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Keith-Albee managers' report book,, September 23, 1907 - March 12, 1908

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Cleveland, Hoop. Dec. 16 '07 [1907] N. S. Hastings. Press Agt.

JACK REIDY & ELSIE CURRIER.
In one. Time 9.
Unusually pleasing solos and duos. Not a strong feature, yet above the average opener. Scored [em?] real encore.

FRANK WHITMAN
In One. Time 9 min. Opens the act with trick violin playing which gets a good many laughs. Closes by dancing to his own tunes and scores a good knockout. Encore.

Edward Clark and His Winning Widows.
Six girls and Clark, F.S., special back drop. Time 24 min. Some fast and entertaining work, but entirely too long for the material. Songs, dances and some race track talk including Mr Clark's "The Piker." The audience appeared to like the act, although it is pretty tame, and offers little originality. Close in One.

WILLY PANTZER AND COMPANY. Time 11 min.
Pantzer and three assistants (All men.) F.S Palace. A wonderfully good acrobatic novelty which introduces some eye-openers. The comedy is excellent and the balancing is sensational. A great big hit here.

GEORGE SPINK.
In 2. 11 min. Spink of the author of "Bill Simons" and other popular songs. He sits at the piano and sings his own songs. The melodies get the feet tapping all over the house. But Spink cannot sing for it, he gave no evidence of the fact Monday afternoon. Considerable applause, however.

LASK'Y [LASKY] STUNING GRENADIERS.
F.S. Three special sets. A military, singing and drill feature. This act has gone back fearfully since its last appearance here. The girls act like amateurs. The very good solos of Louis Tozier and the comedy-singing of Maude Corbett are the only redeeming features of the production. The scenery for the special sets shows wear and tear and evidence of passing through several rain storms, apparent to the last seat in the gallery.

CLIFF GORDON.
"The German Politician." In One. Time 14 min. Mr. Gordon's monologue is better than ever and he scored the laughing hit of the show. His stuff is full of screams and the people would not let him go until he made a curtain speech this afternoon.

SPISSELL BROTHERS & MACK.
F.S. SPECIAL SET and properties. 4 men. 3 comedy, 1 straight. Time 12 min. A very amusing pantomime set in a restaurant. The house was in an uproar during the entire act which glued the people to their seats. A great closing feature.

KNETOGRAPH.
The most unsatisfactory show we have had for a long time.

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127 127 Cleveland, Hoop. Dec. 16 '07 [1907] N. S. Hastings. Press Agt. JACK REIDY & ELSIE CURRIER. In one. Time 9. Unusually pleasing solos and duos. Not a strong feature, yet above the average opener. Scored [em?] real encore. FRANK WHITMAN In One. Time 9 min. Opens the act with trick violin playing which gets a good many laughs. Closes by dancing to his own tunes and scores a good knockout. Encore. Edward Clark and His Winning Widows. Six girls and Clark, F.S., special back drop. Time 24 min. Some fast and entertaining work, but entirely too long for the material. Songs, dances and some race track talk including Mr Clark's "The Piker." The audience appeared to like the act, although it is pretty tame, and offers little originality. Close in One. WILLY PANTZER AND COMPANY. Time 11 min. Pantzer and three assistants (All men.) F.S Palace. A wonderfully good acrobatic novelty which introduces some eye-openers. The comedy is excellent and the balancing is sensational. A great big hit here. GEORGE SPINK. In 2. 11 min. Spink of the author of "Bill Simons" and other popular songs. He sits at the piano and sings his own songs. The melodies get the feet tapping all over the house. But Spink cannot sing for it, he gave no evidence of the fact Monday afternoon. Considerable applause, however. LASK'Y [LASKY] STUNING GRENADIERS. F.S. Three special sets. A military, singing and drill feature. This act has gone back fearfully since its last appearance here. The girls act like amateurs. The very good solos of Louis Tozier and the comedy-singing of Maude Corbett are the only redeeming features of the production. The scenery for the special sets shows wear and tear and evidence of passing through several rain storms, apparent to the last seat in the gallery. CLIFF GORDON. "The German Politician." In One. Time 14 min. Mr. Gordon's monologue is better than ever and he scored the laughing hit of the show. His stuff is full of screams and the people would not let him go until he made a curtain speech this afternoon. SPISSELL BROTHERS & MACK. F.S. SPECIAL SET and properties. 4 men. 3 comedy, 1 straight. Time 12 min. A very amusing pantomime set in a restaurant. The house was in an uproar during the entire act which glued the people to their seats. A great closing feature. KNETOGRAPH. The most unsatisfactory show we have had for a long time.