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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 4, 1905 - April 23, 1906

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PHILADELPHIA SHOW. Jan. 22, 1906.   C. E. Barns

GILETTE SISTERS.--Black face duo. Two clever girls with a fairly good appearance. Dancing is better than their singing, though their singing is passable. They received good gallery hand at the close and one curtain call.

Davey & PHILLIPS.--A Tramp dancer and Soubrette singer. Act needs pruning but, whereas the lines are a little weak, the tramp's dancing made up for any deficiency. The Girl's singing is better than her comedy, the act is quite satisfactory for this place on the bill. 14 min. in 3.

EDDIE MACK.--Novelty Dancer. Third dancing act of our bill to start off the show, but the work was so very unique and strong, that it caught the house at once. Mack's comedy lines are very good, all right for a stronger place on the bill, but circumstances compelled our placing him here to-day. 7 min. in 1.

STEWART & WIFE.--"Uncle Josh on the Bowery." The Rube and tough girl sketch, with a Chinatown drop. The Woman's work is poor in spite of some bright lines, as she too plainly simulates the "Tough". The Rube part is all right and thoroughlu natural. This saves the act. On a whole this is a very good sketch, with just enough pathos to win with a popular audience, Good applause. 20 min. in 1.

[IO.?] LUIGI DELL'ORO.--Plays on his own invention, "The Armonipede." An original musical act, which, were it not for his expert work on this unique instrument, together with the fact that he is a thorough musician, would not have won out as strongly as it did. As it was, every number was applauded, and he won a recall.  15 min. in 1.

BURTON & BROOKES.--"Always in the Way." This is not very coherent as a playlet and has very little plot. Burton takes the part of a Pork-packer, which he does very well and Brookes a Lord for a son-in-law, which was not by any means so good as the crudeness of the attempt was too palpable. He drops his H's and uses phrases that no well-bred Englishman would use.  The [ts?] are very clever, however, and the songs took well. Got applause at the close and received two recalls. 20 min. F.S.

VIOLET DALE.--Mimic. Miss Dale has a charming manner, and whereas she [t?] the reputation of being a beauty, she has wonderful facility of expression and her costume is perfection. Her "Imitations" are more on the travesty order than pure mimicry. Her songs and imitations received a strong hand throughout, and at the close she got a curtain call. Miss Dale gets by very acceptably in this place on the bill. She will do better with the night audiences. 15 min. in .

[ND?] DAY.--"The Sheriff." This is one of the best sketches in all vaudeville. It holds the interest of the audience from the start. The movement  
the sketch concerns an Arizona sheriff who protects the lover of a pret
station-agent who confesses himself a thief, and all for her sake. The


GALLAGHER & BARRETT.--Modern travesty "The Stock Brokers." Swift talking act that is hard to beat. Laughter throughout. Closing feature in 1--travesty on Italian Opera--brought shouts of mirth, with recalls. A. 1. for this place on the bill. 15 min. F.S. Close in 1.

WOLPERT TRIO.--Acrobats. Very clever people who will work better when they get their land-legs on, as they only lately arrived, and today missed feats as many as seven times in one instance, before they could bring themselves into line. Will prove one of the best acrobatic features on the circuit, and distinctly a 'find' in that line. Personally I like to see an act of this kind dressed to the part, but if applause of their stunts is a criterion, their plain dress make no difference with an appreciative audience. Their fea

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PHILADELPHIA SHOW. Jan. 22, 1906. C. E. Barns GILETTE SISTERS.--Black face duo. Two clever girls with a fairly good appearance. Dancing is better than their singing, though their singing is passable. They received good gallery hand at the close and one curtain call. Davey & PHILLIPS.--A Tramp dancer and Soubrette singer. Act needs pruning but, whereas the lines are a little weak, the tramp's dancing made up for any deficiency. The Girl's singing is better than her comedy, the act is quite satisfactory for this place on the bill. 14 min. in 3. EDDIE MACK.--Novelty Dancer. Third dancing act of our bill to start off the show, but the work was so very unique and strong, that it caught the house at once. Mack's comedy lines are very good, all right for a stronger place on the bill, but circumstances compelled our placing him here to-day. 7 min. in 1. STEWART & WIFE.--"Uncle Josh on the Bowery." The Rube and tough girl sketch, with a Chinatown drop. The Woman's work is poor in spite of some bright lines, as she too plainly simulates the "Tough". The Rube part is all right and thoroughlu natural. This saves the act. On a whole this is a very good sketch, with just enough pathos to win with a popular audience, Good applause. 20 min. in 1. [IO.?] LUIGI DELL'ORO.--Plays on his own invention, "The Armonipede." An original musical act, which, were it not for his expert work on this unique instrument, together with the fact that he is a thorough musician, would not have won out as strongly as it did. As it was, every number was applauded, and he won a recall. 15 min. in 1. BURTON & BROOKES.--"Always in the Way." This is not very coherent as a playlet and has very little plot. Burton takes the part of a Pork-packer, which he does very well and Brookes a Lord for a son-in-law, which was not by any means so good as the crudeness of the attempt was too palpable. He drops his H's and uses phrases that no well-bred Englishman would use. The [ts?] are very clever, however, and the songs took well. Got applause at the close and received two recalls. 20 min. F.S. VIOLET DALE.--Mimic. Miss Dale has a charming manner, and whereas she [t?] the reputation of being a beauty, she has wonderful facility of expression and her costume is perfection. Her "Imitations" are more on the travesty order than pure mimicry. Her songs and imitations received a strong hand throughout, and at the close she got a curtain call. Miss Dale gets by very acceptably in this place on the bill. She will do better with the night audiences. 15 min. in . [ND?] DAY.--"The Sheriff." This is one of the best sketches in all vaudeville. It holds the interest of the audience from the start. The movement the sketch concerns an Arizona sheriff who protects the lover of a pret station-agent who confesses himself a thief, and all for her sake. The GALLAGHER & BARRETT.--Modern travesty "The Stock Brokers." Swift talking act that is hard to beat. Laughter throughout. Closing feature in 1--travesty on Italian Opera--brought shouts of mirth, with recalls. A. 1. for this place on the bill. 15 min. F.S. Close in 1. WOLPERT TRIO.--Acrobats. Very clever people who will work better when they get their land-legs on, as they only lately arrived, and today missed feats as many as seven times in one instance, before they could bring themselves into line. Will prove one of the best acrobatic features on the circuit, and distinctly a 'find' in that line. Personally I like to see an act of this kind dressed to the part, but if applause of their stunts is a criterion, their plain dress make no difference with an appreciative audience. Their fea