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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916

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REPORT on BOSTON SHOW for WEEK of OCTOBER 25th 1915.
(R. G. Larsen)
MORIN SISTERS  11 minutes f.s. Palace. Two girls in a series of modern and eccentric dances. Lively act, and made a good opener.
PAUL PORTER and ALICE SULLIVAN  17 minutes in one. Special Drop. Man and woman in character songs and dances. The best things in the turn are the man's broken-down actor, something after the style of Chevalier's "Fallen Star," and a boy number by the girl, which is extremely clever. A good act. Went over well in this position.
SEVEN ORIGINAL HONEY BOYS  31 minutes in two. Special Set. A miniature minstrel show. Full of life and ginger, good singing, dancing and comedy. Gave the show a start that kept it going. Closed very strong. Could go anywhere on the bill.
MARIE FITZGIBBONS  15 minutes in one. O.P. Drapery. Doing the same old act, without a new line, closing with Robert W. Service's "Song of the Wage Slave." Getting away with it in pretty good shape.
WILTON LACKAYE and CO in "The Bomb." 22 minutes f.s. Office interior. A very good act, - one of the best of the kind we have ever played. The indisputable fact remains that Boston does not care for acts of this kind. The audience gave Mr Lackaye polite attention, although some parts of the house got a bit restless, and the surprise finish brought him a strong hand. But he slowed up the show, and at the Monday matinee, on seventh, put a crimp in the bill from which it did not recover. Moving him up helped matters some. He went better at night than in the afternoon.
GERTRUDE VANDERBILT and GEORGE MOORE  15 minutes in one and two. Palace Drop. Just the sort of an act to wake the audience up after "The Bomb." This couple are full of life and keep things moving every minute. Most of their material is new. They scored a hit.
LULU McCONNELL and GRANT SIMPSON  "At Home" 26 minutes f.s. Library interior. Here is another act that Boston likes. Miss McConnell is one of the most unctuous comediennes we play, and their new vehicle has more laughs than the old one. A riot of laughter from start to finish.
GEORGE LYONS and BOB YOSCO  14 minutes in one. Street. These men were handicapped by following Lackaye in his Italian character sketch at the matinee. With the change of bill at night, they pulled down one of the biggest hits of the show.
HELEN LEACH WALLEN TRIO  9 minutes f.s. Black cyclorama. Three girls in white Colonial costumes in a wire act, with iron jaw work. Have good stunts, and made an acceptable closer.
COMMENT: Without Mr Lackaye on the bill, run exactly as originally laid out, this show would have been the fastest bill of the season. It got an early start, and except for "The Bomb," never slowed up for one second. With the re-arrangement, it is a good show, with plenty of singing, dancing, and comedy.

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REPORT on BOSTON SHOW for WEEK of OCTOBER 25th 1915. (R. G. Larsen) MORIN SISTERS 11 minutes f.s. Palace. Two girls in a series of modern and eccentric dances. Lively act, and made a good opener. PAUL PORTER and ALICE SULLIVAN 17 minutes in one. Special Drop. Man and woman in character songs and dances. The best things in the turn are the man's broken-down actor, something after the style of Chevalier's "Fallen Star," and a boy number by the girl, which is extremely clever. A good act. Went over well in this position. SEVEN ORIGINAL HONEY BOYS 31 minutes in two. Special Set. A miniature minstrel show. Full of life and ginger, good singing, dancing and comedy. Gave the show a start that kept it going. Closed very strong. Could go anywhere on the bill. MARIE FITZGIBBONS 15 minutes in one. O.P. Drapery. Doing the same old act, without a new line, closing with Robert W. Service's "Song of the Wage Slave." Getting away with it in pretty good shape. WILTON LACKAYE and CO in "The Bomb." 22 minutes f.s. Office interior. A very good act, - one of the best of the kind we have ever played. The indisputable fact remains that Boston does not care for acts of this kind. The audience gave Mr Lackaye polite attention, although some parts of the house got a bit restless, and the surprise finish brought him a strong hand. But he slowed up the show, and at the Monday matinee, on seventh, put a crimp in the bill from which it did not recover. Moving him up helped matters some. He went better at night than in the afternoon. GERTRUDE VANDERBILT and GEORGE MOORE 15 minutes in one and two. Palace Drop. Just the sort of an act to wake the audience up after "The Bomb." This couple are full of life and keep things moving every minute. Most of their material is new. They scored a hit. LULU McCONNELL and GRANT SIMPSON "At Home" 26 minutes f.s. Library interior. Here is another act that Boston likes. Miss McConnell is one of the most unctuous comediennes we play, and their new vehicle has more laughs than the old one. A riot of laughter from start to finish. GEORGE LYONS and BOB YOSCO 14 minutes in one. Street. These men were handicapped by following Lackaye in his Italian character sketch at the matinee. With the change of bill at night, they pulled down one of the biggest hits of the show. HELEN LEACH WALLEN TRIO 9 minutes f.s. Black cyclorama. Three girls in white Colonial costumes in a wire act, with iron jaw work. Have good stunts, and made an acceptable closer. COMMENT: Without Mr Lackaye on the bill, run exactly as originally laid out, this show would have been the fastest bill of the season. It got an early start, and except for "The Bomb," never slowed up for one second. With the re-arrangement, it is a good show, with plenty of singing, dancing, and comedy.