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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 14, 1904 - November 21, 1904

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(M. J. Keating)
Boston Show, Week of Sept. 26, 1904.
Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views.
Martin Brothers, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1 -- Zylophone players; worthy of a better place in the bill, though it cannot be given to them this week.
LaVine and Leonard, 3 shows, 15 min. full stage -- Eccentric comedians and jugglers. One of the best 3-per-day acts of its kind.
Sisters Ford, 3 shows, 13 min. in 1 -- Singers and dancers, making changes of costume. A lively act that would make good in any part of the 2-show section in this house.
Allan Shaw, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1 -- Coin and card manipulator, and as skilful an entertainer in this line as Howard Thurston, and with just as pleasing a personality. He, too, would make good farther down on the bill.
Sager Midgeley and Gertie Carlisle, 2 shows, 22 min. full stage -- Presenting one of their familiar "Sammy and Sarah" sketches, which is the most artistic thing in its way in vaudeville.
Dorothy Kenton, 3 shows, 9 min. in 1 -- Banjo player of fair ability. Is young and pretty, which helps her along materially. Did not go so strong as last time she played here.
Carter De Haven Sextet, 2 shows, 25 min. full stage -- This act is finishing the circuit here and has been commented on all along the line. It is the best turn of the kind, possibly, we have ever played here, but is overpaid at that. The trio, with De Haven and the Lynn sisters, and the finishing coon song and dance by the sextet were the strongest numbers in the act.
Cliff Gordon, 2 shows, 18 min. in 1 -- German dialect comedian, in a funny monologue, which is practically the same as he did here before, but it went much stronger.
Charles Hera, 2 shows, 12 min. full stage -- First time for this European juggler, whose work is of the same character as that formerly done in this country by Kara, but this man is not so clever nor finished. He has two or three tricks that are new, for one of which he claims the world's record.



Mooney and Holbein, 3 shows, 16 min. open full stage, close in 1 -- This is a satisfactory 3-show act by a man and woman, who do a variety of work in an entertaining fashion. They could fill a much better place on the bill than they will get this week.
Comment - We were blessed(?) with one of our winter frappe audiences this afternoon, the sort that sit and take in the show and metaphorically dare those on the stage to make them laugh or applaud. The show as a whole is a good one and should draw business on its merits. In fact, several of the turns are really wasted through the position we are obliged to give them.

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158 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Sept. 26, 1904. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Martin Brothers, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1 -- Zylophone players; worthy of a better place in the bill, though it cannot be given to them this week. LaVine and Leonard, 3 shows, 15 min. full stage -- Eccentric comedians and jugglers. One of the best 3-per-day acts of its kind. Sisters Ford, 3 shows, 13 min. in 1 -- Singers and dancers, making changes of costume. A lively act that would make good in any part of the 2-show section in this house. Allan Shaw, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1 -- Coin and card manipulator, and as skilful an entertainer in this line as Howard Thurston, and with just as pleasing a personality. He, too, would make good farther down on the bill. Sager Midgeley and Gertie Carlisle, 2 shows, 22 min. full stage -- Presenting one of their familiar "Sammy and Sarah" sketches, which is the most artistic thing in its way in vaudeville. Dorothy Kenton, 3 shows, 9 min. in 1 -- Banjo player of fair ability. Is young and pretty, which helps her along materially. Did not go so strong as last time she played here. Carter De Haven Sextet, 2 shows, 25 min. full stage -- This act is finishing the circuit here and has been commented on all along the line. It is the best turn of the kind, possibly, we have ever played here, but is overpaid at that. The trio, with De Haven and the Lynn sisters, and the finishing coon song and dance by the sextet were the strongest numbers in the act. Cliff Gordon, 2 shows, 18 min. in 1 -- German dialect comedian, in a funny monologue, which is practically the same as he did here before, but it went much stronger. Charles Hera, 2 shows, 12 min. full stage -- First time for this European juggler, whose work is of the same character as that formerly done in this country by Kara, but this man is not so clever nor finished. He has two or three tricks that are new, for one of which he claims the world's record. Mooney and Holbein, 3 shows, 16 min. open full stage, close in 1 -- This is a satisfactory 3-show act by a man and woman, who do a variety of work in an entertaining fashion. They could fill a much better place on the bill than they will get this week. Comment - We were blessed(?) with one of our winter frappe audiences this afternoon, the sort that sit and take in the show and metaphorically dare those on the stage to make them laugh or applaud. The show as a whole is a good one and should draw business on its merits. In fact, several of the turns are really wasted through the position we are obliged to give them.