big, except the Sarah Bernhardt number, which was long, went over their heads, and did not go so well. This was eliminated Sunday night, when Miss Loftus did imitations of Nora Bayes, Carrie De Mar, Maude Allen, Ethel Barrymore and Bert Williams. Miss Loftus was given a hearty advance hand at both Sunday performances. A tremendous hit. CHICAGO. JULIUS TANNEN: Monologue. 21 minutes in one. Has a lot of new material. Went big. NEW YORK. PAUL CONCHAS: Strong man. 15 minutes, full stage, own set. Very attractive setting. 3 assistants. The act is novel, with some good comedy, and went big. NEW YORK. B. F. KEITHOSCOPE: Pathe's weekly of current events. 12 minutes. REMARKS: The show is an excellent one throughout. CUTS: The colloquy between Hugh J. Emmett and his dummy about getting married, in which Emmett says, "My intended wife is all the world to me", and the dummy replies, "Why don't you marry her, and see a little more of the world?". Julius Tannen: A story of a young lady ordered to reduce her weight 25 lbs, and going to the butcher shop for some pointers. Also, in same act, the word 'hell'. To kill a 9-minute wait between Hugh Emmett and Harry Beresford & Co. acts, Pathe's weekly was substituted for the Presidential slides, the slides being placed between Earl & Curtis and Cecilia Loftus to kill another wait. NOTE: This is the last week of the regular season. Summer show, with vaudeville and pictures, opens next Sunday. C. L. Doran.
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