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

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Claude Gillingwater, 2 shows, 34 min. full stage -- Presenting for the first time here a new farcical sketch entitled, "The Wrong Man", which has been done in several other theatres on the circuit. It tells a fairly connected story, though based on old lines, and gets many laughs, especially near the close. It is splendidly acted throughout, and got three curtain calls at the finish.
Lew Sully, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- Monologue and singing comedian, working in whiteface. Scored the laughing hit of the show. He has an exceedingly funny line of material, both in monologue and song, and is the best entertainer in that line we have had for a long time.
Staley and Birbeck, 2 shows, 10 min. full stage -- This act has not been here for six years, but got the first advance applause of the day, proving that they had not been forgotten. Made a big hit.
Wm. E Hines and Earle Remington, 2 shows, 18 min. in 1 - First time for these people in five years, and I must say that notwithstanding they had the hardest place in the bill to fill and that Miss Remington's partner is such an awful proposition, they succeeded in making good, and were recalled twice at 4.40 o'clock.
Marcel's Bas Reliefs, 2 shows, 18 min. full stage -- I regret to repeat my criticism of last week that this style of entertainment has evidently lost its charm for a majority of the people as they got up and walked out in large numbers when the card announcing the act was displayed. We can give them a good long rest.
Biograph, 3 shows, 20 min. in 1 -- Showing two pictures: 1, The Lost Child. As big a laughing his as last week. 2, Reuben and His Girl at Coney Island. Almost as amusing as the other.
These pictures were among the laughing hits of the entire show.
Mimetic Hart, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1 -- Giving vocal imitations of animals. He calls himself "The Human Zoo." Good enough for the 3-show section.
Comment - There is too much 2-show material in the bill, including some acts that do not fit at all, although they went well. We could have got along very nicely without Eckert and Berg, and Hines and Remington. The afternoon audience was a most unusually enthusiastic one, and capacity in number, so the probabilities are that we shall do a large week's business.

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Claude Gillingwater, 2 shows, 34 min. full stage -- Presenting for the first time here a new farcical sketch entitled, "The Wrong Man", which has been done in several other theatres on the circuit. It tells a fairly connected story, though based on old lines, and gets many laughs, especially near the close. It is splendidly acted throughout, and got three curtain calls at the finish. Lew Sully, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- Monologue and singing comedian, working in whiteface. Scored the laughing hit of the show. He has an exceedingly funny line of material, both in monologue and song, and is the best entertainer in that line we have had for a long time. Staley and Birbeck, 2 shows, 10 min. full stage -- This act has not been here for six years, but got the first advance applause of the day, proving that they had not been forgotten. Made a big hit. Wm. E Hines and Earle Remington, 2 shows, 18 min. in 1 - First time for these people in five years, and I must say that notwithstanding they had the hardest place in the bill to fill and that Miss Remington's partner is such an awful proposition, they succeeded in making good, and were recalled twice at 4.40 o'clock. Marcel's Bas Reliefs, 2 shows, 18 min. full stage -- I regret to repeat my criticism of last week that this style of entertainment has evidently lost its charm for a majority of the people as they got up and walked out in large numbers when the card announcing the act was displayed. We can give them a good long rest. Biograph, 3 shows, 20 min. in 1 -- Showing two pictures: 1, The Lost Child. As big a laughing his as last week. 2, Reuben and His Girl at Coney Island. Almost as amusing as the other. These pictures were among the laughing hits of the entire show. Mimetic Hart, 3 shows, 14 min. in 1 -- Giving vocal imitations of animals. He calls himself "The Human Zoo." Good enough for the 3-show section. Comment - There is too much 2-show material in the bill, including some acts that do not fit at all, although they went well. We could have got along very nicely without Eckert and Berg, and Hines and Remington. The afternoon audience was a most unusually enthusiastic one, and capacity in number, so the probabilities are that we shall do a large week's business.