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

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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    AUG. 19, 1912.
JUGGLING DeLISLE. 11 min. F. S. Makes a very good opener. The juggling with the clubs is his best work, but he varies his act with the hats, revolving cap and other stunts that got scattered applause. Finished with the high club juggling which got a good hand.
CREIGHTON BROS. 12 min. in 1. These two men appear in grotesque "Rube" costume. They do a very good eccentric dance which begins and ends their act and gets laughter and applause. Line of talk is fair and their vocal work also. Good hand at the finish.
MARIE & BILLY HART. 23 min. F.S., close in one. Plenty of versatility and nonsense in this act which includes songs, patter and slack-wire work, with an amazing burlesque in a side show as a finish in one. Act dragged a little in spots, but on the whole made good in this place on the bill. Closed well.
POLZIN BROS. 7 min. in 1 1/2. Both appear in shabby eccentric attire and do the regulation ground-tumbling stunts, employing a teeter-board part of the time. Introduce considerable comedy. An all right act for the upper half of a bill. Can work all in one.
ED. MORTON. 16 min. in one. Advance applause. This is Mr. Morton's home town and it it natural that everything he put over got a big hand, although it must be said that it was thoroughly justified, as he gets a song over in great shape. Every selection got applause and he was compelled to give two encores, making a fine finish.
MAUD HALL MACY & CO. "The Magpie and the Jay." 19 min. F.S. One of the best Rube sketches we have ever played. The part of the sister is a little overdone, but on the whole it went very well, with laughter throughout and a good closing hand after the logical finish.
GERTRUDE VANDERBILT & GEO. MOORE. 16 min. in one. Miss Vanderbilt is a very pretty girl, sings a ballad well and dances remarkably. Moore's work is gingery and original -- a positive hit. Act works up to an immense finish with the whirlwind dance which received five curtain calls.
MEISTERSINGERS. 29 min. F. S. Second and last week. Have proved a great success here and everybody is talking about them. Made a partial change of program today, and whatever they put over, won the big hand, closing very strong as usual. Think they will be a bigger hit this week than they were last.
KINETOGRAPH. An interesting film of current events and about up to the general standard.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good show and about averages up with last week's which pulled the crowd very well. Think it will do the same this week with weather conditions at all favorable.


BOSTON SHOW - WEEK AUGUST 19, 1912.    (R. G. Larsen.)
(Monday night show.)
KARL [GREBS?]. 9 minutes f.s. Palace. Does oil painting in two big frames, illuminating the completed pictures. Made a first-rate opening act to-night.
BROWN and STAMM. 16 minutes in one. Olio. Had them four this afternoon, and they held the spot in great shape, but were shifted this evening as McCormick and Irving would place a woman in the middle of the bill between several male acts.
THOSE FRENCH GIRLS. 12 minutes f.s. Special set. These girls while they held the spot very well, don't seem to get over as they used to.
McCORMICK and IRVING. 17 minutes in one. Garden. A very dressy man and woman team, singing and talking. Went exceptionally good in this spot.
MAX'S BURLESQUE CIRCUS. 16 minutes f.s. Circus cyclorama. This is one of the best acts we have played in a long time, and the comedy kept the audience going every minute.
FELIX ADLER. 16 minutes in one. Street. The best act he has ever done, his finish with the propertyman for the dummy, more than kept up the uproar of laughter following Max's Circus.
ELEANOR GORDON. 20 minutes f.s. C. D. F. Miss Gordon is a local stock favorite who is playing a few weeks here before reopening with "Kismet." She has a sketch called "Light Housekeeping," and considering that she followed the circus and Adler, with light comedy the way she got it over was really remarkable.
PRIMROSE FOUR. 13 minutes in one. Olio. Held the spot in very good shape. Pretty much the same program of songs as when last here.
