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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904
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74 (M.J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of May 30, 1904. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 5 min. in 1 -- usual collection of interesting home and foreign views. Fadettes Orchestra, 2 shows, 65 min. full stage -- No apparent drop in the popularity of this organization. All the encores were genuine; none of them forced. They played half an hour the first two shows, and filled out their scheduled time in the evening show. Will McIntyre and Edith Rice, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- This proved to be a capital act to follow the Fadettes, but I agree with Mr. Hodgdon that it is only of 3-per-day value. They made a hit with the holiday crowd, without question. Green and Wiggin, 3 shows, 16 min. in 3 close in 1 -- Two men, one working straight and the other in eccentric makeup. They do some novelty juggling, one of them is quite a skilful cartoonist, and the act is a good one for the 3-show section. Harry and Julia Seyon, 3 shows, 17 min. open in 3, close in 1 -- Neither of these people are clever, and the act is a poor one even from the 3-show point of view. Their sketch is called "The Gas Man," and is a mixture of inane dialogue, supposed to create laughter, which it does not, and some very ragged vocalism. We don't care if it never comes back. Walter and Rose Shaw, 3 shows, 8 min. full stage -- These people work on a double swinging trapeze, and are satisfactory performers. Like all similar acts, they went big here. Chinese Johnny Williams, 3 shows, 16 min. in 1 -- Same old act he has been presenting for several years, viz., burlesque jugglery. Got a good reception, and elicited laughter and applause all through his act. Quite valuable from a 3-a-day standpoint. Lavelle and Grant, 3 shows, 13 min. full stage -- This act opens by one of the young men giving an exhibition of his muscular development a la Sandow. Then both men go through the usual routine of acrobatic acts, which in this particular case runs largely to hand-to-hand balancing. The act is a good one and went strong with the audiences, but it is not quite equal to that of Laveen and Cross. quite well, although they failed of the hearty appreciation that they receive from the customary audiences on ordinary days of the week. In the afternoon it rained about 3 o'clock, and we filled up rapidly to the limit of standing room. This attendance was duplicated again in the evening.
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74 (M.J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of May 30, 1904. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 5 min. in 1 -- usual collection of interesting home and foreign views. Fadettes Orchestra, 2 shows, 65 min. full stage -- No apparent drop in the popularity of this organization. All the encores were genuine; none of them forced. They played half an hour the first two shows, and filled out their scheduled time in the evening show. Will McIntyre and Edith Rice, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- This proved to be a capital act to follow the Fadettes, but I agree with Mr. Hodgdon that it is only of 3-per-day value. They made a hit with the holiday crowd, without question. Green and Wiggin, 3 shows, 16 min. in 3 close in 1 -- Two men, one working straight and the other in eccentric makeup. They do some novelty juggling, one of them is quite a skilful cartoonist, and the act is a good one for the 3-show section. Harry and Julia Seyon, 3 shows, 17 min. open in 3, close in 1 -- Neither of these people are clever, and the act is a poor one even from the 3-show point of view. Their sketch is called "The Gas Man," and is a mixture of inane dialogue, supposed to create laughter, which it does not, and some very ragged vocalism. We don't care if it never comes back. Walter and Rose Shaw, 3 shows, 8 min. full stage -- These people work on a double swinging trapeze, and are satisfactory performers. Like all similar acts, they went big here. Chinese Johnny Williams, 3 shows, 16 min. in 1 -- Same old act he has been presenting for several years, viz., burlesque jugglery. Got a good reception, and elicited laughter and applause all through his act. Quite valuable from a 3-a-day standpoint. Lavelle and Grant, 3 shows, 13 min. full stage -- This act opens by one of the young men giving an exhibition of his muscular development a la Sandow. Then both men go through the usual routine of acrobatic acts, which in this particular case runs largely to hand-to-hand balancing. The act is a good one and went strong with the audiences, but it is not quite equal to that of Laveen and Cross. quite well, although they failed of the hearty appreciation that they receive from the customary audiences on ordinary days of the week. In the afternoon it rained about 3 o'clock, and we filled up rapidly to the limit of standing room. This attendance was duplicated again in the evening.
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