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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 4, 1905 - April 23, 1906
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(P.J. O'Connor) Boston Show, Week of Sept. 11, 1905 33 Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Usual list of interesing home and foreign views. Jack and Bertha Rich, 3 shows, 12 min. in 2--Young man and woman, singers and dancers. First time here. Their singing is only fair but the dancing is excellent from the 3-a-day standpoint and won for them an excellent hand for an opening act. Good act of this sort and will be all right for a return. Al Coleman, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Well-known monologue and mimetic comedian. His stories and imitations are bright and all right, but his voice is woefully weak. Will speak to him and see if we cannot get him to raise it. Kit Karson, 3 shows, 9 min. full stage--Sharp shooter and slack wire performer. All of his work was welldone and appreciatively applauded. Excellent act of the kind from a 3-a-day viewpoint. Joe Belmont, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1--Well-known whistling imitator. All of his work was applauded and he got a good hand at the finish. The Delmars, 3 shows, 9 min. full stage--Two men in a novel barrel jumping exhibition. Quite out of the usual run and makes quite a fair little act for the early 3-a-day division. Norcross, Blain and LeMar, 3 shows, 16 min. in 2, close in 1--Three men presenting a minstrel first part. They carry their own drop which represents a portion of a minstrel circle and Blain and LeMar are the tamboos, while Norcross is the interlocutor. It is all right for an act of this kind but people around here are given enough of this sort of entertainment without seeing it in vaudeville, although I must say it got considerable applause today. This act was sent out on the booking slip a a 2-show turn and I took it for such, but on looking up the contract found it to be in the 3-a-day division. A.O. Duncan, 2 shows, 18 min, open in 3, close in 1--Well-known ventriloquil comedian. Had a lot of new material and was the applause hit of the show up to this point. Will move him down the bill for tonight. Cut out "the whole damn family". Chas. Serra, 2 shows, 8 min. full stage--European equilibrist who does his work on a pedestal. Little bit slow in starting but, as always with acts of this sort, all his feats were applauded and he went off to an excellent hand. Will move him down the bill for tonight. William Cahill, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1--Monologue comedian and story teller. His line of material is bright but the only way I can figure it is that it must have proved against the grain of some of our audience for he only drew a little applause in this fairly easy spot. Will move him up to the place occupied by Duncan.
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(P.J. O'Connor) Boston Show, Week of Sept. 11, 1905 33 Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Usual list of interesing home and foreign views. Jack and Bertha Rich, 3 shows, 12 min. in 2--Young man and woman, singers and dancers. First time here. Their singing is only fair but the dancing is excellent from the 3-a-day standpoint and won for them an excellent hand for an opening act. Good act of this sort and will be all right for a return. Al Coleman, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1--Well-known monologue and mimetic comedian. His stories and imitations are bright and all right, but his voice is woefully weak. Will speak to him and see if we cannot get him to raise it. Kit Karson, 3 shows, 9 min. full stage--Sharp shooter and slack wire performer. All of his work was welldone and appreciatively applauded. Excellent act of the kind from a 3-a-day viewpoint. Joe Belmont, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1--Well-known whistling imitator. All of his work was applauded and he got a good hand at the finish. The Delmars, 3 shows, 9 min. full stage--Two men in a novel barrel jumping exhibition. Quite out of the usual run and makes quite a fair little act for the early 3-a-day division. Norcross, Blain and LeMar, 3 shows, 16 min. in 2, close in 1--Three men presenting a minstrel first part. They carry their own drop which represents a portion of a minstrel circle and Blain and LeMar are the tamboos, while Norcross is the interlocutor. It is all right for an act of this kind but people around here are given enough of this sort of entertainment without seeing it in vaudeville, although I must say it got considerable applause today. This act was sent out on the booking slip a a 2-show turn and I took it for such, but on looking up the contract found it to be in the 3-a-day division. A.O. Duncan, 2 shows, 18 min, open in 3, close in 1--Well-known ventriloquil comedian. Had a lot of new material and was the applause hit of the show up to this point. Will move him down the bill for tonight. Cut out "the whole damn family". Chas. Serra, 2 shows, 8 min. full stage--European equilibrist who does his work on a pedestal. Little bit slow in starting but, as always with acts of this sort, all his feats were applauded and he went off to an excellent hand. Will move him down the bill for tonight. William Cahill, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1--Monologue comedian and story teller. His line of material is bright but the only way I can figure it is that it must have proved against the grain of some of our audience for he only drew a little applause in this fairly easy spot. Will move him up to the place occupied by Duncan.
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