THREE EMERSONS. 12 minutes f.s. Special drop. This comedy acrobatic act closed in very fair shape one of the strongest comedy shows we have ever played here.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. AUG. 19, 1912. JUGGLING DeLISLE. 11 min. F. S. Makes a very good opener. The juggling with the clubs is his best work, but he varies his act with the hats, revolving cap and other stunts that got scattered applause. Finished with the high club juggling which got a good hand. CREIGHTON BROS. 12 min. in 1. These two men appear in grotesque "Rube" costume. They do a very good eccentric dance which begins and ends their act and gets laughter and applause. Line of talk is fair and their vocal work also. Good hand at the finish. MARIE & BILLY HART. 23 min. F.S., close in one. Plenty of versatility and nonsense in this act which includes songs, patter and slack-wire work, with an amazing burlesque in a side show as a finish in one. Act dragged a little in spots, but on the whole made good in this place on the bill. Closed well. POLZIN BROS. 7 min. in 1 1/2. Both appear in shabby eccentric attire and do the regulation ground-tumbling stunts, employing a teeter-board part of the time. Introduce considerable comedy. An all right act for the upper half of a bill. Can work all in one. ED. MORTON. 16 min. in one. Advance applause. This is Mr. Morton's home town and it it natural that everything he put over got a big hand, although it must be said that it was thoroughly justified, as he gets a song over in great shape. Every selection got applause and he was compelled to give two encores, making a fine finish. MAUD HALL MACY & CO. "The Magpie and the Jay." 19 min. F.S. One of the best Rube sketches we have ever played. The part of the sister is a little overdone, but on the whole it went very well, with laughter throughout and a good closing hand after the logical finish. GERTRUDE VANDERBILT & GEO. MOORE. 16 min. in one. Miss Vanderbilt is a very pretty girl, sings a ballad well and dances remarkably. Moore's work is gingery and original -- a positive hit. Act works up to an immense finish with the whirlwind dance which received five curtain calls. MEISTERSINGERS. 29 min. F. S. Second and last week. Have proved a great success here and everybody is talking about them. Made a partial change of program today, and whatever they put over, won the big hand, closing very strong as usual. Think they will be a bigger hit this week than they were last. KINETOGRAPH. An interesting film of current events and about up to the general standard. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good show and about averages up with last week's which pulled the crowd very well. Think it will do the same this week with weather conditions at all favorable. BOSTON SHOW - WEEK AUGUST 19, 1912. (R. G. Larsen.) (Monday night show.) KARL [GREBS?]. 9 minutes f.s. Palace. Does oil painting in two big frames, illuminating the completed pictures. Made a first-rate opening act to-night. BROWN and STAMM. 16 minutes in one. Olio. Had them four this afternoon, and they held the spot in great shape, but were shifted this evening as McCormick and Irving would place a woman in the middle of the bill between several male acts. THOSE FRENCH GIRLS. 12 minutes f.s. Special set. These girls while they held the spot very well, don't seem to get over as they used to. McCORMICK and IRVING. 17 minutes in one. Garden. A very dressy man and woman team, singing and talking. Went exceptionally good in this spot. MAX'S BURLESQUE CIRCUS. 16 minutes f.s. Circus cyclorama. This is one of the best acts we have played in a long time, and the comedy kept the audience going every minute. FELIX ADLER. 16 minutes in one. Street. The best act he has ever done, his finish with the propertyman for the dummy, more than kept up the uproar of laughter following Max's Circus. ELEANOR GORDON. 20 minutes f.s. C. D. F. Miss Gordon is a local stock favorite who is playing a few weeks here before reopening with "Kismet." She has a sketch called "Light Housekeeping," and considering that she followed the circus and Adler, with light comedy the way she got it over was really remarkable. PRIMROSE FOUR. 13 minutes in one. Olio. Held the spot in very good shape. Pretty much the same program of songs as when last here. THREE EMERSONS. 12 minutes f.s. Special drop. This comedy acrobatic act closed in very fair shape one of the strongest comedy shows we have ever played here.