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Keith-Albee managers' report book, October 27, 1913-May 11, 1914
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B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME Week of March 2, 1914 Cleveland, Ohio DAINTY ENGLISH TRIO - - Full stage. 7 minutes. Three pretty and graceful girls who dance unusually well. The act is nicely dressed and makes an excellent opener. (Syracuse) ROBERT E. KEANE - - Palace in 1. 12 minutes. His songs, stories and imitations are all new and they are all good. His offering pleased immensely. (Detroit) HALLIGAN & SYKES - - Street in 1. 14 minutes. Man and woman offering song and patter that is as good as any we have heard here. Bright and clever. Big applause at the close. (Terre Haute) JOSEPH JEFFERSON & CO - - C. D. F. in 4. 18 minutes. Sketch entitled "Poor Old Jim". There is a laugh in every line. The sketch is well acted and the support is excellent. Big hand at the close. (Pittsburg) MELVILLE & HIGGINS- - Palace in 1. 14 minutes. This well known team are old favorites here and scored their usual big hit. (Columbus) GERTRUDE HOFFMANN & CO - - I don't usually rave about vaudeville acts, but I want to go on record with the statement that the act she is presenting here this week is far beyond anything that any producer, or any five producers have every yet put in vaudeville. I should judge Miss Hoffman had about forty people with her, two carloads of scenery, five extra musicians and part of a stage crew. It took one hour and twenty minutes to run off the production at lightning speed. There were twelve complete scenes. With the one exception of Ching Ling Foo, this is practically the same show that played the Colonial Theatre here four weeks ago, under the Shubert management for $1.50 and $2.00 a seat. A complete scenic rehearsal every Monday morning is absolutely necessary, because of the hundred different cues that no house stage crew can be able to pick up without understanding what they are for. I doubt if the production can be handled with less than 24 men on the stage. All the adjectives I could use in praise of her offering would not half do it justice. It was simply the biggest thing that vaudeville audiences have ever seen. The Applause was tremendous, and the audience was packed in so closely that some of them sat with their chins on the footlights. The act is worth any five acts in vaudeville and because of the time it consumes it is only necessary to book five ordinary acts with it. That is all we have here this week and the show is running until 11 o'clock. (Washington) PATHE'S WEEKLY
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B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME Week of March 2, 1914 Cleveland, Ohio DAINTY ENGLISH TRIO - - Full stage. 7 minutes. Three pretty and graceful girls who dance unusually well. The act is nicely dressed and makes an excellent opener. (Syracuse) ROBERT E. KEANE - - Palace in 1. 12 minutes. His songs, stories and imitations are all new and they are all good. His offering pleased immensely. (Detroit) HALLIGAN & SYKES - - Street in 1. 14 minutes. Man and woman offering song and patter that is as good as any we have heard here. Bright and clever. Big applause at the close. (Terre Haute) JOSEPH JEFFERSON & CO - - C. D. F. in 4. 18 minutes. Sketch entitled "Poor Old Jim". There is a laugh in every line. The sketch is well acted and the support is excellent. Big hand at the close. (Pittsburg) MELVILLE & HIGGINS- - Palace in 1. 14 minutes. This well known team are old favorites here and scored their usual big hit. (Columbus) GERTRUDE HOFFMANN & CO - - I don't usually rave about vaudeville acts, but I want to go on record with the statement that the act she is presenting here this week is far beyond anything that any producer, or any five producers have every yet put in vaudeville. I should judge Miss Hoffman had about forty people with her, two carloads of scenery, five extra musicians and part of a stage crew. It took one hour and twenty minutes to run off the production at lightning speed. There were twelve complete scenes. With the one exception of Ching Ling Foo, this is practically the same show that played the Colonial Theatre here four weeks ago, under the Shubert management for $1.50 and $2.00 a seat. A complete scenic rehearsal every Monday morning is absolutely necessary, because of the hundred different cues that no house stage crew can be able to pick up without understanding what they are for. I doubt if the production can be handled with less than 24 men on the stage. All the adjectives I could use in praise of her offering would not half do it justice. It was simply the biggest thing that vaudeville audiences have ever seen. The Applause was tremendous, and the audience was packed in so closely that some of them sat with their chins on the footlights. The act is worth any five acts in vaudeville and because of the time it consumes it is only necessary to book five ordinary acts with it. That is all we have here this week and the show is running until 11 o'clock. (Washington) PATHE'S WEEKLY
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